THE fight to save one of Barnoldswick's two fire crews is being taken to the High Court. Lancashire's Fire Authority has withdrawn an offer to refer the matter to a mediator after a legal challenge by Pendle Borough Council. It has described the council's
A PUB at the gateway to Earby will be reopened today (Friday) by local girl Michelle Cooper, with the promise of good food, fine ales and live entertainment. The Punch Bowl, on Skipton Road, has been derelict for some time, but Miss Cooper, together
CRIME in both West Craven and the wider Pendle area is continuing to fall, according to police figures. At a recent meeting of Pendle Borough Council's West Craven Committee, Sgt Andy Cartwright told councillors that his officers had continued to make
A BAFTA-style ceremony in Barnoldswick saw everyone from firefighters to physiotherapists rewarded for their contribution to the town. The second yearly Town Awards ceremony, which is organised by Barnoldswick Town Council, filled the Civic Hall with
CRAVEN schools came away with three awards at the Rotary Technology Tournament held in Skipton Town Hall on Tuesday. More than 70 youngsters took part in the competition, in which they worked against the clock to build a motor-powered vehicle which
TWO mums who have known each other since the age of five have banded together to start a business that takes the stress out of present buying. Lisa Dyson, of Cononley, and Amanda Mettrick, of Harden, both aged 33, have set up The Present Planners and
PEOPLE will be rolling in the aisles when pupils at Ermysted's Grammar School put on a comedy night for Comic Relief. The show will feature stand up performances from students in year eight right through to the lower sixth form at the Skipton school.
PLANNING officers have backed an application to build a 21-bed Premier Travel Inn at the Anchor Inn, at Gargrave. Officials have recommended the scheme is approved when Craven District Council's planning committee meets on Monday. "A comprehensive landscape
A PUBLIC meeting has been called to air concerns about the forthcoming Settle Festival. The event, which will run from August 31 to September 2, is expected to attract more than 20,000 people on each of the three days and has already attracted big name
POOR radio communication and a lack of staff washing facilities have been highlighted in a watchdog report on Skipton Ambulance Station. Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) forum members for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service visited the Broughton Road
A GRANDAD has returned from an expedition to the Arctic after raising £3,500 for research into global warming. George Bradbury, 60, of Manchester Road, Barnoldswick, said the dog sledding trip to Norway was the "most amazing thing" he had ever done.
GRASSINGTON Players have revealed the results of an audience survey to determine what the public wanted to see at their local theatre. Players' president Margaret Wilson said she was pleased with the response to the exercise. She added: "It has certainly
CONTRACTORS laying a gas pipeline in Cross Hills have been given an ultimatum - finish the work by March 19 or face a daily "fine". The project was supposed to take six weeks, but it is now in its 17th week, with only slow progress being made. Now North
SOUTH Craven couple Leonard and Betty Hawkins will be celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary this weekend with a family party, at the White Lion, at Kildwick. Married in 1947 at Kildwick Church, the couple met four years earlier while working
A "REAL" nappy roadshow comes to Skipton next week. The event, in celebration of Real Nappy Week, will be held at Skipton Library between 1pm and 4pm next Friday, March 16. The York and North Yorkshire Waste Partnership is urging parents to check out
ADDINGHAM District Sheep Association has presented a cheque for £1,000 to Manorlands Hospice. The group raised the money through a raffle and auction at its annual dinner. The association was formed 10 years ago with just four members, and since then
INSURANCE broker and financial services specialist Smart & Cook has announced the acquisition of Dales-based company Slater Marchant. The firm says the acquisition - its 52nd to date - will allow it to offer a wider range of insurance products and services
THE parents of a Skipton toddler injured in a dog attack are calling for a change in the laws surrounding dangerous canines. Lee-Anne Harvey and Alan Foster's one-year-old daughter, Paige, required stitches after she was bitten on the face by a family
TWO Craven girls have beaten off tough competition to gain a place in the National Children's Brass Band. Amy Counter, 11, of Bradley, and Charlotte Withey, also 11, from Earby, attended auditions in Manchester to win a place in the prestigious band.
BURNSALL'S historic church will get a much-needed facelift after a grant worth more than £100,000 was secured. Parishioners at St Wilfrid's, a grade one listed building which dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, currently have to contend with water dripping
