Presenter and author Carol Vorderman has called on the prime minister to apologise over cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners.
Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl, well known for his reputation as "the nicest guy in rock", has admitted becoming the father to a baby born "outside of my marriage".
If you want a sense of the "change" government, Sir Keir Starmer becoming the first prime minister in 15 years to address the Trade Union Congress is it.
Northern Ireland’s Matthew Burleigh, Matt’s flock, Shanra, Co Fermanagh, who has picked up multiple tickets since he first began competing at the Beltex Sheep Society’s annual show and sale of registered rams and females at CCM Skipton back in 2016, finally landed the big one when crowned supreme champion, then 4000gns top price, at the 2024 breed highlight. (Fri & Sat, Sept 6&7) He claimed the coveted title with the first prize shearling ram and male champion, Matt’s Jackson, a March, 2023-born single among the first crop of shearlings by Muirton High and Mighty, a 16000gns acquisition in 2022 who has since sired gimmer lambs to 5000gns.
IT was not the most auspicious of starts for the organisers of Horton-in-Ribblesdale annual agricultural show on Saturday for one of their three marquees was not in the same position as it was left the night before.
A PROPOSAL to extend an existing warehouse unit at Snaygill Industrial Estate in Skipton has been lodged with North Yorkshire Council.
SKIPTON’S Conservative MP Sir Julian Smith says he believes the planned rebuild of Airedale Hospital will go ahead despite mixed signals from the new government.
COMMUNITY choir, The Voices of Craven, has put out a call for new members.
This sampling was done to get a picture of the quality of the river and to identify sources of diffuse and point pollution and the turn-out of volunteer samplers shows the strength of concern by local residents.
Councillors have warned that any new buildings at the Bolton Abbey estate must not “spoil” what makes the area so special.
Wensleydale Railway held its first industrial diesel locomotive event between 24-26 August.
Visitors to the North Yorkshire town of Settle will have the chance to explore Dr Buck’s House – a derelict Georgian Townhouse being restored to community use by the North Craven Building Preservation Trust.
Since 2019, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has approved almost 40 new mobile phone masts, which should provide much improved coverage for residents, local businesses and visitors, and a boost to the economy of the National Park.
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