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email this page to a friendYorkshire Dales buildings on heritage "at risk" list
Thursday 20 July 2006A NUMBER of historical listed buildings across the Yorkshire Dales are included in this years' Buildings at Risk Register (BAR) published this month by English Heritage.
Road surface victory for farmers
Thursday 20 July 2006FARMERS and landowners have won an important victory against an Environment Agency ruling which would have been a disaster for the recycling of huge quantities of waste created during surface work on roads.
Countryside could "implode" - CLA
Wednesday 19 July 2006THE English countryside and its local communities could "implode" unless Government policy changes, the Country Land and Business Association warns today (July 19).
Heart-felt benefits of watery walk along Dales canal
Wednesday 19 July 2006MAKE the most of the glorious sunshine with a picturesque stroll along the Leeds and Liverpool canal this summer - that is the message from British Waterways as the organisation responsible for the country's network of canals is encouraging local people to soak up the atmosphere and get in touch with the environment by taking a leisurely saunter alongside the canal and nearby rivers.
Yorkshire Dales teenagers in sporting contest
Wednesday 19 July 2006YORKSHIRE DALES teenagers will be pitting their sporting wits against each other this summer in a brand new competition.
Heatwave warnings for countryside
Tuesday 18 July 2006COUNTRYSIDE organisations throughout Britain are growing increasingly concerned about the potential downside of the current Heatwave, including increased fire risks and the threat to wildlife.
Cycling stars gear up to race around Colne
Tuesday 18 July 2006THE country's top cyclists, including last year's winner and World champion Chris Newton, are preparing to do battle around the streets of Colne tomorrow (Wednesday 19 July).
North Yorkshire children on a mission to read
Tuesday 18 July 2006INSPIRING young people to read their way through the school holidays in a top-secret Summer Reading Challenge is the plan from county education bosses as they aim for youngsters across North Yorkshire to have their school holidays booked up as part of a nationwide library promotion.
Appleby cafes and hotels stub out smoking
Tuesday 18 July 2006MOST of Appleby's cafes and restaurants are now totally smokefree even though the government's ban on smoking does not come into force until next year.
5,000 cool down at Ilkley Lido
Tuesday 18 July 2006AS temperatures soared this past weekend, some 5,000 people flocked to one Yorkshire Dales spa town to take advantage of its outdoor facilities and some welcome relief from the blazing sunshine.
Hague on dual national park mission
Monday 17 July 2006Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary and Richmond MP William Hague will be in Wensleydale this Friday (July 21) on a dual-purpose mission: to open the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority's purpose-built office complex at Bainbridge and launch a series of park-wide events to mark National Parks Week, which starts the same day.
Yorkshire Dales businesses learn how to cut the red tape
Monday 17 July 2006Yorkshire Dales businessmen have being joining with colleagues from across North Yorkshire in learning how to bid for profitable contracts with the public sector, and at the same time have heard that the red-tape which often deters smaller companies is somewhat of a myth.
Cash to help little ideas grow in Yorkshire Dales National Park
Saturday 15 July 2006SMALL community projects planned by local people, businesses or voluntary groups in the Yorkshire Dales National Park could receive a financial helping hand this year.