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Barnoldswick side West Craven Warriors still pushing for promotion
WEST Craven Warriors have reached the halfway stage of their rugby league campaign, and have their eyes set on a second-placed finish, and possibly going up off the back of that. The Barnoldswick-based outfit play in Division Four of the Yorkshire
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Skipton school delighted to be rated 'good' by Ofsted
A SKIPTON primary school is celebrating its journey from being placed into special measures to becoming a 'good' school. In 2017 and again in 2019, Skipton Parish CoE Primary in Brougham Street was marked 'inadequate' by Ofsted and placed into
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Craven Museum pipped at the post by the Young V&A
THE team behind Craven Museum has congratulated the Young V&A after it beat it to the post to be named Museum of the Year. Craven Museum, in Skipton Town Hall, won £15,000 as one of five finalists for the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024.
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Councillor faced complaint for refusing to sign get well soon card
A REFUSAL l to sign a get well soon card, allegations that a meeting was “shouty and sweary” and poor email etiquette were among the bizarre reasons councillors in North Yorkshire faced official complaints last year. A report that went before North
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Fell rescue team uses grant to buy specialist equipment
SPECIALIST vacuum mattresses needed to transport casualties with suspected spinal injuries have been bought by Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue - thanks to grant funding. The Grassington based mountain rescue team was able to buy the specialist mattresses
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Improved three-figure selling average at CCM Skipton store lamb opener
AN overall selling average of £102.97 for 2,700 head, a solid rise of £13.69 and up almost exactly 15% on the previous year’s £89.28, was recorded at CCM Skipton Auction Mart’s annual opening show and sale of store lambs on Wednesday. They were
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Visitors delight at Yorkshire’s greatest get-together
AS dark clouds hovered over the Great Yorkshire showground, many attending Yorkshire’s greatest annual get-together remained uncertain how it would turn out. After the traditional slow crawl to the Harrogate venue from the A1(M), despite it still
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Village news from our correspondents in Craven and the Dales
Airton Quaker Services: Quakers in Airton have regular quiet meetings for worship every Sunday at 2pm in the ancient Quaker Meeting House by the Green in Calton Lane. Worship lasts for an hour. All are welcome. Refreshments in the Barn follow each
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Craven Museum misses out on being named Museum of the Year
CRAVEN Museum sadly missed out last night on being named Museum of the Year -beaten to the title by the Young V&A at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. Craven Museum, housed in Skipton Town Hall, was one of just five finalists in the running
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COUNTRY WALK: The high route from Keld to Reeth
Upper Swaledale is a beautiful section of the Yorkshire Dales. It combines typical Dales scenes of dry stone walls, sheep and picturesque villages with a strong imprint of the past. This one way walk takes you through some of the lead mine workings
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Council proposes big changes to recycling collections
PROPOSED changes to the council's waste collection service always makes for lively discussion. Remember the old, traditional metal dustbins? Remember when they were replaced by wheelie bins? They were too heavy, they were ugly, people would fall
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Businesses urged to sign up to new Business Lookup app
A SOUTH Craven based company that makes promotional videos has launched a free app to help promote businesses in the Skipton area. Genie Visuals, owned by Nick Jarvis from Silsden, and David Sorbo from Steeton, say they hope their Skipton Business
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Film: Scarlet Johansson and Channing Tatum fizzle in Fly Me to the Moon
THERE’S a delightfully old school feel to the screwball chemistry enjoyed by Scarlet Johansson and Channing Tatum in Fly Me to the Moon, Greg Berlanti’s new mid-century rom com. It’s a repartee that recalls the likes of Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell
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Spring lambs meet similar trade at CCM Skipton
WHILE heavier Spring lambs met a sharp trade mainly due to better finish levels at CCM Skipton Auction Mart’s latest weekly Monday turnout buyers were more cautious when it came to a standard and lighter lamb weighing in the 30kgs if not fully fleshed
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Catwalk, shopping and surprise runway models make fundraiser fabulous
SKIPTON TOWN HALL played host to a charity fashion show organized by Airedale Hospital & Community Charity. The fun-filled night, dubbed The Big TLC, featured a catwalk and shopping and helped raise funds for the charity's Emergency Department
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Scarecrow festival prepares 30th birthday celebrations
THE Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival is turning 30, and plans to draw families to its nine-day summer event once again this year from August 10 to August 18. Originating as a humble fundraiser by a group of parents seeking to support Kettlewell Primary
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Solar Panels and Battery Storage: New West Yorkshire Scheme
Do you want to install solar panels for your home or business but don't know where to begin? Residents in West Yorkshire can now join the wildly successful solar panel scheme "Solar Together", which makes installing solar panels easier than ever.
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Season of progression the aim for Town manager
A "SEASON of progression" is the target for Barnoldswick Town, according to manager Steve Pickup. The Barlick boss has been at the club since March, having enjoyed a successful spell at Northwich Victoria. And his first weeks at Town resulted
