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Wednesday 14 May 2008AS the Yorkshire Dales countryside dries out after one of the wettest winters and springs on record, farmers, golf clubs and other landowner are being advised on how to build their own private reservoirs to tide them through the summer.
Looking to create Woodlands? – Dales charity wants to hear from you
Wednesday 14 May 2008ENVIRONMENTAL charity, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) is interested in hearing from landowners in the Nidderdale and Yorkshire Dales areas who are looking to create or restore native broadleaf woodlands.
Hand rural decisions to local people – Cameron
Tuesday 13 May 2008IN HIS first major speech about countryside issues in England, Conservative party leader David Cameron yesterday called for rural decision making to taken out of the hands of central government and handed back to the local communities involved.
Art offers a different way to discover Yorkshire Dales landscapes.
Friday 09 May 2008RESIDENTS and tourists alike are to be offered a different way to discover the stunning landscape of England’s most beautiful county.
The paw-print that helped save a Yorkshire Dales railway line
Thursday 08 May 2008THE Settle-Carlisle railway line is now a hugely popular route through the Yorkshire Dales – but back in the 1980s this scenic line came very near to closure.
Westfalia wins latest bands competition
Thursday 08 May 2008HARROGATE based band, Westfalia, took top slot in the second ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition held last week in one Yorkshire dales district.
Police seek help to identify Harrogate “Taggers”
Wednesday 07 May 2008POLICE in Harrogate are asking for the public’s help to identify the vandals behind a spate of graffiti attacks across the town.
Fifty years celebrated – with Yorkshire Dales rescue
Wednesday 07 May 2008FOUR o’clock on Sunday afternoon saw exactly the fiftieth anniversary of one man’s first call-out as a member of the Cave Rescue Organisation. The Chairman’s speech was made, the bottle of bubbly presented to Brian Boardman, the knife poised to cut the celebratory cake . . . . . . . . . and the phone rang.
Yorkshire Dales farmers fight 4x4 “fashion” taxes
Tuesday 06 May 2008THE Country Land and Business Association whose members live in some of the most rugged countryside in Britain are furious that their 4x4 vehicles are being equated for road-tax purposes with so-called “Chelsea tractors.”
Group’s artwork goes on display in Dales offices
Tuesday 06 May 2008A GROUP of artists from the Harrogate and North Leeds areas have taken up the invitation to feature their work in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) for the next two months.
Farm Payment Fiasco returns to haunt Yorkshire Dales Farmers
Friday 02 May 2008ONE of Britain’s largest farming and countryside advocacy groups is again receiving pleas for assistance from desperate Members facing a cash flow crisis owing to delays in receiving their Single Farm Payments.
Yorkshire Dales residents visit waste collection roadshows
Friday 02 May 2008HUNDREDS of residents across the Yorkshire Dales district of Richmondshire have attended a series of roadshows as the local council strives to meet government targets and reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill.
Ripon to become a city of Angels this weekend
Thursday 01 May 2008HOLY Trinity Church in Ripon will be staging a city-wide Angel Festival over the coming bank holiday weekend; and the whole community is invited to get involved.
Police give Crucial Advice to Yorkshire Dales kids
Thursday 01 May 2008THOUSANDS of schoolchildren from the Yorkshire Dales towns of Harrogate and Skipton have been learning important health and safety lessons recently thanks to North Yorkshire Police’s ‘Crucial Crew’ road shows.
Get riding for access in Yorkshire Dales and beyond
Wednesday 30 April 2008THE British Horse Society is encouraging riders and carriage drivers across the Yorkshire Dales and beyond to hold a ‘Ride for Access’ to raise money for a campaign to open up more countryside for riders.
Supermarket row: “oblivion” for local shops
Wednesday 30 April 2008THE Competition Commission is to issue its findings today into plans to limit the building of out-of-town super stores – and they could mean “oblivion” for small shops in market towns, says England’s largest rural protection charity.
