http://www.daelnet.co.uk/ A guide to the jewel in the crown of Northern England - the very latest news and information from across the Yorkshire Dales en-uk http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_18032010.cfm SAIL back to the 1940’s this year with a trip to Skipton’s biggest and even better annual Waterway Festival. Daelnet 2010-03-18 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_18032010_2.cfm POEMS and stories capturing the wild beauty of a reservoir in the Yorkshire Dales National Park have been collected in a new book on sale on the internet. Daelnet 2010-03-18 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17032010.cfm LONDON-based officials at the environment department Defra have struck a major blow against North Yorkshire’s important game-shooting industry by introducing new cage sizes for the rearing of baby pheasants and other birds. Daelnet 2010-03-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17032010_2.cfm OVER 500 people have already signed up for this year’s Skipton Triathlon and Craven District Council is inviting more to jump on board. The event is only 5 weeks away and there is still time for people to sign up. It is hoped that last year’s record entry of 600 will be reached and surpassed. Daelnet 2010-03-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16032010.cfm HILL farmers in the Yorkshire Dales and some more militant ramblers have often failed to see eye to eye – but a mass walk is to be staged in Upper Wharfedale to raise funds and publicise the threat to upland agriculture. Daelnet 2010-03-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16032010_2.cfm THE Woodland Trust, the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity has highlighted evidence that spring flowering is lagging behind by several weeks this year, as seen in parks gardens and woodland across the UK. Daelnet 2010-03-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15032010.cfm VISITORS to the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being urged to start nature spotting and get involved in a national drive to increase awareness of their natural surroundings. Daelnet 2010-03-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15032010_2.cfm CRAVEN looks forward to welcoming Fred Trueman statue to Skipton. A little piece of cricketing history is up for grabs at a gala dinner celebrating the life of iconic Yorkshire and England fast bowler Fred Trueman – ahead of the unveiling of a statue dedicated to his memory. Daelnet 2010-03-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12032010.cfm THE dream of the Yorkshire Dales National Park’s first community hydro is becoming a reality thanks to the hard work and dedication of people who are passionate about the environment in Bainbridge. Daelnet 2010-03-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12032010_2.cfm THE NSPCC is calling on people in Yorkshire to dust off their walking boots and sign up for the NSPCC’s HACK – ‘Hike Against Cruelty to Kids’ – a 24 mile hiking challenge through some of the most stunning countryside in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, around Ingleborough. Daelnet 2010-03-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11032010.cfm SOME of the rarest birds on Britain’s wild uplands are under threat from predators like foxes and crows, according to one of the longest scientific surveys ever undertaken into avian problems. Daelnet 2010-03-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11032010_2.cfm MANY of North Yorkshire’s most vulnerable precious woods designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are on the road to recovery after a major push to improve their condition. Daelnet 2010-03-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10032010.cfm CHANGES to the farm letting system have failed to allow tenant farmers the long-term planning required to make proper investments in their rented land, claims the Tenant Farmers’ Association. Daelnet 2010-03-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10032010_2.cfm THE Yorkshire-born actor Sean Bean, famous for his toughguy roles like Sharpe on television and bad guys in Hollywood movies, has joined another battle – in attempts to double the woodland coverage of the UK Daelnet 2010-03-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09032010.cfm HUNDREDS of Yorkshire Dales residents in the Gargrave area were celebrating today over the decision by a Government planning inspector to reject plans for a major windfarm which would have dominated the scenery for some 40 miles around. Daelnet 2010-03-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09032010_2.cfm THE Government today approved the release of an imported bug which, it is hope, will attack on the biggest scourges affecting Britain’s waterways: the massively invasive Japanese knotweed. Daelnet 2010-03-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08032010.cfm THE Government continues to fail to lead by example on buying British and supporting British farmers. A new report shows a fall in the amount of UK-produced food being procured by the Government and its departments. Daelnet 2010-03-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08032010_2.cfm THE Government has announced that a new body ‘Broadband Delivery UK’ is to be responsible for rolling-out next generation broadband across the UK. At the same time a major report forecasting the future reach of next generation broadband across the UK has been published by the Government. Daelnet 2010-03-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_05032010.cfm THE Government was told yesterday that the long-term future of the countryside is in jeopardy because so many young people are being forced out of rural areas to find homes, jobs and support. Daelnet 2010-03-05 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_05032010_2.cfm WHAT is Britain’s least favourite bird? That was the question the British Trust for Ornithology thought they might be able to answer after auctioning off the remaining 97 species for Bird Atlas 2007-11. Which bird would be left on the shelf unloved and worthy of the title? Daelnet 2010-03-05 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04032010.cfm THE Woodland Trust, a charity which manages over 1,000 woods in the UK, will today demand that all three main political parties make the future of our forests a key issue in the forth coming election Daelnet 2010-03-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04032010_2.cfm WITH two weeks to go to the end of the consultation on proposals to extend the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, Natural England is encouraging people from across the country to air their views. Daelnet 2010-03-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03032010.cfm THIS year’s bitter winter means confusion amongst early spring plants, with snowdrops still flowering a month or more later than usual in parts of the Yorkshire Dales where in others, snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils are all appearing at the same time. Daelnet 2010-03-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03032010_2.cfm BRADFORD hosts National Renewable Energy Conference – this major event on 15 March is aimed at outlining groundbreaking new Government proposals to expand the use of renewable energy sources like woodfuel. Daelnet 2010-03-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02032010.cfm HAVING run the Wine Cave as a retail outlet, selling wine for 6 years the Management team at the Angel Inn at Hetton changed tack last year by utilising the Cave as a venue for both intimate, bijou wedding ceremonies, and as a very particular venue for a quite unique, themed, private dining experience. Daelnet 2010-03-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02032010_2.cfm A NATIONWIDE project to bring back the English elm using volunteers from hundreds of schools will begin this week with the first distribution of disease-free saplings. Daelnet 2010-03-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01032010.cfm YORKSHIRE rhubarb has been added to the list of unique regional foods whose source of production is protected by law, allowing it to join the elite club which includes champagne and Parma ham. Daelnet 2010-03-01 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01032010_2.cfm AS Gayle Mill, near Hawes gears up for the start of the season, starting on March 30th, there are opportunities for volunteers to join the team. Daelnet 2010-03-01 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_26022010.cfm SEVEN tourism attractions and businesses in Yorkshire are finalists in the most prestigious tourism awards in the country. Daelnet 2010-02-26 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_26022010_2.cfm THE British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) collection of bird records in its databank hit 100 million this week, making this the most important bird resource in the country. The record-breaking submission was submitted to the BirdTrack survey. Daelnet 2010-02-26 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_25022010.cfm