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• Local pair to attempt mega 127-mile mission for children in need at Christmas

  Local pair will be will run through Skipton this December as part of a huge mission to raise money and hope for children who would otherwise go without this Christmas.

• Skipton Rotary to hold 'Young Musician of The Year' competition once again

  Skipton Rotarians are once again searching for talented young performers as they prepare for the 2025 Rotary Young Musician of the Year competition.

• Calls for investigation into neutrality of home-to-school transport appeals decisions

  Opposition councillors have asked for an investigation into their concerns that party politics has influenced home-to-school transport policy appeal decisions.

• PUMPKINFEST will be pumpkin-tastic!

  Addingham Allotments & Gardens Association has partnered with the village Primary School once again this year to host PUMPKINFEST.

• Puppet Festival 2025 - the full October line-up from Skipton Town Hall

  From international puppet performances to the laugh-out-loud adventure of Shrek the Musical, see the full list of events at the Skipton Town Hall.

• No date set for bridge repairs, with roadworks continuing on A65

  Coniston Bridge on the A65 is awaiting repairs which are currently on hold with a contractor yet to be appointed.

• Skipton Town Hall to show exclusive screening of independent, crowd-funded film

  Skipton Town Hall is showing D(e)AD, an independent crowdfunded dark comedy coming to the UK from the United States for exclusive screenings.

• Airedale nurse shortlisted for national award

  Risk and Governance Nurse for Women, Children and Specialist Services at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Chloe Taylor, has been shortlisted as a finalist for Neonatal Nurse of the Year.

• Skipton roads to be closed for filming as Harry Potter speculation grows

  Several streets in Skipton are set to be restricted later this month as filming activities take place.

• Skipton Big Brother contestant mocked by fellow housemate, leading to an early eviction

  Big Brother's George Gilbert has been removed from the house following the 'repeated use of unacceptable language and behaviour' towards Sam Ashby, from Skipton.

• Former North Yorkshire councillor charged over 'antisemitic' tweets

  A former North Yorkshire councillor is facing prosecution for allegedly sending antisemitic social media posts.

• White Audi A4 Stolen in Sutton-in-Craven

  Police are appealing for information about a burglary on Willow Way, Sutton-in-Craven in the early hours of Monday 6th October

• £6,000 raised at hospital charity’s second CPR-a-thon

  Airedale Hospital and Community Charity’s second 12-hour CPR-a-thon returned to Morrisons Skipton on Saturday 27 September where 736 people got involved. 

• Café/Bar in Skipton hosts Bingo Nights to raise money for children's charity

  Ovino Lounge in Skipton are hosting a series of bingo nights for charity.

• Storm Amy boosts reservoir levels - but hosepipe ban remains

  Rainfall from Storm Amy, which hit parts of Yorkshire over the weekend, resulted in a further boost to the region’s reservoir levels – meaning they have now increased for four weeks in a row.  

• Event space in Skipton named finalist for Taste Awards

  Elsworth At The Mill in Skipton has been shortlisted for a Deliciously Yorkshire Taste Award.

• Skipton Musical Theatre Company celebrate their 100th birthday by bringing Shrek the Musical to the town

  Skipton Musical Theatre Co. (SMTC), formerly 'Skipton Amateur Operatics and Dramatics Society', are celebrating 100 years in the town this year.

• Discover the dates and names hidden in Skipton's historic architecture

  Skipton Civic Society are set to host a series of free illustrated talks at Craven Arts House, as part of the TRACES exhibition of Skipton's heritage.

• Farm shop in Skipton raise £3,500 for local hospice charity

  Robertshaw’s Farm Shop has raised more than £3,500 for local hospice charity.

• Yorkshire Air Ambulance to build new site to cut response time to Craven

  Yorkshire Air Ambulance is building a facility strengthening emergency response coverage for communities across Craven and the Yorkshire Dales.

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