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Good progress over Wainwright's Pennines walk

12:10pm Monday 9th January 2012

GOOD progress is being made on a long distance footpath to commemorate Alfred Wainwright’s Settle to Hadrian’s Wall walk.

Engineers abseil at Ribblehead Viaduct

Engineers abseil at Ribblehead Viaduct

2:40pm Tuesday 27th December 2011

SPECIALIST engineers have been abseiling down the side and underneath the 24 arches of the iconic Ribblehead Viaduct carrying out routine checks of every nook and cranny of the structure.

Settle Dugdales store to close after a century

11:23am Friday 9th December 2011

A BUSINESS that has been at the hub of a town’s commercial life for more than a century is to close.

New Little Red Bus service from Clitheroe to the Dales

12:36pm Monday 28th November 2011

A NEW bus service has started operating between Ribble Valley and Yorkshire.

Hundreds at funeral of Settle soldier Matthew Haseldin

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5:25pm Tuesday 22nd November 2011

THE haunting melody of the Last Post echoed round a Dales village today as Union Jack flags fluttered at half mast for the military funeral of a local hero.

Audio guide promotes Settle-Carlisle Railway

1:30pm Sunday 13th November 2011

Passengers on the Settle-Carlisle Railway are set to benefit from cutting-edge technology to enhance their enjoyment of England’s most scenic line.

Dales soldier Matthew Haseldin repatriated to UK

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3:32pm Thursday 10th November 2011

A Dales soldier who had been in the Army for just a few months when he was shot dead in Afghanistan has been repatriated to the UK today.

Settle nurse saved a life - using a bra and a belt

BRA-VO! Jayne Craig

11:10am Thursday 10th November 2011

AN OFF-DUTY nurse who made an improvised tourniquet from a belt and bra to save a motorcyclist is among outstanding staff who have scooped health awards.

Grief in Dales after soldier, 21, killed in Afghanistan

MUCH MISSED: Pte Matthew Haseldin

9:20am Thursday 10th November 2011

A DALES community is in shock after a popular young soldier was shot dead in Afghanistan.

Settle soldier killed in Afghanistan

Matthew Haseldin, from 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, who was shot dead in Afghanistan yeaterday

6:34pm Friday 4th November 2011

A soldier shot dead in Afghanistan was named tonight as Private Matthew Haseldin, from Settle.

Dales schoolboy ‘natural’ stars in new film Lad

ON SET: Settle teenager Bretten Lord on the Dales during filming for new movie Lad

5:50pm Wednesday 2nd November 2011

THE final scenes of a heart-warming new Britflick inspired by a national park warden are being shot in the Yorkshire Dales.

Dales plane crash accident report released

WRECKAGE: The instructor and trainee were suffering from serious injuries and exposure

9:00pm Wednesday 19th October 2011

A FLYING instructor has admitted that ‘human error’ was responsible for a light aircraft crashing into a remote Dales hillside at 100mph.

Police hunting for missing Settle man find body

3:33pm Tuesday 20th September 2011

Police searching for missing 22-year-old Ricky John Jethro Wilson have found a man's body at Black's Plantation in Settle.

Concerns grow for missing Settle man

Ricky John Jethro Wilson

12:35pm Tuesday 20th September 2011

Police in Settle are growing increasingly concerned for the safety of a man who is missing from home.

Cumbria and Dales ticket offices could be on Government hit-list

12:46pm Tuesday 6th September 2011

Windermere, Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands, Settle and Appleby are on a 'hit-list' of 675 railway station ticket office that could be closed.

Supermarket and council in bid to tackle Settle parking problems

Cars parked on Settle Market Place

12:30pm Friday 2nd September 2011

Supermarket retailer Booths and Craven District Council have introduced initiatives aimed at tackling Settle’s car parking problems.

Settle fair is saved by football club

9:30am Saturday 27th August 2011

A football club has stepped into the breach to save the 100-year-old Settle Fair.

Settle College GCSE Results

11:52am Thursday 25th August 2011

Year 11 - A*-G grades

Settle College: A-Level results

2:36pm Thursday 18th August 2011

SETTLE triplets Will, Evie and Charlie Hirst celebrated 14 A* & A grade results between them when they received their A Level results.

Settle College students clean up riverside

Students clean up a bench

11:50am Sunday 14th August 2011

Maintenance work along the Settle and Giggleswick riverside has received a boost thanks to 80 technology students from Settle College.

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North Yorkshire County Council on Twitter

northyorkscc: Llibrary volunteers to jubilee parties - there's plenty of news in the latest North Yorkshire Now newsletter - out now http://t.co/5arKJqka (link)

http://twitter.com/northyorkscc 6:50pm Mon 6 Feb 12

northyorkscc: Llibrary volunteers to jubilee parties - there's plenty of news in the latest North Yorkshire Now ...

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northyorkscc: @overton951 Hi. I'll pass that on to the highways team. Thanks, ^MF (link)

http://twitter.com/northyorkscc 4:55pm Mon 6 Feb 12

northyorkscc: @overton951 Hi. I'll pass that on to the highways team. Thanks, ^MF

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northyorkscc: @overton951 Hi. Gritters were out across #northyorks over weekend. See the priority 1&2 gritting routes here http://t.co/fjmOo1GK ^MF (link)

http://twitter.com/northyorkscc 4:27pm Mon 6 Feb 12

northyorkscc: @overton951 Hi. Gritters were out across #northyorks over weekend. See the priority 1&2 gritting ...

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northyorkscc: RT @directgov: Clearing snow & ice from your path - don't be put off by health and safety myths. Follow the snow code http://t.co/qW7fGTIJ (link)

http://twitter.com/northyorkscc 3:55pm Mon 6 Feb 12

northyorkscc: RT @directgov: Clearing snow & ice from your path - don't be put off by health and safety myths. ...

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northyorkscc: Seven #gritting crews will be loaded and ready to go at 5am tomorrow Feb 7 in the #Selby area #nygrit (link)

http://twitter.com/northyorkscc 3:51pm Mon 6 Feb 12

northyorkscc: Seven #gritting crews will be loaded and ready to go at 5am tomorrow Feb 7 in the #Selby area #nygrit

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