In tune with the Northern Chamber Orchestra
Friday 06 MarchASPIRING string players from Skipton Music Centre and Ermystead’s Grammar School have been involved in workshops with the Northern Chamber Orchestra.
Oak trees set to be planted in Boroughbridge
Friday 06 MarchTWELVE 20-foot high oak trees are being planted on a popular public footpath alongside the River Ure in Boroughbridge on the privately owned Aldborough Estate.
Broadband boost ignores rural needs – CLA
Thursday 05 MarchGOVERNMENT plans to throw open the high-speed Internet broadband market still ignore the needs of rural businesses which are still; reliant on slow and expensive dial-up connections, says the Country Land and Business Association.
Northallerton screens “Made in Yorkshire” films
Thursday 05 MarchNorthallerton is to host its first ‘film festival’ next weekend.
Council tax: 20% goes in pensions
Tuesday 03 MarchWITH Yorkshire Dales council tax payers facing rises of 4.2% from next month, new figures released at the weekend show that £1 in every £5 paid by residents goes to fund pensions for local government employees – and that figure does not include teachers and firemen.
Photography competition helps Richmondshire plan for the future
Tuesday 03 MarchTALENTED photographers of all ages are being urged to capture Richmondshire’s best view on camera.
Investment for Skipton General Hospital
Monday 02 MarchSKIPTON General Hospital is set to receive an investment of £850,000 to bring the building into full compliance for Fire Safety and for the Disability Discrimination Act.
Trolley plague hits canals
Monday 02 MarchENGLAND’S waterways, including the Leeds-Liverpool canal which winds its way through the southern Yorkshire Dales, are being hit by a plague of dumped supermarket trolleys, British Waterways report.
