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This Easter, Skipton is buzzing with free family-friendly events!

The number of children being educated at home in North Yorkshire has risen sharply, a council report has found.

Wensleydale Creamery bosses have blamed a failure in the plant’s drainage system for pollution getting into a local watercourse.

Little Bird Made are stepping into spring with their return to Leyburn this month for their first visit of 2025.

Fodder, the food emporium, has today reopened after undergoing its biggest refurbishment since opening in 2009, now selling even more Yorkshire produce than ever.

Multi award-winning children's author Joseph Coelho headlines this exciting day for young readers from all over the area in Sedbergh.

Rangers oversaw the delivery of more than 500 tonnes of flagstones to the top of a hill in Birkdale last month, with the help of a quarry firm in nearby Kirkby Stephen. 

Due to popular demand, Wensleydale Railway has announced that additional seating has been made available on their ‘Wensleydale Fryer’ fish & chips trains.

First-hand experiences of farmers who have overcome challenge and change to succeed in business will serve as inspiration at the Future Farmers of Yorkshire’s Spring Debate.

Revenue from a doubling of council tax on second homes in North Yorkshire is set to be used to build more than 500 affordable homes.

Officials have been urged to take action to reduce the number of red squirrels being hit and killed by vehicles in the Yorkshire Dales.

Dales people and businesses are urged to have their say on a draft set of objectives to be included in the next Yorkshire Dales National Park Management Plan.

Scientists have presented a wealth of fascinating new information on Semerwater, a popular lake at the foot of fells in Raydaleside near Wensleydale.

A three-metre-high steel ram is to be placed at the entrance to Kirkby Lonsdale as a gift by a renowned local sculptor.

The awards ceremony brought together 150 people from Skipton’s business community for an unforgettable evening of celebration and recognition.

The Folly in Settle, which is home to the Museum of North Craven Life, will soon launch a new exhibition that examines the role of the artist’s model.