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Father Christmas will return to Bolton Abbey this winter, with events scheduled for November and December.

Owners Julia and Steve have announced their departure via Facebook.

A review of public toilets in North Yorkshire could see some conveniences closed and others given an upgrade.

Your Media Group has confirmed the appointment of two new directors as part of a management restructure.

An avid young reader has visited every library in North Yorkshire to share her love of books over the school summer holidays. 

Last Sunday, Skipton Town Council hosted a free sporting day for families to keep active.

Former England Women's football player, Jill Scott, backed Skipton Ladies FC.

Opposition councillors have called on North Yorkshire Council to suspend the implementation of its controversial home-to-school policy change.

Airedale Hospital and Community Charity are set to host their second CPR-a-thon event at Morrisons Skipton on Saturday 27 September to raise funds for their Emergency Department Appeal. 

A retrospective application to keep 15 advertising signs on a Green Belt site in Silsden has been refused by Bradford Council.

Airedale hospital workers have voted to strike in anger at two-tier workforce structure.

A Preston man has been sentenced for animal cruelty and poaching offences after being caught with a live rabbit trapped in a net in the back of his van.

Yorkshire Air Ambulance’s hit TV series Yorkshire Air 999 has been named among the finalists at this year’s Royal Television Society Yorkshire Awards.

Paul Crabtree has been appointed as the new Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Craven

The charity cricket match took place between Addingham Village Social Club (AVSC) and Ilkley Bowling Club (IBC) on Sunday, 17 August 2025 at Addingham Cricket Club on Ilkley Road.

The Glusburn and Cross Hills Beer Festival is back this October for another year and here is everything you need to know about this year's festival.

The charity football match hosted at Skipton Town AFC’s MJL Stadium on Sunday, 24 August, has raised a final total £7,000 for Andy’s Man Club.

Free use of North Yorkshire's household waste recycling centres (HWRC) could soon be limited to residents of the county.

Billy Bob’s Ice Cream Parlour in Skipton is offering free ice cream throughout September to school children.

Yorkshire Water's hosepipe restrictions will remain in place despite any wet weather the region experiences in the coming days. 

A free event focusing on dementia will be held at Skipton Town Hall on Thursday 25th September from 1pm to 3pm.

Leeds Bradford Airport has reached a new milestone, welcoming over three million passengers so far in 2025 – the earliest point in the year the airport has ever achieved the figure.

North Yorkshire Council's commercial arm made a pre-tax profit of £3.2m last year — despite losses of the same value made by its housing division.

Cllr George Jabbour, Chair of North Yorkshire Council, has completed the iconic Coast-to-Coast walk, raising vital funds and awareness for his chosen charity of the year, Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

On Sunday, August 24, during the Bank Holiday weekend, a memorial football match was held at the MJL Stadium.

Your Skipton breakfast presenter Nick Hancock is set to leave the radio station.

Julian Smith MP has announced the winners of the Local Pub Awards 2025 for Skipton and Ripon following a public nomination and voting process held over the summer.

More than £8,000 has been raised for Yorkshire's Brain Tumour Charity by Cllr Roberta Swiers - last year's chair of North Yorkshire Council.

Skipton Fire Station has announced the return of its Fire Cadets scheme in Skipton this year.

Seventy-three knives and bladed items have been safely disposed of.

North Yorkshire Council is looking to cut tooth decay in children by funding a programme to oversee a supervised teeth-brushing programme for the under fives.

Council chiefs have rejected requests from North Yorkshire residents to make roads in their communities a high priority for winter gritting.

Skipton's Beer Engine has been named in CAMRA's 16 regional and national winners in its Pub of the Year 2025 competition.

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has successfully introduced eight Fixed Electrical Ground Power (FEGP) units to improve the environment in and around the airport estate.

The Environment Agency has today approved a drought permit for the River Wharfe, allowing Yorkshire Water to extract water when conditions allow from Lobwood near Addingham.

North Yorkshire Council has been accused of  “playing dirty” over its handling of home-to-school transport appeals.

Yorkshire Water has issued a reminder about reservoir safety ahead of the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has visited Renaissance Motorcycle Workshops in Addingham to see how the project is helping people learn valuable engineering skills.

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information following a burglary that took place overnight between 16th and 17th August on Beech Street, Cross Hills.

Yorkshire Water has donated 42 water butts to RHS Yorkshire in Bloom community groups as part of an initiative to encourage water conservation during ongoing hosepipe restrictions.

Ovino Lounge in Skipton has raised £1,494.10 for a local charity.

Ambitions Gymnastics is preparing to open a new purpose-built gymnastics centre in Cross Hills, Skipton, over the coming months.

An MP has called on North Yorkshire Council to use discretion to limit the impact of its unpopular new home-to-school transport policy.

South Craven School has announced its 2025 A Level and Level 3 vocational results

North Yorkshire Council could handle enforcement in privately-owned car parks as part of a county-wide review of parking services.

Three men have been arrested following a vehicle theft incident near Nappa, after residents assisted in locating the stolen van.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious collision that occurred on Keighley Road in Skipton last night (12th August).

The Office for National Statistics has published the latest claimant count data for the Skipton and Ripon constituency.

Application to trade at the Skipton Sheep Day are open which celebrates the heritage of Skipton.