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• Work on Airedale Hospital rebuild likely to start in 2028

  Councillors have been told that the rebuild of Airedale Hospital could begin in 2028, and may cost up to £1.5 billion.

• Yellow weather warning for strong winds this weekend

  A yellow weather warning for strong winds has been issued for the Skipton and Ilkley areas this weekend.

• Knife bin rollout gets underway in Skipton

  People across North Yorkshire are being urged to play their part in helping prevent violent crime as a countywide rollout of knife bins gets underway.

• Buy your garden waste licence for this season’s collections

  Skipton residents can now pay for their garden waste licence ahead of this year’s collections starting in March.

• Skipton Town Council to host Easter event at canal

  Skipton's town council have announced they will be hosting an Easter event at the canal basin this April.

• Spending review could be "disastrous" for North Yorkshire Council, councillors warns

  A government review of local authority funding could be disastrous for North Yorkshire Council’s future spending plans, a senior councillor has warned.

• Young Apprentice of the Year award given to Skipton Woman

  Grace Binns from Skipton has won 'Young Apprentice of the Year' award at the recent Yorkshire Young Professional Awards.

• Pub crawl influencer visits Skipton's pubs

  The social media account 'Great British Pub Crawl' visited Skipton to test and try Skipton's greatest pubs naming Skipton 'Little Ibix

• Start date announced for Skipton’s £7.8m improvement scheme

  A multi-million pound scheme to better connect Skipton’s rail and bus stations is set to begin next month.

• Police appeal for footage after police impersonator stops motorists

  Police have recently been made aware via social media about a man purporting to be a police officer.

• Skipton Rotary hopes to make a splash with virtual duck race

  Skipton Rotary is running an Easter duck race with a difference, with participants competing online for a chance to win the top prize.

• Application open for annual Skipton Sheep day

  Application to trade at the Skipton Sheep Day are open which celebrates the heritage of Skipton.

• Skipton estate agent's new auction service appeals to property sellers

  Yorkshire’s largest independent estate agent with an office in Skipton, Dacre, Son & Hartley, has partnered with the UK’s largest property auction service provider, iamsold, to launch an online auction service for buyers and sellers of homes and land throughout Dacres’ office network.

• Police ask for help with identification following theft in Skipton

  On 23rd January, a theft took place from Cotswolds Outdoors shop in Skipton.

• New route to Morocco launched from Leeds Bradford Airport

  Jet2 has launched a new route to Morocco from Leeds Bradford Airport, with flights and holidays now on sale to Marrakech.

• The Skipton Hotel to host wedding fayre next weekend

  The hotel located on the banks of the Leeds/Liverpool canal, will be hosting a wedding open day for those looking to get married.

• Youtuber reviews pubs in Skipton

  3 weeks ago, a youtuber going by the channel name of 'Real ales real pubs' posted a video where he went on a pubcrawl around Skipton's micropubs.

• New record for digital tickets on Northern train services

  The number of customers using digital tickets on Northern trains has hit a new monthly high.

• Ermstyed's Grammar School pupil rows the length of the English channel

  Tomasz in Year 10 at Ermstyed's Grammar School has been praised by staff for his amazing accomplishment in his P.E lessons.

• Arrests made following Addingham Co-op burglary

  Police say two people have been arrested following the ram-raid at Co-op in Addingham on last week where the cash machine was stolen.

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