New season of Rural Arts ON Tour performances
Friday 27 FebruaryA new season of Rural Arts On Tour begins in March, bringing theatre, music and comedy to village halls and other community venues throughout North Yorkshire.
Awards for long-serving gamekeepers
Thursday 26 FebruaryNOMINATIONS are being invited from estate owners and managers to select long-serving gamekeepers and river bailiffs for some of the countryside’s most prestigious awards.
Young motorcyclists ramp up preparations for the coming year
Thursday 26 FebruaryMOTORCYCLING experts have been checking their bikes as they get ready to celebrate their third anniversary.
Government house building plans “fantasy” – CPRE
Tuesday 24 FebruaryGOVERNMENT targets to build three million homes in the next decade despite the credit crunch are today described as “fantasy” by one of countryside’s most respected conservation groups..
"Restoration" restored!
Tuesday 24 FebruaryComedian Griff Rhys Jones returned to Gayle Mill in the Yorkshire Dales last week (11 February) to film an update programme for the BBC “Restoration” series which ran between 2003 and 2006.
County councils selling off farm holdings
Monday 23 FebruaryCOUNTY councils throughout England – including North Yorkshire – are contemplating selling off parts of their farm holdings to raise money to help them through the credit crunch and cuts in Government grants.
Competition to find best places in Yorkshire
Monday 23 FebruaryA major new competition has been launched to find the most popular spots in James Herriot’s Yorkshire.
