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• Silsden gardeners get ready for Open Gardens Weekend

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• Solstice runners raise £25,000 for Sue Ryder

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• Amber heat warning issued for North Yorkshire

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• Brooklands school visit Skipton Hospital to learn the importance of nurses

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• Skipton MP Meets local councillor and residents to discuss road safety concerns at Skipton Estate

  Sir Julian Smith MP has met with residents, local campaigners and North Yorkshire Councillor David Noland to discuss road safety concerns around the Corner Fields Estate in Skipton.

• Bin crews to start earlier this week due to the heat

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• Still time to sign up for Solstice Saunter on Sunday

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• Leeds Bradford Airport to launch weekly flights to Santorini

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• Addingham Gala Festival set to be 'Out of this World'

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• Transdev partners with Yorkshire and North West Air Ambulance charities

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• Herriots Hotel in Skipton awarded Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award

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• North Yorkshire Council told to apologise to parents over home-to-school transport failings

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• Food festival to come to Skipton this August

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• North Yorkshire Council plans six-week school summer holiday in 2027/28

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• BID supports Council to give businesses to have their say on Town Investment Plan

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