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Steeton Male Voice Choir to stage concert at Embsay

8:00am Monday 20th May 2013

Steeton Male Voice Choir will perform at Embsay, near Skipton, on Saturday at 7.30pm. The concert will be in the village hall and will raise money for Embsay Community Library. Tickets cost £8. Call (01274) 598221.

Sounds of the stars at Skipton

10:00am Sunday 19th May 2013

A tribute evening to the stars will be staged at Skipton Town Hall on Friday, May 31.

Vintage event at Skipton Town Hall

9:00am Monday 13th May 2013

Browse and buy cakes and crafts at the Vintage and Handmade event hosted by Lothersdale School at Skipton Town Hall, on Saturday, May 25.

Crossing lorry driver ‘dazzled’

11:20am Saturday 11th May 2013

An articulated lorry driver was dazzled by the sun when he failed to notice the flashing lights at the Kildwick Railway crossing, Skipton magistrates heard.

Scrapping of Skipton bowling green talks restart

7:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

Talks have restarted over the potential scrapping of a town centre bowling green and the prospect of replacing it with a car park.

Police found drugs after burglary

10:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

A couple returned home to find police had discovered cannabis plants in their loft after responding to a call that their house was being burgled, magistrates heard.

Biker in Skipton death crash is named

9:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

A motorcyclist who died in a road accident has been named by police. Dominic Paul Lee, of Trawden, in Lancashire, died in the accident on the A65 near Skipton last Wednesday.

Skipton children's centre hosts Springwatch family day

10:00am Tuesday 7th May 2013

Skipton Children’s Centre will help to host a Springwatch fun day next Saturday, May 18.

Ukip gains two seat in North Yorkshire election

9:30pm Friday 3rd May 2013

North Yorkshire County Council remains in overall Conservative control following yesterday’s election count.

Plans for 103 Skipton homes recommended for approval

8:00am Friday 3rd May 2013

Detailed plans for the 103 house Elsey Croft development on the outskirts of Skipton are recommended for approval next week. Outline plans by Skipton Properties for the greenfield site, with a new access off Moorview Way, were approved on appeal in January last year. The detailed plans for the site are recommended for approval when Craven District Council’s planning Committee meets at Belle Vue Square on Tuesday.

Motorcyclist killed in accident on A65 at Skipton

3:20pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Skipton last night.

Treasure hunt at historic Skipton estate

9:15am Thursday 2nd May 2013

Families will be able to search the historic Broughton Hall estate for hidden booty on bank holiday Monday.

Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway turns back the clock

8:00am Tuesday 30th April 2013

Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, near Skipton, will return to its days as a 1950s branch line over the bank holiday weekend.

Violinist to play concert for church organ appeal

12:20pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

Violinist Mark Ostyn will be accompanied by Jeremy Russell at a concert in Shipley this month to help raise money for a church organ appeal.

Keighley man in court in Skipton

10:05am Tuesday 30th April 2013

A 25-year-old man is due to appear at Skipton Magistrates’ Court on Friday, May 17, accused of three counts of burglary. The charges relate to burglaries which took place in Skipton in January 2013, when bicycles were stole from a garage and sheds. The man is from Keighley.

Tribute band Limehouse Lizzy to perform at Skipton Town Hall

7:00am Tuesday 30th April 2013

Tribute band Limehouse Lizzy will perform its pyrotechnic-fuelled show at Skipton Town Hall on Friday, May 17. The show starts at 8.30pm and tickets cost £12 from (01756) 792809 or limehouselizzy.com

Skipton ‘doorstep criminals’ targeted by police

3:37pm Friday 26th April 2013

Police declared war on rogue traders in a week-long crackdown aimed at protecting vulnerable people in the Skipton area from “doorstep crime.”

Cononley set for scarecrow festival

3:54pm Thursday 18th April 2013

Cononley, near Keighley, will stage its annual Scarecrow Festival with a theme of fairytales and nursery rhymes starting on Saturday, May 4, and ending in various activities on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6, including two duck races in the beck.

