(Image copyright: Stuart Clarkson/Rombalds Radio)Skipton is among a handful of places across Yorkshire and the North East identified this year by the Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide. Skipton makes the 'best places' shortlist of 8 locations in Yorkshire and the North East along with Leeds, Saltaire, Boston Spa, the Yorkshire Wolds, Heaton (Newcastle), Nether Edge (Sheffield) and Whitley Bay (Tyne & Wear). The lead judge and writer for Best Places to Live guide Tim Palmer told Rombalds Radio: "There are so many fantastic places in this part of the world that it's always very hard to choose. Listen to Tim Palmer talking to us on the Rombalds Radio Local podcast, along with reaction from Skipton Town Council and Skipton BID. Helen Davies, editorial projects director and Best Places to Live editor, says: “This guide is a celebration of towns, cities and villages that are each a fantastic place to live in 2024, from Dunkeld to Knutsford, Falmouth to Leeds.
