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Friday 21 November 2008Surfers who use the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) internet website are being recruited to help make it even better.
Ancient game re-discovered in the Yorkshire Dales
Friday 21 November 2008The “board” for an ancient game of strategy, dating back to the Roman Empire, has been re-discovered in the village of Gayle in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
New rating laws threaten rural landlords
Wednesday 19 November 2008AT a timer of rock-bottom business confidence, rural landlords are facing a grave new financial threat because of recent changes to the rating system on empty commercial premises, says the Country Land and Business Association (CLA).
Plea to the public after dormouse death
Wednesday 19 November 2008MORE houses must be built on rural land if the shortage of affordable homes for country people is to be met, says Housing Minister Caroline Flint.
North Yorkshire wins approval for primary schools building plan
Tuesday 18 November 2008NORTH Yorkshire County Council recently received Government approval for plans to invest millions of pounds of extra funding in primary education across the county.
Major shaker up for water supplies
Wednesday 19 November 2008THE Government is considering a massive e shake-up in the way the nation’s water and sewage services are handled which would allow thousands of local organisations and businesses to choose an independent supplier.
Good news, bad news for rural post offices
Wednesday 19 November 2008AS various countryside organisations were celebrating the Government’s decision not to take a vital revenue earner away from rural sub-post offices, a London-based think tank warned that thousands were likely to close anyway.
Cobbles set to be restored in the heart of Settle
Tuesday 18 November 2008HISTORIC cobbles in the heart of Settle are about to be restored thanks to the work of Craven District Council. Residents of Bishopdale Court in the Yorkshire Dales market town have campaigned for years to find an authority to take on responsibility for repairing and maintaining the area.
Countryside needs new vision in credit crunch – LibDems
Monday 17 November 2008THE Liberal Dempocrats, whose members represent dozens of rural seats in Parliament, are demanding new thinking to help rural areas ride the credit crunch, it was revealed at the weekend. And the rural housing market is one of their major targets.
New play equipment thanks to lottery bid
Monday 17 November 2008A CELEBRATION was held to mark the success of fundraising efforts to provide play equipment for young people in the Upper Dales.