Weir-d noises as Settle Hydro hits millionth milestone
Settle Hydro has marked the impressive milestone of having generated one million kWh of clean, green renewable energy. The community project, which was commissioned in January 2010, generates electricity by drawing water from the River Ribble through a sluice gate to...
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Adjusting to life without a small dog It’s a week ago tonight that we unexpectedly found our little friend dead in her bed. She’d seemed a bit out of sorts but having been happily grappling with a big stick earlier in the day as normal, we’d not been duly alarmed....
Rendezvous makes sustainability pledge
The Rendezvous Hotel is aiming to become a flagship in Skipton for sustainability in hospitality and is urging other local businesses to join then in their pledge to put the environment first. The 96 bedroom hotel on Keighley Road has introduced a range of measures to...
Cracking fun
Behind the scenes with Craven’s morris side Morris dancing may have its fair share of ridicule from the uninitiated, but this ancient art form remains a part of our national heritage which is well and truly live and kicking in Yorkshire. It’s noisy, colourful, vibrant...
Hotel Rendezvous appoints internationally experienced manager
The company now running Skipton’s largest hotel, Hotel Rendezvous, has appointed a new manager in a significant step towards achieving a four-star a rating. The 96 bedroom hotel is undergoing major changes following the retirement of popular Skipton business couple...
14 top tips for Instagram Advertising
This is a fantastic piece on making the most of Instagram adverts by Heather Robinson from Skitti.sh - our go to support when our clients need a little extra help with SEO and digital marketing strategy. If you’re already running Facebook Ads, you’ll know that your...
Behind the scenes at Calendar Girls: The Musical amateur premiere
It feels a bit strange to be suddenly out of the theatre bubble I’ve been living in for what seems like forever and I feel compelled to write for my own record about my personal journey through our ‘world amateur premiere’ of Calendar Girls: The Musical. It's been...
New management team is transforming Skipton’s Hotel Rendezvous
Skipton’s largest hotel is under new management as retiring owners, Malcolm and Karen Weaving have introduced First & Foremost Hospitality to run The Rendezvous, with the aim of changing the dynamic of the hotel. The internationally acclaimed management...
Village Hall re-opens offering special rates
The committee of Cracoe Village Hall has announced that the venue has now re-opened and plans to offer opportunities to hire out the hall to local residents at much reduced rates and with a simplified pricing structure. The hall had remained closed to the general...
Calendar Girls; the evolving story that keeps on giving
It is a privilege and a challenge to be taking part in the forthcoming of Calendar Girls: The Musical with Grassington Players as the story returns home to Wharfedale, having travelled the world as a calendar, film, play and finally this show. The Calendar Girls story...
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