UKIP announces South Craven general election candidate
DAD-of-two Alan Henderson will do battle in South Craven for UKIP at the general election.
View ArticleUKIP candidate for Skipton and Ripon launches election campaign
THE UK Independence Party candidate for Skipton and Ripon launched his general election campaign by meeting and discussing local priorities with party leader and MEP Nigel Farage.
View ArticleSouth Craven election candidate hits campaign trail – on his bike
A SOUTH Craven election candidate has hit the campaign trail – on his bike!
View ArticleParliamentary candidate rides into Cowling Primary School
COWLING School was one of the stops on Labour Parliamentary Candidate Malcolm Birks' Ride for Fairness.
View ArticleResult of Parliamentary election to be announced in early hours at Skipton...
COUNTING for the Skipton and Ripon parliamentary seat in May's general election will take place overnight with a result expected in the early hours of the following day.
View ArticleMart forum for General Election candidates
FOUR of the General Election candidates in the Skipton and Ripon Constituency will be given the opportunity to address local farmers at the two main Craven Dairy Auctions at Skipton Auction Mart next...
View ArticleHustings at Skipton hotel to focus on business issues
PROSPECTIVE Parliamentary candidates for Skipton and Ripon have been invited to debate the priorities for small firms by members of the Federation for Small Businesses (FSB).
View ArticleLabour candidate at Gargrave Village Hall coffee morning
MALCOLM Birks, the Labour Party prospective Parliamentary candidate for Skipton and Ripon, was invited to the regular Saturday coffee morning at Gargrave Village Hall last Saturday.
View ArticleElection candidates to be quizzed by students and then the general public at...
SIXTH formers from Skipton’s Ermysted’s Grammar School are to give Parliamentary candidates a grilling ahead of next month’s General Election.
View ArticleChurches organise hustings events in Settle and Gisburn
CHURCHES Together in Settle and District has arranged a hustings meeting.
View ArticleHouse of Commons leader William Hague highlights inspirational performance of...
A SENIOR Government minister praised a Steeton-based business "success story" during a visit to the village.
View ArticlePendle urges residents to make postal and proxy requests
PENDLE Council is urging residents who cannot make it to a polling station on election day to request a postal or proxy vote.
View ArticleCVS holds hustings event in Skipton
WITH next month's General Election described as one of the most important in a generation, Craven Community and Voluntary Services (CVS) has decided to hold a hustings event in Skipton.
View ArticleVoters urged to register as Craven Council receives election writ
CRAVEN residents are being urged to ensure they are registered to vote in the May elections.
View ArticleElection campaign hots up in Craven
THE election campaign is beginning to gather pace in Craven.
View ArticleMeet the Skipton & Ripon candidates
Meet the five candidates who will be seeking your support as they bid to become MP for Skipton and Ripon following election day on May 7.
View ArticleSouth Craven School holding mock elections for its pupils
SENIOR students at South Craven School will take part in a mock election, being held to stir up interest in politics and democracy.
View ArticleRare consensus as Skipton & Ripon candidates are taken back to school for...
A RARE consensus emerged among prospective MPs when they put themselves in the firing line at Skipton’s Ermysted’s Grammar School.
View ArticleLeading Conservative visits 'central battleground' in election
THE Keighley Constituency is one of the "central battlegrounds" set to determine which party emerges victorious from next moth's general election, says a senior Government figure.
View ArticleVolunteers carry out election night dry run
VOLUNTEERS have taken part in a 'dry run' for election night in Craven.
View ArticleGreatwood hustings event is hailed a great success
A LIVELY hustings took place at Skipton's Greatwood and Horse Close Community Centre, where about 50 members of the public grilled the five Parliamentary candidates on their views, policies and plans.
View ArticleMore than 140 people attend hustings event in Settle
MORE than 141 voters attended a General Election Forum arranged by Churches Together in Settle.
View ArticleNo real surprises in line-up for key marginal Keighley and Ilkley seat
THE line-up of candidates seeking election as the next MP for Keighley and Ilkley contains no great surprises.
View ArticleFive candidates to contest 'swing' seat of Pendle
THE Pendle constituency is known as a ‘swing’ seat.
View ArticleSkipton and Ripon candidates answer questions from the Craven Herald
THE Craven Herald asked the five Parliamentary candidates for Skipton and Ripon three questions which are relevant to the Craven area.
View ArticleSkipton and Ripon parliamentary candidates ask questions of Craven District...
CRAVEN District Council has come under fire from General Election candidates after it emerged thousands of people had experienced delays in receiving postal vote ballot packs.
View ArticleHealth Secretary Jeremy Hunt at Airedale Hospital
HEALTH Secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Airedale Hospital on Tuesday.
View ArticleMary has been presiding officer at Grassington polling station for 40 years
PRESIDING officer at Grassington polling station, Mary Wilkinson, often gets the remark from voters as they come through the door at Church House: "So you're still here!"
View ArticleMany young people are voting for the first time in Craven
MANY young voters are preparing to have their say for the first time in today's elections.
View ArticleConservatives hold Keighley
KRIS Hopkins has held Keighley with a majority of just over 3,000.
View ArticlePendle held for the Conservatives
Andrew Stephenson has held Pendle for the Conservatives.
View ArticleVictorious MP grateful for 'privilege' of serving Skipton and Ripon for...
AS Julian Smith swept to victory in a wave of Tory enthusiasm in Craven, the losers were left to fight for rest of the spoils.
View ArticleLib Dem wins in Barnoldswick buck national trend
BARNOLDSWICK bucked the national trend when two Liberal Democrats in the town won seats on Pendle Borough Council.
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