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Your Skipton Podcast
by Your Media Group
The Best of Skipton Life
Episodes
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Addingham Gala Festival Weekend 2026
On Friday's Your Skipton breakfast show, Alex Cann had a chat with Richard Hunter-Rowe about the Addingham Gala Festival Weekend. If you missed it, you can have a listen back here, and find out what's lined up for Friday night and Saturday, on what promises to be a scorching weekend of...
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photoILKLEY's Young Photographer of the Year competition
photoILKLEY founder Andreea Chitan talks to Alex Cann about this year’s Young Photographer Competition and why the festival is passionate about giving young creatives a platform to share their work. She explains the open-ended “Human Nature” theme, why storytelling matters more than expensive...
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Dementia Action Week with Dementia Forward
Your Skipton's Ricky Durkin is chatting to various members of staff at Dementia Forward about tips and advice if you think you or family members have symptoms, the services they offer and about fundraising too.
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Graeme Clark - Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet bass player Graeme Clark talks to Alex Cann about the band's upcoming gig in Ilkley as part of their Acoustic Tour and the new album 'Strings Attached'. Graeme also talks about how the charts have changed since Wet Wet Wet's epic stint at number one in the 1990s and how much he still...
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Andy Couzens - Leeds Legends
A must for any Leeds United fan; "Leeds Legends" is set to be a fantastic night at Leeds Grand Theatre. Hear stories from former players Dom Matteo, Ian Harte, Nigel Martyn, Michael Bridges and special guest, Eddie Gray. The evening will be hosted by their friend and former player, Andy Couzens,...
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Best Places to Live judge Jayne Dowle
Jayne Dowle, judge and writer for the Sunday Times Best Places To Live Guide talks to Your Skipton's Stuart Clarkson about Skipton being named the best place to live in the north and northeast of England for 2026. Originally broadcast on Friday 20th March 2026 on Your Skipton Radio.
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Chesney Hawkes in conversation with Alex Cann
Alex Cann talks to pop legend Chesney Hawkes about his new album and upcoming tour, which comes to Leeds on 12th March and Manchester on 13th March. This interview was broadcast on our breakfast show on 20th February 2026.
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BGT finalist Stacey Leadbeatter
Stacey Leadbeatter talks to Your Skipton's Alex Cann about headlining the Skipton Christmas Lights Switch-On event this year on Sunday 30th November 2025.
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Skipton Business Award 2025 - The Winners
Your Skipton's Stuart Clarkson is backstage to chat to the winners of the Skipton Business Awards 2025 as they celebrate picking up their trophies. Interviews recorded on Monday 6th October 2025 at Skipton Town Hall.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 - Skipton BID
Alex Cann caught up with Sarah from Skipton BID ahead of the 2025 Skipton Business Awards on 6th October.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 sponsor - North Blinds
Veronica and Michelle both chat to Alex Cann about being a sponsor at the 2025 Skipton Business Awards.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 sponsor - Melvin & Co
Karen from the hair salon Melvin & Co chats to Alex Cann about being a sponsor at the 2025 Skipton Business Awards.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - Nightshade
Fred from Nightshade chats to Alex about being nominated for 2 awards and what is unique about their established that opened late 2024.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 sponsor - Bizzie Lizzie's
Katie from Bizzie Lizzie's chats to Alex Cann about sponsoring the 'Pub or Bar of the Year' award at the Skipton Business Awards.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 headline sponsor - Craven College
Anita from Craven College chats to Alex Cann about its support for Skipton Business Awards and Craven College's 200th anniversary.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - Skipton Boat Trips
Joanne from Skipton Boat Trips chats to Alex Cann about being a finalist in the Skipton Business Awards 2025.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - The Skipton Hotel
James from The Skipton Hotel chats to Alex Cann about being a finalist in the Skipton Business Awards 2025.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - Great Skipton Santa Fun Run
Peter Ripley from Skipton Craven Rotary Club chats with Alex Cann about the Santa Fun Run being nominated for Best Event at the 2025 Skipton Business Awards.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - Victoria Coleman Fine Jewellery
Victoria from Victoria Coleman Fine Jewellery chats to Alex Cann about being nominated Retailer of the Year at the Skipton Business Awards 2025.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - The ML
In the running for Best New Business, Gary from The ML Bar chats to Alex Cann.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - Craven Community Boxing Club
Mark from Craven Community Boxing Club chats to Alex Cann about being nominated in the Health & Wellbeing Business of the Year category at the Skipton Business Awards 2025.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - Coopers Cafe
Alex Cann chats to Amy Wilkinson from Coopers Cafe hoping to win Cafe Of The Year at the Skipton Business Awards 2025 taking place at Skipton Town Hall on 6th October.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - Skipton Building Society
Alex Cann chats to Imran and Shannon from Skipton Building Society on being nominated for the Business Service Award at the Skipton Business Awards 2025 at Skipton Town Hall on 6th October.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - Share Skipton
Alex Cann chats to Morgan and Joanna from Share Skipton on being nominated for two awards at the Skipton Business Awards 2025 which takes place at Skipton Town Hall on 6th October.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - Le Caveau
Alex Cann chats to Mark from the restaurant Le Caveau on being a nominee at the Skipton Business Awards 2025 which takes place at Skipton Town Hall on 6th October.
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Skipton Business Awards 2025 nominee - Holistic House
Alex Cann chats to Bethan Grey from Holistic House on being a nominee at the Skipton Business Awards 2025 which takes place at Skipton Town Hall on 6th October.
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Skipton Sport & Community Day 2025
We caught up with a number of the groups and organisations at the event at Sandylands which took place on Sunday 31 August 2025.
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Skipton Pride 2025 preview
Nick Hancock had been chatting to James from Skipton Pride which is taking place on Sunday 3rd August.
