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Young Reporter A Life on Three Continents Emma Thornton Giggleswick School
Lucy Cheng, Giggleswick School’s librarian, has had an interesting and multifaceted career, ranging from the travel industry to managing exhibitions at the Cambridge University Library. She was born in Taiwan and at 12 years old moved with her family
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Teresa's recipe book shows how easy Asian cookery can be
THE Pakistan born owner of a cafe and Punjabi restaurant at West Marton, near Skipton, has brought out a recipe book, to help show people how easy it is to cook delicious Asian food. Teresa Yousaf, who grew up in rural Pakistan, has been living
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A cracker of a Christmas dairy show and sale at CCM
CCM Skipton’s Christmas Craven Dairy Auction proved a cracker, producing one of the strongest selections shown at the auction mart in recent times, milk heifers in particular. (Mon, Nov 27) From a vast number of vendors who vied for top honours, show
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Newsholme farmers clinch lamb carcase showcase at CCM
RIBBLE Valley brothers William and Michael Oldfield, Demense Farm, Newsholme, clinched the supreme championship on debut in the lamb carcase competition again staged as part of Skipton Auction Mart’s 16th annual Christmas primestock shows and sales
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Skipton Panto - A Christmas Carol at the Mart Theatre
IT'S panto time coming up at The Mart Theatre in Skipton with the all time favourite, A Christmas Carol. Based on the classic story by Charles Dickens and 'butchered' by Bad Wolf Theatre Company, the panto will be performed on Friday, December
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Champions defend Christmas CCM prime cattle highlight
REIGNING champions successfully defended their titles at CCM Skipton Auction Mart’s 16th annual Christmas prime cattle show and sale, the Bordley Stephensons again taking supreme honours, North Craven mother and daughter, June Dowie and Jennifer Hyslop
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COUNTRY WALK: 'Doing the Way' along the River Nidd
SOUTH of Pateley Bridge, the River Nidd winds its way past some attractive villages, many steeped in their industrial past. The walk itself starts a little inland with good views across the river to the east before returning via the river banks between
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Letter: Gateway project money better spent elsewhere
WELL – what a surprise – the grandiose/grandstanding Gateway Project involving spending £7.8m has been “scaled back”. According to reports in the Craven Herald of November 30, North Yorkshire Council are “almost ready to submit the final business
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Festive lunchtime recital with Alexandra Lowe at Bolton Abbey
A FESTIVE lunchtime recital with soprano Alexandra Lowe is due to take place on Sunday, December 10 at the Priory Church, Bolton Abbey. Alexandra, who has been receiving rave reviews for her Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne, will be
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Craven's Drake & Macefield butchers is 125 years old
SKIPTON'S Drake & Macefield, Craven's oldest independent family butcher, is celebrating 125 years in business. Set up by Robert Drake in Otley Street, Skipton in 1898, the business, the winner of many local and national awards, has survived two
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Special Christmas shopping event at Discount Sports Skipton
DON'T forget to call into Discount Sports Skipton for a spectacular Christmas shopping event tonight - Thursday, November 30 - which is being held to support independent businesses with a raffle to raise money for the #ThisisLuke fundraiser. The
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GALLERY: Readers' photographs 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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North Craven Mothers Union members in Global Day of Action
FOR the third year running Giggleswick with Settle Mothers Union members were joined by supporters and Mothers' Union members from farther afield as they took part in the Global Day of Action (November 25) to mark 16 days of activism calling tor an
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Man jailed for two years over Skipton cannabis farm
AN Albanian man has been jailed for two years after a police raid uncovered a large-scale cannabis farm in a converted industrial unit. After the officers forced entry to the premises on Engine Shed Lane, Skipton, last month they discovered about
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Handmade Christmas tree in Settle a stunning community effort
A HANDMADE Christmas tree made possible by the help of businesses and groups across the district has taken pride of place in St John's Church, Settle. The six foot tree made up of colourful knitted and crocheted squares is the work of Dementia
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Forewarning of A65 temporary closure for bridge repairs
THE A65 at Coniston Cold is due to be closed to all traffic for a few hours on Sunday, December 10 while repairs are done to a damaged bridge. The bridge, on the outskirts of the village towards Skipton, was damaged recently when two cars collided
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GALLERY: Readers' photographs 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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Film review: The Bikeriders - a star-studded, gritty film
BEST known as the director of Spielbergian sci-fi Midnight Special, Jeff Nichols has been largely AWOL from Hollywood in recent years. While rumoured involvement in a new Aliens film petered, Nichols actively pulled out of the third Quiet Place feature
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Leader: What now for Skipton's £7.8m Gateway Project ?
SKIPTON Gateway project is not going to be quite as it was hoped. It was the former Craven District Council and North Yorkshire Council when we first heard about the regeneration of Skipton Railway station and the area around it, only then it was
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Dusting of snow for Craven but ice is the concern over next few days
THE district woke to a dusting of light snow this morning, but what's in store for the coming days? The Met Office says Skipton and the rest of Craven will remain cold but there shouldn't be any more snow until early Sunday when light snow is forecast
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Calls for 20mph Skipton Safer Schools Zone gains support
CALLS for a 20mph safety zone taking in all the schools and college in the Gargrave Road area of Skipton have been given the support of headteachers and town councillors. Resident Tom Gunkel, who has young children, decided to do what he could
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Watch out for the end of year spectacular shooting star show
GET set for the Geminid meteor shower - a shooting star spectacular for the end of the year. Many people look out for the annual Perseid meteor shower, which occurs in August. It is, however, not the most spectacular meteor shower. The Geminids
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Thought for the week: Life doesn't always go to plan
ON recent journeys by train and by car I’ve encountered delays. Each delay was between 30 minutes and two hours. I found myself getting anxious despite the situation being completely out of my control. The train noticeboards and the Sat Nav gave updated
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Sutton claim Yorkshire Cricket Board’s Tackling Climate Change Award
SUTTON have become the first cricket club to win the Yorkshire Cricket Board’s Tackling Climate Change Award. The Craven League club received the honour at the YCB Cricket Collective Awards at Headingley, primarily for putting undersoil heating
