Lesley Tate

Chief Reporter at Craven Herald & Pioneer

Craven Herald chief reporter. Views are very much mine. Out every weekend walking and generally looking for stories.

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High majority of families secure first primary school choice

1 week ago | cravenherald.co.uk | Lesley Tate

Primary school children (Image: NYC) NINETY-five per cent of families of primary age children in North Yorkshire have secured their first choice of school. Of all the families in the county who requested a primary school place for their child from September 2025, 99 per cent received an offer from one of their top three preferences for a school. The number of children starting primary school in North Yorkshire in September 2025 is 5,161 pupils.
Conversion plans for 'sorry old building' in Long Preston

1 week ago | cravenherald.co.uk | Lesley Tate

The Boar's Head, Long Preston 'a sorry, old building' (Image: Lesley Tate) PLANS to convert the closed Boars Head pub in Long Preston to three homes and build two more in its car park have been given the go-ahead. The three four bedroom and two four bed homes will be subject to a local occupancy agreement and ring-fenced for those who meet the requirements.
Get ready for a life affirming evening of fun as Barbara Nice comes to Settle

1 week ago | cravenherald.co.uk | Lesley Tate

Barbara Nice (Image: Submitted) ACTOR, writer, and comedian Janice Connolly, recognisable to many, thanks to roles in numerous television shows including Holy Mary, the God-fearing barmaid in Phoenix Nights, is bringing her comedy creation, Barbara Nice to Settle Victoria Hall for an evening of fun and laugher.
Homebuyers sold on Dacre's new property auction service

1 week ago | cravenherald.co.uk | Lesley Tate

A Gargrave property on sale via Dacre's new auction site (Image: Dacre, Son & Hartley) LESS than two months after launching its new property auction service, independent estate agent, Dacre, Son and Hartley says it has already sold a handful of homes using the online service. Dacres has partnered with the UK’s largest property auction service provider, iamsold, to launch the service for buyers and sellers of homes and land throughout Dacres’ Yorkshire office network.
Series of international concerts at St Peters Church, Hebden

1 week ago | cravenherald.co.uk | Lesley Tate

St Peters Hebden Google Street View (Image: Google Street View) ST PETER'S Church in Hebden, near Grassington, is to be the venue for a monthly series of afternoon concerts starting this month. The concerts are being promoted by Mark Webb, lead cellist with Leeds Symphony Orchestra, and recently moved to Hebden. All of the musicians are donating their time to raise funds for the modernisation of St Peters.
Reader pictures: Stunning images from across Craven

1 week ago | cravenherald.co.uk | Lesley Tate

5 1/1 WHAT a stunning picture of Ribblehead viaduct taken on a clear sunny day in April, and when it was being crossed by a train. Thanks to reader Lynn O'Connor for sending the picture in, and to everyone else for sending images in - we are indeed very lucky to live where we do. If you have a picture you would like to share with our readers, send it to [email protected]
Injured walker carried by stretcher out of steep gorge in Dales

1 week ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Lesley Tate

A back-up safety rope was used to get the casualty out of the gorge (Image: CRO) A WALKER in his 60s slipped and injured his ankle while at Scaleber Force near Settle. A Cave Rescue team, called out by police at just after 11am on Monday (April 14), splinted the 63-year-old's ankle before carrying him by stretcher out of the steep gorge. A back-up rope was used for safety. He was carried to a team Land Rover and driven to his friend's vehicle to be driven to hospital.
Ground Nest Fest - Can you tell a short-eared owl from a hen harrier?

1 week ago | cravenherald.co.uk | Lesley Tate

6 1/1 DO you know your pipits from your peewits? Can you tell the difference between the call of a curlew or the cry of an oystercatcher? And did you know that hen harriers and short-eared owls also nest on the ground in the Yorkshire Dales - and can be difficult to tell apart?
Hellifield Flashes plan - report urge over impact of development

1 week ago | cravenherald.co.uk | Lesley Tate

3 1/1 CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a holiday park on the outskirts of Hellifield could be subject to an assessment to establish any potential impact on the environment. A screening opinion request in relation to plans to build up to 73 lodges at Hellifield flashes, off the A65 Kendal Road, to the east of Waterside Lane, has been lodged with North Yorkshire Council.
Gargrave Bowling Club invites people to give the sport a free go

1 week ago | cravenherald.co.uk | Lesley Tate

Gargrave Bowling Club (Image: Submitted) GARGRAVE Bowling Club is opening it's doors on the afternoon of Sunday May 25 as part of a nationwide campaign to give people the chance to have a free go at bowls. A club spokesperson said: "No experience is needed, just turn up on the day. Whether you come on your own or as part of a group, you're sure to receive a warm welcome. The only thing we ask is that people wear flat, soft shoes - trainers are perfect.