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Country News - 2001Happier Christmas for 250 FMD victimsThurs 20 DecemberMORE THAN 250 individuals, voluntary groups and small businesses hard-hit by the summer's foot and mouth crisis will be having a slightly happier Christmas, thanks to the generosity of donors who have given more than £1 million towards the Dales Recovery Appeal.  Good news, bad news for Britain's birdsWed 19 DecemberTHE END of the second Millennium brought about a big improvement in the numbers of breeding wild bird species in Britain - although some species, including the once ubiquitous house sparrow, continue to decline. Dales museum seeks bootyTues 18 DecemberThe Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is asking people to look in their attics, sheds or garages for any walking paraphernalia from the early 20th Century. Rural buildings scheme re-launchedTues 18 DecemberA PRESTIGEOUS architectural competition to find the best examples of new and converted farm buildings was relaunched today after being abandoned during the foot and mouth crisis. Prince drops in at the localMon 17 DecemberTHE Prince of Wales was planning to drop in at a Dales local today - to launch a nationwide scheme to save the country pub. French beef ban was illegal - but the row goes onThurs 12 DecemberBRITAIN today won a major battle against France in the so-called "beef war" - but the campaign still goes on. Turkey hot line warms upThurs 12 DecemberA HOT-LINE set up by the NFU to help beleaguered farmers sell Christmas turkeys by bypassing the big supermarket chains is doing brisk business. Euro-decisions due on British farmingWed 12 DecemberEU OFFICIALS are meeting today and tomorrow to consider long-term decisions which will have important long-term effects on the future of British farming. "Farmers need payment for conservation work"Thurs 06 DecemberTHE chairman of the Countryside Agency officially confirmed that it was backing long-held demands that farmers should be paid subsidies for the work they do in landscape conservation. Lakes cash surpriseWed 05 DecemberTHE Lake District National Park has suffered less financially than expected from foot and mouth disease, it was announced today. Harry Potter fever threaten owlsTues 04 DecemberTHE Harry Potter film craze sweeping Britain has brought about yet another threat to the country's already threatened owl population. Watch out for rural fly-tippersMon 03 DecemberCOUNTRY folk are being asked to keep an alert eye open against fly-tippers thanks to a new EU directive that has classified old household fridges as "hazardous waste." Last FMD restrictions lifted in "landmark" decisionThurs 29 NovemberThe last remaining restrictions on foot and mouth infected area in England were lifted at midnight last night. NFU's cool response to budget statementWed 28 NovemberTHE National Farmers' Union gave a cool response today to Chancellor Gordon Brown's autumn budget statement. End is sight for weekend cottage rate relief?Mon 26 NovemberWEEKEND cottage owners in the Yorkshire Dales this weekend came a step closer to losing their 50% cut in local council tax. More Dales footpaths re-open for the weekendThurs 22 NovemberTHE LAST foot and mouth blanket closure in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been lifted and many more footpaths and bridleways will be opened this weekend in the Skipton-Settle area. Quarry group saves limestone pavementsWed 21 NovemberONE of the Yorkshire Dales' most important geological features, the rare limestone pavements, have been saved from further desecration. Watch out - turkey rustlers aboutThurs 15 NovemberFARMERS are being urged to be on their guard against foul play by Christmas poultry thieves. Two deputy chairmen for national parkThurs 15 NovemberMEMBERS of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority have agreed that two members share the post until the next election at the annual meeting in July 2002. Dales FMD appeal on target for £1 millionWed 14 NovemberTHE DALES Recovery Appeal is within a whisker of raising £1 million for foot and mouth victims in just 14 weeks - a target which some sceptics dismissed as "impossibly high" at the launch at the end of June. Craven to be "Right to Roam" testedTues 13 NovemberTHE CRAVEN area of the Yorkshire Dales has become part of a Government test bed to judge public reaction to the controversial "Right to Roam" legislation. Harvest festivals boost Dales recoveryThurs 08 NovemberAN APPEAL set up to help parts of the Yorkshire Dales and the Ribble Valley in Lancashire recover from foot and mouth disease has reaped a rich harvest - thanks