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Yorkshire Dales park member quits – with a broadside
A countryside champion and stalwart member of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has stepped down, saying his views have been ignored. Wilf Fenten, from Selside, had spent 14 years as a national park member but now feels he is being stifled.
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Settle businesses unite to fight store’s plan to sell more
A contingent of angry Settle traders is heading for the district council’s planning committee meeting on Monday when an application will be heard in secret to lift trading restrictions on Booths supermarket. A legal agreement restricting the sale of
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Flag raised for Armed Forces Day – and a Freedom Parade
The flag has been raised for the Armed Forces Day celebrations in Skipton this weekend. Members of the Skipton Royal British Legion watched this week as the special Armed Forces Day flag was hoisted at Skipton Town Hall. It will stay in place until
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Craven can cash in on proceeds of crime
Craven groups have less than a week to apply for a slice of cash seized from criminals. North Yorkshire Police launched its “Why should they?” campaign last month, making £24,000 available to community groups and organisations. But the deadline is next
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Skipton Horse Trials to be best yet, say organisers
Skipton Building Society Horse Trials will be staged at Funkirk Farm, Carleton, this weekend. Organisers are confident the trials will be the best in the event’s 22-year history. Run with support from Askham Bryan College, it is the largest equestrian
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‘Wonderful’ Grassington Festival heads for finale
After two weeks of wide-ranging performances, the 30th Grassington Festival comes to an end on Saturday. This year’s festival has welcomed a record 105 performers, ranging from gardening expert Sir Roddy Llewellyn to jazz musician Acker Bilk
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Bid to ban parking near Steeton nursing home
Car parking could be banned along the entrance road to a Steeton nursing home. Keighley Area Committee – which meets tonight – is expected to impose waiting restrictions on both sides of Steeton Hall Gardens, which lead to Steeton Court. The measure
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Barlick Holiday Cottages firm backs festival
Earby-based Holiday Cottages Group is gearing up for a race being run in conjunction with the Pendle Cycle Festival. The company is showing its support by entering a team of 15 riders in the National Cyclo-Sportive event as well as sponsoring it. The
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Arsonists blamed for fire that gutted Hellifield house
Arsonists are being blamed for a fire which gutted a house in Hellifield. As reported in last week’s Craven Herald, firefighters were alerted to the blaze at Gallaber Farm at about 1.17am on Wednesday last week. The six-bedroom detached house was under
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How a Dales carver is helping to restore trees
Sales of a new book featuring a famous Yorkshire craftsman are helping to restore natural broadleaf woodland in the Dales. Robert Thompson, of Kilburn, was dubbed “The Mouseman” because he carved a mouse into every piece of furniture he created
