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  • Quarry man's plea for a Dales tradition

    CONSIDERING that this nation of ours is totally obsessed with property prices, it is baffling that so few people understand what actually goes into the building of a house. And I find it particularly infuriating when people who have been made rich by

  • Asylum seeker admits theft

    A LITHUANIAN asylum seeker was accused of being part of a shoplifting gang which targeted Skipton. Sandra Aleksandroviovicuite, 20, of Devenport Street, Liverpool, admitted two charges of theft when she appeared before Skipton magistrates on Friday.

  • 100 Years Ago

    THE Rev ET Hartley resigned as headmaster of Skipton (Ermysted's) Grammar School at a meeting of governors. The Herald reported how his resignation was accepted with great regret and the governors placed on record their appreciation of his valuable services

  • Conwoman steals from pensioner

    A CONWOMAN struck at the home of a 70-year-old man in Ingleton on Wednesday. She knocked on his front door at lunchtime and said her son had kicked his football into his garden. She asked the victim to retrieve it, but while he did so she sneaked into

  • Why can't "Fair Trade" begin at home?

    SIR - I read with concern your editorial last week, and the article on the previous page, which suggested that something like three dairy farmers a day are going out of business, because of having to make a loss of 4p a litre on milk sold in the supermarkets

  • Steeton Hall

    The imposing building that is Steeton Hall seems to have been a hotel and restaurant forever but it was originally a manor house. You get a snapshot of its former glory with the splendour of the high ceilings and plasterwork in the dining room. A more

  • Nursing home criticised

    A NURSING home where a schizophrenic resident died had been heavily criticised for its record-keeping procedures, an inquest heard. Maureen Cartwright, who was said to be taking a "variety" of different medication, died at Fernbank Nursing Home, in Cross

  • Film favourites for orchestral society's anniversary

    SETTLE Orchestral Society, conducted by Howard Rogerson, continues its 40th anniversary season with a programme of favourite light music celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Light Music Society. The orchestra has always encouraged young musicians,

  • Look out for the rites of spring

    I looked across to the hillside opposite my house this morning and detected the first whiff of spring in the canopy. The hillside has changed its tone, ever so slightly, from the tawny tones of winter to a hint of the rich green to come. Parcels of greenery

  • Holt's penalties prove crucial

    Dalton United 1 Barnoldswick Town 3 THREE points away to a team just below them in the league gave Town more breathing space. They took an early lead through a Mick Holt penalty, but then came under pressure from Dalton who searched for an equaliser

  • Ton up Gargrave - and Brown gets half of them!

    PRIDE of place in the Devonshire Carpets Craven Football League belonged to Gargrave Reserves, who notched up their 100th goal of the season in the 12-2 victory at Chatburn. Prolific scorer Ben Brown also achieved a personal landmark taking his tally

  • Ribb need two big wins

    York RI 8 North Ribblesdale 29 After the last two losses, Ribb still have a tenuous hope of promotion aided by this emphatic win over a gritty and combative York RI. They have a difficult run-in, but are playing two of their closest rivals - Knottingley

  • Defeat means a nervous wait for Skipton

    Yarnbury 15 Skipton 10 SKIPTON suffered a rare defeat on Saturday when they lost this top of the table clash and with it came a major blow to their promotion aspirations. Yarnbury now go top taking over from the Reds who had held the lead since December

  • Wharfedale put the boot in

    Barking 18Wharfedale 52 Bye bye Barking, well and truly up the creek after being first blitzed by Bedworth and finally eclipsed by Moon as Wharfedale collected seven converted tries, most of then neatly crafted in intermittent patches of lively play

  • Ermysted's boys book place at Twickenham

    ERMYSTED'S first XV will make an appearance at English rugby union's headquarters at Twickenham. The team duly booked its place at the home of English rugby for the Schools Under-18 Vase final after a tense 10-5 semi-final victory in the Midlands. They

  • Head swaps comfort zone for tough inner city school

    WHEN Michael Latham left Skipton Parish Church School in 2003 to take on an inner city school in Bradford a few thought he must be mad. Mr Latham had a good reputation at Parish Church, but he said he fancied the challenge of helping children from a

  • Dales crofter senses victory

    YARNBURY woman Sue Woodcock says the national park authority is scared to let its own planning committee vote on her latest application to live at Mire House. Mrs Woodcock, who is fighting to remain in her isolated hilltop croft, accused the authority

  • Review could wipe out most of Craven's post offices

    CRAVEN could lose more 27 of its 32 rural post offices when the Government announces the results of its 12-week consultation period, which is due to end today. Nationally, around 2,500 urban and rural post offices could be closed, and pubs, village halls