Welcome to Skipton Town Council

Our aim is to make Skipton a better place to live, work, and visit.

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Enquiries to the Office

If you are enquiry is relating to council tax, planning, waste collections, highways issues or any other issue for North Yorkshire Council, they can be contacted on 0300 131 21 31. 

Skipton Town Council Strategic Plan

The Town Council has adopted a Strategic Plan for 2024-2028. Click here to see a copy of the plan.

Youth Directory

North Yorkshire Youth produce a Youth Directory which lists local activities and services for young people in Craven. It's a useful resource for young people, families and professionals. Autumn/Winter Youth Directory 

Community Safety Skipton Bus Station

Notes from all the Community Safety Working Group Meetings, including the notes from the public meeting on the 30th March can be found our the Community Safety page.

North Yorkshire Council, Recycling Contamination in the Craven area

We know North Yorkshire residents are keen to reduce waste and recycle as much as possible; so thank you for doing your bit. But we want to help you do even more.

We’ve produced the enclosed leaflet to give you lots of information on what can and can’t be recycled at the kerbside, along with some top tips.

Recycling Letter
Recycling Information Booklet 


 

Bus Service- Skipton Town Service

From 30 November 2024 the Skipton Town Services operated by North Yorkshire Council minibuses will start Saturday services. The Saturday services will run on;

Service 12 Skipton – Carleton

Service 13 Skipton – Greenacres (renamed from service 73)

Service 14 Skipton – Embsay

Service 16 Skipton - Horse Close

This leaflet contains the new time tables, copies will shortly be available on the buses and from Skipton Library.

Local Council Award Scheme

 Skipton Town Council is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Silver Level in the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) Local Council Award Scheme—a significant recognition of the Council’s continued commitment to transparency, good governance, and community engagement.