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Tell us your Diamond Jubilee plans

1:30pm Friday 27th April 2012

Are you planning an event to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee? If so, The Westmorland Gazette would like to hear from you.

Dales metal detector celebrates 'key' find

Metal detector enthusiast John Brassey.

12:15pm Wednesday 18th April 2012

A METAL detector enthusiast has spoken of his joy at unearthing an unusually-shaped 700-year-old key in a field in the Yorkshire Dales.

Dales decorator uncovers holy image

Dales decorator uncovers holy image

3:00pm Thursday 15th March 2012

A DALES decorator had a holy uplifting encounter this week when he spotted a face resembling Jesus on a living room wall.

How will you be celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee?

9:01am Tuesday 13th March 2012

Are you planning a special event to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June?

Dales rescuers called to help elderly walkers

4:52pm Sunday 14th August 2011

THE Cave Rescue Organisation at Clapham was called to help two elderly walkers in separate incidents in the Dales today.

Search for local actor to play Dales warden

FILM INSPIRATION The late Yorkshire Dales National Park warden, Al Boughen

11:24am Friday 15th July 2011

THE widow of a national park warden is appealing for a local actor play him in a new film shot in the Dales.

30th anniversary of famous Cuckoo Festival

4:01pm Wednesday 25th May 2011

Hundreds of people are set to descend on Austwick to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its famous Cuckoo Festival and Street Market.

Darwen man's Dales death crash 'accidental'

5:15pm Monday 11th April 2011

A 73-year-old man died when his motorbike collided with a tractor turning right on the A65 near Austwick, an inquest in Skipton heard.

Director goes back to Dales roots with new film

CHANGE OF DIRECTION: Dan Hartley trained in law before finding his feet as a director in the film industry

2:50pm Sunday 21st November 2010

A former Austwick man who trained in law before finding his feet in film is looking for local actors to take part in a film he is shooting in the Dales, called Lad.

Charity cookbooks have the recipe for fundraising

Austwick's Four Seasons cookbook

10:00am Sunday 21st November 2010

Two cookbooks have been launched in North Craven – both in aid of a good cause.

Darwen motorcyclist, 73, dies in Yorkshire Dales crash

TRAGIC: The A65 near Austwick

5:30pm Friday 27th August 2010

UPDATE: A Darwen biker who was killed in a collision with a tractor in North Yorkshire 'died doing what he loved', according to a friend.

Austwick woman Deborah Ogden has head shaved for charity

Breast cancer sufferer Deborah Ogden (right) with hairdresser Andrea Richardson of A2 Hair Studio at Settle

9:00am Saturday 7th August 2010

An Austwick woman suffering from breast cancer had her head shaved to raise awareness about the disease among young women.

People in oar of Arthur’s fitness racket!

HIGH NOTE: Arthur Riley counts cycling and playing the trombone among his hobbies

5:40pm Saturday 3rd July 2010

Arthur Riley doesn’t regard himself as remarkable – just fit for his age.

Cash boost for Austwick sports club

12:29pm Monday 21st September 2009

A NEW TABLE tennis club has been given a boost to the tune of £450.

Man killed in three-vehicle crash near Austwick named as priest

1:30pm Tuesday 25th August 2009

UPDATE: The victim of a fatal crash on the A65 last week has been named as a priest from London.

Settle falconry centre missing vultures Dumb and Dumber

3:29pm Wednesday 22nd July 2009

A SETTLE falconry centre is appealing for help in tracking down too missing vultures named Dumb and Dumber.


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