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No indication yet when A59 at Kex Gill will reopen
MOTORISTS are being asked to follow diversions in place for their own safety during the continued closure of the A59 at Kex Gill. A week after the road between Skipton and Blubberhouses was fully closed after a crack appeared next to the carriageway
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Skipton man's drink driving case adjourned by magistrates
A SKIPTON man charged with drink driving had his case adjourned by magistrates after the court heard he would need a Hungarian interpreter. Nandor Molnar, 40, of Broughton Road, faces a charge of driving on Water Street Skipton on January 12 while
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Driver was over the limit after three pints of 'bog standard beer'
A PENSIONER who drove after drinking three pints of 'bog standard' beer was over the alcohol limit, heard Skipton Magistrates Court. Alan Strafford, 67, was stopped by police on January 17 on Station Road, Cross Hills. Police had received information
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Letter: My almost 20 years with Barclays Bank
WHEN I left school in 1962 I started work at Barclays’ Skipton branch, which was then in Caroline Square prior to the merger with Martins Bank when the branch moved into the present premises. During my time at Skipton I was responsible for running
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Army veteran jailed for hailing Jo Cox killer a ‘hero’
AN Army veteran from Earby who encouraged terrorism by glorifying the murderer of MP Jo Cox has been jailed for two years and eight months. Kieran Turner, 37, published a statement in January 2019 calling for “650 Thomas Mair’s” (sic) and hailing
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Craven College's construction team is 'cream of the crop'
CRAVEN College has been described as the 'cream of the crop' after its plastering team achieved British Gypsum's gold standard. The construction team ensured it hit all the requirements to once again be named a Thistle Partnership Gold Status College
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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