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Niffany Bridge corner where a couple dumped rubbish into the canal. File Photo Google Maps.

Couple seen tipping bags of rubbish into canal at night

A COUPLE staying on a narrow boat on the canal near Skipton said they were astounded earlier this week to be woken by people tipping rubbish into the water off Niffany Bridge.

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Workers at Clapham Village Store enjoying a cuppa

Clapham Village Store in awards finals

CLAPHAM Village Store, run by the community, for the community has much to shout about at the moment, after being told is has been nominated in The Plunkett Foundation’s Rural Community Business Awards.

Park Mill, Brougham Street. Pic Google Maps

Planning application is given go-ahead in error

CRAVEN District Council planners have been left red-faced after a planning application was approved before the item had had chance to be determined.

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Aerial ladder platorm tackling a house fire in Clapham last night. Pics Thomas Beresford

Fire crews from around the district attend 'substantial' house fire in Clapham

FIRE crews from Bentham, Settle and Skipton, Harrogate and Hornby attended a 'substantial' house fire at Riverside Clapham last night at around 6.35pm.

Glencroft’s Edward Sexton

Farm to yarn wool scheme is launched

COUNTRYWEAR clothing brand Glencroft is to launch a traceable ‘Farm to Yarn’ Dales wool collection in 2022 following a grant from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Sustainable Development Fund.

current entrance to Waltonwrays

New exit from cemetery approved

THE construction of a new exit at Waltonwrays Crematorium, in Carleton Road, to create a one-way system into and out of the site should help reduce traffic problems, members of Craven District Council’s planning committee heard.

Bees

Busy bees at Cracoe give children a sweet treat

CHILDREN of Cracoe and Rylstone Primary school were delighted to welcome their resident Bee keeper Harry Brow (of Beespoke Beekeeping ) to school to give them a lesson all about the furry friends they keep in their school garden.

Chris Bamforth with his red rosette-winning sucklers

Sucklers to the fore on show day

CATTLE took centre stage in the midst of the hectic sheep sales season at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Autumn show day. (Wed, Oct 13)

Skipton D-Day veteran Norman Robinson

Skipton bids farewell to war hero Norman

THE brilliant innings of one of Craven’s great war-time heroes, and also a peace time community champion, Norman Robinson, has finally ended at the age of 97.