Integrated transport service opens up Yorkshire Dales
Tuesday 29 April 2008A NEW integrated bus-rail link comes to the Yorkshire Dales this coming Bank Holiday, and offers visitors and locals alike an opportunity to leave the car at home.
Hush – it’s the quiet conference
Tuesday 29 April 2008SCORES of mainly city dwellers gathered at the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lambeth Palace home in London today to hold a quiet conference spurred on by rising noise levels in the Yorkshire city of Sheffield.
Food crisis: more farmers needed
Monday 28 April 2008AS THE world food crisis grows, Britain needs more young people to become farmers – but one key entry point into the profession is dwindling by the year, says the Tenant Farmers’ Association (TFA).
High times at Yorkshire Dales Hay Time
Monday 28 April 2008A BUMPER programme of events has been launched to celebrate the hay meadows of the Yorkshire Dales.
Yorkshire Dales play host to top athletes
Friday 25 March 2008THE number of visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park this weekend is likely to rocket as spectators pour in to watch top international athletes run the 54th Three Peaks race tomorrow (Saturday 26 April).
A new heyday for hay meadows?
Friday 25 March 2008IT IS estimated that less than 500 hectares of upland hay meadows still exist today in Cumbria, including parts of the Northern Yorkshire Dales and conservation organisations, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Cumbria FWAG, are joining forces to halt the loss of both upland and lowland hay meadows and to restore them to their former beauty.
Yorkshire Dales bid for sustainable tourism award
Thursday 24 March 2008A TOURISM partnership has launched a bid to win official sustainable tourism status for the Yorkshire Dales and Harrogate.
Appraisal for Yorkshire Dales market towns
Thursday 24 March 2008EACH of the five market towns across one Yorkshire Dales district is to be the subject of scrutiny this summer.
Police appeal for info after railway firearm incident
Wednesday 23 March 2008BRITISH Transport Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a train guard was threatened with a firearm at a Yorkshire Dales station.
St George’s Day and local food
Wednesday 23 March 2008HUNDREDS of country folk started today’s St George’s Day celebrations by sitting down to special local-food-only breakfasts across the North of England – but some findings of a national food survey were not so easy to digest.
“Cycling town” bid for Yorkshire Dales towns
Tuesday 22 March 2008RICHMOND and Catterick Garrison could join nearby Darlington as official “cycling demonstration towns”, if a bid by Richmondshire District Council is successful.
Conservation experts visit Yorkshire Dales
Tuesday 22 March 2008A group of international conservation experts will be visiting the Yorkshire Dales National Park next week during a fact-finding visit to the UK.
Doctors surgeries next for rural decline – Tories
Monday 21 March 2008TORY leader David Cameron will today make a passionate speech attacking Government plans for NHS reform which he claims will cause GP surgeries in rural areas to join the long list of decline which already includes post offices, primary schools and village pubs.
National Park welcomes green lane restrictions
Monday 21 March 2008EIGHT ‘green lanes’ in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are to be closed to recreational motor vehicles.
Police to re-visit charging policy for community events
Friday 18 March 2008POLICE Chiefs in North Yorkshire have vowed to continue supporting community events that are “part and parcel” of local life after fears were raised that added costs could force some events out of existence.
Land- fill dumping down
Friday 18 March 2008GOVERNMENT measures to reduce the amount of waste dumped in Yorkshire land-fill sites seem to be working despite huge controversy, the Environment Agency reports.
Family fun with Yorkshire Dales satellite caches
Thursday 17 March 2008FAMILIES wanting to have a crack at satellite technology are being given the chance to learn in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
More Dales councillors speak out on proposed PO closures
Thursday 17 March 2008COUNCILLORS representing the Hambleton district of the Yorkshire Dales are the latest to have added their voices to the campaign to save post offices in the region from closure.
Yorkshire Dales parish plants trees for the future
Wednesday 16 March 2008RESIDENTS of Scosthrop near Airton have teamed up with Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) Rangers and Dales Volunteers to put some greenery back onto an old quarry site.
