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Letter: Roadworks - a bane for many South Craven people
PEOPLE of South Craven have become case-hardened to frequent traffic congestion problems resulting from temporary restrictions particularly in and around the highways of the area. Today (Thursday, July 25) is a case in point. With traffic mired
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Gargrave 38 new homes plan recommended for approval
A NEW homes plan for Gargrave which was deferred after councillors raised concerns about highway safety has once again been recommended for approval - but with an additional footway. RN Wooler and Co's plan for 38 new homes off Marton Road was
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Banned driver reapplied for licence 12 months too early
A MAN mistakenly thought his driving ban was one and not two years, heard Skipton Magistrates Court. Kevin Myers, 40, applied to the DVLA and had got a new licence after the end of what he had wrongly believed had been a 12-month ban, heard Skipton
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Banned driver reapplied for licence 12 months too early
A MAN mistakenly thought his driving ban was one and not two years, heard Skipton Magistrates Court. Kevin Myers, 40, applied to the DVLA and had got a new licence after the end of what he had wrongly believed had been a 12-month ban, heard Skipton
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Customers of Skipton Boots assured it will 'stay open'
HIGH Street chemist Boots in Skipton will stay open and is not one of the hundreds of branches due to close across the country. Earlier this year, Boots announced it will close 300 stores by the end of the summer. Many have already shut, including
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Solid clearance and averages at CCM working sheep dog sale
A SMALL, but primarily quality entry of 17 fully broken field-run working sheep dogs at CCM Skipton Auction Mart’s summer sale on Friday achieved a good clearance rate, with all but three sold to a top of 6,000gns, a further quartet making 4,000gns
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Flowers, vegetables and baking at Addingham summer show
ADDINGHAM’S annual show, organised by Addingham Allotments and Gardens Association, is due to take place on Saturday August 10. There will be more than 50 classes in vegetables, flowers, fruit, home baking and preserves, handicrafts and photography
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Woman squandered money meant for care home fees - and will pay only £43 back
A WOMAN who defrauded her late mother to the tune of nearly £100,000 will pay back less than £50. Elizabeth Bond appeared via video link from HMP Askham Grange, near York, for a three-minute confiscation directions hearing at Bradford Crown Court
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Letter: Non-voters and a lack of interest in politics
REGARDING the large number of non-voters in the recent General Election, I would like to agree with the points made by Celia Midgley (Craven Herald letters, July 25). However, the situation is, in some ways, more extreme than she suggests. It’s
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Man, 31, under threat of prison sentence lied to police
A MAN under the threat of a suspended prison sentence lied to police about who was driving his vehicle because he was frightened he would be sent into custody, heard Skipton Magistrates Court. Thomas Lund, 31, said he had not been driving after
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Sutton motorist apologies for driving without insurance
A DRIVER stopped by police carrying out a routine check in Skipton was not insured and his provisional licence had expired, a court heard. Kion Bowers, 22, was stopped while driving a Fiat Scudo on the A629 on March 12, heard Skipton Magistrates
