Walk guides launced for Hambleton towns
Friday 03 JulyTwo new walk packs will be launched in Hambleton district of the Yorkshire Dales this summer to guide people around Thirsk and Easingwold.
MP’s lobbied to provide cash for village life
Friday 03 JulyThe regeneration of industrial towns and cities is being held back because of Government pressure to enforce more house building on green field sites, says a major survey published today by the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
Welcome back, bent cucumbers
Wednesday 01 JulyONE OF the most ridiculed directives ever issued by the European Union – that bent cucumbers and bananas could not be offered to sale – is scrapped today (July 1) following intense lobbying in Brussels by British MEPs.
Greenfield building hits urban regeneration – CPRE
Wednesday 01 JulyTHE regeneration of industrial towns and cities is being held back because of Government pressure to enforce more house building on green field sites, says a major survey published today by the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
£10m boost for river improvements
Tuesday 30 JuneONLY 21% of England’s rivers, streams and lakes are in good condition, according to the EU, and yesterday the environment department Defra announced an extra £10 million grant for projects to make things better.
Capture the spirit of the dales
Tuesday 30 JuneA FINAL call is going out for amateur and professional photographers to submit their images of the Yorkshire Dales by July 15 to the national ‘Take a View’ competition.
Big business from eBay trading
Monday 29 JuneONE of the most dramatic opportunities for building net-based businesses in rural areas in recent years has been the massive growth of the eBay sales network. And North Yorkshire business managers are now being advised how to join the gold rush.
Fine Food Festival comes to Haworth
Monday 29 JuneCELEBRITY chef Jean-Christophe Novelli will be in Haworth this summer to launch the first Haworth Fine Food Festival.
