Skipton news

Conservative councillor Simon Myers has been elected as the last chairman of Craven District Council.

The sole applicant for a public sector job with an annual salary of least £128,647 has pledged to lead major changes for a cash-strapped emergency service for 824,000 people after being appointed.

A whole-day Pride festival will take place in Skipton's Aireville Park this summer as part of a programme of events in the town to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community.

Residents in North Yorkshire are being asked to take a few minutes to tell police chiefs about their experiences of calling the force by phone.

Local gym coaches Chris Cummins & Harry Morse have placed 11th in the world of their age category at the fitness competition HYROX in Las Vegas.

Runners and walkers are being invited to take part in a five-mile fundraiser in aid of Manorlands Hospice on the longest day of the year.

Talented Craven musicians at the beginning of their creative careers are being offered the opportunity to join a scheme to help them on the road to stardom.

Officers from North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a fatal collision near Lothersdale on Tuesday evening.

Craven District Council’s deputy leader has taken on an executive role on the new North Yorkshire Council.

A team of staff from Craven Leisure in Aireville Park are taking on the challenge of walking Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough in one day to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Craven District Council is to have its biggest power taken away next week, some 11 months before being dissolved and a new county-wide unitary council being formed.

The Leader of Bradford Council has called for Northern to reinstate rail services on the Airedale and Wharfedale lines as soon as possible after cuts introduced this week.

The Great Yorkshire Dales Proms and Gateways Festival have announced they are "as proud as punch" to promote their charity partnership for this year’s events at Aireville Park, Skipton.

The cost of using a taxi in Craven is set to rise for the first time in a decade.

Skipton's Stanforth Butchers and celebrated pork pie shop has teamed up with a marketing agency to launch a range of cards which will raise money for the town's food bank.

Craven District Council has succeeded in revoking a Craven taxi driver's licence after his appeal was dismissed at York Magistrates Court.

Craven District Council is celebrating after being given £150,000 by the Arts Council England to create sound recording and green-screen studios in Skipton.

Guns and illicit knives can be handed in to police in Skipton over the next two weeks, as part of a national effort to tackle serious crime.

Summer may only just be starting, but plans are already in place for one of Skipton's biggest annual winter fundraising events - The Great Skipton Santa Fun Run.

The Glusburn Institute Community & Arts Centre is to hold a special gala event featuring the Airedale Symphony Orchestra next month.

The first step to creating an administration to run local government in North Yorkshire for the next five years has been agreed with a former service station boss being selected to lead the majority Conservative group.

Local elections for Bradford Council and the new North Yorkshire Council were held on Thursday 5th May 2022, as well votes to select some town and parish councillors.

The Conservatives have narrowly maintained their control over local government in North Yorkshire as voters across England’s largest county backed a spectrum of other political parties.

Independent candidate Andy Solloway has been elected to the new North Yorkshire Council following a drawing of straws after he and another candidate received the same number of votes.

Voters go to the polls this week in what is Craven’s most crucial election in almost 50 years.

A local survey has been launched which invites people in Craven to give feedback about timely access to health and wellbeing services.

A group of local health and fitness businesses have created a schedule of free activities for next week to help improve mental health.

Brian Verity, who set up local housebuilding firm Skipton Properties, has died aged 72.

Craven residents are being reminded not to place recyclable items in black bags before putting them into their recycling bins.

North Yorkshire County Council is marking International Compost Awarness Week next week at an event in Skipton.

Rotarians in Skipton are collecting unwanted bikes to help raise money for local children's charities.

The death of Councillor Alan Hickman, a former Mayor of Skipton, has been announced by the town council.

Craven District Council is warning residents of a scam where criminals are cold-calling householders asking for bank details in order for them to receive the Government’s £150 energy rebate.

Members of Skipton Cycling Club recently raised funds and donated £1000 to Airedale Hospital and Community Charity, specifically for Ward 5 (stroke ward) at Airedale Hospital. 

The Skipton Choir has raised £1,000 for the 'This is Luke' appeal at its first public concert in more than two years.

North Yorkshire County Council is contending to win a share of a £10m government competition to widen the number of electric vehicle charging sites in remote locations.

Housebuilder Skipton Properties has pledged its support for The Principle Trust Children's Charity by becoming a patron of the charity.

Waste and recycling bosses have been urged to consider introducing European-style collection systems, such as creating central points where residents deposit their waste, as part of a radical overhaul.

Chris Mason, who grew up in Skipton, is to take over from Laura Kuenssberg as the new Political Editor for BBC News.

The organisers of the Ilkley Litter Picker of the Year Awards are planning to approach councils in Otley and Skipton following the success of the inaugural event.

Well known Addingham resident and local Rotarian Geoff Maldwyn-Jones has been elected to succeed Simon Manley as the President of the Rotary Club of Skipton Craven for the year 2022/2023.

Staff from Dale Eddison estate agents in Skipton are aiming to hit new heights with a 24-hour charity challenge to scale the highest summits of England, Scotland and Wales.

There are warnings that Craven will fall further behind on climate targets unless the government steps up support and brings forward new legislation.

