NEWBORN puppies still with their umbilical cords attached have been found dumped in a bin bag in West Yorkshire.

PERMISSION has been granted for the change of use of a former accountants' office, at 1 to 3 Otley Street, Skipton, to create four flats, two with parking spaces.

SOME of the latest plans lodged with the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority include:

FOLLOWING the enormous success of the Voices of Craven Jubilee Concert in Skipton Town Hall, the choir is delighted to have the opportunity to sing its programme once more, particularly after the enthusiastic and joyful response received from audience members following the Skipton concert recently.

AS the school summer holidays loom, Skipton Town Hall is giving you dates for your diary when family friendly events to keep you entertained are available to attend - and many of them are free.

PLANS to erect a concrete panel slurry store with a geotextile cover to provide six months slurry storage have been refused.

A NAVY veteran who fought in The Korean War and who is a founder member of Skipton Royal Naval Association and lifetime president was presented with the Armed Forces flag, which was raised in Skipton last week.

IN their continuing quest for the best, regular buyers Knavesmire Butchers, of York, took away the highest priced per kilo animal at Skipton Auction Mart’s latest weekly prime cattle sale, an exceptional British Blue-cross heifer weighing 560kg from the Cowperthwaite family at Stockdale Farm, Settle, which made 325.5p/kg, or £1,822.

THE 3,000-plus prime sheep on offer at Skipton Auction Mart’s latest weekly Monday turnout comprised 1,609 Spring lambs, a 50 per cent increase in numbers on the week, and with trade easing in price nationally the trend was seen locally with the sale levelling at 304.2p/kg, or £126.36 per head.

IT was smashing to walk along the high street in Skipton on Sunday and see so many people enjoying the Sheep Day festival in the intermittent sunshine.