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• Double award win for local homecare company

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• Dozens of hikers raise £5k for dementia charity on Skipton Three Peaks

  Around 40 people took part in Dementia Forward's Skipton Three Peaks challenge at the weekend.

• West End superstar heading for South Craven this weekend

  Local musical theatre fans are in for a treat as former Wicked and Les Miserables star Kerry Ellis performs an intimate gig in Glusburn this weekend.

• Views sought on education arrangements for excluded primary pupils

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• New app goes live for Craven Leisure bookings

  Users of Skipton's leisure centre are now able to manage and book sessions via the Active North Yorkshire app ahead of next month's rebrand.

• Tributes after Skipton rugby player dies while fishing in Scotland

  Skipton RFC has announced the death of one of its first team players, Bill Bevan, at the age of just 25.

• Scotland's top female album artist to play sold out show in Skipton

  Star of stage and screen Barbara Dickson is coming to town this week - and will play to a capacity audience at Skipton Town Hall.

• Vintage Bus Day to take place in Skipton next month

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• Is Keighley big enough to support two drive-thru McDonalds?

  Fast food chain McDonalds says Keighley is a big enough town to support a second drive-thru restaurant, after submitting a planning application for a new one.

• Popular Yorkshire Dales bus service to extend summer timetable until 19th October

  Weekend DalesBus services into the Yorkshire Dales will continue a full summer timetable until 19th October, with the not-for-profit company searching for more volunteers.

• Call for ongoing review of “deeply flawed” home-to-school transport appeals process

  North Yorkshire councillors have called for an ongoing review of the “deeply flawed” home-to-school transport appeals process.

• Local schools issue ParentPay app warning

  Local schools, including Ermysted’s Grammar School have contacted parents warning of a fraudulent ParentPay app.

• Police appeal after burglary at Skipton newsagents

  Police in Skipton are appealing for information following a break in at The Paper Shop on Sun Moor Drive in the town this weekend.

• Race is on to sign up for this year's Skipton Santa Fun Run

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• Yorkshire Air Ambulance reaches £1m milestone as Recycling Week begins

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• Crimestoppers launch national student safety campaign

  Crimestoppers, the independent charity, has announced a national campaign tackling the key risks students confront on and off campus.