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• Second Yorkshire Cancer Research shop opens in Skipton

  The new shop follows the success of the first shop in Craven Court.

• The Joyful Deli rises from the ashes

  An Addingham café destroyed by fire last June has showed off how its amazing new interior will look.

• Cuts may be needed to balance budget at North Yorkshire Police

  Cuts may be needed to balance the budget at North Yorkshire Police after the force received a lower than expected settlement from the government, councillors will be told next week. 

• Skipton Craven Rotary’s Christmas charity events raises a total of £83,617 for local causes

  The majority of the total came from the Great Skipton Santa Fun Run, which took place in November and attracted around 2,500 participants.

• Morrisons in Skipton raise over £10,000 for Marie Curie

  The fundraising began in November 2024.

• Sign up for Your Local Experiences for chance to win prize worth £1,000

  You can sign up to our brand new voucher platform for the chance to win a prize worth £1,000.

• North Yorkshire Council to use AI to help cut costs

  North Yorkshire Council will utilise AI to help cut costs and balance its budget, says a senior councillor responsible for the authority’s finances.

• Skipton farmer and influencer to appear at first ever Yorkshire farming conference

  Tickets are selling quickly for the first Yorkshire Farming Conference, which will take place at the Great Yorkshire Showground on Wednesday 28th January 2026.

• Hospital bowled over by local cricket club donation

  For the fifth year in a row Sutton in Craven Cricket Club have donated cricket sets to Airedale NHS Foundation Trusts Children’s Unit over the Christmas period. 

• The Principle Trust celebrates community support from The Bull at Broughton

  The local pub has raised £865 through walks and quiz nights to fund a respite break for a family in need.

• MP to meet Transport Ministers over spiralling cost of Silsden–Steeton bridge

  Keighley & Ilkley MP Robbie Moore will meet with Transport Ministers to discuss bringing the spiralling costs of the long-awaited pedestrian bridge between Silsden and Steeton under control. 

• Get broken or damaged item fixed for free at Skipton Repair Café

  Repair Cafés are returning to Skipton this winter, giving residents the chance to get broken or damaged items fixed for free while enjoying a friendly, community atmosphere.

• Over 100 fire service staff injured across North Yorkshire in three years

  Data obtained by Accident Claims Advice shows that more than 100 firefighters working for North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service have been injured while on duty over the past three years.

• Funding applications now open for Skipton Charities Gala Fund

  Skipton Town Council [STC] is now inviting applications from charities and community organisations who would like to benefit from the annual event.

• North Yorkshire Council faces budget decisions following £40m funding loss

  Residents and businesses across North Yorkshire have been warned that difficult decisions lie ahead as the county council prepares its budget for the next financial year amid a significant funding shortfall.

• Local MP Urges Local Schools to Register for Parliament Visits

  Local MP Sir Julian Smith has encouraged schools across Skipton and Ripon to register for free educational visits to Parliament ahead of the next booking window opening later this month.

• Tickets go on sale for Addingham Village Pantomime

  Tickets have gone on sale for Addingham's pantomime, “Aladdin & His Marvellous Lamp”.

• Silsden man sets out to run 160 miles following girlfriend's breast cancer diagnosis

  Stuart Heaviside started his 160 mile run yesterday evening (Sunday 11th) for his girlfriend, Mahalia.

• Yorkshire residents needed for new series of BBC's Race Across the World

  Yorkshire residents with a sense of adventure are being invited to take part in the next series of BBC's Race Across the World.

• Council facing ombudsman investigations after parents complain about school transport policy

  North Yorkshire Council is facing multiple investigations by the local authority watchdog over its controversial home-to-school policy change, it has emerged.