WORK of leading Arts and Crafts designers from the turn of 20th Century restored to former glory for the 21st Century. Daelnet 2010-02-25 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_25022010_2.cfm THE CLA has welcomed the announcement by Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, of a new labelling code of practice. Daelnet 2010-02-25 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_24022010.cfm GARDENERS with ornamental ponds and tropical fish hobbyists are being asked to join a Government backed scheme launched today to prevent invasive plant species spreading into the wild and clogging up our rivers and lakes. Daelnet 2010-02-24 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_24022010_2.cfm CONSULTATION has begun on a review of conservation area status for the famous Settle/Carlisle Railway. Daelnet 2010-02-24 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_23022010.cfm ENGLISH farmers will have to produce more food in the next half century than they have in the past 10,000 years, the president of the National Farmer’s Union Peter Kendall will tell a major conference in Birmingham today. Daelnet 2010-02-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_23022010_2.cfm A NEW exhibition featuring the beauty of Swaledale is being staged for visitors to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes later this month. Daelnet 2010-02-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22022010.cfm IT is time once again to celebrate Yorkshire’s rural heroes. The 2010 Yorkshire Rural Awards organised by Dalesman and backed by leading business people and community groups across the county, will be presented in May to honour the men and women who have made their mark on the Yorkshire countryside over the last twelve months. Daelnet 2010-02-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22022010_2.cfm THANKS to Heritage Lottery Fund support the Yorkshire Film Archive have been working with Rural Arts and other partners across the region to develop YFA Online - an interactive moving image website that everyone can enjoy, learn from and contribute to. Daelnet 2010-02-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_19022010.cfm THOUSANDS of British bird watchers are to be recruited to launch a six year investigation into the nation’s biodiversity to help Government scientists track any changes in the natural environment. Daelnet 2010-02-19 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_19022010_2.cfm THE recent trend towards earlier UK springs and summers has been accelerating, according to a study published in the scientific journal Global Change Biology. Daelnet 2010-02-19 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17022010.cfm A BRAND new funding programme is now open and ready for applications across York and North Yorkshire. 692,000 pounds available over the next two years the Rural Access to Opportunities Fund has been set up to provide investment in access to services in rural areas. Daelnet 2010-02-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17022010_2.cfm JUST over a week after the nation spent an hour counting the birds in their gardens, over a quarter of a million people have already sent in their results to the RSPB. Daelnet 2010-02-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16022010.cfm THE hunt is on for historic dovecotes in the Yorkshire Dales. Daelnet 2010-02-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16022010_2.cfm THIS year’s General Election is a critical moment for England’s countryside. The promises politicians make now will determine whether the countryside becomes a better, more beautiful and more inspirational place, or is condemned to death by a thousand cuts. Daelnet 2010-02-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15022010.cfm THE Peoples’ Postcode Lottery, which gives 40% of every ticket bought to local charities, has donated a magnificent 79,708 pounds to the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust which will help it – amongst other plans – to plant its one millionth tree this year. Daelnet 2010-02-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15022010_2.cfm TWO schemes that promote cycling for health are looking for keen bikers to sign up as volunteer guides. Daelnet 2010-02-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12022010.cfm A COLLECTION of exquisite Valentine letters and cards sent to one of the most sought-after women in Victorian high society has been unearthed in the North Yorkshire County Records Office. The Valentines were sent by would-be suitors to Catherine Worsley, daughter of Sir William Worsley of Hovingham, in the 1850s. Daelnet 2010-02-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12022010_2.cfm THE Open Spaces Society is working with TruGreen Professional Lawn Care and the Sunday Telegraph in promoting the first-ever ‘Liveliest Village Green’ competition. Daelnet 2010-02-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11022010.cfm A SERIES of threatened British mammals are to star on new stamps to be issued by the Royal Mail next month – and stamp collectors are being offered the chance to buy first day issues at reduced price. Daelnet 2010-02-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11022010_2.cfm NATURE fans are being invited to sample the delights of Dalby Forest for free during half-term holidays on Wednesday 17 February 2010. Daelnet 2010-02-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10022010.cfm NEW grants announced yesterday (Feb 9) to benefit hill farmers for their environmental conservation work were received with both praise and criticism from different farming bodies. Daelnet 2010-02-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10022010_2.cfm FARMERS are being offered free advice and support for action to help reduce the risk of water pollution in two areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Daelnet 2010-02-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09022010.cfm THREE murder mystery books, all set in the Yorkshire Dales have now been published by Susan Parry an expert in the fields of forensic and environmental science. Daelnet 2010-02-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09022010_2.cfm A NEW initiative to give Richmondshire residents the chance to walk their way to health has been launched. Daelnet 2010-02-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08022010.cfm THE controversial Equality Bill being pushed through Parliament by Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman represents a serious threat to the funding of local services in rural areas, one of Britain’s leading academics claimed yesterday. Daelnet 2010-02-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08022010_2.cfm LOCAL people are joining forces to dig out new ways of promoting locally grown food. Daelnet 2010-02-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_05022010.cfm A GROUND-breaking scheme to give people in rural areas a "face-to-face" link with public services miles away from their homes is being piloted in Upper Wensleydale. Daelnet 2010-02-05 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_05022010_2.cfm GAYLE Mill and the early days of the cotton industry is the title of a lecture by John McCallum on Saturday 27th Febuary. Daelnet 2010-02-05 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04022010.cfm A NORTH Yorkshire charity and the Forestry Commission are proving that going green is good for business and the environment. Daelnet 2010-02-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04022010_2.cfm HUNDREDS of small businesses in the Yorkshire Dales – pubs, restaurants, B&Bs and many more – will have to file their tax returns on-line from April, a challenge which will worry scores of more elderly proprietors not fully tuned in to e-commerce. Daelnet 2010-02-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03022010.cfm PLANS to enhance the special local character of parts of Sedbergh and Dent have been published online for public consultation. Daelnet 2010-02-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03022010_2.cfm A FORESTRY Commission project to help barn owls in Cumbria’s Grizedale Forest and the Rusland Valley, between Coniston and Newby Bridge, has been hailed as a success, after a reported increase in the number of birds nesting in the area. Daelnet 2010-02-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02022010.cfm THE environment department Defra has issued a serious warning to pregnant women to avoid sheep during lambing time because of the danger of disease which can cause them to miscarry their babies. Daelnet 2010-02-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02022010_2.cfm THE CLA has welcomed the Conservative’s pledge to introduce superfast broadband for all by 2017 - but said the UK needs an “adequate and effective” broadband speed to every home much sooner. Daelnet 2010-02-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01022010.cfm SOME of the most successful small scale community projects lunched in the Yorkshire Dales in recent years is to be celebrated