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Rotarian Keith Drummond-Brassington has replaced Colin Hargreaves as the President of the Rotary Club of Skipton Craven, the 37th President of the Club since its inauguration in 1988.  This is his second stint as President, having previously taken on the role in 1997.

Skipton Town Council will be holding free Family Fun Days again this summer.

Skipton’s popular and long-standing heritage event returns to the High Street and Canal Basin on Sunday 30th June. 

Students from Gargrave Primary School have helped create a ‘bug hotel’ for insects at their local railway station.

Next month hundreds of daredevils will take to the sky for Sue Ryder’s Zip the Cow – and 83-year-old David has shared why he is supporting the popular event after his wife was cared for at Manorlands hospice.

The team delivering the new Skipton Community Sports Hub has revealed that part of its final fundraising push will be a Founder’s Honours Board, which will see those who donate have their names permanently displayed in the new 3,500 sq. ft. building. 

Last year groups in Craven received just £2,000 of a £130,000 council fund aimed at supporting grass-roots community projects in North Yorkshire.

Staff and volunteers at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and AGH Solutions have been recognised for their hard work and dedication.

The popular Saturday bus service between Harrogate and Skipton will be running again from this weekend, following the reopening of the A59 at Kex Gill.

One of the main routes in the North of England which has been closed due to a landslip is to reopen this weekend following an extensive repair scheme.

Work has started to replace all 14 stepping stones in the River Wharfe at Bolton Abbey.

Tickets have gone on sale for this year’s Silsden Proms on the Farm, with organisers hoping for a drier occasion than the 2023 event.

The A59 at Kex Gill is set to reopen this week after nearly five months.

Skipton Town Hall is thrilled to announce its summer showcase exhibition, Yorkshire’s Emerging Artists, opens this weekend.

The Narrow Boat in Skipton is celebrating its first anniversary as part of Kirkstall Brewery, with a free-to-attend Beer Festival held at the pub on 29th and 30th June.

Airedale Hospital and Community Charity has announced plans for a major fundraising event later this year to support the hospital's littlest patients.

Cheaters, a witty and insightful comedy by Michael Jacobs, opens this week at Skipton Little Theatre.