Jon Arrowsmith, sole director of Cocker Hoop Creative, which organised the event, faces four charges concerned with the organisation and advertising of the festival following an investigation by North Yorkshire Trading Standards. The food and drink festival was due to take place in Skipton between July 18 and July 20 last year, but was cancelled on July 4. The Yorkshire Dales Food and Drink Festival logo (Image: Cocker Hoop)It was to have taken place at Aireville Park for the first time and was to include celebrity chefs, live music, comedians and hundreds of food producers, with camping available in the grounds of The Skipton Academy. It is also alleged that Facebook posts advertising an appearance of a television presenter were not corrected despite it being cancelled. Cocker Hoop took on the event, which had been staged at Funkirk Farm, Carleton, after its previous owners Events By B3 went into liquidation in May 2024.