with a public open day later this month. Daelnet 2010-02-01 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01022010_2.cfm THIS year marks the centenary of the Finance Act 1910, a landmark law which has proved valuable in claiming routes as public paths for the definitive (official) map of rights of way in England and Wales. Daelnet 2010-02-01 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_29012010.cfm SINCE September 2007, the British Trust for Ornithology has been looking for companies, wildlife groups and people to sponsor Britains birds. They have already found 121 species champions, and interest has been expressed in 47 more but that still leaves fifty species including the royal icon – the Mute Swan. Daelnet 2010-01-29 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_29012010_2.cfm SKIPTON Library and Customer Services Centre celebrates its centenary in February and a month of celebrations begins on Tuesday February 2 with a Local Studies and Family History Fair. Daelnet 2010-01-29 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_28012010.cfm ENGLISH Heritage aerial surveyors capture full view of prehistoric stone enclosure for first time. Daelnet 2010-01-28 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_28012010_2.cfm DALES Railcard holders will benefit from an additional two weeks of the great Winter Offer. Daelnet 2010-01-28 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_27012010.cfm TWO powerful countryside organisations which, in the past, have been on opposite sides of the land management argument join together today in an effort to push reforms to the infamous Common Agricultural Policy. Daelnet 2010-01-27 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_27012010_2.cfm FARMERS looking to diversify their business opportunities are being encouraged to consider the woodfuel market by the Forestry Commission. Daelnet 2010-01-27 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_26012010.cfm A HUGE collection of historic maps showing how North Yorkshire has changed over the decades has been catalogued and repaired by staff and volunteer helpers at the County Record Office in Northallerton. Daelnet 2010-01-26 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_26012010_2.cfm THE environment department Defra yesterday revealed sweeping new plans for the prevention of veterinary disease which will be regarded by many farmers and landowners as yet another stealth tax. Daelnet 2010-01-26 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_25012010.cfm OPPONENTS of plans to build a giant windfarm in the Yorkshire Dales face an anxious wait until the man who advises the Government walks a grid some two kilometres square around the proposed site near Gargrave. Daelnet 2010-01-25 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_25012010_2.cfm A PROJECT to help protect the beautiful Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales has received a huge boost from a major national clothing retailer. Daelnet 2010-01-25 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22012010.cfm TWO workshops to help local businesses get ready for the new Way of the Roses Cycle Route are being hosted by Craven District Council. Daelnet 2010-01-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22012010_2.cfm THE World of James Herriot re-opened on Tuesday after an early spring clean - and with a new exhibition. Daelnet 2010-01-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_21012010.cfm THE Government has done a U-turn on its long term refusal to appoint a supermarket Ombudsman to ensure that farmers and growers get a fair price for their produce. Daelnet 2010-01-21 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_21012010_2.cfm 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity and people all over the world are being encouraged to look at ways to safeguard the variety of plants and animals on their doorstep. Daelnet 2010-01-21 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_20012010.cfm MEMBERS of a Northallerton group committed to ‘greener’ living are sowing the seeds for a future without oil. Daelnet 2010-01-20 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_20012010_2.cfm A VIRULENT disease which can kill horses has been discovered in a group of animals imported to Britain from Romania. Daelnet 2010-01-20 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_19012010.cfm ONE of the ancient trades of the Yorkshire Dales, the parish lengthsman, is to be partially resurrected long after the job disappeared, thanks to grants from the LEADER programme organised by the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust. Daelnet 2010-01-19 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_19012010_2.cfm RIGHTS of way campaigning and research has just been made easier, with the addition of an all-new search function to 'Blue Book Extra’ (BBE); the on-line companion to “Rights of Way: A Guide to Law and Practice”. Daelnet 2010-01-19 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_18012010.cfm IF you are stuck for new year resolutions that (a) you will keep and (b) will make a real difference to you, your family and the planet, look no further than these three simple steps you can take with the Woodland Trust to a better world for 2010 and for impact well beyond it. Daelnet 2010-01-18 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_18012010_2.cfm YORKSHIRE and the Humber is leading the way in using home-grown bio-energy according to new figures from Forestry Commission England. Daelnet 2010-01-18 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15012010.cfm WADING birds are being given a helping hand by farmers in the Yorkshire Dales. Daelnet 2010-01-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15012010_2.cfm COMMUNITY safety experts are urging motorists to take extra care when driving in the wintry conditions. Daelnet 2010-01-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14012010.cfm BUSINESSES are being given the chance to learn how they can become environmentally friendly – and save cash at the same time. Daelnet 2010-01-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14012010_2.cfm THE excitement of Christmas has passed and the bills have started to roll in, with 20 January predicted to be the most miserable day of the year. In response to this, and the financial crisis in the UK, a national charity has today announced that it will be offering local residents in Skipton the chance to get their finances back on track with their free money management course, CAP Money. Daelnet 2010-01-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_13012010.cfm FARMERS who want to join agri-environmental schemes and benefit from special Government grants are being offered a new set of advice leaflets to make the task easier to understand. Daelnet 2010-01-13 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_13012010_2.cfm THE latest results from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) show Britain’s birds are flooding into gardens, as food in the countryside becomes harder to find under the blanket of snow and ice. Daelnet 2010-01-13 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12012010.cfm IF you enjoyed the hugely popular BBC2 programme ‘Who Do You think You Are?’ why not have fun tracing your own family tree? Daelnet 2010-01-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12012010_2.cfm RESPONDING to Lord Mandelson's announcement that Government is to provide £1 billion of investment into next generation access broadband, Douglas Chalmers, Director CLA North, said: Daelnet 2010-01-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11012010.cfm THE savage wintry weather is pushing Britain’s wildlife to the brink of a crisis, says the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Daelnet 2010-01-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11012010_2.cfm MID Life Crisis, Grassington’s infamous rock legends reveal their exciting new line-up and show, “The Crisis Continues” on Saturday 16 January from 7.30pm, at Grassington Town Hall. There will be music and dancing all night with support from top local DJ Graham Bower. Daelnet 2010-01-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08012010.cfm SNOW that is sweeping the country is not only causing havoc for humans…it could be impacting birds too! A blanket of snow and ice is making it hard for birds to find natural foods. Daelnet 2010-01-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08012010_2.cfm DOUGLAS Chalmers, Director CLA North has praised rural communities for working together in the adverse weather conditions currently throwing the countryside into chaos. Daelnet 2010-01-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07012010.cfm THE most wide-ranging change of policy for Britain’s food production since World War 11, announced at the Oxford Farming Conference on Tuesday, has received a mixed reaction from various farming bodies. Daelnet 2010-01-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07012010_2.cfm AS the bad weather persits follow the latest news on the closures that are effecting the