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Yorkshire Dales News

Walk guides launced for Hambleton towns

Friday 03 July
Two new walk packs will be launched in Hambleton district of the Yorkshire Dales this summer to guide people around Thirsk and Easingwold.
 

MP’s lobbied to provide cash for village life

Friday 03 July
The regeneration of industrial towns and cities is being held back because of Government pressure to enforce more house building on green field sites, says a major survey published today by the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
 

Welcome back, bent cucumbers

Wednesday 01 July
ONE OF the most ridiculed directives ever issued by the European Union – that bent cucumbers and bananas could not be offered to sale – is scrapped today (July 1) following intense lobbying in Brussels by British MEPs.
 

Greenfield building hits urban regeneration – CPRE

Wednesday 01 July
THE regeneration of industrial towns and cities is being held back because of Government pressure to enforce more house building on green field sites, says a major survey published today by the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
 

£10m boost for river improvements

Tuesday 30 June
ONLY 21% of England’s rivers, streams and lakes are in good condition, according to the EU, and yesterday the environment department Defra announced an extra £10 million grant for projects to make things better.
 

Capture the spirit of the dales

Tuesday 30 June
A FINAL call is going out for amateur and professional photographers to submit their images of the Yorkshire Dales by July 15 to the national ‘Take a View’ competition.
 

Big business from eBay trading

Monday 29 June
ONE of the most dramatic opportunities for building net-based businesses in rural areas in recent years has been the massive growth of the eBay sales network. And North Yorkshire business managers are now being advised how to join the gold rush.
 

Fine Food Festival comes to Haworth

Monday 29 June
CELEBRITY chef Jean-Christophe Novelli will be in Haworth this summer to launch the first Haworth Fine Food Festival.
 

Speeding clampdown produces results for Yorkshire Dales villagers

Friday 26 June
A CAMPAIGN to clamp down on motorists driving at dangerous speeds through Richmondshire’s rural villages has been hailed a success.
 

Record numbers follow races fashion

Thursday 25 June
YORKSHIRE ladies were out in style and giving the Ascot crowd a run for their money at Ripon Racecourse on Thursday for the annual Ladies Day fixture, sponsored by James Brindley of Harrogate.
 

£500,000 for local food drive

Thursday 25 June
THE National Trust has been awarded a £500,000 Government grant to continue its drive to persuade more people to buy and eat more locally-produced, in-season food.
 

Disappointment at ‘Green Lane’ decision

Monday 22 June
THE Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has expressed its disappointment at the outcome of a court case that quashed four Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) imposed to protect particularly sensitive ‘green lanes’ in the National Park from use by recreational motor vehicles.
 

Swift joins birds at risk register

Monday 22 June
YET another bird whose calls are one of the great sounds of the British summer is at risk, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reports today (June 22).
 

Family fun in Nidderdale AONB

Friday 19 June
Mini Beast Hunting, Pond Dipping and Geocaching are just some of the family events that are taking place in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) over the coming months.
 

Digital Britain report fails to understand rural needs - CLA

Thursday 18 June
THE CLA has criticised the recent Digital Britain report as evidence that the government is still failing to understand the urgent need of rural business for universal high-speed internet access.
 

Dales teaching assistant reaches awards final

Thursday 18 June
DEDICATION, hard work and a passion for bringing out the best in children has earned a Yorkshire Dales teaching assistant a place at the Teaching Awards finals.
 

Farmer lands Special Constable award

Wednesday 17 June
A SPECIAL CONSTABLE from North Yorkshire will be honoured at a national awards ceremony in London today.
 

Ladies on form at Ripon

Wednesday 17 June
YORKSHIRE ladies will be donning their dresses and fancy hats tomorrow (18 June) as Ripon Racecourse hosts its annual Ladies Day fixture.
 

Wildflowers set to bloom for dales school

Tuesday 16 June
WILDFLOWERS will soon be blooming at Boyle &Petyt Primary School near Beamsley – thanks to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).
 

