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Burnsall will welcome back its Vikings
VIKINGS will again descend on Burnsall later this summer. The village is organising its second Viking Festival following a successful inaugural event in 2004. Most of the action will take place on Sunday September 9, although locals will get a taste
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Lucky escape for couple in lorry accident
THE occupants of a car were lucky to escape serious injury after a lorry reversed on top of them near the Bull at Broughton. A police spokeswoman said the accident occurred after the 39-year-old lorry driver overshot the turn off to Gargrave and decided
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Police concerned at dog incident
A WOMAN was asked to keep her dog under control in Sutton-in-Craven by a man she believes could have been holding a knife. A police spokeswoman said the 28-year-old complainant was walking her dog in woodland near Hall Drive at 3pm on Sunday. Another
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Plaque honours railway line enthusiast
FAMILY and friends of a devotee of the Settle-Carlisle line gathered at Ribblehead Viaduct on Friday to dedicate a plaque in his memory. Clifford Coates was a builder from Oxenhope who died in August 2005, aged 75. He admired all aspects of the work
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Deputy head threatened by drunk
THE deputy head teacher of Aireville School feared he was going to be hit by a man who had been drinking all night to drown his sorrows. Christopher Keith Jeffries admitted using violent words or behaviour towards the deputy headteacher of Aireville
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Apathy could sink Skipton residents-only parking
A RESIDENTS only parking scheme which is supposedly badly needed in the Middletown and Regents areas of Skipton may not go ahead because of apathy. Not enough people have responded to a consultation exercise which means the plans to prevent commuters