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  • Harecroft slaughterhouse is warned about smells

    Bosses at a controversial chicken slaughterhouse who have been accused of blighting a village with the site’s “horrendous stink” have been told to clean up their act. Chesterfield Poultry, which has a slaughterhouse in Station Road, Harecroft,

  • Tearful welcome home for Craven hero soldier

    There were emotional scenes as the family of a hero soldier killed by a rogue Afghan policeman gathered to watch their loved one's body repatriated to the UK. The body of Sergeant Gareth Thursby, a former pupil of South Craven School at Cross Hills

  • Dedicated Manorlands team is setting pace

    Record numbers took part in the Great North Run to raise money for Manorlands. An unprecedented 81 of the 150-plus runners on the Sue Ryder team were supporting the Oxenhope hospice. And together they are on track to coin in more than £25,000