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Letter: Trying to get in touch with old colleague
I AM desperately trying to contact a former colleague at The Daily Telegraph. Bill (wilco) Wilkinson was copy taster and a popular and well regarded member of the senior sub-editing team. I believe that Bill hailed from Skipton, so if he reads
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Largest local authority reaffirms ‘most local council’ ambition
A LOCAL authority covering the largest area in the country has reaffirmed its ambition to become “England’s most local council” ahead of taking the first steps to shape developments in North Yorkshire into the 2040s. North Yorkshire Council’s executive
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LOCALiQ UK crowned Europe’s Rising Star of the Year at Microsoft Partner Awards
Newsquest Media Group’s digital marketing agency LOCALiQ UK has been named Europe’s Rising Star of the Year at the Microsoft Partner Awards. The Microsoft awards recognise digital marketing partners who go above and beyond to uncover hidden opportunities
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Enjoy lively tunes and dances at a 'stir' in Grassington
LIVELY tunes and dances from the Yorkshire Dales will get everyone dancing when the Buttered Peas take over Grassington Town Hall on the evening of Saturday, March 2. Call it a barn dance, country dancing, or as it was traditionally known in the
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Maybe Dick - comedy re-telling of classic novel coming to Skipton
A RE-TELLING of a classic tale of revenge and retribution is coming to Skipton Little Theatre next month. Maybe Dick, a comedy by John Hewer, and directed by Bruce Knight, is based on the novel, Moby-Dick by Herman Melville and is described as
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Folk stars Spiers and Boden launch tour at Settle Victoria Hall
FOLK awards winning duo Spiers and Boden will launch their spring tour on Wednesday, February 28 at Settle Victoria Hall. Best-known as founder and frontmen of folk big band Bellowhead, the duo features Jon Boden and John ‘Squeezy’ Spiers, who
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Friends of Skipton's 'hidden gem' grateful for support of Rotary
A VOLUNTEER group looking after Skipton's 'hidden gem' -The Wilderness - is going from strength to strength. Over the last year, the Friends of the Wilderness group has sprung back following the Covid-19 pandemic and has carried out several volunteer
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Dales hotel named 'best vegan luxury hotel' by PETA
BECK Hall in Malham has been named 'best vegan luxury hotel' in an animal rights charity's travel awards. The hotel, which is entirely plant based, and it is believed the first of its kind in England, has been recognised by People for the Ethical
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Skipton's Parkinson's support group faces possible closure
A PARKINSON'S support group for Craven is in danger of closing unless it gets a new group co-ordinator. Parkinson’s UK’s Skipton and District support group, which has been running for 31 years, provides information, support, friendship, and social
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Nostalgia: A Valentine's Day look at love and friendship
HERE, we look at love and friendship over a hundred years ago as our journey takes us to the village of Salterforth which is situated between Barnoldswick and Earby in what is now Lancashire. A YOUNG girl kept a Friendship Book, but this has since
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Steeton get blockbuster opener for Waddilove Cup defence
STEETON have a blockbuster start to the defence of their Aire-Wharfe League’s Waddilove Cup on Sunday, May 19. The Summerhill Lane club, also winners in 2022, despite again being a Division Two club, have been drawn at home to league champions