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Most vulnerable people urged to get Covid jabbed for winter
CRAVEN people at risk of becoming seriously ill or hospitalised with Covid are being urged to come forward for their vaccine ahead of the festive holiday. The NHS has vaccinated almost two-thirds of those with a weakened immune system with a booster
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Craven College students get 'stuck in' with live post mortems
A SCIENTIFIC roadshow which won the backing of television's Dragons Den brought its 'post-mortem' live experience to Craven College students. Star of BBC and the Discovery Channel, The Anatomy Lab performed live autopsies in front of students studying
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Government inspector gives go-ahead for Cononley homes plan
REFUSED plans to build 25 new homes in Cononley have been overturned by a government planning inspector. A partial award of costs has also been given to the developer after the inspector found that North Yorkshire Council had acted unreasonably
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KVU Singers Christmas concert with Perfect Fourth quartet
CHOIR The KVU Singers will be joined by a saxophone quartet for its Christmas concert on Thursday, December 14 in Skipton. The mixed voice choir, whose 60 singers come from across Yorkshire and Lancashire, will be joined by the Perfect Fourth making
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Woman admitted being drunk and disorderly at bus station
A SKIPTON woman who caused a disturbance at the town's bus station in the early hours of the morning has admitted being drunk and disorderly. Sophie Dawson, 21, of Burnside Crescent, was out with friends in Skipton on Saturday, September 2.
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Find that ideal Christmas present at Craven Arts House
CRAVEN Arts is celebrating its first year in the Craven Arts House building on Otley Street, Skipton. It will be marking the milestone on Sunday, December 10 with a pre-Christmas makers fair. The building's community hall will be full of artists
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Rescue group helps retrieve man's body after police search
A MAN's body was found on land near Bolton Abbey on Sunday, a North Yorkshire Police spokesman confirmed. He said: “On Sunday, November 26, concerns were raised about a man from West Yorkshire who was missing. “Officers from North Yorkshire
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120 day booze ban for former soldier who spat at police officer
A FORMER soldier from Skipton will have a sober Christmas this year after admitting being in drink when he spat at a police officer in Hotel Rendezvous, Skipton. Police were called in the early evening of November 12 this year to the Keighley Road
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Craven Lawn Tennis Club holds annual awards evening
MEMBERS and friends of Craven Lawn Tennis Club had an enjoyable end of season presentation evening at Herriots Hotel in Skipton. Annual awards of the Gargrave-based club were handed out, including a special award for long-serving committee member
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Multi-million pound investment in outdoor education centres approved
BEWERLEY Park, visited by generations of Craven schoolchildren, is to be given a new lease of life after North Yorkshire Council agreed to a £4.2 million investment in its two outdoor education centres. Earlier this week, the council's executive
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Skipton Building Society donates £4,000 to Craven good causes
CHARITIES and good causes across Craven have received an early Christmas present thanks to Skipton Building Society's community giving scheme. The building society launched the scheme in September, pledging to donate £82,000 to charities and community
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Pollster tips Skipton MP to lose seat at next General Election
RECENT polling suggests Julian Smith, Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, could lose his seat to the Labour Party at the next general election. Mr Smith has held the previously safe Tory seat since 2010 and has won four elections in a row for
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Earby-based charity donates gifts to Airedale's children's ward
AN Earby-based charity has brought some Christmas cheer to poorly children at Airedale General Hospital. Ward 17 reached out for help to Robert Windle's Foundation, based in the Old Grammar School, in School Lane, which in turn leapt into action
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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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Delight as SELFA gets grant from Kentown Wizard Foundation
A SKIPTON based charity which supports children and their families across Craven is celebrating after receiving £26,000 to help it continue with its work with children with complex needs. SELFA, which is based at the former Ings School in Broughton
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Letter: Anyone still believe Conservative Party pledges on immigration?
FOLLOWING on from the Conservative Party presiding over the highest level of taxation in decades; rocketing energy costs; highest consumer price inflation for 30 years; the longest ever NHS waiting lists; we now learn of the recently released, record
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What are the last Christmas posting dates for parcels and letters?
THE most popular parcel and postal delivery services have given customers the last recommended posting dates for parcels and letters to arrive in time for Christmas. The dates for some of the most popular couriers are: Royal Mail second class