to the generosity of local churches. National park seeks wider roleThurs 08 NovemberOFFICIALS of the Yorkshire Dales National Park were today (November 8) involved in key negotiations with a top Government civil servant. Rural decline: stopping the rotWed 07 NovemberTHINGS are getting better in the countryside - foot and mouth disease excepted - according to a Countryside Agency survey published today. New Dales conservation bossMon 05 NovemberThe Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has appointed former Government ministry adviser Gary Smith as its new head of conservation and policy. CLA backs 10,000 rural homes planMon 29 OctoberTHE Country Land and Business Association today welcomes plans by the Government's Housing Corporation to build more than 10,000 homes in rural areas for local occupiers. Burn Guy Fawkes - not PricklesWed 24 OctoberBONFIRE NIGHT, November 5, is a dangerous time for one of Britain's favourite mammals, the hedgehog - because they are in danger of being burnt alongside Guy Fawkes. Winter wonderland in the Yorkshire DalesWed 24 OctoberTHE Yorkshire Dales are to become a winter wonderland for visitors thanks to a cram-packed programme of events designed to held the tourist industry after the summer disaster of foot and mouth. Green light for Kettlewell community buildingTues 23 OctoberThe Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority's property committee has given the green light for a planning application to go forward for a new Kettlewell Visitor and Community building. Deer menace woodlandThurs 18 OctoberWOODLAND wildlife is under a new threat - rapidly increasing deer numbers - the British Trust for Ornithology says in its annual report published this week. From Rio to the Yorkshire DalesTues 16 OctoberSCIENTISTS, conservationists and local folk interested in country affairs will meet tomorrow (October 17) to discuss the future of bio-diversity in the Dales. Help for FMD farmers in autumn feed crisisThurs 04 OctoberDALES farmers who have been unable to move their stock because of FMD restrictions are facing a double crisis as one of the farming year's biggest bills arrives. Kettlewell school gets £5,000 community grantThurs 27 SeptemberA TINY Dales primary school which lost thousands of pounds for community work because of foot and mouth disease has been recompensed with a £5,000 cheque. Smithy Bridge reopensTue 25 SeptemberTHE famous Smithy Bridge in the heart of Malham village will be officially re-opened this Thursday (September 27) two months after one of its ancient piers collapsed. Dales Recovery Fund awards £22,450 in grantsThurs 20 SeptemberTHE DALES Recovery Appeal, set up to aid individuals, small businesses and voluntary groups in the wake of the foot and mouth crisis, handed out £10,550 this week bringing the total of cash awards to £22,450 in a fortnight. Appeal fund makes first grants to F&M victimsThurs 13 SeptemberTHE DALES Recovery Fund this week paid out its first grants to financial victims of the foot and mouth crisis in the North Craven area. Call for one-stop rural shopsThurs 13 SeptemberCOUNTRYSIDE Agency chairman Ewen Cameron today called for more "one-stop" rural shops providing multiple services to halt the decline in the quality of rural life. Dales F&M recovery fund hits £600,000 - grants now availableThurs 06 SeptemberA RECOVERY appeal launched to help small Craven businesses, voluntary groups and individuals in the aftermath of foot and mouth is expected to reach £600,000 this weekend - in just over two months. Free museum visits to boost Dales tourismMon 03 SeptemberIN ANOTHER bid likely to boost visitor numbers to the Dales after the foot and mouth crisis, the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes will open to the public for free on this weekend, September 8/9th. Dales Recovery Fund invites grant applicationsThurs 30 AugustTHE DALES Recovery Appeal is ready to start paying out grants from the £500,000-plus it has already raised towards its £1 million target. Dales appeal funds passes £500,000Thurs 16 AugustTHE DALES Recovery Appeal has passed the £500,000 mark in just eight weeks. Generous response to Dales Recovery AppealThurs 9 AugustTHE DALES Recovery fund is already approaching the quarter-million-pound mark. National park: good news at Kettlewell, problems at ReethThurs 2 AugustTHE Yorkshire Dales National Park today reports progress on two important building projects. Heatwave brings new threat for hedgehogsMon 30 JulyBRITAIN’S dwindling population of hedgehogs is facing a new threat from the current heatwave. Happy herons - and many other speciesWed 25 JulyThings are getting better