region. Daelnet 2010-01-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_06012010.cfm THE CLA is urging people who live and work in the area covered by the proposed extension to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Park Boundaries, to be sure of how the changes could affect them before responding to the consultation being undertaken by Natural England. Daelnet 2010-01-06 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_06012010_2.cfm ONE of the most important planning enquiries held in the Yorkshire Dales for many years opens next Tuesday (January 12) to decide whether some of the finest landscape in the north of England will be dominated by five huge wind turbines the height of Big Ben. Daelnet 2010-01-06 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04012010.cfm RARE upland bird species like the curlew – the bird in the Daelnet logo and one of the most distinctive creatures of Britain’s wilder countryside – are being driven from their traditional nesting sites by wind farms, according to research in Scotland. Daelnet 2010-01-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_31122009.cfm THERE are not many unchanged items in use today that can trace their origin as far back as baskets. Archaeological evidence suggests they were in use by Neanderthal man, several thousand years earlier. Daelnet 2009-12-31 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_31122009_2.cfm AN exhibition of original paintings in oils, watercolour, acrylic, pastel, ink and wax is to be held at Bentham Gallery during February 2010. Daelnet 2009-12-31 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_30122009.cfm PEOPLE looking fir a New Year’s resolution which they can keep – and one which will give them pleasure for years to come – are being advised: plant a native tree. Daelnet 2009-12-30 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_30122009_2.cfm WHETHER you are looking to start, grow or improve a business in rural Yorkshire you could be eligible for funding from the Rural Development Programme for England. Daelnet 2009-12-30 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_29122009.cfm ENGLAND’S tenant farmers are demanding that the Government brings back a Minister of Agriculture with a seat in the cabinet as the world faces growing food shortages. Daelnet 2009-12-29 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_29122009_2.cfm A PHOTOGRAPHER from Masham will be the first to stage an exhibition at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Yoredale offices in Bainbridge. Daelnet 2009-12-29 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_23122009.cfm RAMBLERS on a classic long-distance footpath devised by the legendary fell walker Alfred Wainwright will find the going easier underfoot, thanks to a package of improvements by North Yorkshire County Council's Countryside Service. Daelnet 2009-12-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_23122009_2.cfm STAFF at Ripon Races will be celebrating more than just Christmas as they scoop Best Small Racecourse in the North in the sport’s most prestigious awards. Daelnet 2009-12-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22122009.cfm AS the Copenhagen global warming conference was ending in chaos at the weekend, British tax campaigners released figures which claim that the British taxpayer in paying £21.8 billion more in so-called “green taxes” than the nation’s carbon emissions justify. Daelnet 2009-12-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22122009_2.cfm RADICAL new plans were announced today to improve water quality in ten of the most important river basins in England and Wales, including the Humber and the North West regions which are fed by rivers flowing out of the Yorkshire Dales. Daelnet 2009-12-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17122009.cfm ONE of the most historic milestones in the opening up of the British countryside was celebrated yesterday: the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Assent being given to the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. Daelnet 2009-12-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17122009_2.cfm THE Campaign for National Parks (CNP) is delighted at this week’s planned launch by Natural England of proposals to expand the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, on the 60th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 which created them. Daelnet 2009-12-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14122009.cfm GOVERNMENT officials suppressed a damning report on the noise caused by wind turbines in order to push ahead with the building of hundreds of on-line windfarms in England, a report in the Sunday Times alleged yesterday (December 13). Daelnet 2009-12-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14122009_2.cfm A PUB dog that frequently escapes from his home to walk the Yorkshire Dales Three Peaks has been given a special honour. Daelnet 2009-12-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11122009.cfm THE Woodland Trust has produced a management guide for landowners to help them look after our most precious natural heirlooms. Daelnet 2009-12-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11122009_2.cfm AN innovative project to make all new housing in Bedale ‘eco-friendly’ won top marks in a recent school competition. Daelnet 2009-12-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10122009.cfm COUNTRY folk are being urged to use local shops and buy locally produced food this Christmas rather than spend there money are the major supermarkets or city centre stores. Daelnet 2009-12-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10122009_2.cfm NEW cycle trails and the Go-Ape high wire course have helped boost visitor numbers to Dalby Forest, according to new figures from the Forestry Commission. Daelnet 2009-12-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09122009.cfm EVEN experienced bird watchers can sometimes mistake the identities of the three different species of wagtails that might visit their gardens. Daelnet 2009-12-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09122009_2.cfm GREEN fingered children who have transformed an overgrown field into a nature reserve have received national recognition. Daelnet 2009-12-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08122009.cfm OFFICIALS from the environment department Defra and its countryside quango Natural England, often criticised for their lack of understanding of the hardships of hill farming, have been given a face-the-farmers tour in some of the remotest areas of Northern England. Daelnet 2009-12-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08122009_2.cfm SMALL-scale renewable electricity schemes could generate more than twice the output of Sizewell B nuclear power station by 2020 if Ministers improve the proposed Clean Energy Cash-back scheme. Daelnet 2009-12-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07122009.cfm A NEW interactive microsite has been launched to help school children understand the importance of hedgerows as a vital habitat for wildlife. Daelnet 2009-12-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07122009_2.cfm THE CLA last week (Wednesday, 2 December) hosted the launch of the Deer Initiative’s Best Practice Guidance at its headquarters in London. Daelnet 2009-12-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04122009.cfm SHOPPERS offered one hour free parking in Council pay & display car parks. Daelnet 2009-12-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04122009_2.cfm A STRIKING art exhibition on the Forestry Commission estate at Grizedale Forest in the Lake District has proved so popular that it has now been extended until Sunday 17 January. Daelnet 2009-12-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03122009.cfm A CHRISTMAS tree is the focal point of every family’s Christmas, filling the house with scent and providing a place to gather your presents. So how do you ensure that you buy the perfect tree, one that is going to last the whole festive period? Daelnet 2009-12-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03122009_2.cfm AGAINST a background of increasing legislation that requires people to complete tax returns online, the CLA says that some of the huge savings enjoyed by government should be reinvested into providing a broadband network fit for purpose. Daelnet 2009-12-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03122009_3.cfm JOHN and Sue Rudden with their team at 5 Grassington House Hotel have achieved a coveted Five Star Gold Award from the authority body Quality in Tourism. Daelnet 2009-12-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02122009.cfm GOVERNMENT proposals to make livestock farmers pay for new veterinary health measures is more about money than animal welfare, the Tenant Farmers’ Association claims. Daelnet 2009-12-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02122009_2.cfm MOTORISTS visiting Hambleton’s market towns are getting an early xmas present as parking charges are lifted for three weeks. Daelnet 2009-12-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01122009.cfm