The wheels on our buses will continue to go round. Route 51 and 51A have been cleared to continue for another year to September 2019. Good news for local residents who use the service as a lifeline. And contrary to the many tales of cancelled […]
For those of us who have bemoaned the extremely tardy delivery of decent broadband by Openreach, there is some unexpectedly good news. Now don’t hold your breath; we know Openreach have yet to go anywhere near their spanners to install fibre cables. We must therefore […]
The observant chaps who trot by Skellow Mill pond will have noticed the mill pond is fast being refilled. Despite the wierd weather, which relocated our entire rainfall allowance to southern France (apparently n’owt to do with Brexit) the River Skell albeit tiny in the […]
This summer has seen range of interesting phenomena. The World Cup being staged in Russia, Brexit coughing and spluttering, Northern Rail showing us how not to organise a railway, Virgin Rail disappearing completely and Wimbledon being criticised about the height of the grass. Oh and […]
An old friend has found its way home. The Burghwallis welcome sign along Scorcher Hills Lane is back in place. Similar to the many stories of garden gnomes who seem to travel the world yet no one knows how or why, our sign disappeared for […]
A group of 26 villagers recently attended a one hours CPR training session on the use of our new defibrillator that is fitted to the outside wall of the Burghwallis pub. The informative training session, held in the Burghwallis pub on 5th June was conducted by the […]
There has been a spate of residents in the Parish and congregation of St Helen’s who have recently died. It is our privilege to publish obituaries of these folk who have often been born and bred or lived a great deal of time in the […]
Unless you have been hibernating for the last few months, you will be aware of the new legislation, appropriately named General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). What does this mean for you, the public, and us, the Parish Council? We have to implement a range of policies […]
The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed we have a shiny new seat on Grange Lane, adjacent to the Bridle Path. Some time ago it was decided a memorial to Kath Walters, ex Chair person of the parish Council should be installed. Kath was a […]
The village flag, which was to be returned to its normal height this week, will remain lowered to mark the passing on Monday evening of Sharon Renshaw of Old Village Street.