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Work begins on parking charges at Fewston, Swinsty and Thruscross
CAR parking charges at Thruscross, Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs are set to start early next year, it has been confirmed. Yorkshire Water says the installation of equipment at it sites will start at Swinsty Moor car park on Monday (November 13
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Villagers thanked for responding to 'Extra Care' consultation
NORTH Yorkshire Council has thanked all those who expressed their views on a planned new 'extra-care' facility for older people in Gargrave. The council says it is now going through the responses to September's public consultation and will report
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Dales village welcomes return of refurbished cemetery gates
GATES to the cemetery at Horton-in-Ribblesdale have been refurbished thanks to a joint fundraising effort between the parish council and the local ward councillor. Cllr David Staveley, North Yorkshire Council member for Settle and Penyghent, joined
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Letter: Conservative Party reminds me of television's 'Strictly'
THE current Conservative party remind me of what happens on Strictly Come Dancing when there is a contestant who can’t dance but appeals to the voting public. The public keep voting for them and the panel of judges do their best to get rid of them
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North Yorkshire devolution deal hits significant milestone
YORK and North Yorkshire’s devolution deal has hit a significant milestone by being laid out in Parliament. North Yorkshire Council’s leader, Councillor Carl Les, said it moves York and North Yorkshire forward to receive “millions of pounds in
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Letter: For Palestinians, even existence is resistance
I WAS in the march in London on Saturday (November 11) with hundreds of thousands of people calling on the government to demand a ceasefire. I do wish that Stephen Dawson (Craven Herald letters, November 9) had been there with us to discover what he
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Best-selling author Steve Taylor to speak at Broughton Hall
BROUGHTON Sanctuary, part of the Broughton Hall estate, Skipton, is set to feature a talk by best-selling author and academic Dr Steve Taylor at the weekend. Dr Taylor, a regular presenter of Prayer for the Day on BBC Radio 4, will explore recent
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Woman, 69, suffers suspected broken ankle after fall from stile
FELL rescue volunteers went to the aid of a female walker after she fell off a stile in Grassington, injuring her ankle. Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue was called out by North Yorkshire Police on Thursday last week to assist the 69 year old with
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Hall returns to Barnoldswick dugout following Harrison departure
BARNOLDSWICK Town have confirmed the return of a familiar duo to their management team. The club have welcomed back Ben Hall and Craig Bradshaw, and the pair will be in the dugout representing Barlick once again as early as Saturday, as the first
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Craven church is first in diocese to receive gold eco award
ST Mary's Church, Embsay with Eastby, has become the first church in the Diocese of Leeds to receive a Gold Eco Church Award. The Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines, was at the church recently to congratulate the congregation and present it with a special
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Thousands attend Remembrance Sunday services across Craven
THOUSANDS of people paid tribute to those who died in the two world wars and in other conflicts at Remembrance Sunday services in towns and villages across Craven. In Skipton, the closed High Street was crowded with hundreds of people for a parade
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Relief as A59 at Kex Gill reopens after five long weeks
MOTORISTS are breathing a sigh of relief following yesterday's (Sunday) slightly delayed reopening of the A59 between Skipton and Harrogate. The £550,000 project has seen maintenance and repairs to the Kex Gill section of the A59, which has suffered
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Total clearance and 5,600gns top for British Blues
THE standalone pedigree British Blue fixture for 12 head, which achieved total clearance, included the annual production sale from the Greystone pedigree herd run by brothers Alan and Graham Coates, Rainscar Farm, Stainforth. It again lived up
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Journalist John Crace to deliver lecture in Skipton
PARLIAMENTARY sketch writer and author John Crace is due to give the 14th annual lecture of the Grassington and District Peace Group in Skipton on Thursday, November 30. The journalist and critic, and parliamentary sketch writer for The Guardian
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Bovine bounty at CCM Skipton pedigree cattle triple header
A PEDIGREE cattle Autumn triple header, native shows and sales for the Beef Shorthorn and Aberdeen-Angus Societies, plus a standalone British Blue sale, attracted an 83-strong bovine bounty at CCM Skipton Auction Mart. The 14th annual Beef Shorthorn