A RARE chance to own your own piece of historic Settle - Carlisle history is about to be made available, when the Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line auction genuine station name signs on eBay. Daelnet 2009-12-01 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01122009_2.cfm A CHRISTMAS weekend has been planned at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes that includes a special birthday milestone. Daelnet 2009-12-01 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_30112009.cfm MANY of us want to do something to help tackle climate change, whether it’s recycling, using our cars less or ensuring the house is insulated properly to stop heat escaping. But residents of one North Yorkshire town have taken it one step further and will be producing their own electricity in a matter of weeks. Daelnet 2009-11-30 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_30112009_2.cfm CRAVEN District Council is offering local talented athletes free membership of its facilities at Craven Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre. The extended health and fitness centre offers athletes a high quality facility that could complement their current training programme. Daelnet 2009-11-30 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_27112009.cfm SPRING might seem a long way off but some birds will soon be prospecting for nest sites. The British Trust for Ornithology is urging people to put up a new nest box now and, by doing so, increase the chances of it being used come the spring. Daelnet 2009-11-27 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_26112009.cfm BRITAIN’S carbon emissions could be cut by an impressive 10 per cent if a massive tree planting campaign is undertaken in the next 40 years, says a review led by Professor Sir David Read, recently Vice-President of the Royal Society and currently Emeritus Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield. Daelnet 2009-11-26 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_26112009_2.cfm RED squirrels in a woodland plantation near Hawes have proved to be a popular day trip for wildlife enthusiasts. Daelnet 2009-11-26 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_25112009.cfm WALKING is the main reason people visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park, according to the results of a new survey. Daelnet 2009-11-25 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_25112009_2.cfm THE beautiful scenery of the Yorkshire Dales National Park is set to be seen by millions of people all over the world – in the new Harry Potter film. Daelnet 2009-11-25 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_24112009.cfm FARMERS are calling on the European Parliament to give UK consumers want they want - clear country of origin food labelling so they can be sure where in the world their food comes from. Daelnet 2009-11-24 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_24112009_2.cfm AN ancient North Yorkshire landscape is going back to its watery roots in a bid to explore more eco-friendly ways of alleviating severe flooding. Daelnet 2009-11-24 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_23112009.cfm THE Yorkshire Dales seem to have escaped the horrendous flooding which hit parts of the Lake District at the weekend – but there were still flood watch warnings in force early today (Monday) for the upper catchment areas of the River Aire and, further south, the River Calder. Daelnet 2009-11-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_20112009.cfm COMMISSION for Rural Communities have updated their 10 Big Numbers which continues their State of the Countryside work by bringing together a set of statistics covering a range of factors affecting fundamental aspects of living and working in rural areas. Daelnet 2009-11-20 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_20112009_2.cfm DOUGLAS Chalmers, Director CLA North comments on aspects of Wednesday Queen's Speech. Daelnet 2009-11-20 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_19112009.cfm AS heavy rain storms lashed northern England – and are expected to last at least for today and perhaps longer - the Environment Agency issued flood warnings on several rivers in the northern Yorkshire Dales. Daelnet 2009-11-19 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_19112009_2.cfm THE first edition of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Residents e-Newsletter is now available to download from the AONB website. Daelnet 2009-11-19 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_18112009.cfm THE most ambitious project ever launched in Britain to meld together the often opposing demands of modern farming and the latest environmental protection measures will take its first steps next week with two “brain-storming” sessions between farmers, farm advisers, and managers, and two leading conservation bodies. Daelnet 2009-11-18 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_18112009_2.cfm THE extraordinary Dales landscape that has inspired writers and artists is being celebrated in a new photographic exhibition commemorating 60 years since the Act that created the UK’s national parks. Daelnet 2009-11-18 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17112009.cfm HARD-PRESSED Yorkshire Dales farmers have been given a £25,000 grant to help them improve their businesses and make their case better heard by the public. Daelnet 2009-11-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17112009_2.cfm PUPILS at a Wensleydale primary school are becoming history detectives as part of a campaign to save one of the region’s most distinctive features, the hay meadows. Daelnet 2009-11-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17112009_3.cfm BUSINESS Link are holding an evening seminar at Aysgarth Falls tomorrow Wednesday 18th November. Daelnet 2009-11-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16112009.cfm FREE one hour parking announced for Settle, Skipton and Ingleton over the Christmas period. Daelnet 2009-11-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16112009_2.cfm A FRESH call for possible sites on which to build affordable housing has gone out to landowners and organisations in four areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Daelnet 2009-11-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_13112009.cfm A MAJOR new report has revealed that the privately run Wensleydale Railway is bringing £700,000 into the local economy every year. Daelnet 2009-11-13 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_13112009_2.cfm USE of England’s rural community-owned buildings has trebled since 1988, according to the research undertaken in ACRE’s 2009 national survey of rural community buildings. The key findings celebrate the success of volunteers and the buildings they manage in supporting local action and service delivery. Daelnet 2009-11-13 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12112009.cfm IN ONE of the most outspoken criticisms ever of Government countryside policies, the Tenant Farmers’ Association (TFA) today attacked Natural England’s future vision for areas like the Yorkshire Dales as a “fairy tale.” Daelnet 2009-11-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12112009_2.cfm WILLIAM Worsley was today elected President of the Country Land & Business Association (CLA). Daelnet 2009-11-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11112009.cfm CRAVEN District Council will be reviewing the district’s 73 parishes in the coming months to examine issues such as their boundaries and electoral arrangements. Daelnet 2009-11-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11112009_2.cfm NOT the rapping of the 21st century, of course, but that of 19th century rapper sword dancers. Daelnet 2009-11-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10112009.cfm BUSINESS people will have the chance later this month to learn how to cash in on a project unfolding in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Daelnet 2009-11-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10112009_2.cfm SCHOOL children throughout England will this autumn plant 300,000 new tree saplings in the latest instalment of a plan which has given the nation 1.5million new trees and miles of hedgerow. Daelnet 2009-11-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09112009.cfm THE North Yorkshire countryside, from the famous Three Peaks in the Dales to the ruined abbeys of the North York Moors, have received a peon of praise in a book to be published by the former cabinet minister and author, Roy Hattersley. Daelnet 2009-11-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09112009_2.cfm THIS is the question that the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and the BBC Autumnwatch team are hoping to answer, by appealing to members of the public to listen out for Tawny Owls and report them to the Trust. Daelnet 2009-11-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_06112009.cfm NESTS made by the formidable hairy northern wood ant – the UK’s biggest - have been given a unique GPS address