for our birdlife, according to the latest survey from the British Trust for Ornithology. Yorkshire Dales top English parks planning leagueTues 10 JulyThe Yorkshire Dales is England's best national park when it comes to deciding planning applications. Dales bus service reinstated for "green" touristsFri 29 JuneThe Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is to reinstate two popular weekend bus services from West Yorkshire to the heart of the Park. Curlew flying high in the Yorkshire DalesMon 18 JuneTHE CURLEW is alive and well and flying high in the Yorkshire Dales. National park plans footpath re-openingsThurs 14 JuneCautious approach doubles DEFRA safety guidelines. Hearty NFU welcome for new rural affairs ministryMon 11 JuneNFU welcomes new ministry for environment, food and rural affairs. More cash available for Dales barn preservationFri 1 JuneA pilot scheme to preserve old farms barns and dry-stone walls is to be extended right across the Yorkshire Dales. National park to improve planning proceduresThurs 24 MayTHE Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is to review is planning procedures following a report from the District Auditor. Rural task force to create five year plan for rural tourismMon 14 MayEnglish Tourism Council and Countryside Agency join forces. Pateley Bridge wins Government fundingWed 2 MayYorkshire Forward, the county's regeneration agency, and the Countryside Agency today announced the second set of six market towns to receive regeneration funding. Toolkit for country townsTues 1 MayDeputy PM launches a new self-help plan to boost prosperity in small country towns. The countryside: a general election battlegroundFri 27 AprilJohn Sheard takes a pungent look at the possible effects on the coming general election of the crisis in the countryside River pollution: a new challenge for farmersFri 20 AprilJohn Sheard argues that new EU water quality standards are an opportunity rather than a threat Pamphlet marks national park jubileeThurs 19 AprilTHE national park movement is 50 years old this month and the Countryside Agency is issuing a free, full colour pamphlet to mark the jubilee. National hedgehog weekThurs 19 AprilONE of our favourite wild creatures, the hedgehog, is under grave threat these days from a whole host of man-made dangers ... An Easter reflection: where does farming go now?Fri 13 AprilJohn Sheard hopes that the foot and mouth tragedy may provide a new direction for British agriculture. The State of the Rural Nation: good news, bad newsFri 06 AprilJohn Sheard looks at some of the implications of the Countryside Agency's latest survey of countryside living. Play it safe in the DalesThurs 29 MarchAS WE report earlier, the Yorkshire Dales National Park is organising a calendar of events varying from guided walks to craft shows to attract visitors to "safe" parks of the Dales. Dales parking charges choppedTues 27 MarchCAR park charges in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority's car parks will fall from £3.50 to £2 a day on April 1. The weather: now the good news?Tues 27 MarchLEADING weather forecaster Jim Dale believes that we are in for a brilliant summer this year. Holiday with a difference: try the canal capersMon 26 MarchFancy a holiday in the countryside for £5 a day? Planners asked to ease farm development rulesThurs 22 MarchWhilst farmers have been urged to diversify into other activities, local planning bodies are regularly accused of refusing planning permission for such developments. Bill bounces backWed 21 MarchONE of the Yorkshire Dales' most famous adopted sons, the best-selling American author Bill Bryson, is returning to Britain. Beech and bluebell bluesWed 21 MarchBAD news for Britain's beech trees and our bluebell woods. Wildlife: good news, bad newsTues 20 MarchTHE latest results of the ongoing census of British bird populations are a mixed bag, says the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). Windermere speed copsTues 20 MarchThe Lake District National Park has now backed this ruling by the introduction of high-tech speed cops. Flood controls inadequateThurs 15 MarchTHE National Audit Commission has issued a highly critical report on the state of the nation's flood defences which says that almost half them are "inadequate." Quality of country lifeMon 12 MarchTHERE are so many quangos representing various interests in the countryside that strangers to the bureaucratic process often do no know where to turn for advice. More Country NewsWed 7 MarchFunds for shops/transport, Stately 21st Century? And finally, remember Prickles. |
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