New venture for Yorkshire Dales brewery
Friday 30 March 2007A YORKSHIRE DALES brewery is set to take its ales directly to the punter as it joins a new benture to refurbish a well established Skipton pub.
Volunteers needed for Dales crime reduction scheme
Friday 30 March 2007RESIDENTS in rural parts of the northern Yorkshire Dales are being urged to support the expansion of a scheme designed to reduce night time crime in remote areas.
MPs baying for Beckett's head
Thursday 29 March 2007ALTHOUGH at the centre of one of the most serious foreign affairs crises in recent history, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett was today facing calls for her resignation in the aftermath of the chaos following her previous role as Environment Secretary.
Just Ask...Sarah - Dales woman backs local food campaign
Thursday 29 March 2007A YORKSHIRE DALES businesswoman is encouraging shoppers to ask where their food comes from as she joins a new campaign aimed at promoting local produce.
Government supports "super-council" for North Yorkshire
Wednesday 28 March 2007THE GOVERNMENT has given its initial support to a proposal that could see a radical shake-up of local authorities in North Yorkshire.
Massive support for humane farming
Wednesday 28 March 2007MORE than half of British food shoppers - and even more in continental Europe - would be prepared to swap supermarkets to one which could prove it sold only meat and poultry produced in human conditions.
Council prepares for new litter crackdown
Tuesday 27 March 2007SOUTH Lakeland will see a new campaign against litterbugs, graffiti artists and dog fouling this Spring after a team of Police Community Support Officers learned how to issue fixed penalty notices at a special training session.
Young Yorkshire riders aim high
Tuesday 27 March 2007YOUNG Yorkshire riders and their ponies will be hoping to take the first steps to future equestrian glory at the prestigious Dengie Pony Club Show Jumping Championships at Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell, and Warwickshire this Saturday, 31st March 2007.
Yorkshire Dales campaigners seek Broadband for all
Monday 26 March 2007THE Government has made much of its campaign for a digital Britain that would see homes and businesses connected to the broadband network - yet if you live and work here in the Yorkshire Dales you could be forgiven for thinking the campaign has passed you by.
Doubts over "crucial" grants for "green" farming
Monday 26 March 2007ENGLISH farmers should be paid some £300 million a year to implement new "green" farm practices that would help stem global warming, save precious water resources and support rare species of wild birds - but will they get it?
