Skipton news

Craven District Council is set to go £631,000 over budget in the current financial year with rising energy bills at leisure centre blamed.

The chief fire officer at North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has admitted there’s “work to do” following the publication of a highly critical report that questioned the service’s ability to respond to fires.

Police in Skipton have issued advice to allotment owners following break-ins and vandalism.

Dacre, Son & Hartley has won Feefo’s prestigious Platinum Trusted Service Award for the second year running, in recognition of its exceptional customer service ratings and reviews from clients.

The government has been urged by a North Yorkshire County Council committee to invest millions of pounds to replace the ageing Airedale Hospital buildings.

Councillors believe 'awkward' rules set by North Yorkshire County Council at its tips are leading to more people dumping their waste in secluded spots in Craven

Fresh strikes will mean no services on the Airedale or Wharfedale Lines for two days next week.

Council leaders in North Yorkshire pushing forward a move to charge residents the maximum council tax increase say they can see no alternative if key services are to be retained.

Northern, which runs services on the Airedale and Wharfedale lines, has issued a warning to fare evaders across its network that the government’s new £100 penalty fare has now come into effect.

37 year old David Taylor has been given a minimum 8-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of his parents in Skipton in December 2021.

The Great Daffodil Appeal is back and end of life charity Marie Curie is urgently calling for volunteers in Skipton to give just two hours of their time to hand out the charity’s iconic daffodil pins in return for donations.

North Yorkshire County Council’s leadership has defended the make-up of its decision-making executive, amid claims that its largely older male membership has not experienced the impacts of motorists speeding through market towns and villages.

Sue Ryder is thanking local people for supporting its Christmas Treecycle initiative, helping them to raise a total of more than £87,000 for families needing their care.

North Yorkshire residents look set to have to find more than £100 extra from April to pay an average council tax bill, despite their newly-launched local authority embarking on a rigorous cost-cutting programme.

A council considering paying its elected members 50 per cent extra next year has been warned it faces becoming more unrepresentative of its population unless it starts paying even more to those charged with representing their communities.

Skipton Craven Rotary Club has announced that the total raised from the recent Santa Fun Run plus supermarket collections and the touring Santa Sleigh has topped £60,000.

The Chairman of Craven District Council has kicked off a sponsored swim challenge which will raise money for the Two Ridings Community Foundation.

Craven District Council has been told any new major spending schemes it approves will not be ratified before it's abolished later this year.

Members from Sutton-in-Craven Cricket Club have raised £500 for Airedale Hospital and Community Charity through their annual charity cricket game.

Local charity Craven Arts has opened the doors on its new studio and exhibition space on Otley Street in Skipton after a major refurbishment.

North Yorkshire County Council has pledged to continue its long-running campaign pressing the Government for fairer funding for schools, and in particular to cover the spiralling cost of providing for special educational needs and disabled pupils.

The Keighley Bus Company's owner Transdev Yorkshire has promoted two of its staff to take on the roles of Commercial Manager and Network Manager.

North Yorkshire Police is investigating a spate of burglaries in the Skipton area including the theft of a distinctive quad bike from a farm.

The number of children eligible for free school meals in the Craven district has risen by 61% since before the Covid-19 pandemic.