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Beth Chew and Ben Whitham with son Oliver with their flock of Dutch Spotted sheep they breed at Sheriff Farm, Bingley.

Highs and lows in a rollercoaster year
While the curtain officially came down on Yorkshire’s summer show season last Sunday at Pateley Bridge there is another popular farming event wholly devoted to ...

Dalesbred sheep judged by David Charnley at Nidderdale Show held at the showground in Pateley Bridge.
Picture by Tony Johnson. 20th September 2026

Nidderdale Show: Best pictures from event held at showground in Pateley Bridge

A 25-year-old man has been charged with two further offences as the investigation into a hit-and-run collision in Pateley Bridge that sadly claimed the life of 19-year-old Bailey Chadwick continues

Police issue statement over Bailey Chadwick case charges

A 3D visualisation of the new pump track.

Plans submitted for new 'pump track' for cyclists and skateboarders in Yorkshire

Joanne Gowan working at Pateley Makers Yard

Yorkshire's best jewellers to be take part in showcase at Ampleforth Abbey

East Barnby Outdoor Centre. Photo: NYC.

East Barnby Outdoor Centre: Council chiefs set to vote on closure

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Burnham has ability to reverse the mistakes of privatisation: Letters

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures next to Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the G7 summit in Evian, France. PIC: Isabel Infantes/PA Wire

The problem that the UN faces - YP Letters

The Pateley Club. Photo: Google.

Councillors grant premises licence to members’ club despite opposition

The Pateley Club. Photo: Google.

145-year-old historic members club faces opposition to alcohol licence

Young entrepreneur Ben Howie owns The Oldest Sweet Shop in Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire.

Inside world's oldest sweet shop founded in Yorkshire in 1827

Resident jeweller Alice Clarke working in her studio. Picture: James Hardisty.

Town following in footsteps of great cities to create its own jewellery quarter

Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan. PIC: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire

Air pollution can be tackled - Yorkshire Post Letters

Barren slopes run down to Ashfoldside Beck.

The rivers being rocked by heavy metal

Water cascades over the dam wall of Scar House Reservoir deep in Nidderdale, an area of outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Photograph by Tony Johnson.

Stunning photo shows water cascading down 55m high dam wall in Yorkshire

St Thomas A Beckets Church in Hampsthwaite

Nearly 100 homes among latest North Yorkshire planning applications

David Skaith is the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire. PIC: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Good to see Mayor raise awareness of stammering - YP Letters

Bailey Chadwick

Driver charged with two more offences over fatal hit-and-run

Bailey Chadwick

Man charged over hit-and-run crash which killed Yorkshire teenager

The scene at Huntingdon train station in Cambridgeshire, after a number of people were stabbed on a train. PIC: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

The value of train crews was evident during knife attack - YP Letters

Helen and Dan at The Oldest Sweet Shop. (Pic credit: Channel 5)

Yorkshire Great and Small: Helen Skelton and Dan Walker explore Nidderdale
In the next episode of the Channel 5 series Yorkshire Great and Small With Dan and Helen, Dan Walker and Helen Skelton will embark on an adventure from Pateley Bridge to Ripon.
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Linda Manby from Gomersal polishes her Nuffield 425 tractor ready to exhibit at Nidderdale Show in Pateley Bridge.

Nidderdale Show 2025: Best photos show thousands attend despite torrential rain

John Dale, president of Nidderdale Show and a local farmer producing both pigs and cattle alongside his son Michael from Careless House Farm, Bishop Thornton, near Ripon, North Yorkshire.

Pig farmer’s fears for industry future

Before smart phones...

Nidderdale Museum to open for free for Heritage Open Days Festival

Dayle Knights, mother of Bailey Chadwick and Daniel Horler, stepfather of Bailey Chadwick, read a statement to the media after Bailey Chadwick was killed in a hit and run on Sunday near Pateley Bridge

'Hand yourself in' grieving family of teen tell hit-and-run driver

Bailey Chadwick

Family pay tribute to teenager killed in hit-and-run

B6265 & Ripley Bank

19-year-old died in crash walking from Pateley Bridge

a detail from the complete Cobbler's Shop

Top rated Dales attraction celebrates 50th birthday with 50% off

Kerry Thorpe at Paper People Books in Pateley Bridge. Mid June is Bookshop week, celebrating all the quirks and wonders on Yorkshire's high streets. Photograph by Tony Johnson.

'Use it or lose it' plea from bookshop as the heart of the high street

Georgina Kerr and Jack Hanely, pictured with their son, Reuben, were attraced by the outside space when they bought No.4 Holly Court.

For sale: 'We fell in love with the garden at our historic coach house'

Matt Trevelyan's homemade bird costume.