Bus links in Dales improved

3:40pm Thursday 18th April 2013

A volunteer-led group is running a bus linking train services to the Dales.

Invitation to visit restored Skipton woodland

10:50am Wednesday 17th April 2013

A transformed woodland area – once derelict, overgrown and plagued by fly-tippers – is to be celebrated at an open day.

Man found guilty of careless drivng

7:00am Tuesday 16th April 2013

A Hungarian man living in Skipton has been found guilty of careless driving after going too fast on a wet country road.

Skipton health centre staff’s clean bill of health

12:00pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

Eighty-eight per cent of patients at Skipton’s Fisher Medical Centre have rated the service they receive from doctors, nurses and reception staff as good, very good or excellent, according to the results of an independent national survey, an improvement of three per cent on last year’s score.

Skipton park friends group to meet

12:00pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

A new group that works to protect and enhance a park is due to hold its second meeting next week.

Skipton charity in search for volunteers

11:40am Tuesday 16th April 2013

A charity which provides transport, day trips and activities for disabled people is urgently seeking volunteers for its Ilkley charity shop. Skipton and Craven Action for Disability (SCAD) is looking for volunteers for its shop on The Grove.

Search for new leaders as Scouting in South Craven booms

11:00am Tuesday 16th April 2013

Scouting in South Craven is booming.

Thieves steal copper wire from Skipton business park

7:00am Tuesday 16th April 2013

Thieves have stolen copper wire worth £200 from Health Innovations on the Airedale Business Centre, Skipton. The offenders cut the wire from a generator between 6.30pm on Thursday and 5.45am on Friday. Contact PC Adam Steventon at Skipton Police Station on 101.

Skipton Sainsbury's plans to go on display

10:00am Sunday 14th April 2013

Plans for a new business park including a Sainsbury’s superstore are to be unveiled next week.

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Friend takes over the keys

10:30am Friday 12th April 2013

Embsay-based Edward Scott will act as organist at St Margaret’s Church, Ilkley, for the next two Sundays.

Cyclist punched van driver who drove too close

7:20am Thursday 11th April 2013

A “gentleman” cyclist has been found guilty of assault by beating after punching a van driver who drove too close to him.

Skipton Yorkshire Day event held

5:30pm Thursday 11th April 2013

Skipton has become the official host of this year’s Yorkshire Day following a handover ceremony in Scarborough.

Medicine stolen

9:00am Thursday 11th April 2013

A thief has stolen prescription medicine from an unlocked vehicle in the car park at Morrisons, Skipton. It was in a holdall in the rear of the vehicle and was taken between 1pm and 1.20pm on Saturday. Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Jason Payne at Skipton Police Station on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

Rise in entries for Skipton Triathlon

8:00am Thursday 11th April 2013

Almost 1,000 athletes are expected in Skipton on Sunday for the annual triathlon.

Witness appeal after overtaking biker damages vehicle

8:00am Thursday 11th April 2013

An overtaking motorcyclist hit the driver’s side of a 4x4 Mercedes M Class as it drove along the A65 from Gargrave to Skipton.

Seventh Skipton Beer Festival to be held

7:00am Monday 8th April 2013

Seventy-eight beers will be sampled during the seventh Skipton Beer Festival, which opens in the town hall on Thursday.

Park-and-ride scheme set for Skipton's Waterways Festival

11:00am Saturday 6th April 2013

Visitors to next month’s Skipton Waterway Festival will be bussed in from the outskirts of town.

Tools taken as thieves target Yorkshire Water site

10:00am Saturday 6th April 2013

Thieves broke into the Yorkshire Water site at Snaygill, Skipton, using a track off the main estate road to get into the compound, lifting a gate off its hinges and cutting a perimeter fence.

Skipton Sleep Easy event held

7:12pm Wednesday 3rd April 2013

Sub-zero temperatures and snow added an extra dimension to this year’s YMCA Sleep Easy.

Snow puts Yorkshire in Bloom contest on hold

10:00am Wednesday 3rd April 2013

Yorkshire in Bloom has announced that its spring round of judging will not take place this year, due to the unseasonal weather conditions.

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