and plotted on hi-tech maps to protect them during forestry operations. Daelnet 2009-11-06 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_06112009_2.cfm A FLAVOUR of the Mediterranean is coming to Northallerton later this month as a world class guitarist and composer takes to the stage. Daelnet 2009-11-06 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_05112009.cfm RESIDENTS in Skipton, West Craven and the surrounding areas are invited to have their say about public services in their area. Daelnet 2009-11-05 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_05112009_2.cfm A NEW youth council aimed at allowing teenagers to get their voices heard in the corridors of power has been launched in North Yorkshire. Daelnet 2009-11-05 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04112009.cfm THE CLA says that Natural England's report, ‘Agri-Environment Schemes in England 2009’ published today (Wednesday 4 November), is proof that that farmers and land managers work hard to protect the environment. Daelnet 2009-11-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04112009_2.cfm THE new pandemic influenza (swine flu) vaccine is being made available to members of the public in ‘priority groups’ via GP surgeries across North Yorkshire and York. Daelnet 2009-11-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03112009.cfm THE Government is under renewed pressure to appoint a long-promised supermarket Ombudsman after a two pronged attack from farmers and EU bureaucrats. Daelnet 2009-11-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03112009_2.cfm A PRESTIGIOUS conference organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is being held in London later this month (November) to look at the way the landscape is shaped by humans. Daelnet 2009-11-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02112009.cfm BRITAIN is facing yet another invasion of foreign wildlife invaders ... earth worms from Europe! Daelnet 2009-11-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02112009_2.cfm NORTHALLERTON becomes the venue for a cinema again this week. Daelnet 2009-11-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_30102009.cfm FOLLOWING the sudden closure of the Craven Furniture Scheme, the owner of the Sawley Street premises rented by the charity has been left with a unit full of furniture. Daelnet 2009-10-30 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_30102009_2.cfm RAG rugs will be the centre of attention at the latest display of artists’ work to go on show in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority next month. Daelnet 2009-10-30 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_29102009.cfm BONFIRE builders preparing for November 5th are being warned that they could be burning Britain’s favourite mammal, the hedgehog, as well as Guy Fawkes next week. Daelnet 2009-10-29 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_29102009_2.cfm THE HUNT is on for the region’s most promising science and technology businesses to take part in Venturefest Yorkshire 2010 and potentially win prizes worth over £37,000. Daelnet 2009-10-29 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_28102009.cfm THE Woodland Trust is urging people to go down to the woods today – not to see the Teddy Bears’ Picnic but to revel in the best display of autumn colours for many years. Daelnet 2009-10-28 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_28102009_2.cfm PLANS are being drawn up to plant at least 80 hectares of new woodland in the Yorkshire Dales National Park after a huge response to an appeal for land. Daelnet 2009-10-28 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_27102009.cfm AN IMPRESSIVE 222 local council now back the campaign to re-open a vital 11-mile rail link between North Yorkshire and North West England, the Skipton and East Lancs Railway Partnership (SELRAP) announced yesterday. Daelnet 2009-10-27 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_27102009_2.cfm NIDDERDALE Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the RSPB have teamed up to help demonstrate to landowners how they can create new habitats for breeding wading birds. Daelnet 2009-10-27 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_26102009.cfm LOVERS of the Yorkshire Dales now have the chance to help preserve its famous Three Peaks online. Daelnet 2009-10-26 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_26102009_2.cfm VISITORS to the World of James Herriot could be in for some shocks next week! Daelnet 2009-10-26 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_23102009.cfm THANKS to you Grassington Festival has been shortlisted for an award in UK Festivals Awards. So now they need your help in voting again...but this time to win! Daelnet 2009-10-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_23102009_2.cfm FORTY five professional artists, all living or working in Craven, brought round their contemporary artwork to Craven District Council’s Craven Museum and Gallery this week, in preparation for the opening of Contemporary Craven Christmas – the annual selling exhibition of artwork organised by the Council’s Cultural Services team. Daelnet 2009-10-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22102009.cfm SOME people are related to royalty, others to the convicts who landed at Botany Bay. Whoever you are, the stories of your ancestors are sure to be fascinating. Daelnet 2009-10-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22102009_2.cfm VOLUNTEERS are needed to join the small team looking after Leyburn’s tourists throughout the year. Daelnet 2009-10-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_21102009.cfm THE ENVIRONMENT secretary Hilary Benn will today (October 21) announce a new Government quango created to persuade people to grow and eat more fruit and vegetables. Daelnet 2009-10-21 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_21102009_2.cfm FARMERS and landowners are being warned to take extra care of their property as the dark nights approach because of an anticipated surge in rural crime. Daelnet 2009-10-21 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_20102009.cfm THE DRIVE by Natural England to persuade hill farmers to cut livestock numbers in favour of grant-aided environmental schemes threatens to destroy England’s uplands, claims the Tennant Farmers’ Association. Daelnet 2009-10-20 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_20102009_2.cfm THE FORTHCOMING postal strike will cause chaos across the country, but the CLA believes that the damage done to rural businesses and communities will be greater. Daelnet 2009-10-20 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_19102009.cfm PUPILS at Settlebeck High School in Sedbergh have been working hard to learn more about conservation – with a little help from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA). Daelnet 2009-10-19 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_19102009_2.cfm ALMOST 5000 people checked out the facilities at Hambleton’s four leisure centres last weekend. Daelnet 2009-10-19 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16102009.cfm THE CHAOTIC Rural Payments Agency, described earlier in the week as a “test case in maladministration” by an official report, was attacked again yesterday (Thursday) by the Country Land and Business Association. Daelnet 2009-10-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16102009_2.cfm A NEW mountain area weather forecast for the Yorkshire Dales will provide hill walkers with clearer information to help keep them safer, whilst making the most of the spectacular countryside. Daelnet 2009-10-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15102009.cfm A MAJOR advance in facilities is launched today for users of the new North Yorkshire Credit Union - the organisation set up earlier this year to help families beat the credit crunch and avoid loan sharks. Daelnet 2009-10-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15102009_2.cfm THE ENERGY Saving Trust’s Energy Saving Week is taking place from 19-25 October and Craven District Council is asking residents for their support. Daelnet 2009-10-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14102009.cfm THE YORKSHIRE Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has teamed up with the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to launch a project aimed at creating a lasting record of two Dales reservoirs. Daelnet 2009-10-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14102009_2.cfm NEOLITHIC skeletons and ancient field systems will be among the topics discussed at a special conference being held in Grassington later this month. Daelnet 2009-10-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_13102009.cfm YOUNG people with a talent for music, dance, comedy, poetry or theatre have the chance to perform at a festival in Craven alongside established bands, dancers and DJs. Daelnet 2009-10-13 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_13102009_2.cfm THERE are still some places left for a special, free day school being organised for owners and occupiers of historic buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Daelnet 2009-10-13 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12102009.cfm A TEAM of top British ornithologists is to fly to sub-Saharan Africa to investigate the mysterious decline in summer visitor numbers to the UK of popular birds like the cuckoo, the turtle dove and the nightingale. Daelnet 2009-10-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12102009_2.cfm AN UNPRECEDENTED coalition of organisations covering the social, economic and environmental needs of rural areas are calling for a new vision for rural communities in England. Daelnet 2009-10-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09102009.cfm A £50 MILLION project that will put Yorkshire at the forefront of research into climate change is to be created in the region. Daelnet 2009-10-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09102009_2.cfm A REPLICA name plaque of a special new train serving North Yorkshire was formally presented to The World of James Herriot this week. Daelnet 2009-10-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08102009.cfm HERRIOT Hospice Homecare is organizing a Halloween themed activity days for children. Daelnet 2009-10-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08102009_2.cfm FRIENDS of the Settle-Carlisle Line (FoSCL) new on-line shop www.foscl.co.uk is now fully open for business. Daelnet 2009-10-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07102009.cfm WALKERS will benefit from the first donation of materials to the new Three Peaks Project launched earlier this year by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA). Daelnet 2009-10-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07102009_2.cfm THE AUTUMN 2009 programme at the newly refurbished Courthouse in Thirsk has now started with a wide range of workshops, performances, exhibition and events and hopefully, something for everyone! Daelnet 2009-10-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_06102009.cfm A CRUCIAL conference for railway supporters has been organised to take place in Skipton next month to press home claims for the re-opening of the 11.5 miles of track linking Yorkshire and Lancashire which was closed – allegedly by accident – in the 1960s. Daelnet 2009-10-06 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_06102009_2.cfm CLAIMS by IT multinational Cisco that that the UK’s broadband quality is good enough for today's needs have been described as absurd by the CLA in the North. Daelnet 2009-10-06 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_05102009.cfm A FURIOUS row broke out over the weekend after the environment department Defra issued as press release claiming a big decrease in the rural plague of fly-tipping – because it failed to take into account thousands of incidents of rubbish being dumped on private land. Daelnet 2009-10-05 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_05102009_2.cfm PICTURESQUE views near one of the Yorkshire Dales' most famous peaks could soon look a powerful sight better. Daelnet 2009-10-05 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02102009.cfm THE NEW Autumn season of Rural Arts On Tour is now underway bringing theatre, music and comedy to village halls and other community venues throughout North Yorkshire. Daelnet 2009-10-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02102009_2.cfm A THREE piece band from Pateley Bridge retained their top slot at this month’s Battle of the Bands in Northallerton. Daelnet 2009-10-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01102009.cfm LANDOWNERS, farmers and rural business leaders need a proper manifesto from politicians to plan a profitable future for the countryside, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) demanded yesterday. Daelnet 2009-10-01 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01102009_2.cfm COMPETITIVE youngsters are being invited to a games festival in Northallerton over the Halloween weekend. Daelnet 2009-10-01 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_30092009.cfm SUGGESTIONS by Defra secretary Hilary Benn that parts of the countryside could be “re-wilded” by re-introducing species like lynx and elk have been attacked by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA). Daelnet 2009-09-30 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_30092009_2.cfm YORKSHIRE folk are the most knowledgeable vegetable gardeners in mainland Britain, according to the Soil Association, the organic food body. Only the people of mainly agricultural Northern Ireland know more, according to the association’s latest survey. Daelnet 2009-09-30 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_29092009.cfm A NEW project is being launched in Craven to help people reduce their impact on the environment – and cut their household bills. Daelnet 2009-09-29 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_29092009_2.cfm ART LOVERS working for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have been given the chance to exhibit their own work or their favourite pieces by others. Daelnet 2009-09-29 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_28092009.cfm THE GOVERNMENT’S new soil policy, which lays down strict new rules about the amount of fertiliser farmers can use on their land, fails to make the necessary link between environmental improvements and the need to secure Britain’s future food supply, says the Country Land and Business Association. Daelnet 2009-09-28 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_28092009_2.cfm NORTH CRAVEN is eagerly awaiting the return of the Northern Chamber Orchestra to the Victoria Hall on Thursday 8th October with internationally renowned cellist, Raphael Wallfisch. Daelnet 2009-09-28 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_25092009.cfm GRASSINGTON Festival has been nominated in two categories at this years UK Festival Awards. Daelnet 2009-09-25 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_25092009_2.cfm DANCERS of all ages and abilities will take to the stage in Northallerton later this month. Daelnet 2009-09-25 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_24092009.cfm DESCENDANTS of the Walker family, who have farmed at Studfold Farm and the environs of Lofthouse since the 1600s, were named today as first prize winners in the Friends of Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Enterprising Farm Awards. Daelnet 2009-09-24 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_24092009_2.cfm MORE than 40 locations within the Yorkshire Dales National Park will go through to the next stage of investigation as potential sites for affordable housing. Daelnet 2009-09-24 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_23092009.cfm THE Government quango Natural England will today (Wed) launch what it calls its “Natural Health Service” in Yorkshire, a bid to combat the growing obesity scandal by persuading thousands of people to get off their backsides and go for long walks. Daelnet 2009-09-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_23092009_2.cfm HILL farmers and land managers who can secure substantial extra grants under new upland management schemes are being invited to a series of local meetings this autumn to meet officials from Natural England to discuss the benefits involved. Daelnet 2009-09-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22092009.cfm ACCORDING to an angry speech made at the Liberal-Democrats annual conference yesterday, the supermarket chains have once again reneged on agreements to pay dairy farmers a reasonable price for their milk. Daelnet 2009-09-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22092009_2.cfm THE CLA says that any new funding to help roll out broadband to rural areas should not be spent on further reports but on action - after a boost from the European Commission. Daelnet 2009-09-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_21092009.cfm TV GLAMOUR boy Ben Fogle yesterday took part in the 13.1 mile Great North Run to demonstrate his support for Mr Prickles, the endangered British hedgehog. Daelnet 2009-09-21 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_21092009_2.cfm RESIDENTS and visitors to Hawes still have a few weeks left to have their say about plans to revamp the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes. Daelnet 2009-09-21 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_18092009.cfm THE CLA in the North says that this month's increase in fuel duty has again highlighted how much people and businesses in the countryside are dependent on vehicular transport, meaning they are hit disproportionately by the rise. Daelnet 2009-09-18 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_18092009_2.cfm A GROUP of Craven poets are having a celebration of poetry at The Victoria Hall in Settle on Thursday 1st October. Daelnet 2009-09-18 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17092009.cfm WORLD rock climbing prodigy and Lake District lad, Leo Houlding, is to unveil the new £6 million visitor facilities on the Forestry Commission estate at Grizedale Forest, near Ambleside in Cumbria