Richmondshire invests in new sports centre

Tuesday 16 June
RICHMONDSHIRE District Council has formally handed over its contribution to a £20 million state-of-the-art sports and leisure centre.
 

Local NHS supports pedal power

Monday 15 June
STAFF at NHS North Yorkshire are promoting pedal power and urging commuters and families to be more active as part of Bike Week which runs until next Sunday (21 June).
 

Richmondshire ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day

Monday 15 June
A FLAG-RAISING ceremony will take place in Richmond to honour Britain's armed forces.
 

More funds to fight crime in Richmondshire

Nominations sought for dales food awards

Friday 12 June
NOMINATIONS have opened for an annual awards scheme which recognises the best of Hambleton’s food and drink producers.
 

Open access walks in the Yorkshire Dales

Friday 12 June
WALKERS will have the chance to explore new areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park with the start of a series of free hikes on Open Access land.
 

More funds to fight crime in Richmondshire

Thursday 11 June
CRIMEFIGHTING projects designed to make Richmondshire an even safer place have been given a massive cash boost.
 

Dales kids encouraged to play

Thursday 11 June
AN innovative play scheme saw children and their parents take part in a mass family picnic and barbecue in the Yorkshire Dales recently – and there’ll be another chance to take part later in the summer.
 

Country Watch builds on success

Wednesday 10 June
NORTH Yorkshire Police are hoping to build on the success of the Country Watch scheme by encouraging more people to join the fight against rural crime.
 

Victorian machinery comes back to life at Yorkshire Dales mill

Friday 05 June
VISITORS to Gayle Mill, near Hawes in Wensleydale, are in for a rare treat this summer. On Sunday (7th June), and on the first Sunday of each month until October, there are two special sessions when the Victorian machinery is to be brought back to life and used to make a variety of products such as would have been made at the Mill in its heyday.
 

Urgent quest for set-aside replacement

Thursday 04 June
TWO years after it was abandoned, the benefits to wildlife of the EU’s controversial land set-aside scheme has finally been recognised – and three different English countryside organisations are asking that some sort of substitute scheme is put in place.
 

100 000 see Malham Peregrines

Tuesday 02 June
PEREGRINE falcons nesting in Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are a real crowd puller – and that’s official.
 

Down on the farm this Sunday

Tuesday 02 June
HUNDREDS of farmers throughout England will throw open their gates this Sunday (June 7) so that town’s folk – and children in particular – can see what actually happens down on the farm.
 

Watch the birdie: ban DIY

Monday 01 June
PEOPLE tempted by the fine weather to start outdoor DIY projects are being asked to hold back until September – to protect bird chicks which might till be in their nests in buildings or nearby trees and bushes.
 

Cuckoo joins RSPB "red list"

Friday 29 May
HEARD a cuckoo this spring? Few people in the Yorkshire Dales have and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds issued a possible explanation: cuckoo numbers have slumped so far that it has been placed on their “red list” of species in danger of extinction.
 

Hill farming future "at risk" – TFA

Thursday 28 May
TENANT farmers in upland areas like the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District are failing to benefit from new Government legislation designed to improve the environment, an official enquiry has been told.
 

Incentives to grow more trees in the National Park

Thursday 28 May
LANDOWNERS are being offered cash to plant more trees in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
 

Dales Volunteers bridge the gap

Tuesday 26 May
YORKSHIRE DALES Volunteers have been doing their bit to preserve an historic footbridge in Swaledale.
 

Seen a black swan?

Tuesday 26 May
ORNITHOLOGISTS are asking people if they have ever seen a black swan here in Britain as they draw up an atlas of non-native bird species that have settled here.
 

New arrivals at Malham Cove

Friday 22 May
MALHAM COVE’S pair of Peregrine Falcons are in for a hectic time over the coming months following the arrival of some chicks.
 

