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Friday 03 JulyTwo 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 JulyThe 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 JulyONE 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 JulyTHE 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 JuneONLY 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 JuneA 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 JuneONE 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 JuneCELEBRITY 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 JuneA 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 JuneYORKSHIRE 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 JuneTHE 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 JuneTHE 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 JuneYET 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 JuneMini 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 JuneTHE 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 JuneDEDICATION, 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 JuneA SPECIAL CONSTABLE from North Yorkshire will be honoured at a national awards ceremony in London today.
Ladies on form at Ripon
Wednesday 17 JuneYORKSHIRE 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 JuneWILDFLOWERS 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 JuneRICHMONDSHIRE 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 JuneSTAFF 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 JuneA 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 JuneNOMINATIONS 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 JuneWALKERS 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 JuneCRIMEFIGHTING projects designed to make Richmondshire an even safer place have been given a massive cash boost.
Dales kids encouraged to play
Thursday 11 JuneAN 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 JuneNORTH 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 JuneVISITORS 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 JuneTWO 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 JunePEREGRINE 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 JuneHUNDREDS 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 JunePEOPLE 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 MayHEARD 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 MayTENANT 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 MayLANDOWNERS are being offered cash to plant more trees in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Dales Volunteers bridge the gap
Tuesday 26 MayYORKSHIRE DALES Volunteers have been doing their bit to preserve an historic footbridge in Swaledale.
Seen a black swan?
Tuesday 26 MayORNITHOLOGISTS 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 MayMALHAM 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 MayAFTER 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 AprilAS 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 MayA SUNDAY bus service will once again operate in Swaledale from this weekend.
Yorkshire Dales Players on the road for charity
Friday 15 AprilFollowing 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 MayAN 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 AprilSHOPPERS 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 MayFARMERS 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 AprilTHE 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 MayA £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 AprilONE 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 MayA MOUNTAIN bike course fit for champions is nearing completion in Dalby Forest, near Pickering, North Yorkshire.
Migratory bird weekend
Friday 08 AprilAs 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 MayPOLICE 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 AprilTHE 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 MayTHE 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 AprilRICHMONDSHIRE will host a unique festival to celebrate the district’s different cultures tomorrow.
Filling the gap between Dales and Lakes
Tuesday 05 MayTHE 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 AprilGOVERNMENT 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 MaySCHOOL 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.
