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  • Celebrity horse dies

    A Bolton Abbey man is mourning the death of his beloved horse, which became a celebrity in Craven. Joe Dodson had looked after Captain for 19 years and the pair was often seen together at local shows and events. The 22-year-old Clydesdale shire horse

  • Fun day is a record

    Craven Museum and Gallery was bursting at the seams with families for its fun day. The Skipton museum opened its doors for a day of drop-in activities. In all, 485 people turned up to make pumpkin faces and sock puppets, play with replica Victorian

  • Rethink on emergency cancer care move

    Local health bosses are rethinking their proposals to transfer emergency out-of-hours cancer care to Bradford. The move follows a barrage of criticism from cancer patients, who feared the quality of their treatment could be compromised. Airedale NHS

  • Cultures connect

    Students at Skipton's Aireville School have experienced the richness of other cultures. They took part in a Connecting Cultures Day and welcomed artists and experts in dance, music, DJ-ing, Chinese dragon-making, video production, storytelling and Islamic

  • Road death an accident

    A woman was killed when she tried to walk across a dual carriageway late at night, an inquest heard. The Bradford hearing was told 52-year-old Linda May Philpotts, who was planning to marry her boyfriend Richard Currie, had left Stefanos restaurant,

  • New system sparks taxi problems

    Fears that a new system of queuing for taxis in Skipton's bus station car park would cause tension among the ranks have been proved right. Bollards were put in place in the taxi waiting area between the Westgate store and the bus station on Saturday