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  • Voters go to the polls in Barlick again

    "THE gloves are off' in an election rematch for Barnoldswick's Craven ward, according to one candidate. Independent, Labour and Conservative candidates slugged it out in the recent round of borough elections but it was the Liberal Democrats came out

  • School sports hall opens to public - at last

    THRESHFIELD Sports Hall will be available for community use from Friday and can be booked for half price until July 1. The hall, at Upper Wharfedale School, was opened in September - but a leaking roof and problems with drains meant it could not be open

  • Gas leak evacuates school

    YOUNGSTERS from Hellifield Primary School had an extra real life lesson on Tuesday when firefighters were called out to a nearby gas leak. It was detected by teachers at 8.45am who evacuated children to safety in a field. Some parents chose to take

  • College students try their hand at radio

    RADIO One DJs should be quaking in their studios as Craven College is back on the airwaves. Students return to the air after the success of a similar venture last year. The frequency remains the same, 87.7FM and programmes can also be heard over the

  • Ghostly tales invoked by Grassington actors

    ON some evenings ghostly wails and the strains of an old harmonium can be heard coming from an old barn above Grassington. Some might be worried, but if the brave-hearted were to peep inside, they'd be treated to the astonishing sight of some madcap

  • MPs unite to oppose council reorganisation

    IF there is one thing which unites all North Yorkshire's MPs - Labour, Lib Democrat and Conservative - it is their opposition to plans to create a single unitary authority across the county. Led by Skipton MP David Curry, cross-party MPs from the county