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 Mayor
Councillor Winston Feather was elected as Town Mayor for the 2025/26 civic year, with Councillor Annabel Hesletine elected as Deputy Mayor.
Congratulations to both members.
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.
North Ward Councillor Surgeries
Councillors from the North Ward will be holding Councillors Surgeries on the first Saturday of each month between 09:30am and 10:30am. This is an opportunity for constituents to raise problems or seek advice, and speak with Councillors in person. The sessions are drop ins, no appointment is necessary.
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.
Newsletter
December 2024 newsletter
February 2025 newsletter
April 2025 newsletter
Skipton Town Active Travel Community Survey
Skipton Town Council has recently undertaken an Active Travel Study in Skipton and together with its local partners, including Climate Action Skipton, now wants to hear what local people, groups and organisations think of the four main project ideas the study identified.
Please find below the link to participate in this survey. All responses are appreciated.
The deadline for survey responses is midnight on 5th May 2025
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K768R7B