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PLANS to site a 5G telecommunications mast the height of four double decker buses at the ‘main tourist route’ into Skipton has sparked a growing…
Danielle Daglan, cultural services manager in the restored concert hall THE multi-million pound transformation of Skipton Town Hall and Craven Museum into a cultural centre for the district is an absolute triumph, said councillors. Members at this week’s full council meeting described the £4.7 million restoration and redevelopment as well worth the money and a testament to the hard work put in by the town hall management team. Cllr Simon Myers said it was hoped that the building, which closed two years ago, would re-open on June 21 and urged his fellow councillors to go and have a C...
During the coronavirus pandemic, local authorities have been allowed emergency legislation to hold meetings virtually online. That legislation is due to come to an end on May 7, and unless a legal challenge to extend the regulations is successful, councils will have to return to face to face meetings. At this week’s full meeting of Craven District Council, members were told while it waited for the outcome of the legal proceedings, it was sensible to make arrangements for a return to physical meetings. Council leader, Cllr Richard Foster said whereas some could be held in the council...
Craven District Council offices in Belle Vue Square, Skipton STAFF working from home on a ‘much more frequent basis’ is very much the pattern for the future, said the chief executive of Craven District Council. Paul Shevlin was responding to figures that showed the number of days lost to staff absences due to sickness in the six months to September last year had dropped by more than 50 per cent compared to the same period in 2019. The council’s select committee was told that the number of days lost per full time equivalent member of staff was 2.7 days - a 52 per cent decrease in t...
Gateway House, the new vaccination centre in Skipton HUNDREDS of people have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination at the new centre in Skipton since it opened just two days ago. From Wednesday, eight GP practices across Craven, Wharfedale and Airedale, have been sending patients to Gateway House, originally built for Homeloan Management (HML) and vacated by financial company Computershare, last year. The building, which is on the edge of Skipton and next to the A59/A65 roundabout, is easily accessible, and has parking for hundreds of cars. It means people will go ther...