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Council falls victim to invoice scam
Lancashire County Council has fallen victim to a scam by bogus recruitment companies – costing taxpayers thousands of pounds. The fraudsters, who pretended to have placed job adverts, collected more than £21,000 from the council before the fraud was
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Council finance chief leaves
The officer credited with turning Craven’s ailing finances around left the council this week. Susan Goodhall, Craven District Council’s Section 151 officer – with overall responsibility for the authority’s finances – left on Wednesday after
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Fight to save courts from closure
The Craven Herald today launches a campaign to stop the closure of Skipton’s courts. Led by Skipton MP Julian Smith, the campaign is to save both the magistrates and county courts. “I look forward to leading a vigorous campaign to keep them,” said Mr
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Decision on Booths plans delayed
Traders in Settle are still awaiting their fate after a planning application by Booths supermarket to have trading restrictions lifted was deferred for a retail impact assessment. Craven District Council’s planning committee met in closed session to
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Trail reveals legendary painter’s local links
Skipton Castle and Bolton Abbey feature in a new campaign set to attract art lovers from all over the world. As one of Welcome to Yorkshire’s major initiatives for the year, the tourism organisation is highlighting the work of the famous artist JMW Turner
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Settle Voices organise summer workshops
Community singing group Settle Voices have arranged three open workshops during the summer thanks to a Grassroots Grant from The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust. The first workshop will take place on Monday July 26 and will be led by Jenny Goodman
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Grassington Players on tour
Grassington Players have embarked on their third “on the road” tour. They are staging “Talking Head” style monologues, written by member Keith Bromley, across the area. The tour started with three performances at Grassington Festival and other dates
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Veterans fight off competition to celebrate Forces Day
Skipton’s Armed Forces Day has been hailed a success – despite clashing with two major local events and England’s World Cup match. While Armed Forces Day was officially celebrated on Saturday, the local festivities were delayed for a day so that the
