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• £715,000 Men's Mental Health Investment Fund approved

  A £715,000 fund to improve the mental health of men in North Yorkshire has been approved.

• Silsden Proms on the Farm raises £5,000 for local charities

  Hundreds of people gathered for an evening of music and and community spirit at Silsden Proms on the Farm 2025, held in the town last weekend (Saturday 19th July).

• Public feedback shapes Steeton and Silsden pedestrian and cycle bridge plans

  The plans for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the busy A629 between Steeton and Silsden have taken another step forward.

• Home-to-school transport change has created 'summer of stress' for worried parents

  Campaigners say a new home-to-school transport policy in North Yorkshire has created a 'summer of stress' for parents who have been left in limbo by an appeals process that is set to run into the new school term.

• Airedale bosses make plea ahead of doctors strike action

  Bosses at Airedale Hospital have issued a plea ahead of the resident doctors strike which starts on Friday.

• Tenants welcome new standards for region's council homes

  Families moving into council homes are to benefit from a new policy that will improve the quality of houses for tenants across North Yorkshire.

• Hotel staff in Skipton take on Trek26 to support Alzheimers

  The staff at Herriots Hotel in Skipton took on the trek last Saturday for Alzheimer's.

• Airedale Hospital workers to vote on strike action

  Airedale hospital workers will begin a strike vote on Friday [25 July] angry because they get worse terms and conditions than colleagues working at the same hospital.

• North Yorkshire pubs and cafes set to pay more for outdoor seating licence

  The amount North Yorkshire pubs and cafes will have to pay to have outdoor seating in the street is set to more than triple.

• Ryder Cup captain to host sixth Yorkshire Invitational golf tournament

  Golf fanatics are invited to the 2025 Yorkshire Invitational hosted by Ryder Cup Captain Mark ‘Jesse’ James on Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th September.

• Skipton gears up for Yorkshire Day celebrations

  Skipton is set to come alive with pride, tradition, and Yorkshire spirit as the town hosts its annual Yorkshire Day celebration on Friday 1 August.

• Airedale Hospital & Community Charity encourages submissions for second ‘Menu of Poems’

  In 2024, Airedale Hospital and Community Charity launched their first ‘Menu of Poems’ for patients across Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Following their initial success, the charity are bringing the Menu of Poems back for this years’ National Poetry Day with a brand-new theme. 

• Missing Glusburn man may be in Leeds

  Gopal Singbarn was last seen in the Glusburn area on 8th July.

• Northern to name train after rugby legend Rob Burrow

  Northern has announced it will name a train after rugby league legend and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Rob Burrow.

• Local solicitors named best in North Yorkshire

  A local solicitors has been named the best in North Yorkshire at the England Business Awards 2025.

• Warnings for safety after Silsden kids call for pump track by The Hive

  A group of local children have taken matters into their own hands by starting to build their own pump track on the field behind The Hive Community Centre.

• Town Council announce return of Skipton Snapshot Festival

  Skipton Town Council announced on Wednesday that the popular Snapshot Festival will return this September.

• Thunderstorm warning issued for Skipton

  The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Skipton and the surrounding areas today (Friday). 

• Leeds Bradford to launch extra daily service to Amsterdam

  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is expanding its operations at Leeds Bradford Airport with a fourth-daily service to Amsterdam Schipol this winter.

• Plans approved for homes on Addingham Green Belt site

  Plans to build housing on a “very special” area of Green Belt have been approved – partly due to new Government planning policies.