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Friends of 'Zed' stage charity comedy night at Skipton Auction Mart
FRIENDS of a man diagnosed with terminal cancer have organised a comedy night at Skipton Auction Mart next weekend to raise money for his young family and for Sarcoma UK. The event will feature Scunthorpe comedian of the year Jed Salisbury, who
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Wharfedale overturn 19-point deficit to beat Rotherham
Wharfedale 22 Rotherham 19 WHARFEDALE retained their unbeaten home run against Rotherham after an exciting pre-season game at the Avenue on Saturday. Rotherham looked very efficient as they took the opening 25 minutes and established a 19-
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Silsden shattered as last-gasp goal ruled out in Vase
Newton Aycliffe 2 Silsden 1 SILSDEN travelled to Durham to face Ebac Northern League Division One side Newton Aycliffe for the first qualifying round of this season's FA Vase. The Cobbydalers had their best-ever run in the Vase last season
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Park bids ‘au-revoir’ to its peregrine falcons
IT’S ‘all change’ for birds in the Dales as starlings mass, the last swifts depart for Africa – and the closely-watched peregrine young of Malham Cove leave home. The pair of peregrines at the cove has this year put on a great show, successfully
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Hemingway stars at Tong, as Whitham sisters in action
BEN Hemingway was centre stage on Sunday at Tong where the Spen Valley Motor Cycle Club masterminded a cracking Reg Drake Yorkshire Centre Championship trial for 76 contenders. Fourteen sections and three laps, in bright sunny weather really tested
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Settle crowned league champions, and Barnoldswick win promotion
SETTLE were crowned Ribblesdale Senior League champions for the ninth time after a comfortable win at Brinscall on Saturday. The match was short and sweet, limited to 20 overs by the weather. It only took ten of these overs for Eddy Read to pick
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Learn to keep ‘safe and well’
THE police and other local services are inviting members of the community in Skipton and the wider Craven district to an informal event to show then how to keep themselves and others safe. North Yorkshire Police will be at the joint event next week
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Silsden Whitestar take early lead in Craven League
SILSDEN Whitestar won their first two games to take an early lead in the Craven League. After five goals by Sam Stansfield saw Whitestar beat Cross Hills 7-1 in a midweek game, Silsden got a 3-1 win when they hosted FC Sporting Keighley on Saturday
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Game of Thrones actor Wilf to open chocolate business
FANS of Game of Thrones will have a chance in Skipton on Saturday (September 7) to meet one of the actors - Wilf Scolding who played Rhaegar Targaryen, father of Jon Snow, in the hugely successful television drama series. The actor, who also featured
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Farming sisters rake-in charity funds
FARMING sisters have raked-in cash for Manorlands. Georgina Fort and Rebecca Stapleton staged a fundraising party at the family farm, on Silsden Moor. The event raised £701 for the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. Georgina currently chairs the
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Tricky Ricky takes six wickets as Addingham hold off Rawdon
ADDINGHAM went third in Division One of the Aire-Wharfe League after a 29-run win over their hosts Rawdon, with the victory mainly down to two fine individual performances. Will Atkins struck 71 with the bat, as he helped his side compose an imposing
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Green Party MEP Majid pays a visit to Skipton
YORKSHIRE’S first Green MEP Majid Majid paid a visit to Skipton. Mr Majid said: “I really enjoyed meeting the voters of Skipton during the election campaign and didn’t want to be one of those people who gets elected and is never seen again. I really
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HGV comes off the A65 near Newby
AN HGV came off the road new Newby, on the A65, this morning. The incident occurred around 9.55am with witnesses stating it seemed the trailer has detached from the tractor unit and rolled off the road. Just before 12pm an HGV trailer incident
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Kilnsey Show: 'Geordieland greats' plunder top prizes in sports and harness racing
Report by Roger Ingham. AMIDST another glorious Kilnsey Sports occasion, it was “Geordieland greats” who once again plundered the two top prizes as the Tyneside forester, Nicky Swinburn, from Whickham, once more felled the opposition in the historic
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Homeless man stole alcohol
A HOMELESS man stole alcohol and food to the value of £17.10 from Marks and Spencer in Skipton after he fell asleep on the train and missed his stop, heard magistrates. Mark O’Rourke, 56, should have got off at Keighley but ended up in Skipton on
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Dalby given guard of honour at Cowling clash
LEADERS Bingley Congs II went down by 80 runs to Glusburn to drop to second in Mewies Solicitors Craven & District League Division Three Number 10 Matt Lloyd (40) and skipper Steve Brown (39) saw Glusburn to 168-9. Steve Broughton 3-8 off his allotted
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Bright light still shining on leaders Crossflatts
WITH only three games left in the Mewies Solicitors Craven & District League season all but one of the champions/promotion places have yet to be sorted out. Division One leaders Crossflatts saw off the challenge of third-placed Bingley Congs in
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Dale brace sees Barnoldswick Town march on in FA Vase
A TENSE finish saw Barnoldswick Town march into the next round of the Buildbase FA Vase with a 2-1 victory at Whitley Bay on Saturday. Town's two goals came courtesy of a Zack Dale brace, but a goal in extra time goal made it a nervy last few minutes
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GALLERY: More of your great photos from around Craven and the Dales
MORE of your wonderful photos taken around the region. We welcome all contributions; send submissions to news@cravenherald.co.uk
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GALLERY: More of your great photos from around Craven and the Dales
MORE of your wonderful photos taken around the region. We welcome all contributions; send submissions to news@cravenherald.co.uk
