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Winner of seat by drawing straws says Labour rival picked the left one and lost

The winner of a council seat determined by the drawing of straws joked that his Labour rival lost after he chose the straw on the left. Independent Andy Solloway was declared the winner in the Skipton West and West Craven division of the new North ...

06 May 2022 at 21:25

New zero-deposit mortgage launched for renters aspiring to be homeowners

Renters who lack savings or financial support from their family can potentially make the jump on to the housing ladder with a new zero-deposit mortgage. Skipton Building Society’s new “track record” mortgage could give a helping hand to people ...

09 May 2023 at 10:09

Creating an ‘oasis of bio-abundance’ in the North Yorkshire countryside

After three years and 300,000 planted trees, parts of a North Yorkshire estate are now growing into a young woodland that is already becoming a new home for insects, rodents and birds of prey. The Broughton Sanctuary near Skipton is around ...

30 Aug 2023 at 19:17

British family stuck in south of France until Sunday after flights cancelled

A British family are stuck in France until Sunday and must fly back from an airport hours away from where they were staying after the air traffic control failure. Rory Dollard, 40, a cricket journalist at PA Media, said he and his wife ...

30 Aug 2023 at 11:31

Travel

Discover the joys of one of Britain’s best-loved railways – once controversially set for closure

Take a right turn off the truck-rumbling A65 trunk road between Yorkshire and the Lake District and you are soon at a very special place. Hellifield station is a grand Victorian building, its ornate ironwork and glass roof standing ...

06 Sept 2023 at 13:26

Bride’s mother ‘would have been highly visible’ before fatal crash, says expert

The mother of a bride-to-be “would have been highly visible” to a hotel owner before he ran her over outside his complex, an ergonomics expert has told a jury. Judith Wadsworth had been crossing an access road outside the Coniston ...

13 Sept 2023 at 15:43

Hotel owner alerted by ‘terrible noise’ that he had run over bride’s mother

A hotel owner who ran over the mother of a bride-to-be on the eve of the wedding told police the first he knew of the tragedy was a “terrible noise” from under his car, a jury has been told. Judith Wadsworth, 66, died after she ...

15 Sept 2023 at 16:32

Personal Finance

Skipton Building Society launches mortgages as low as 3.35% to support members

Skipton Building Society has launched a low-rate mortgage range aiming to support borrowers at risk of payment difficulties. The mortgage products will give owner-occupier Skipton borrowers approaching the end of their current ...

09 Oct 2023 at 14:52

Personal Finance

Building society’s new mortgage aims to get renters back on property ladder

Former homeowners turned renters can now get a helping hand back onto the property ladder, according to a building society. Skipton Building Society is expanding the pool of aspiring homeowners who can apply for its track ...

04 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Elderly man and woman die after car plunges off bridge in North Yorkshire

A man and woman in their seventies have died after their car plunged more than 30ft off a bridge in Skipton, North Yorkshire. The couple were travelling south on the A629 Western Bypass at 1.20pm on Saturday when their ...

22 Oct 2023 at 22:55

Personal Finance

Building societies top Which? mortgage provider consumer satisfaction survey

Building societies have topped a consumer satisfaction survey from Which? about mortgage providers. Which? commissioned a survey of nearly 3,500 mortgage holders in July, resulting in providers receiving a customer ...

14 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Motoring News

£68m road project to see new route created on A59

A main road in North Yorkshire frequently closed due to landslides is set to be replaced with a new route. Announced today (February 23), the A59 at Kex Gill, which is the main route between towns Harrogate and ...

23 Feb 2023 at 00:01

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