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Andy chosen to fight parliamentary seat for Green Party
ANDY Brown has been selected by the Green Party Party as its parliamentary candidate to fight the Skipton and Ripon seat - currently held by Conservative Julian Smith - in the next general election. At the last election in 2017, Mr Brown, who is
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70 years of access to the countryside celebrated
THE Forest of Bowland AONB is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. The Act paved the way for legislation to create the UK’s 46 areas of outstanding natural beauty. The act was part of
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Ermysted's 'delighted' with 'outstanding' A level results
ERMYSTED'S Grammar School says it is 'delighted' with this year's outstanding A level results. The results, says the Skipton school, continue to reflect the high aspirations and achievement of its students. Headmaster, Michael Evans said: "The
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Ermysted's 'proud' of outstanding set of GCSE results
THIS year’s GCSE students have produced Ermysted’s second highest set of results in recent years, says the Skipton grammar school. And, it says the pupils are to be congratulated for achieving an outstanding set of GCSE results of which they should
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Sun shines brightly on Burnsall Sports as event enjoys record entry in the races
BURNSALL Sports enjoyed one of the sunniest days in its 120 years - causing hydration issues for the record entry in both the ten mile road race and the classic fell race. Drink stations at the village event were in high demand, and there was great
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Tales of ghostly sightings in the Dales
NICK Tyler, a writer with the interest in the paranormal has just published a book ‘Haunted Yorkshire’ - a collection of the county’s ghost stories, legends and history, including in Craven - a perfect read for a dark winter’s night. Mr Tyler, who
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Friendship group reaches out to people with walk and cream tea
A SKIPTON based friendship group is hosting a special get-together to encourage people to make new friends. The Oddfellows branch in the town is holding a family day at The Three Links Club, Rectory Lane, on Saturday, September 14. The event
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Tosside parish lunch this weekend
TOSSIDE parish lunch is due to take place on Sunday (September 8) at the community hall. There will be a traditional, three course Sunday lunch and licensed bar. To reserve tickets, telephone Ann on 01729 840272
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Film preview: It, Chapter 2 - scary big shoes to fill
A BREAKOUT hit two years ago - perhaps even the biggest of 2017 - ‘It’ scooped up the mainstream market for horror like ice cream on a hot day. Within three months, the Andy Muschietti film, adapted from Stephen King’s eponymous bestselling book, had
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A Craven Diary, by Vera Chandler :Trauma teddies and old bits of farming equipment
THE members of Bradleys Both WI have been busy, making ‘trauma teddies’ (pictured below) , and recently handed them over to the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, which will use them to comfort children in times of need. Kristine, the WI’s secretary, said
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Witnesses sought after motorhome crashes on its side
WITNESSES are being sought following a traffic collision which resulted in a driver being arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. The incident occurred just after 9.30am on Sunday, September 1 on the B6265 between Skipton and Rylstone and involved
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Letter: Making Craven carbon neutral would have no perceivable effect.
SIR - Rising global Carbon Dioxide levels lag rising global temperatures by some 800 years, this has been proved. https://principia-scientific.org/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-lags-temperature-the-proof/ Councillor Brown (Let's be sensible over
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Council's stand on climate emergency applauded - but what now?
SIR - I write in response to (Not so fast on climate emergency, Craven Herald letters, August 29) in which John McKay questions the decision made by Craven District Councillors to declare a Climate Emergency. I agree that it's entirely correct to ask
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Letter: The continuing North South divide on transport spending
Sir - This August the think tank Institute for Public Policy Research North (IPPR) published its latest updated analysis of regional transport spending, highlighting continuing under investment in the North of England. Their analysis found that London
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Police seek man after theft of bank cards from hotel
NORTH Yorkshire Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following a burglary in a hotel room in Settle. Between 29 and 30 August 2019 a number of bank cards were stolen from the room. Police are interested in speaking
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Government gives 'positive feedback' for Kex Gill bypass plan
A PLANNED diversion of the land-slip prone section of the A59 at Kex Gill between Skipton and Harrogate has been given ‘positive feedback’ from the Government’s Department for Transport, councillors will be told tomorrow (Friday). The Skipton and
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FINANCIAL ADVICE: Keeping the UK paid!
By Karen Thomson, Payroll Partner, Armstrong Watson IT'S the 21st anniversary of National Payroll Week and the theme again this year is ‘Keeping the UK Paid’. With payroll getting more and more complex this is no easy feat, especially with some
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More misery: Roadworks on A629 take place for third time in three weeks
A THIRD set of temporary traffic lights are causing misery for commuters travelling along the A629 this morning. It is the third time in three weeks that work has been carried out on the road between Cross Hills and Skipton. Twice in August
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Weather conditions gives Craven anglers a boost
WHILE the weather has returned to near normal with lower temperatures, some rain and windier conditions, the recent boost of warm weather has benefitted all of the local fisheries with excellent sport being reported. Whinnygill Reservoir is fishing
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Youngsters step up in wake of early season injuries for Wharfedale
WITH several early season injury concerns, Wharfedale got some strong performances from its youngsters and new signings to upset Rotherham ahead of their first game of the season against Otley this Saturday. The Greens had a cracking 22-19 win against
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Ward conquers difficult playing conditions to win at Settle
THERE was some fierce competition over the weekend at Settle Golf Club with members keen to get their hands on the Memorial Trophy. However, it turned out to be something of a walkover for former club captain Chris Ward, who proved to be the only
