Chris Windle News Today

EARLY rain showers at Kilnsey Show and Sports last week quickly cleared away with the thousands of people enjoying a dry and sunny day.

PREPARATIONS are well underway for next months Kilnsey Show.

SKIPTON Auction Mart’s annual multi-breeds sheep highlight for pedigree and pure-bred rams and females attracted another robust turnout of 855…

KILNSEY Show was back on top form last week with thousands of exhibitors and members of the public making their way to the stunning showground.

You certainly can’t knock one North Yorkshire farming family’s show pedigree, which can be traced back to the 19th century and is maintained today by both the fourth and fifth generations.

IN the Craven Herald of July 28 the leader writer made the bold statement that agricultural shows were not as popular as they once were, and that in…

New openings for Coppa Club, Manahatta and Bulldog Gin are among the sector’s new openings. Meanwhile, estate agent Savills’ Paul Breen looks at the future for city centre-based businesses.

Addingham & District Sheep Breeders’ Association staged its 14th annual show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart when local farmer Chris Ryder stepped up with the supreme champion for the second year running, a North of England Mule wether lamb which netted a whopping £1,150 when later sold not once, but multiple times in aid of Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice, Oxenhope. The victor was one of many lambs and additional sale items donated by ever-generous local farming communities, along with ot...