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Arthur Raistrick legacy defined in Dales anniversary year
THE finest living thinkers and publicists of “the Yorkshire Dales” have spoken on the legacy of Arthur Raistrick, as part of the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Author David Joy, farmer Tom Lord and Dales Way
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Approval for state-of-the-art facilities at Craven College
NORTH Yorkshire Council has approved plans by Craven College in Skipton to build new state-of-the-art facilities at its auction mart campus. It follows the college’s successful bid for £2.3m in government funding to help it deliver T-Level courses
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A59 roadworks near Skipton 'due to end' on Friday
NORTH Yorkshire Council says roadworks on the A59 at Broughton, near Skipton, are due to be completed by the end of the week (Friday, July 26). Long queues of traffic have been building up in both directions on the road at the busiest times of
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Barlick fall short in feisty Champions Cup final contest
BARNOLDSWICK Town couldn’t kick-off their competitive campaign in style, as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Wythenshawe FC on Saturday in the Champions Cup. Acting as the NWCFL equivalent of the Community Shield, the match sees the NWCFL Premier
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Annual challenge day raises £53,000 for Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice
AN annual challenge day in support of Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice Manorlands raised £53,000. The event saw 27 teams from various companies tackle a series of activities – including clay pigeon shooting, Land Rover handling, archery, Zorb football
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Parcevall Hall Chaplain launches lockdown 'thoughts for the day'
A COLLECTION of 44 “Thoughts For The Day” posted during the many weeks of Covid-19 lockdowns by the Chaplain at Parcevall Hall, Skyreholme, have been published. As the Christian Retreat House for the Diocese of Leeds, the hall attracts thousands
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Calls to prosecute Network Rail over ‘vandalism of the highest order’
NETWORK Rail should face criminal action after causing irreversible damage to an irreplaceable moorland habitat and leaving a permanent scar on one of the best-loved landscapes in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, those charged with its conservation
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Pickersgills pick up first-ever CCM rearing calf championship
NEW champions were crowned at CCM Skipton’s July dairy-bred rearing calf show on Monday, GP Pickersgill & Sons, Intake Side Farm, Hawksworth, clinching their first-ever title with a sweet Limousin-x bull calf. Shown by Andrew Pickersgill, who farms
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Embsay Scouts earning their new Platforms for Change badge
CRAVEN scouts have been working with the Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company to earn a badge and help improve stations along the line. Operations Manager, Susie Payne is working with cubs at Skipton Station as part of the Community Rail Network
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The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever comes to the Yorkshire Dales
THE Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever comes to the Dales on Sunday (July 28) with people channelling their inner Kate Bush, putting on something red and dancing their hearts out on the 'wily, windy moors' of Ingleborough. Hosted by the Three Peaks
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Craven restaurants named as finalists in English Curry Awards
CRAVEN restaurants are amongst the finalists in the 13th English Curry Awards. Winners of the awards, which celebrate Asian talent across the English Curry industry, will be revealed at a black-tie ceremony on August 19 in Birmingham. Those rewarded
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Local clubs to host fundraiser for popular duo who have cancer
A pair of local sports’ clubs are pushing to raise as much money as possible for two charities close to the communities’ hearts. The two clubs in question are Ingleton Football Club and Ingleton Cricket Club, and they will be doing their best to
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Skipper inspires Settle to vital points in bid for survival
After a season blighted by the weather, the conditions came to Settle first team’s aid at Mawdesley. The visitors were in familiar territory at 40-4, but the middle order rallied strongly. Archie Phillipson was back in form with a patient 25 from
