Skipton news

North Yorkshire Police have issued an urgent missing person appeal to help find 33 year old Daniel Skelton from Cross Hills, who's not been seen for 10 days.

Airedale Hospital & Community Charity is holding a charity fashion show and shopping event next month to raise money to benefit the wellbeing of staff, patients and visitors.

A man from Cowling who was inspired to volunteer following the pandemic has spoken of the 'rewarding' time he spends supporting people at Manorlands Hospice.

A new strategy aimed at attracting more visitors to North Yorkshire will tackle long-standing issues affecting the tourism sector to boost the multi-million pound industry.

Broughton Hall near Skipton will once again host the iconic Tough Mudder challenge this summer.

The Skipton Choir and the town’s Community Orchestra are coming together again on Saturday 1st July for a night of song and music in aid of charity.

We're being encouraged to think about whether we know someone who might be classed as an 'unpaid carer' ahead of Carers Week next week.

Skipton’s medieval High Corn Mill is at the centre of a new initiative to re-establish a rare breed of Yorkshire bees locally.

There's no sign of improvements being carried out to the Leeds-Liverpool canal towpath between Silsden and Kildwick after the project missed out on being allocated funding.

A builder from Skipton has been convicted by magistrates after pleading guilty to three offences in a prosecution brought by North Yorkshire Council.

Members of the local government union Unison who work for North Yorkshire Council have been asked to back strike action in a ballot after the union said the government’s latest pay offer amounts to “yet another pay cut” in real terms.

Plans for a new state-of-the-art Airedale General Hospital are a step closer after the government put the Airedale onto its New Hospital Programme.

Police say a 50 year old man who was out running has suffered 'life changing' injuries after being hit by a van on the B6265 Grassington Road just outside Skipton.

North Yorkshire Council has revealed £6m has been spent so far on the transition from eight councils into one.

Industrial action by ASLEF and the RMT unions will bring fresh disruption to train services on the Airedale and Wharfedale lines on three days next week.

Teams of 'ward walkers' are spearheading efforts to get more patients discharged quickly from local hospitals – and statistics show the tactics are working well.

North Yorkshire Council is set to approve selling off land at Airedale Avenue in Skipton so around 50 homes can be built.

Students from The Skipton Academy have participated in North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service's LIFE project, which is designed to help young people develop life skills and values.

Residents of North Yorkshire are being encouraged to share their travel habits in a bid to shape a transport strategy across the county over the coming decades.

Bradford train services are being reduced as Northern Rail introduces a new timetable from today, Sunday 21 May and reminds customers to ‘Check My Timetable’.

North Yorkshire Council has set out its timetable for completing Skipton’s £7.8 million Gateway scheme with construction likely to begin by the end of the year.

Skipton's Ermysted's Grammar School has put up a plaque to honour a former pupil who has given decades of his life to supporting the school.

The CEO of Yorkshire Water has apologised for sewage appearing in the county’s rivers.

Large union flags flying above the shops on Skipton High Street are to stay in place for another six weeks to welcome visitors to major events taking place.