February 2026 issue contents

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All the regular news, plus:

  • Beagles Abroad – p 37
  • Bentham Boost: Help Us Create a More Vibrant High Street – p 5
  • Bentham Community Primary School: Leeds, Manchester and London – p 26–27
  • Bentham Town Council Meeting – Monday 5th January 2026 – p 16–18
  • Caring for Planet Earth, People and Nature – p 36
  • Collection for Parkinson’s Charity – p 20
  • Environment Secretary Announces Extension of Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme – p45
  • Events Page – p 24–25
  • Exciting Ballroom Upgrade at Bentham Town Hall – P18
  • Eyes on the Skies – Protecting Birds of Prey – p 39
  • Foster Carer, Ruth Ive, MBE – pp 6–7
  • Hip Joint Presents a Dazzling Dales Duo – p 33
  • Knocking on Spring’s Door – p 15
  • Leeds, Manchester and London, High Bentham CP School is off! – p26-27
  • Local Police Report – p 43
  • Lune Valley Swimming Pool – p35
  • WI Reports – p 19
  • Melling Strummers – p 38
  • News from St John’s – p 35
  • News from the Fells – p 31
  • Panto Tickets Selling Fast? Oh No They Aren’t, Oh Yes They Are!! – p 5
  • Peoples page, Thanks and Letters – p20
  • Person of Bentham – Richard Blackwell – pp 2–4
  • Settle College present – Legally Blonde JR! – p 41
  • Settle Orchestra and Langcliffe Singers Reunite for Beethoven’s Mass in C – p 28–29
  • Sludge and safe swimming: United Utilities meet the River Wenning Group for a second time – p10-11
  • The Punch Bowl Inn, Burton in Lonsdale: A Warm Welcome Back – p 22–23
  • Valentines Quiz – P48 (answers p 21)
  • Window Painting: A Decorative Art Form – Another Way of Brightening Bentham? – p 8–9
  • Your Garden or Allotment in February – p 13