'I walked 53 miles across Yorkshire dressed as my favourite bird'

Grassfield Hall was built beginning in 1801 by entrepreneur Teasdale Hanley Hutchinson who managed lead mines in the area. The house stands on the edge of Pateley Bridge, with spectacular scenery surrounding it.

Grassfield Hall: Fascinating pictures past and present of country house rental
Grassfield Hall stands on the outskirts of Pateley Bridge, just 11 miles away from Grassington, making it the ideal base for those wanting to explore the area of the Yorkshire Dales where All Creatures Great and Small is filmed.
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Customers walking with their llamas. (Pic credit: Suzanne Benson)

Kiln Farm: Yorkshire farm hosts experiences where you can ‘speed date’ a llama

Grassfield Hall stands on Low Wath Road, Pateley Bridge, in three acres of private grounds.

See inside historic North Yorkshire hall that is a luxury country house rental

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Labour’s breakfast club roll out shows it is taking radical steps - YP Letters

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, speaks to the media. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

Why Sadiq Khan is deserving of a knighthood - YP Letters

Snowfall above Denholme in West Yorkshire. (Credit: Glynn Beck)

Temperatures drop to almost -10C in Yorkshire as cold snap continues

A photo of the main mill building which was submitted with the planning application. The building would be converted into apartments.

River Nidd: Revised plans submitted for former sawmill on banks

A young owl.

Julian Norton: ‘Spill’ then thrill of baby owl recovery

Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch singing the national anthem during the Conservative Party Conference. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Why we should beware of tactical voting - YP Letters

Dave Mills, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB's Head of Digital

Project to connect all North Yorkshire and York GP surgeries to full fibre nears...

Connie Haigh leads her pony demonstrating the horse engine on display at the Nidderdale Show in Pateley Bridge Photograph by Tony Johnson

Nidderdale Show in pictures: Pygmy goats, giant rabbits and vintage tractors

Driven to succeed: Elliot Payne of Pateley Bridge will next week try and win the Trackrod Rally and the BTRDA Championship for an unprecedented third year in a row.

Why a broken wrist won't stop Elliot Payne's bid for Trackrod Rally history

Former Conservative Chancellor George Osborne.

Tories stripped away social fabric with their austerity measures - YP Letters

The RAF Red Arrows. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

Red Arrows in Yorkshire: Exact times RAF planes will be flying over Yorkshire

Brimham Rocks near Harrogate

The iconic Yorkshire beauty spot which now has its own writer

North Yorkshire Council has refused a fourth bid to turn The Birch Tree Inn in Wilsill into a holiday cottage. Credit - Whatpub.com (date unknown)

Planners refuse holiday let conversion for 110-year-old pub

Ian Simm from Moxon and Simm jewellery at work in his studio at King Street Workshops in Pateley Bridge. Picture: Simon Hulme

King Street Workshops celebrate 30th anniversary with open studios

Fly fisherman Oscar Boatfield and his wife Nell Wharton set up Bearmade creating a range of bags for fly fishing enthusiasts. The bags have since become popular with those outside the sport. The couple stock a range of their bags at their coffee shop Wildish in Pateley Bridge photographed for The Yorkshire Post by Tony Johnson

Meet the Yorkshire Dales couple behind outdoor brands Bearmade and Wildish

The Knaresborough Tractor Run

How the Knaresborough Tractor Run grew to become Yorkshire's biggest

Long Course Weekend’s founder and chief executive, Matthew Evans, North Yorkshire Council’s executive member for open to business, Cllr Derek Bastiman, Masham, Parish Council vice-chair, Ian Johnson, and Flo Grainger, owner of the Old Station Caravan Park, pictured in Masham. Image NYC

Triathlon weekend could 'drive £2m to North Yorkshire's tourism economy'

Entries now open for Long Course Weekend Yorkshire

England’s first Long Course Weekend is launching in Yorkshire in September

Scar House.

The ambitious reservoir project which created its very own Yorkshire village

The house overlooking Grimwith reservoir

Chance to buy a home near All Creatures Great and Small village

The Birch Tree Inn, in Wilsill

Plan to convert prominent Yorkshire Dales pub into holiday cottage refused

Author Sandy Hogarth, whose daughter was adopted.

Yorkshire author inspired by own experiences with adoption

Bewerley Park near Nidderdale.

Outdoor education centres in North Yorkshire set for £2.4m overhaul

Mercedes-Benz A200 MG Line Premium Plus

We tested out the new Mercedes Benz - but had a mishap at the Nidderdale Show

The 'Bee Network' buses form part of the franchising model for bus services in Greater Manchester. PIC: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

The cost of privatisation on public service - YP Letters

The Owners of Stump Cross Caverns, Lisa Bowerman and her partner Nick Markham. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

Profits have doubled for Yorkshire Dales caves due to The Hotel Inspector

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