
Local news
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Talks continue over future of Settle dairy siteAn interested party wants to keep Arla's Settle dairy site in use as a production plant, according to Skipton and Ripon MP Sir Julian Smith.
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Work begins at former Gargrave care home earmarked for 16 affordable homesWork is starting this week to prepare a former care home in Gargrave for demolition.
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Council accused of 'illusion of listening' over school transport consultationNorth Yorkshire Council has been accused of creating an "illusion of listening" after claiming the public has backed changes to its controversial school transport policy.
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North Yorkshire councillors to vote on next chief executiveNorth Yorkshire councillors will vote on whether to appoint Dale Owens as the council's next chief executive next week.
Competitions
Upcoming local events
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Living World ExhibitionThe second Just Makers exhibition brings together work inspired by animals, birds, trees and flowers by Yorkshire based artists.
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Expressive Winter Birds in Watercolour Workshop with Tim GomersallJoin Tim Gomersall for a fun, inspiring, and educational day learning to paint some of our favourite winter birds.
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Angry Boater (of Channel 4's Narrow Escapes)Join the charismatic star of Channel 4’s ‘Narrow Escapes’ for his flagship show about dropping out of society to become a nomad on the UK’s waterways.
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The Thai TableThe Thai Table brings you the authentic flavours of Thailand’s cuisine.
at Elsworth At The Mill
National news
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Speaker and Lord Speaker lay Armistice Day wreaths as nation pays silent tributeCommons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Lord Speaker Lord Forsyth of Drumlean laid wreaths and led the nation in a two-minute silence in remembrance of the fallen on Armistice Day.
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Rayner to push to turn the tide on housing crisis amid bid to build 15m homesAngela Rayner will push for a “new wave” of homes to “turn the tide” on the crisis when she brings together the country’s biggest housebuilders, councils and housing chiefs next week.
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No one in charge on adult social care review leader to warnGovernments have been “asleep at the wheel” on social care, the leader of a review into reform of the sector is expected to say as new research concludes it is a “fundamentally fragmented system” with no-one in charge overall.
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Parents back to choosing toys for fun over educational value as market soarsParents are returning to buying toys for fun rather than educational value amid the fastest growth in the market for more than a decade, the industry has said.
Schedule
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Jeremy Gartland10:00am - 2:00pm
Daytimes with Bizzie Lizzie's
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Nick Babb2:00pm - 6:00pm
Drivetime with Thornton Hall Country Park
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Your Skipton Radio6:00pm - 6:30am
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Alex Cann6:30am - 10:00am
with Duchy College






