AUSTRALIAN Paddy McKenna was Upper Wharfedale's hero in their seven wickets win at Horsforth on Saturday but it failed to inspire his side to perform well in the Waddilove Cup the following day. The Melbourne swing bowler bagged 7-35 off a prolonged
A HOST of local riders turned out in the 2007 Etape du Dales 110-mile cycle race in aid of the Dave Rayner Memorial Fund. Riders from various clubs across the county as well as much further afield were all in the mix as almost 600 riders took a route
Earby had a good weekend, with a win on Sunday that advances them into the second round of the Lancashire Knock-out Cup and a draw against a strong Padiham side in the league on Saturday. In the cup game on Sunday, Earby captain Stephen Hipgrave was
For the first time this season games were lost to the weather and soft wickets were the order of the day in the games that were played. Leaders of the First Division, Oakworth, suffered one of their very rare lacklustre days on their travels to West
A former pupil of Settle High School 26-year-old Lee Metcalfe was informed last week that he had been promoted to officiate on the Football League as an Assistant Referee and to the Nationwide Conference League as a Referee. Lee took up the whistle by
GRASSINGTON United Reserves have won the Craven Herald's Fair Play Trophy. The competition has run throughout the football season, with referees marking clubs for their sportsmanship and behaviour. Grassington's Reserves finished with the highest average
CRAVEN'S police chief has credited residents with a significant reduction in crime. Acting chief inspector Steve Harris said crime was down 15 per cent for the first three months of 2007, compared with the same period last year. He said: "This is good
SKIPTON Charities Gala Committee has handed over £2,000 raised at the 2006 event to 15 local good causes. Committee chairman Geoff Dunn, of Silsden, paid tribute to former president Fred Dawson, who died earlier this year after giving more than 70 years
TWO Skipton businesses have found a tasty way to raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. New eatery Weaving Shed, on Keighley Road, is sending its head chef, Pete Dryer, to carry out cookery and tasting demonstrations for customers in Rackhams, on
IT will be "all hands to the pumps" at Skipton Town Hall this weekend. The Keighley and Craven branch of CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) is organising the town's first beer festival for more than 25 years. People will be able to sample more than 50
THE organisers of Craven's first cycling festival say they are delighted with the support they received at the weekend, although the weather was disappointing. Bruce Dinsmore, sports development officer with Craven District Council, said: "For this year's
POLICE are making a last-ditch attempt to identify a woman found dead in a Dales stream more than two-and-half years ago. This week coroner Geoff Fell returned an open verdict into the death of the unnamed female, who was believed to be Oriental, possibly
A TEENAGE driver from High Bentham was airlifted to hospital following a five-vehicle accident on Settle bypass. Firefighters had to cut 18-year-old Rickie Cooper from his Rover 200. He was flown by air ambulance to Airedale Hospital with suspected spinal
