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Barnoldswick Town kickstart campaign in style with thrilling double-header
BARNOLDSWICK Town have started their NWCFL Premier Division campaign in a positive manner. On Saturday Barlick battled to a 3-3 draw in a thriller at home to Lower Breck, with the hosts scoring three late goals to fightback from 3-0 down. Gareth
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Skipton Men’s Shed urgently needs a new workshop to call home
WELLBEING charity Skipton Men's Shed is looking for a new home after being given to the end of the month to vacate its current premises at the former Ings Community Primary School in Broughton Road. The charity which has been based in Broughton
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Cowling to stage a free weekend festival of music, fun and races
A WEEKEND festival of live music, fun, games and fell-racing is set to take place next month in Cowling. The mammoth free festival for all the family will take place at Cowling Recreation Ground - the first time it has been used for a large scale
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Best day ever for classic motorcycle club's Big Bike Sunday
HUNDREDS of bike fans turned up for a record-breaking classic motorcycle club's Big Bike Sunday. A record 1,100 people went along to the Aire Valley Classic Motorcycle Club's recent charity fundraising annual event held once again at Skipton Auction
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Work colleague's epic Tower to Tower cycle challenge
WORK colleagues Andrew Leverton and Craig Pickles have set themselves an impressive 'tower to tower' challenge - to cycle 470 miles from Blackpool Tower to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Andrew (Levy), from Hellifield and Craig, from Burnley, who both
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Children's book writer pays visit to Dales bookshop
A CHILDREN'S book writer dropped in to the Stripey Badger book shop in Grassington to sign copies of her latest book. What a Little Star is the latest book by Eva Le Bon, who worked for many years as a psychotherapist at Grassington Medical Centre
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COUNTRY WALK: Popular route up Whernside via famous viaduct
THE most popular route up Whernside (the highest mountain in Yorkshire) is from Ribblehead with its famous viaduct. From the summit the walk drops steeply down the mountain, returning via the local farms and fields. There is an extended version
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Mountain bikers rescued in fading light while out in Dales
A FAMILY of three mountain bikers had to be rescued yesterday (Wednesday) from the Fountains Fell and Darnbrook Fell area of the Yorkshire Dales as it started to get dark. A spokesperson for Grassington-based Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
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Village news from our correspondents in Craven and the Dales
HERE's the village news from our correspondents in Craven and the Dales Addingham Show: Addingham’s Annual Show, organised by Addingham Allotments and Gardens Association, will take place on Saturday August 10. The event will be held at the
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Film: One for families - Harold and the Purple Crayon
SCHOOL'S out, August is upon us and the Summer box office is thriving. Cinemas across the globe can breathe a sigh of post-pandemic relief. At the time of writing, Inside Out has topped $1.5bn worldwide and become the twelfth highest-grossing film
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Fell rescue called out after woman becomes unwell at Bolton Abbey
FELL rescue was called out yesterday (Wednesday) after a 78-year old woman suffered a suspected stroke while enjoying a day out at the newly restored stepping stones at Bolton Abbey. A spokesperson for Grassington based Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue
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Letter: Greens use social media less than climate change deniers
READER Paul Morley (Imagine if it were a ‘hostile power’, Craven Herald letters, July 25) suggests that environmentalists never 'peep' about the environmental damage caused by social media and AI and he highlights Google's report on their energy consumption
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Walkers reminded to take a torch while out in the Dales
CAVE rescue have reminded walkers in the Dales to carry a torch after a man walking on his own became disorientated at Malham Cove late at night. The team was alerted by police after the 53-year old man lost his bearings close to the top of the
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Appeal after theft of building metal from Thornton-in-Craven
POLICE have released an image of a man they would like to speak to following an alleged theft from a property in Thornton-in-Craven. A piece of building metal was stolen from the property at around 7.45am on the day of the general election, Thursday
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Skipton coffee now available on Settle Carlisle trolley service
PASSENGERS on the scenic Settle to Carlisle railway can now enjoy a cup of artisan coffee courtesy of a Skipton-based coffee roaster. Kane Pulford-Roberts, of The Clubhouse Coffee Roasters and whose coffee shop The Clubhouse Coffee & Cycles is
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Pride in the Job award for Silsden homebuilder's director
THE director of a Silsden-based housebuilder has won a prestigious award for the quality of the company's new homes. Andrew Snell of Snell Construction secured one of only 449 Pride in the Job 2024 Quality Awards from NHBC for his work on a 22-
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Soap bubble artist brings eyepopping event to Skipton Town Hall
THE creations of a soap bubble artist are set to delight audiences of all ages at Skipton Town Hall. Ray Bubbles, who holds a number of bubble-related Guinness World Records, teases the hour-long performance, which takes place on Wednesday, August
