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Village news from our correspondents
Austwick Church news: There will be no church services until further notice. Please join our online Services each Sunday at 10.30am on Zoom: bit.ly/Church-online. This weekly newsletter is available for you to read and join in worship in your own
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Wetherspoons announces April opening of its beer garden
THE Devonshire Inn pub in Skipton is to open its beer garden from Monday April 12. The Wetherspoon pub in Devonshire Mews, will be open from 9am to 9pm (Sunday to Thursday inclusive) and 9am to 10pm (Friday and Saturday). It will offer a slightly
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WATCH: Shocking footage. RSPB sees man shooting buzzards but he escapes prosecution
THE Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has said it is shocked, but sadly not surprised, after an RSPB investigation into the shooting of two buzzards on a North Yorkshire grouse moor resulted in no conviction. The RSPB had seen an eagle
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Brazil variant of Covid-19 found in Yorkshire, Public Health England reveals
FOUR new cases of the Manaus variant of coronavirus have been identified in England - including one in Bradford - Public Health England said this afternoon. The case was found in the district after the person tested positive late last month having
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Learning enters a new chapter for pupils
LEARNING entered a new chapter for pupils at Kildwick CE Primary School. They took part in an online ‘Storytellathon’ to celebrate World Book Day. Staff and children had turns at reading their favourite stories during the 12-hour event – and
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Councillors oppose plans for bungalows for the over 55s
A PROPOSED development of 19 bungalows for the over 55s in Barnoldswick has been opposed by town councillors. The development planned for a three acre field off Brogden Lane should be rejected on the grounds of highways safety, the potential of
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Landslip forces closure of road for 'several months'
A LANDSLIP made worse by recent bad weather has forced the closure of Storiths Lane, near Bolton Abbey. The road is now expected to be closed for several months while North Yorkshire County Council’s highways teams carries out investigations, surveys
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Dales based outreach project still making a difference
THE coronavirus pandemic may have limited face to face contact, but it has not stopped the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust making a difference to people from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds. Through its People and the Dales (PaD) project,
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Film review with Toby Symonds: Judas and the Black Messiah
FOLLOWING a fleeting appearance in Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7, Fred Hampton steps into the foreground for Judas and the Black Messiah. This is the acclaimed new biopic from Newlyweeds director and producer Shaka King. Britain’s own
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Thousands more supported by SEISS - though gaps remain
Thousands more workers have been thrown a lifeline after the Chancellor announced an extension to the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Rishi Sunak clarified the details of the fourth instalment of the scheme in his Spring Budget and
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Appeal for more volunteer lock keepers to cope with expected increase in boaters
A CAMPAIGN to recruit more volunteer lock keepers in Craven has been launched by the Canal and River Trust. With coronavirus restrictions expected to ease over the coming months, the charity is expecting to see more people taking boating holidays
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Team behind Skipton's Yarndale wool festival 'optimistic' about this year's event
ORGANISERS of Skipton’s wool festival Yarndale say they are ‘cautiously optimistic’ that the globally popular event will be able to take place this year. Following the Government’s roadmap out of coronavirus and the expected gradual easing of restrictions
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Securing the future of our Dales barns
There are an estimated 4,500 barns (in the original Yorkshire Dales National Park area), varying from small field barns to more substantial structures. Many of them are now unsuited to modern farming methods and are falling into disrepair. Nancy Stedman
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Total Covid deaths at Airedale rise to 256 as police issuing of fines slows slightly
FIXED penalty notices handed out by North Yorkshire Police have dropped in number slightly across the county in the past week, but officers still gave out 210 in total. Twenty three of the fines were given in Craven between March 1 and March 7,
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GALLERY: Readers' photos from around Craven and the Dales
HERE are more of your wonderful photographs taken around the region. We love to showcase your pictures. It could be a seasonal landscape or simply your favourite view of our beautiful surroundings. If you would like to submit a picture, email
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A Craven diary: When Ermysted's gruelling annual cross country race meant half-day closing in Skipton
OVE Tuesday may well have slipped by without there being hardly a whimper this year, but exactly 100 years ago on ‘pancake day’ there was a land-mark local sporting occasion. Skipton’s Mr Sport, Roger Ingham - himself a one time winner of the annual
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Barnoldswick boss thankful of chance to get his 'teeth into something'
TO say being a football manager this season has been slightly frustrating would be a massive understatement. Back in November, Andrew Clarkson was excited to be appointed Barnoldswick Town boss. It was the chance to be involved at a club he saw