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• Still time to sign up for Solstice Saunter on Sunday

  There is still time to sign up for this year’s Solstice Saunter through the beautiful landscape of the Bolton Abbey Estate on Sunday 21 June 2026.

• Leeds Bradford Airport to launch weekly flights to Santorini

  Leeds Bradford Airport is set to launch weekly flights to the popular Greek island of Santorini - starting next Summer.

• Addingham Gala Festival set to be 'Out of this World'

  Addingham Gala Festival returns on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th July and this year's theme is 'Out of this World'.

• Transdev partners with Yorkshire and North West Air Ambulance charities

  Regional bus operator Transdev has announced a new charity partnership with Yorkshire Air Ambulance and North West Air Ambulance Charity.

• Herriots Hotel in Skipton awarded Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award

  Herriots Hotel shared they were named Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award Winner for 2026.

• North Yorkshire Council told to apologise to parents over home-to-school transport failings

  North Yorkshire Council has been told to apologise to parents after failings were found over its handling of their home-to-school transport appeals by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

• Food festival to come to Skipton this August

  This August at Aireville Park, Skipton will see a 'Feastival'.

• North Yorkshire Council plans six-week school summer holiday in 2027/28

  School children in North Yorkshire will get a six-week summer holiday next year — a week less than this year’s seven-week break.

• BID supports Council to give businesses to have their say on Town Investment Plan

  Skipton BID is working in partnership with North Yorkshire Council to give local businesses the chance to have their say on future investment in the town.

• Charity rounders tournament to support hospice charity

  At the end of this month a charity rounders tournament will raise money for a local hospice charity.

• York and North Yorkshire visitor levy must be kept simple, report finds

  Simplicity must be a priority if a visitor levy is introduced in York and North Yorkshire, a new report concludes.

• Seven new homes planned on Addingham green belt land

  Plans have been submitted to Bradford Council for a seven property development on the edge of Addingham.

• Councillors' addresses to be removed from council website to prevent harassment

  The home addresses of North Yorkshire councillors are to be removed from the public register to protect them from harassment.

• Flamingo Land stabbing suspect jailed for four and a half years

  A man who carried out an unprovoked stabbing at Flamingo Land has been jailed for four and a half years.

• Woolly Sheep Inn win at Pub and Bar awards

  The pub located in Skipton took home a win last week.

• Woolly Sheep Trail set to start in Skipton over the summer

  Knitters and weavers have been hard at work to bring the brand-new Woolly Sheep Trail herd to life for the first time in Skipton.

• Skipton Gala announce cancellation of fireworks due to rising costs

  The Skipton Gala is taking place tomorrow (Saturday 13th June).

• Former Lioness travels through Silsden and Addingham as part of Comic Relief challenge

  Former Lioness, Jill Scott travelled through Silsden and Addingham yesterday.

• Firm, fair and friendly policing for 'odd' World Cup

  North Yorkshire Police is ready for an ‘odd’ World Cup amid a zero-tolerance warning on anti-social or criminal behaviour.

• Skipton MP meets with North Yorkshire Police Over Dales Traffic and Anti-Social Behaviour Concerns

  Julian Smith MP has met with senior officers from North Yorkshire Police