Craven District Council says it's working with North Yorkshire County Council and neighbouring councils to provide support under the Government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme.

The full list of candidates competing in elections for the seats to represent Craven on the new North Yorkshire Council has been revealed.

North Yorkshire residents are being promised a “seamless transition” of council services when a new unitary authority covering the whole county launches in April 2023.

North Yorkshire Police is looking to recruit around 30 volunteer officers over the next year to join the ranks of its Special Constables.

The Head of Academy at Skipton Girls' High School, Mark Turner, has decided to leave the role to begin a study of Theology.

People in North Yorkshire are invited to create art that will inspire others to leave their cars behind and cycle or walk instead – and two £50 prizes are waiting for the best works.

Ilkley's Simon Thomas and friend Darren Hirst have completed their 130-mile cycling challenge from Sheffield to the Lake District via Haworth and Skipton.

Residents in the Broughton Road area of Skipton are being urged to have their say in a survey to help police reduce crime and antisocial behaviour.

Four acts - Cressa, Backspace, Reece Beck and Red Shakes - have been selected to play at this year's Gateways Festival following the Battle of the Bands final in Keighley.

Craven District Council says a recent spate of vandalism to public toilets in Skipton bus station has left the authority with a £2,000 bill.

North Yorkshire County Council is to trial collecting the grass it cuts from verges, saying cuttings which have for years been left to rot away are “a potential revenue-earner”.

Local residents are being invited to join a 'virtual roadshow' to find out about the new North Yorkshire Council which is replacing Craven District Council from next year.

Eight acts will perform this Friday night in Keighley hoping to win a place on stage at the Gateways Festival in Skipton's Aireville Park this summer.

A boss from train operator Northern has assured passengers that a reduction in services on the Airedale and Wharfedale lines will only be temporary.

A charity cake bake held by staff at Skipton furnishing store, The Home Company, has raised £600 to help the people of war-torn Ukraine.

Skipton councillors have warned local justice is once again under threat after criminal trials were moved out of the town’s magistrates’ court.

Two firefighters based in Skipton have produced video blogs to share their experiences during Neurodiversity Week.

The Art Shop in Skipton has pledged to give every penny from its takings to The Red Cross' Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal this Sunday.

Officers are appealing for witnesses to a knife-related incident in Skipton town centre last month.

Another five acts are performing in Keighley this Friday night, hoping to win a place on the main stage at Skipton's Gateways Festival in July.

Northern have announced time table changes which will see a reduction in Bradford Forster Square train services in May.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking for a new Chief Fire Officer after Jon Foster announced this week that he's retiring after 39 years' service.

North Yorkshire police is visiting schools with the award-winning author Christina Gabbitas to deliver key messaging about county lines drug dealing.

Councillors elected to serve on the new North Yorkshire Council will have “a real decision to take for the first time in a generation” over how projected savings of up to £67m should be spent, it has been claimed.

Work on the £3m waste management depot and workshop at Engine Shed Lane in Skipton is expected to be completed by this summer.

Plans for an artificial sports pitch at Ermysted's Grammar School in Skipton have been rejected by Craven District Council, despite the planning officer's recommendation that the application should be approved.

Skipton Gala is back on Saturday 11th June this year and organisers are looking for schools, community groups, businesses and more to join the parade.

North Yorkshire County Council is facing criticism over a proposal to charge thousands of parents for their children’s school cycling proficiency training.

A campaign is being launched to tackle isolation among local young carers, as part of Young Carers Action Day, taking place this week.

Leading councillors have urged parishes across North Yorkshire to develop bespoke resilience plans to help deal with an array of potential situations in future, following the success of community action during the pandemic.

The cost of using a taxi in Craven could rise by up to a third in what would mark the district’s first fare increase in a decade.

Staff at The Home Company in Skipton are planning a cake bake sale to raise money for people affected by the war in Ukraine.

Talks over building a footpath on a local road where a schoolboy was killed in a hit-and-run crash have failed to produce a breakthrough.

This May’s elections to the new North Yorkshire Council will be one of the most crucial votes in the county’s history – and candidates could be able to put themselves forward as soon as next week.

Skipton Beer Festival is heading back to the Town Hall for the first time since 2013 when it returns after a two-year Covid break.

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after a robbery in Sutton-in-Craven this weekend.

Skipton will host a large event in Aireville Park this June as part of a month celebrating diversity in the town.

Local residents are being given tips and advice on how to reduce household food waste as part of a campaign running across North Yorkshire.

The second of four heats as part of a competition to select up-and-coming performers for this year's Gateways Festival is taking place on Friday night in Keighley.

Carers who look after loved ones across Bradford and Craven are being asked to take part in a study to discover the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The winners of this year's Craven Community Champions Awards have been revealed in an event held at the Coniston Hotel on Thursday evening.

North Yorkshire County Council is waiving the charge for road closures to enable local residents to wave their flags for the Queen's platinum jubilee this summer.

Chris Cunmins and Harry Morse from Embsay-based CrossFit Skipton are heading to Las Vegas in May after being selected to take part in the HYROX fitness championship.

Local heroes from across the Craven District will be celebrated at an event on Thursday night this week (3rd March).