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• Run Bolton Abbey event returns to support local hospice

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• Council seeks views on designated children's centres

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• Nearly 100 young locals help to keep Skipton clean

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• Skipton woman promotes safety with 'Pink Ladies Taxi'

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• Skipton Firm marks 25-year landmark by partnering children’s charity

  Craven based digital transformation firm Meritec is marking 25 years of trading in Skipton by pledging support to one of the region’s leading children’s charities.

• Great Skipton Santa Fun Run to return this November

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