Rural broadband reaches for the sky

Tuesday 19 May
AFTER years of frustration trying to bring broadband services to more remote areas of the countryside - caused mainly by poor BT telephone coverage - rural businessman have decided to reach for the sky.
 

Better labels for peat-free compost

Tuesday 19 April
AS Britain’s garden centres go through their busiest period of the year, aided by a huge boom in vegetable gardening, the Government is urging garden centres to use better labelling to that environmentally aware customers can refuse to buy peat-based composts.
 

Sunday buses return to northern Yorkshire Dales

Friday 15 May
A SUNDAY bus service will once again operate in Swaledale from this weekend.
 

Yorkshire Dales Players on the road for charity

Friday 15 April
Following the resounding successful of their event program last year, a group of dales based are once again embarking on another ‘Players on the Road’ tour for 2009.
 

Conservation plan for Leyburn goes on display

Thursday 14 May
AN EXHIBITION is underway to help Richmondshire District Council preserve and enhance Leyburn’s special architectural and historical character.
 

Charity t-shirt sales help to plant hundreds of trees

Thursday 14 April
SHOPPERS in Northallerton can help raise money to plant scores of trees by buying charity t-shirts at the town’s Dorothy Perkins store with money from the sales donated to the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity, the Woodland Trust.
 

More grants for “green” farming

Wednesday 13 May
FARMERS not yet taking part in Defra’s environmental stewardship schemes – which already have 35,000 participants – are being offered new grants to protect the countryside, it was announced yesterday.
 

Wanted: rural businesses “bucking the trend”

Wednesday 13 April
THE OWNERS of small rural businesses which are “bucking the trend” are being invited to enter a county-wide competition with an aim to inspire other companies with new ideas to fight the recession.
 

Million pound grant for Ilkley moor

Monday 11 May
A £1 million government grant to help maintain and restore fire-damaged areas of Ilkley Moor is announced today (May 11) by Natural England, one of two major awards to improve two of the most famous moors in Yorkshire.
 

Mass exodus from rural villages

Monday 11 April
ONE hundred thousand young people under the age of 35 will be forced to leave their local villages in the next three yeas, driven out by soaring house prices.
 

Dalby's World Cup mountain bike course ready for action

Friday 08 May
A MOUNTAIN bike course fit for champions is nearing completion in Dalby Forest, near Pickering, North Yorkshire.
 

Migratory bird weekend

Friday 08 April
As an estimated 16 million migrant birds make their way to Britain, people across the world will be celebrating World Migratory Bird Day this weekend to mark the incredible journeys that many of these birds make as they migrate to their summer breeding grounds.
 

Red Kite poisoning – Police make information appeal

Thursday 07 May
POLICE are appealing for information after a rare bird of prey was found dead in the Greenhow area of the Yorkshire Dales.
 

Cut-price blue tongue vaccine

Thursday 07 April
THE environment department Defra has halved the price of the remaining stocks of blue-tongue livestock disease vaccine to encourage farmers to treat their cattle and sheep before the warmer weather brings the midges which spread the disease.
 

Speed up new business grants - CLA

Wednesday 06 May
THE doubling of Government grants to help rural business to expand has been welcomed by the Country Land and Business Association (see News, yesterday) – along with a call for a speeding up of the grant making process.
 

Cultural celebration is a first for Richmondshire

Wednesday 06 April
RICHMONDSHIRE will host a unique festival to celebrate the district’s different cultures tomorrow.
 

Filling the gap between Dales and Lakes

Tuesday 05 May
THE gap between the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District national parks may soon be closed if the Government quango Natural England has its way.
 

Double grants for rural business?

Tuesday 05 April
GOVERNMENT grants to help rural business cope with the recession may be doubled for schemes like farm diversification - if the European Union agrees.
 

Fun day ahead for pupils at Malham

Saturday 02 May
SCHOOL children from town and country will be meeting up on Tuesday (May 5) for a day of fun at the spectacular Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales.
 


 

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