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Silsden's young guns fire to FA Youth Cup victory
Silsden 3 Staveley Miners Welfare 0 SILSDEN Under-18s were one of 546 clubs entered in this season's FA Youth Cup, won last season in a penalty shoot-out, Liverpool being the victors against Manchester City. The Cobbydalers’ youngsters were
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Dentist is tennis ace
BRADLEY resident Andrew Hutchinson, a member of Ilkley Lawn Tennis Club, has returned from Lisbon after being part of Team GB’s four-man over 55s tennis team. Mr Hutchinson, second right, who works as a dentist in Bradford, helped his team beat
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Mrs Brown’s boys meet the Queen
IT was a proud moment for Skipton mum Diane Brown as she watched her twin sons James and John, along with husband, Ian, meet the Queen at Balmoral recently. The two boys were part of the 264 (Skipton) Squadron which they joined three years ago and
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Giggleswick Chapel to take part in Heritage Open Days events
GIGGLESWICK School’s iconic chapel will open to the public on September 21 and 22 as part of the 25th annual Heritage Open Days national festival. Visitors will be welcome to drop in and look round the landmark, which was built to mark Queen Victoria
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After completing mountain challenge, Hopkinson wins at Kilnsey
COWLING woman Emma Hopkinson successfully completed The Bob Graham Round, a 66-mile, 27,000 feet circuit of 42 of the highest peaks in the Lake District within 24 hours. After completing the test of endurance in 21 hours and 45 minutes the weekend
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A Craven curiosity
READER Hector Hill knew exactly what last week’s curiosity, sent in by Bill Rhodes, was He writes:”It is an electric gramophone pickup of the type made from the late 1920s to the 1940s. It enabled the buyer to convert an acoustic gramophone into one
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‘Good Friends’ project starts in North Craven
A NEW service aimed at tackling loneliness has been launched by Age UK North Craven. The Good Friends service is intended to help the lonely, vulnerable and isolated people in the community, as well as helping the people who are supporting them.
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Feet do the talking on Hellifield protest walk
AROUND 60 people defied the rain to take part in a protest walk along Waterside Lane, in Hellifield, despite the developer claiming the road was private with no Right of Way. Hellifield residents have been increasingly upset about development taking
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Bee together to help plant more meadows
A WILDFLOWER meadow is being created in Skipton as part of a town wide ‘pollinator plan’ to attract bees and other insects. The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) is working with Skipton Town Council on the joint project at Middletown Recreation
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Bailey wins Burnsall race for second year running
MERCIA’S Simon Bailey took the autumnal feel to the day in his stride as he stormed to win for a second year in a row at this year’s Burnsall Fell Race. Bailey clocked a time of of 13.54. Second and third places were a battle between Calder Valley
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Michael is drystone wall champion
MICHAEL Coggins, a drystone waller from Ingleton, has been named winner of the Country Landowners Association’s (CLA) 2018 Millennium Wall competition In order to win the biennial contest, Mr Coggins, 61, rebuilt a collapsed, 24 metre, u-shaped
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Dementia ‘virtual tour’ for workers
HEALTHCARE professionals at a Steeton nursing home have been given an insight into the feelings of people with dementia. A special Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) bus, run by Training 2 CARE, visited Currergate. The home is among five operated by
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Parked cars cause headache for market traders
SKIPTON Town Council has issued a reminder to motorists about parking restrictions on Skipton High Street on market days. The council, which oversees the operation of Skipton Market every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, has issued the reminder
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Hope flock in top spot again at mart
Wyn and Siwan Harries, who run the Hope flock at Wenant, near Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, repeated the championship success achieved on their first-ever appearance last year on their return to the 2019 Jacob Sheep Society Northern Region 44th annual
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Carperby ram breaks record
NICK Oliver, who runs the Carperby Pastures flock near Leyburn, was the standout performer by far with his home-bred ram lamb, which set a new breed society record price of 850gns for a tup lamb at the 128th annual Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders
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Bradley Beltex claims top spot
By Robin Moule. Joint top prices of 3,200gns for a shearling ram from Matthew Burleigh’s Matt’s flock in Northern Ireland and a ram lamb from Scottish breeder Richard Wood’s Kingledores flock were recorded at the Beltex Sheep Society’s annual early
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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
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Public disruptions ‘will not be tolerated’
MEMBERS of the public who choose to speak at planning meetings of Craven District Council are to reminded of council protocol. After applicants behind refused plans for a restaurant cruise boat on the Leeds and Liverpool canal, Malcolm Weaving and
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Yorkshire grit and determination rewarded as sun shines at Reeth
YORKSHIRE grit and determination was amply rewarded as the sun shone on this year’s Reeth Show. Damage caused by the floods that devastated Swaledale in late July was still evident but everyone involved ensured that this year’s show would be as
