CCM Skipton’s Craven Native Day fixture, staged alongside the annual British Blue highlight, produced a top call of 2,500gns for a rising two-year-old pedigree Aberdeen-Angus bull from the Smith family – husband and wife, Alan and Imelda, and son Neil
TARGETED police patrols are taking place in a South Craven village after a spate of vandalism in the public park caused more than £1,000 of damage. Police are appealing for witnesses and information about four criminal damage incidents in Glusburn
SIBLINGS Betty and James Mukherjee from Gargrave are still in the running to win BBC's Race Across the World. Betty, 25, a social media and events manager for a gym, and James, 21, a sales consultant, are one of five pairs of travellers in a 15,000
ALL three emergency services attended the scene of a serious collision on the A65 between Draughton and Addingham near Chelker Reservoir today. The road was closed in both directions and motorists told to avoid the area and find an alternative
A MALE climber was taken to hospital with a head injury after falling from Giggleswick Scar, near Settle. Members of Cave Rescue Organisation carried the 52-year old from Giggleswick Scar North to a waiting ambulance after he fell ten metres on
ALL three emergency services attended the scene of a serious collision on the A65 between Draughton and Addingham near Chelker Reservoir today. The road was closed in both directions and motorists told to avoid the area and find an alternative
A NORTH Craven school is celebrating after being graded 'good' in all areas by Ofsted. Across the board, inspectors said education at Giggleswick Primary School was good including the school’s overall effectiveness, the quality of education, behaviour
A BATTLE between Rathmell villagers and the church over the future of the old village school will now be decided by the Secretary of State. Trustees of Rathmell Old School were due to go head to head with the Anglican Diocese of Leeds at the High
THE Scouts St George's Day Parade in Skipton at the weekend has been hailed as the largest parade for years. All five scout groups across the South Craven District paraded from Petyt Grove up the High Street to Holy Trinity Church for a St George's
WITH his sole entry, a rising two-year-old bull, Lake District breeder Dean Saunders, who runs the Maidenlands herd at Tarn Flatt, Ulverston, claimed top call of 4,400gns (£4,620) at CCM Skipton’s ‘Blue Wednesday’ highlight, the annual showcase for
CRAVEN College has appointed Anita Lall as its new principal and chief executive. Mrs Lall, who joined the Skipton-based college in early 2020, has been acting principal and chief executive for the last 15 months and follows Lindsey Johnson into
IT would appear that comments made on these pages about rash promises made by one of the candidates to be our new Mayor (of North Yorkshire) that he will cut parking charges are controversial with some (Parking suggestion is ‘simply wrong’, Craven
A GROUP of Samaritans and supporters took part in a 26-mile 'balloon of hope' walk taking in parts of Craven on London Marathon day. Organised by the Pendle, Burnley, Craven and Rossendale branch the aim was to raise awareness of services offered
IT is revue time in Carleton again - and this year, it's all about life in the 1970s. Performers, including Carleton Ladies Choir and Carleton Man’s Shed Singers, have been busy rehearsing for “That’s Life in the 1970s – Songs, Music and Sketches
I HAVE looked at the manifestos put out by the candidates (for North Yorkshire Mayor, May 2) and non seem much interested in 'bread and butter' issues. We know what the Tories have been doing and not doing, but let us look at what the other parties
