New lease of life for Yorkshire Dales Mill
Friday 09 November 2007IN a few short months a Yorkshire Dales water mill will be open for business once again after almost 20 years of lying abandoned and increasingly derelict.
Utopia wins top building award
Thursday 08 November 2007A cutting-edge café at the heart of a rural Yorkshire Dales business park has claimed a top buildings award.
National Park campaign to help off-roaders
Thursday 08 November 2007ROUTES being used by off-road vehicles across the Yorkshire Dales will be monitored by the police and rangers from the National Park Authority (YDNPA) during the coming winter months as part of an awareness raising campaign.
CPRE slams Queen's Speech
Wednesday 07 November 2007THE Government's proposed legislation programme, outlined in yesterday's Queen's Speech to the Houses of Parliament, has been slammed by the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
Big fine for N.Yorks fly-tipper
Wednesday 07 November 2007IN A rare North Yorkshire fly-tipping prosecution, a Whitby man has been fined £2,000 for illegally dumping building material on a farm in the North York Moors National Park, the Environment Agency reports.
Even builders attack Government housing plans
Tuesday 06 November 2007AS the Government presents its plans today (November 6) for the biggest house building boom in half a century, the growing number of people and organisations in opposition today receives an unlikely ally - the house builders themselves.
More funding to repair popular river crossing
Tuesday 06 November 2007A POPULAR bridge over the River Nidd in Knaresborough is to be repaired following the creation of an £80,000 fund to reinstate its rotten timbers.
Appalling summer was a disaster for birds
Monday 05 November 2007BRITAIN'S birds took a mega hit earlier this year because of the appalling summer weather. Of 25 species regularly monitored by scientists, seven suffered their worst breeding season ever.
New awards to celebrate unsung community heroes
Monday 05 November 2007UNSUNG community champions, pioneering entrepreneurs and groundbreaking initiatives that have made a real difference to Richmondshire - all these and more will be celebrated with a new annual award across the Yorkshire Dales district.
