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• Care professionals smash Yorkshire Three Peaks fundraising target

  A passionate team of care professionals haves successfully taken on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge raising over £1,000 for Dementia Adventure.

• GALLERY: Skipton Car Show success

  Yesterday (1st June) was the annual Skipton Car Show, showcasing luxury and classic cars.

• Settle Beer Festival to return this August

  Settle Victoria Hall Beer Festival will return for another year this August.

• Skipton BID Secures Grant from North Yorkshire Mayor’s High Street Fund

  Skipton Business Improvement District (BID) has announced the success of their application to the High Streets Fund.

• Funding provided by mayor for programmes tackling skills shortages

  Three new programmes designed to tackle skills shortages will “break down barriers to learning”, according to York and North Yorkshire mayor David Skaith.

• North Yorkshire Council collects over £1.1million from parking permits

  New data has revealed that North Yorkshire Council has received over £1.1million from residential parking permits since 2020.

• Skipton Pride receives funding from North Yorkshire Mayor

  Skipton Pride is set to return bigger and better than ever for 2025 - and new funding means it will be free for everyone.

• CCTV appeal following shop theft in Skipton

  Police have issued a CCTV image of a woman they'd like to speak to following a shop theft in Skipton.

• MP and cadets join forces for Veterans Cafe

  Robbie Moore MP, joined the Keighley Sea Cadets and Royal Marine Cadets for the fifth monthly Spellman Care Veterans Cafe this week at Steeton Court Nursing Home.

• Addingham Open Gardens returns with author event

  An Audience with Ilkley author Mandy Sutter will launch the 2025 Addingham Open Gardens in June.

• Parents raise over £6,000 following gruelling memorial cycle challenge

  Cheryl Szulhan and Darren Midgley recently took on the 127-mile cycle along the Leeds – Liverpool canal stretch in memory of their youngest son ‘Baby Jack Jack’ who passed away on Boxing Day 2022 at just 16 months old. 

• Broughton Sanctuary Wins £21,000 Business Competition

  Broughton Sanctuary has been announced as the winner of a business competition with a prize of £21,000 worth of digital marketing support.

• North Yorkshire traders urged to sell their stock as vape ban looms

  Businesses in North Yorkshire are being asked to sell their stock as a national ban on single use vapes comes into force this weekend.

• Libraries launch memory bags to help those living with dementia

  Residents and families affected by dementia are being offered support from their local library with the launch of a scheme aimed at unlocking memories.

• Police appeal for witnesses following damage-only collision

  Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a damage-only collision in Gargrave.

• Weekend rainfall not enough to increase reservoir levels, say Yorkshire Water

  The welcome rainfall in Yorkshire over the weekend was not enough to see reservoir levels increase across the region. 

• Skipton Hotel to host fundraising Pride dinner

  For Skipton Pride this year, The Skipton Hotel will collaborate with Skipton Pride to host a fundraising Pride dinner at their venue.

• Council to approve £12.9m funding for A629 footbridge

  Councillors are set to approve the allocation of funds for a pedestrian bridge linking Steeton and Silsden next week.

• MP encourages locals to nominate social workers in their area for awards

  Julian Smith is encouraging people of Skipton to nominate social workers for an awards ceremony in October.

• Council accused of "cynical ploy" over school transport decision notices

  North Yorkshire Council has been accused of a ‘cynical ploy’ after notifying parents they will not get free school transport for their child the afternoon before a Bank Holiday Weekend and ahead of the half-term school holiday.