Lesley Tate

A VICTORIAN footbridge originally installed at a railway station in the Midlands is set to get a new lease of life at Bolton Abbey.

DALES Way walkers no longer have to walk along a busy section of road at Draughton, thanks to a team effort between volunteers and the landowner.

CLAPHAM countrywear clothing brand, Glencroft, and Ilkley felted wool company, Little Beau Sheep, have come together to launch a limited-edition laundry ball and felted soap line.

THE 55th birthday of the Dales Way long distance walk will be marked with a special celebration in Grassington.

ADDINGHAM Allotments and Gardens Association returns on Saturday (April 20) with its first spring flower show for five years.

A 36-YEAR old man is hoping to find the stranger who saved his life when as a boy he was swept away while playing in the River Wharfe at The Strid near Bolton Abbey.

A BUS boost got underway at the weekend as bus operator The Keighley Bus Company started to run more buses, more often, on two key routes from Skipton.

WORK on the closed section of the A59 at Kex Gill will hopefully get underway before the end of March, says North Yorkshire Council.

AN 82-year old, who along with her dog, Buddy, is a volunteer at Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice says "If I can make a patient smile then I feel like I have achieved something."

YORKSHIRE independent businesses are being given the opportunity to take part in a 'Dragon's Den' inspired event at Harrogate's Rudding Park hotel.