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• Skipton Beer Festival to take place this month

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• Police appeal after indecent exposure incident near Skipton

  Police are appealing for information about an incident of indecent exposure that occurred at Bolton Abbey.

• New trustees join Skipton's Children Charity

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• Yorkshire Dales Food & Drink Festival heads to Skipton

  The Yorkshire Dales Food & Drink Festival, the UK's largest ticketed food festival, will take place in Skipton later this year.

• Register today for the Solstice Saunter for Sue Ryder

  Organisers of the 9th five-mile Solstice Saunter are inviting people to join them at the beautiful Bolton Abbey Estate on the longest day of the year, 21st June, and help raise vital funds for Sue Ryder.

• Councillors agree to spend an extra £11.7m to "end Kex Gill misery"

  Senior North Yorkshire councillors say they have no choice but to spend an extra £11.7m to “end the misery of Kex Gill once and for all”.

• Car damaged in supermarket car park in Skipton

  Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision in the Tesco car park at Skipton.

• Sutton-in-Craven man to hike 100km for hospice charity in memory of his mum

  Alex Towler, 41, from Sutton-in-Craven, is preparing to take on the 100km Lake District Ultra Challenge this June.

• New cafe/bar group to open in Skipton this week

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• Glusburn to host 'Bonker's Bingo event at community centre

  Bingo That's Bonker is coming to Glusburn this June to the community and arts centre.

• 10 year old sells sweets in Hotel in Skipton to raise money for hospice charity

  10-year-old Elliot will be selling sweets in the Coach House Hotel to raise money for a hospice charity.

• MP receives response from Arla Foods regarding Settle Creamery

  Julian Smith KCB CBE MP has received a response from Arla Foods regarding the future of the Settle creamery, following his persistent efforts to secure a positive outcome for the local community and workers affected by the proposed closure.

• Council accused of “appalling communication” over bus pass introduction

  Parents and opposition councillors have hit out at a council’s “appalling communication” over the introduction of new school bus passes following a change in policy.

• Skipton Bid reintroduces street cleaning in Skipton

  On Tuesday, Skipton BID reintroduced their street cleaning scheme.

• Exhibition at Skipton Town Hall holds WW2 posters

  An exhibition is being held at Skipton Town Hall to explore the power of design in shaping public perception and fuelling the war effort.

• 12-hour charity CPR-a-thon returns to Skipton this September

  Airedale Hospital and Community Charity are set to host their second continuous CPR-a-thon even in Skipton on Saturday 27 September to raise funds for the Emergency Department Appeal.

• Local farming charity to focus on farmer's confidence and wellbeing

  Farming charity, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society will be looking at the support it provides to the farming community, following concerns about business confidence and wellbeing raised by its members.