Village meetings for Yorkshire Dales windfarm protestors
Wednesday 16 March 2008Yorkshire Dales residents whose villages may be overshadowed by five giant wind turbines are being invited to attend meetings in order to register their opposition to the scheme.
Biofuel arrives – but already under attack
Tuesday 15 March 2008FROM today (April 15) all petrol sold in Britain must contain a small amount of biofuel – but the decision is already under attack from conservationists who feel that the rush to develop these fuels could do more harm to the environment than good.
CLA sets out rural rights and responsibilities
Tuesday 15 March 2008RURAL economy experts at the CLA have drawn on over 100 years experience of dealing with rural issues to produce a new guide to the rights and responsibilities of those who own land or property in rural areas.
Village deprivation is worsening – official
Monday 14 March 2008RURAL economy experts at the CLA have drawn on over 100 years experience of dealing with rural issues to produce a new guide to the rights and responsibilities of those who own land or property in rural areas.
Calling all dry stone wallers
Monday 14 March 2008DRY stone wallers throughout the region are being invited to enter the 2008 Millennium Wall Competition, organised by rural economy experts, the CLA.
Flat out for the season at Ripon
Friday 11 April 2008THE first race meeting of the 2008 flat season at Ripon, takes place next week (Thursday April 17th) and organisers are pulling out all the stops to offer ‘added value’ to their race meetings, following the success of last year’s first Rock at the Races event.
Something for everyone in the Yorkshire Dales
Friday 11 April 2008FRESH air and the chance to learn about everything from herbs to birds – these are just some of the attractions on offer in the Yorkshire Dales over the next seven weeks.
Big increase in Dales anti-flood spending
Thursday 10 April 2008AFTER years of bitter criticism, the Government is allowing the Environment Agency a big increase in funding so that it can tackle flood-risk areas in Yorkshire. Two communities in the Yorkshire Dales will see particular benefit: Ripon and Stainforth.
“damaging and destructive” – Richmondshire’s view on Post Office closure plans
Thursday 10 April 2008RICHMONDSHIRE District Council has written to Post Office bosses to express its concerns over its “damaging and destructive” proposals for branch closures in this area of the Yorkshire Dales.
Text alerts set to combat rural crime
Wednesday 09 April 2008NORTH Yorkshire Police has teamed up with the National Farmers’ Union and North Yorkshire County Council Trading Standards to set up a new text alert service to help combat rural crime across the Hambleton District of the Yorkshire Dales.
Praise for Dales landscape schemes
Wednesday 09 April 2008PROJECTS to protect the upland landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales, their wildlife and flora, have been singled out for special praise by the government quango Natural England.
Fight back against floods – official advice
Tuesday 08 April 2008PEOPLE living in properties prone to flooding are being offered expert advice by the Environment Agency on how to protect themselves against the worst consequences.
Alcohol seized in underage drinking crackdown
Tuesday 08 April 2008POLICE in the Hambleton area of the Yorkshire Dales have continued their crackdown on anti-social behaviour over the past week and have seized over 200 alcoholic drinks from underage drinkers.
New Heritage Bill OK...but
Monday 07 April 2008ONE OF North Yorkshire’s stately home owners has welcomed the introduction of a new bill to protect historic buildings – but says it doesn’t go far enough.
Police deal with disorder in Thirsk
Monday 07 April 2008THREE teenagers were arrested and dispersal orders were issued after alcohol-fuelled disorder broke out in Thirsk on Thursday evening (3 April 2008).
Back to school for Dales history lovers
Friday 04 April 2008THE history of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales will be brought to life later this month in a special event organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).
Spy on your neighbours – for science’s sake
Thursday 03 April 2008ORNITHOLOGISTS are looking for people to spy on their neighbours to provide intimate details of what blue tits and great tits across the UK are up to in the privacy of their own homes.
Prepare now for St George’s Day
Tuesday 01 April 2008LANDOWNERS and rural businesses campaigning to restore St George’s Day as a major celebration of Englishness are asking people to start planning now for events on April 23 – which also happens to be William Shakespeare’s birthday.
