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Skipton driver handed hefty fine after speeding on motorway
A SKIPTON driver must fork out nearly £1,000 in fines and costs after admitting speeding on the M1 motorway. Samuel Potter, 48, admitted exceeding a 40 miles per hour variable speed limit when travelling northbound between junctions 30 to 31, at
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Half of man's ear bitten off on Leeds to Skipton train
PART of a man's ear was bitten off in a "sickening" attack on a train. Three men have been sentenced for their part in the assault, following a British Transport Police investigation. They are Thomas Scott, of Meadow Lea, Sutton-in-Craven,
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New Cross Hills activity centre given the go-ahead
PLANS to build a children’s role play and gymnastics centre on a farm in Cross Hills have been given the go-ahead by councillors. The role play centre will be run by the company My Mini Highstreet and will recreate Cross Hills’ high street in smaller
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Christmas fun for families and young children at Skipton Town Hall
WITH Christmas coming ever nearer, there is plenty coming up at Skipton Town Hall and Craven Museum. The museum, winner of Kids in Museums Family Friendly Award 2023, is open from Monday to Saturday, from when between 9.30am to 4.30pm, people can
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Le Caveau named Yorkshire's best French restaurant at awards
LIKE his former coal miner dad, Skipton chef Mark Byron works underground. His award-winning restaurant, Le Caveau, is just below street level in the site of a 16th century dungeon at 86 High Street. This month, it scooped for the second year
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Will your Christmas feast help Yorkshire’s rare breeds?
CONSERVATION charity Rare Breeds Survival Trust is urging shoppers to choose the produce of the UK’s rare native farm animal breeds over the festive period this year. The charity says that choosing pigs-in-blankets made with native breed sausages
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Prospect House Pietrains champion pigs again at festive highlight
DANIEL Thackray, Prospect House Pietrains, Fewston, was supreme champion in the prime pig show classes for pens of three at CCM Skipton Auction Mart’s 16th annual Christmas fatstock highlight. (Sun, Nov 26) Daniel, who last won the title in 2021
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Bradford foster carers are praised at special event
DOZENS of Bradford's longest serving foster carers have been recognised for their amazing dedication to supporting children. A celebration event for foster carers with five or more years' service was held at the Aagrah Midpoint Centre in Thornbury
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Defending champions retain rearing calf titles at show and sale
DEFENDING champions from the previous year successfully retained their titlesS at CCM Skipton’s Christmas rearing calf show and sale, the Bishop Thornton Sowray Brothers again clinching supreme championship honours, Beamsley husband and wife, Alan
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Festive delight at Grassington's first ever Elf School
MORE than 100 children turned up for the first ever 'elf school' at Grassington Town Hall. Lots and lots of Santa's helpers packed the hall for a magical, two hour, fun filled session, learning key 'elfing' skills such as snowball etiquette, making
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Welsh bitch is top on price by a country mile at Skipton sheepdog sale
TOP Welsh breeder and trialist, Kevin Evans, of Llwynfedwen, Brecon, was again top dog on price by a country mile at £12,200 at CCM Skipton Auction Mart’s timed online winter sale of working sheep dogs. (Wed, Nov 29) The Powys handler led the way with
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Appeal after tools stolen in building site burglary
POLICE are appealing for information following another burglary in the south of the district. The burglary was in Green Bank, off Green Lane, Glusburn, overnight on December 4 and 5. A building under construction was entered and tools have been
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Christmas all wrapped up in Skipton this weekend
THE second and last of Skipton's festive markets is due to take place this weekend. Organised by Skipton Town Council, Sunday's (December 10) Christmas Market will take place on the closed High Street and across the town. Kicking off at around
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SBS to state the case for reopening of Skipton to Colne railway
MEMBERS of the Skipton East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership (SELRAP) are due to meet next week when they will hear an update on the campaign to re-instate the section of railway from Skipton to Colne. Monday's (December 11) evening meeting in
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Carleton's Jack Humphrey in RSC's Christmas special
CARLETON'S Jack Humphrey is currently appearing at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon- Avon in its Christmas production of John Masefield’s The Box of Delights. It is the fourth production with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford
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Forrest cousins deliver ashes not crashes
REPORT BY: Keith McGhie COUSINS Dave and Jamie Forrest are still celebrating after capping their best ever season by steering an ageing but trusty Ford Escort to third place in its class on arguably the biggest and certainly hardest rally on the
