Local news
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Specsavers to sponsor Skipton Gala for second yearThe locally owned and run Specsavers store on Swadford Street on supporting the event.
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Local councillors call for "extraordinary meeting" ahead of national Grooming Gang inquiryConservatives in Bradford, including Ilkley and Addingham's three district councillors, have called for an “extraordinary meeting” to cement calls for Bradford to be included in a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
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New Cancer support hub to open in Skipton next weekA new support hub is set to open in Skipton next week.
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Gargrave Church of England Primary School joins Yorkshire Causeway Schools TrustGargrave Church of England Primary School will formally join Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust on 1st June 2026.
Upcoming local events
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Circular Reasoning
An exhibition by Zoe Platt at Craven Arts House. Open Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.
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Skipton Camerata: Trial
In the history of music there are a few, rare, moments when one piece transforms how an entire genre is viewed, Beethoven’s composition of the Eroica symphony i...
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Beyond The Bassline: Lightning Seeds supported by The FarmBeyond the Baseline events return to Ilkley Tennis Club running alongside the international tennis tournament, the Lexus Ilkley Open.
at Ilkley Lawn Tennis & Squash Club
National news
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Universal unveils UK theme park name and logoThe theme park will be named Universal United Kingdom Resort
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Starmer says Farages call for rage after Henry Nowak death is unforgivableSir Keir Starmer said Nigel Farage’s “appeal for rage” in response to the death of Henry Nowak was “unforgivable” as the Prime Minister and Reform UK leader clashed in the Commons.
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Royal Navy helicopter crashes into Devon fieldThe Prime Minister has said it was a “deeply worrying time” for the families of servicemen after a Royal Navy helicopter crashed into a field in Devon.
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Soldier who died in Iraq training accident namedJames Freeman died in northern Iraq on Sunday
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