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THE long-awaited transcription of a German diary which was written by WWI prisoners held at Raikeswood Camp, in Skipton, is now in print. The original book, Kriegsgefangen in Skipton (Prisoners of War in Skipton), had been secretly written by the German officers and, along with sketches, smuggled out on repatriation. It was published in Munich in 1920. In the original German foreword former prisoner and one of the co-editors, Fritz Sachsse wrote: “Let this book make its way into the out...

It sat in part of where the now empty House of Fraser store is. Prior to that it was Rackhams which took over from Brown, Muff and Co. It was back in 1961 the Herald reported that Brown, Muffs had taken over the Ambler premises and was reopening ‘full of vigour’. Today it is empty again as new owners Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group await the end of the Covid pandemic to decide the building’s future. Picture by permission of the Ellwood family, Mrs V Rowley, North Yorkshire County C...