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Earby back on track but Barlick struggle
Earby lifted themselves off the bottom earning maximum points from two wins last weekend while Barnoldswick and Settle continued to struggle. With good bowling and batting Earby scored easy wins at home to Oswaldtwistle Immanuel on Saturday and derby
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Wharfedale face anxious wait on centre pair
THERE will be an anxious wait for Wharfedale supporters through the summer until the fate of their prize centres Chris Malherbe and Mark Bedworth is settled. There were rumours last summer that both players were about to move to a National League One
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Close finish in Craven League thriller
There have been some terrific matches this season with some close finishes but none could possibly match the thriller between Haworth and Oakworth in the First Division. The Cure Hill side went into the match as one of only two sides with 100 per cent
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Curtain comes down on Craven League season
The final league games took place last Saturday and the curtain was due to come down on another season when the Northern Plant Hire Final was played at Gargrave on Wednesday night between Oxenhope and Clitheroe Lions. Champions Oxenhope defeated second
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Monkfish, Ilkley
I don't know about you, but I can't keep up with what's good and what's bad for us these days. For example, as I write this review one of the national papers advises me to go to work on two eggs, eat vegetable broth for lunch but also, in another section
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A golden chance for a green future
SIR - Will the new buildings for HML and Craven District Council be built to the highest specifications in terms of ecological impact? May we hope, the design of these offices will take on board the latest methods for conserving energy, recycling, treatment
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Success for young inventor
YOUNG inventor Max Hamer was so baffled by his baby cousin's babbling that he decided to design an interpreter. And the nine-year-old, from Foxup, has now won the Yorkshire heat of the 2007 Tesco Computers for Schools GadgIT Awards. Thousands of youngsters
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Town hosts 'green' forum
PLANS are being drawn up to develop Settle into the greenest district in the Dales. More than 40 people from private and commercial businesses, schools, the town, district and county councils and the national park authority met for an exploratory forum
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Buster is guest of honour
CANINE lovers should enjoy the next "Meet the Authors" event in Skipton. Guests of honour will be politician Roy Hattersley and his dog, Buster, who hit the headlines in 1996 when he was forced to defend himself from a goose belonging to Her Majesty
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Dave is new town centre supremo
THE new face of Skipton town centre has a very familiar voice! Former managing director and presenter of Fresh Radio Dave Parker has taken over as Skipton's town centre manger. He steps into the shoes of Chris Aldred - the first person to hold the post
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Cameras film couple's plight
A COUPLE'S fight over care costs for a seriously ill pensioner featured on television after it was highlighted on our website last week. Camera crews from Yorkshire regional news programme Calendar spent two hours filming Gargrave Alzheimer's sufferer
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Sadness behind charity run
THE unexpected death of his grandchild has spurred a Silsden man to run the Edinburgh Marathon for charity. Jim Thompson's step-granddaughter, Shannon Leigh, was stillborn at Airedale General Hospital two weeks ago. Now Jim, who was already in training
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Inquest into mystery woman
AN inquest will be held into a mystery woman found dead in a stream on Penyghent more than two years ago. And despite extensive inquiries across the globe, police have still not been able to identify the oriental woman. Now coroner Geoff Fell will hold
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Museum appoints artist in residence
CRAVEN Museum and Gallery has its first ever artist in residence. Cross Hills-based David Thomas, who has 20 years' experience of producing paintings and drawings, mostly on a still life theme, will be based at the Skipton Town Hall museum until November
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Children's centre protest
RESIDENTS in Skipton are taking on the county council over plans to build a children's centre near their homes. North Yorkshire County Council intends to build the two-storey facility in the grounds of Parish Church School, off Brougham Street, and create
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Eleanor takes centre stage
THE sun shone down on 12-year-old Eleanor Coultherd on Saturday as she carried out her duties as this year's Long Preston May Queen. The Settle Middle School pupil took centre stage at the Maypole Green alongside her attendants, one of whom was her seven-year-old
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'Hippy chick' opens new shop
THE goods in new Skipton shop Kooky should not cost the Earth. Self-confessed "hippy chick" Claire Bannister has opened the eco-friendly shop on Mount Pleasant. It is an Aladdin's Cave of reclaimed wood furniture, vintage and retro items and hand-painted
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Mayoress in marriage vows surprise
A ROUTINE civic function held a surprise for Pendle's mayor when he found himself reaffirming his marital vows. Coun George Adam was attending "Marriage Matters - a Celebration of Ghyll's 850 Years", at Barnoldswick's Ghyll Church, when his wife, Rose
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Wind turbine refused
THE winds of change are unlikely to blow through Barnoldswick just yet after plans for the town's first wind turbine were turned down. As reported in last week's Craven Herald, applicant Alistair Dolan had requested planning permission to put up a 62
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Crash victim dies
A CLASSIC car driver has died in hospital nearly three weeks after he was involved in an accident near Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Howard Turner, 59, from Shelf, died from multiple injuries in Leeds General Infirmary last Thursday. He was driving an Austin
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Race for Life's number one
RACE for Life's number one competitor, Sam Leadbeater, is taking part in the event in memory of the mum she lost only three days before giving birth to her own daughter. Sam was nominated by her sister-in-law, Karen Burnett, following the Craven Herald's
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Gertrude celebrates centenary
FORMER mill worker Gertrude Whitaker celebrated her 100th birthday with a glass of sherry this week. Mrs Whitaker, who lives at Town End Residential Centre, Cross Hills, said the occasional glass of sherry, along with good food and keeping busy, was
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Bid to resolve traffic problems
FOOTPATHS and village car parks could be considered as part of traffic improvements in South Craven. Paths in farmers' fields beside busy roads and car parks to relieve on-street parking in Cononley and Sutton have been put forward during the first stage
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Anger at beauty spot 'vandalism'
A DALES resident has been horrified by what he calls "vandalism" carried out by the National Trust in a sensitive area of Malham. Stuart Gledhill, who has lived in Malhamdale all his life and is a member of the National Trust, said he could not believe