Local news
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Skipton MP urges Prime Minister to scrap 'Family Farm Tax'Skipton and Ripon MP Sir Julian Smith has urged the Prime Minister to reverse planned inheritance tax changes affecting family farms.
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Nursing home raises money for hospice in honour of former colleagueThe team at Currergate Nursing Home has raised £1,000 for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice following a 23-mile sponsored walk from Silsden to Leeds.
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Councillors urge residents to have their say on 55-home Addingham proposalResidents in Addingham are being urged to share their views on plans to build 55 homes on land south of Main Street.
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Hike Yorkshire to raise money for bowel cancer with hike in AddinghamPeople in Addingham are being invited to join a guided charity walk this Sunday (6th September), led by Yorkshire outdoor company Hike Yorkshire.
Upcoming local events
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Skipton Comedy Live: September
Get ready for a night of non-stop laughter at Skipton Comedy Live!
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Abstract: Behind the Landscape Exhibition
Abstract: Beyond the Landscape brings together original abstract art by Yorkshire artists in the first of Just Makers’ new programme of exhibitions in Skipton.
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Summer BBQs at Strid Wood Tea Rooms
Join us for a Yorkshire Asado Feast this summer
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POTTERY PAINTING & CAFE FUN (SKIPTON)
Fun-filled activity pottery painting and cafe combined all under one roof.
at Coffee And Clay
National news
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Final Brit Fran Jones falls to Iva Majoli in US Open second roundBritish interest in the singles at the US Open came to an end when Fran Jones was knocked out in the second round.
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Schools in Middlesbrough to close early for A66 crash funeralSeveral schools in Middlesbrough will close early due to anticipated “transport disruption” as a funeral for one of the young men killed in a head-on crash on the A66 takes place.
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Meghan Oprah and Billie Jean King praise Gloria Steinem after death at 92The Duchess of Sussex, TV host Oprah Winfrey and US tennis star Billie Jean King are among the stars who have paid tribute to US journalist and feminist activist Gloria Steinem following her death at the age of 92.
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More than 70000 pints worth of Guinness stolen from depotMore than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness has been stolen by thieves who took two HGV trailers from a depot, police have said.
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SkiptonHeavy rain shower
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