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The Budget dissected: Your questions answered with Harvest Associates
Presenter Alex Cann speaks to Robert Kennedy at Harvest Associates. Robert discusses more fallout from the budget, from capital gains tax to inheritance tax - a contentious issue for some, given the recent farming rally in London. Robert also explains changes to pensions expected in the next few...
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The Budget: Reaction and what it means to you with Harvest Associates
In this special episode of the Your Skipton Podcast, we're getting an expert reaction to The Budget and delving deeper into what it means to you. Alex Cann is chatting with Robert Kennedy at Harvest Associates in Ilkley to touch on all the key talking points and to find out what effect it will…
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Rainbow Care Group
Alex Cann attends the Rainbow Care Group taster day at Ilkley Cricket Club to find out about their dementia support services.
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Airedale Hospital & Community Charity
Nick Hancock speaks to Laura and Laura from Airedale Hospital & Community Charity about plans for The Grand Ball on 8th November at East Riddlesden Hall in aid of the neo-natal unit at Airedale - plus other fundraising initiatives coming up over the summer.
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Sheep Day 2024 and charity focus
Alex Cann and Stuart Clarkson chat to local charities and organisations at Skipton Sheep Day 2024 - including Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Skipton Men's Shed, Skipton Rotary, the Aire Rivers Trust, Skipton Musical Theatre Company, Skipton Step Into Action, Skipton Incredible Edible, North Yorkshire...
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Ilkley Pride 2024 preview part 1
June is Pride month and as we countdown to Ilkley Pride on Saturday 29th June, we hear from many of the businesses and organisations supporting this year's Ilkley Pride and find out why they are supporting Pride and its importance. On this podcast, Alex Cann chats to Nigel Eaton from Moss & Moor,...
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Skipton Sport and Community Day
Listen to the highlights of our outside broadcast the Skipton Sport and Community Day at Sandylands Sports Centre on Sunday 5th May 2024. Alex Cann speaks to Sandylands manager Dale, Quest Karate, Craven Community Boxing Club, Craven Badminton Club, Craven Gymnastics Club, Sgt Paul Evans from…
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Skipton Eco Day 2024 preview
David Newall from Skipton Rotary tells Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson about the second annual Eco Day taking place on Saturday 27th April 2024 between 1pm and 4pm at Skipton Town Hall.
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Skipton Easter Event highlights
Nick Hancock spoke to organisers and participants in the Skipton Easter Event 2024 from Skipton Town Council held on the canal basin on Saturday 30th March.
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Reaction as Skipton is named on the Best Places to Live guide for 2024
Stuart Clarkson talks to Tim Palmer, lead judge and writer for the Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide about why Skipton has made the grade this year, and gets reaction to the news from Toby Garbutt at Skipton Town Council and Sarah Howsen from Skipton BID.
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Airedale Charity CPR-a-thon highlights
Highlights from our outside broadcast at the Airedale Hospital Charity's CPR-a-thon, held at Morrisons in Skipton on Saturday 17th February 2024.
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Keighley College Open Event - Sat 27th Jan
Hannah Lyall from Keighley College tells Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson about their Open Event this Saturday (27th January 2024).
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Treecycling and other Manorlands Hospice Fundraisers
Andrew Wood from Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice tells Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson about the fundraising Treecycling project in the New Year, plus looks back on another big year of charity events and discusses what's to come in 2024.
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Airedale Hospital Charity Xmas Sock Day and CPR-a-thon
Laura Hepworth and Jodie Hearnshaw from Airedale Hospital & Community Charity talk to Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson about Christmas Sock Day on 15th December and the Tree of Light at the hospital this Christmas.. plus they reveal plans for a 12-hour CPR-a-thon at Morrisons in Skipton on…
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Conservative Party chair visits Steeton & Silsden
Richard Holden speaks to Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson during his first campaign visit as Conservative Party chairman following his appointment this week. We also hear from Robbie Moore who has been promoted to be a minister in the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs. The recording...
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Businesses vote YES to another 5 years of Skipton BID
Sarah Howsen from Skipton BID talks to Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson about the plans for the next 5 years after businesses in the town voted 'Yes' to another term for the organisation.
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Keighley & Airedale Business Awards winner Missing Peace Wellbeing + Support
Emma Gibson from Missing Peace Wellbeing + Support in Keighley talks to Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson about their recent success at the Keighley & Airedale Business Awards, where the business was named Social Enterprise of the Year and Emma picked up the Future Star award! Find out more at...
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Skipton Santa Fun Run 2023 preview
Peter Ripley from Skipton Craven Rotary talks to Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson ahead of the 2023 Skipton Santa Fun Run, taking place on Sunday 25th November. Sign up and get more details at skiptonsantafunrun.com
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Keighley & Airedale Business of the Year - Cobbydog
Katy, Beth and Chris from Cobbydog in Keighley give Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson their reaction to being named Overall Business of the Year and Manufacturing Business of the Year at the recent Keighley & Airedale Business Awards.
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Keighley & Airedale Business Awards Finalists 2023
Some of the shortlisted businesses in this year's Keighley & Airedale Business Awards talk to Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson. These interviews aired on Friday 15th September 2023. You'll hear from Cobbydog, Jacqui Mac Aesthetics, Missing Peace Wellbeing & Support, Gallaghers Family Funeral...
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Worth Valley Rotarian on aid missions to Ukraine
On Independence Day of Ukraine Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson spoke to local rotarian Emilia Merenmies from Haworth about her ongoing work to deliver aid and vehicles to the country.
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Marcos from Essex on his commute to Skipton
Marcos Kallou tells Rombalds Radio's Stuart Clarkson why he's living in Essex but working in Skipton after falling in love with the Yorkshire Dales.
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