on Friday 18 September. Daelnet 2009-09-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17092009_2.cfm COURSE fish anglers in Yorkshire will be anxiously watching attempts to prevent the spread of a deadly carp disease which has hit a fishery near Grantham, Lincs. Daelnet 2009-09-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16092009.cfm THE SUMMER Nidderdale Rambler bus service has been extended this year and will now run every Sunday until the 18th October, providing the perfect opportunity to explore Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Daelnet 2009-09-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16092009_2.cfm COMMUNITIES, businesses and individuals in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being invited to apply for funding in a last call for projects in 2009. Daelnet 2009-09-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15092009.cfm NEW European Union laws restricting the amount of nitrogen-based fertilisers and slurry farmers can spread on their land are threatening Britain’s daily pinta, says the Tenant Farmers’ Association. Daelnet 2009-09-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15092009_2.cfm THE FORESTRY Commission is supporting a `back to nature’ plan in Weardale which will see thousands of native trees take root and new wildlife habitats created. Daelnet 2009-09-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14092009.cfm A NEW project to welcome walkers to country towns near famous rambler routes was celebrated at the weekend in the town which pioneered the move: Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, some 20 miles south of the Yorkshire Dales section of the Pennine Way. Daelnet 2009-09-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14092009_2.cfm JOURNALIST and author Bill Mitchell has been voted the Yorkshire Dales National Park’s greatest living cultural icon. Daelnet 2009-09-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14092009_3.cfm HERRIOT Hospice Homecare is holding a 5k Sponsored Fun Run taking place at Thirsk Racecource to raise money for the charity. Daelnet 2009-09-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11092009.cfm THREE Richmondshire teenagers are heading for the finals of a regional talent show. Daelnet 2009-09-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11092009_2.cfm OWNERS and occupiers of historic buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will have the chance next month to pick up tips and advice on ways of keeping their properties in excellent condition. Daelnet 2009-09-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10092009.cfm COUNTRYSIDE campaigners have launched a blistering attack on the Government for a policy which most people thought had been dismissed some fifty years ago: opencast coal mining. Daelnet 2009-09-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10092009_2.cfm AN INNOVATIVE competition has revealed a wealth of places in Richmondshire that local people want to see protected. Daelnet 2009-09-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09092009.cfm A MAJOR survey of the benefits for bird populations on organic farms has proved a mixed bag for supporters of chemical free agriculture: some species thrive but “it does not hold all the answers” for others. Daelnet 2009-09-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09092009_2.cfm WHAT do you expect when you travel? Elegant holidays, sun, sand and sex? Or do you like roughing it? Daelnet 2009-09-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08092009.cfm SWAAG is a newly formed group of enthusiasts in the northernmost Yorkshire Dales who plan to contribute to the knowledge base of the history of our dales through the full range of archaeological activity. Daelnet 2009-09-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08092009_2.cfm GO DALES!, a three-year initiative launched last year by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA), has had the next two years’ investment confirmed to continue its work with young people in and around the National Park. Daelnet 2009-09-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_08092009_3.cfm INITIATIVES from the Settle-Carlisle Railway feature in the short listed entries for the Community Rail Awards 2009, the winners of which will be announced on Friday, 25 September. Daelnet 2009-09-08 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07092009.cfm A NEW online game has been launched that aims to increase awareness of the effects of climate change in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Daelnet 2009-09-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07092009_2.cfm PEOPLE applying for affordable housing across North Yorkshire could benefit from a new approach to letting council and housing association homes in the future. Daelnet 2009-09-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04092009.cfm THE FORESTRY Commission has pledged £153,000 for vital work to help safeguard the future of the Yorkshire Dale’s red squirrel population. Daelnet 2009-09-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04092009_2.cfm A NORTHALLERTON charity is aiming to raise money for a local hospice next week and is giving a final call for entrants to its first ever Midnight Walk. Daelnet 2009-09-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02092009.cfm YORKSHIRE'S landscape, seen through the eyes of children and young people from 50 North Yorkshire schools, is the focus of an innovative and prestigious exhibition at Ripon Cathedral. Daelnet 2009-09-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_02092009_2.cfm JANUARY 2010 will be the ‘time’ for a fascinating new exhibition at Craven District Council’s Craven Museum and Gallery in Skipton. Daelnet 2009-09-02 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01092009.cfm WALKERS are being invited to join a hike along Alfred Wainwright’s famous Coast to Coast route as it cuts through the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Daelnet 2009-09-01 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01092009_2.cfm VILLAGE schools are dying because young families can no longer afford to live in the countryside, accordion to official figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Acts. And the situation could get worse. Daelnet 2009-09-01 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_28082009.cfm A NEW walking guide launched in Thirsk this week means each of Hambleton’s market towns is now covered by the innovative ‘walking to health’ scheme. Daelnet 2009-08-28 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_28082009_2.cfm THERE will plenty of opportunities for food lovers to enjoy British game meat during National Taste of Game Week this November. Daelnet 2009-08-28 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_27082009.cfm YORKSHIRE Dales National Park Authority is on a quest to find the National Park’s greatest cultural icons and is calling a public vote to help decide. Daelnet 2009-08-27 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_27082009_2.cfm CALENDAR Girl Angela Baker has become the first person to join a new group aimed at helping to preserve Yorkshire’s beautiful Three Peaks. Daelnet 2009-08-27 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_26082009.cfm FARMERS and landowners are worried that another town-v-country row is looming over new calls for access to rivers by canoeists, coastal paths through private land by ramblers, and demands that livestock grazing should be restricted in fields where people walk. Daelnet 2009-08-26 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_26082009_2.cfm MEMBERS of Hambleton District Council and the Thirsk and Sowerby Swimming Baths Charity checked out the Thirsk Swimming Pool facility. Daelnet 2009-08-26 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_25082009.cfm THE funniest joke voted at this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe has raised little more than a wry smile from one of Britain’s most active conservation bodies – because it is too close to the knuckle – or prickle in this case. Daelnet 2009-08-25 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_25082009_2.cfm WORK is progressing on the latest phase of improvements to the Pennine Bridleway National Trail in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Daelnet 2009-08-25 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_24082009.cfm THE Calendar Girls are joining forces with Penny Plain Theatre Company for a Victorian Extravaganza to raise funds for Leukaemia Research on Sunday September 13th. Daelnet 2009-08-24 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_24082009_2.cfm FESTIVALS and events organisers in Hambleton and Richmondshire are being invited to take part in a special networking event later this year. Daelnet 2009-08-24 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_21082009.cfm THIRSK gym regular, Julian Norton, will this month attempt to break the British record for a 100,000 metre indoor row. Daelnet 2009-08-21 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_21082009_2.cfm THE Commision for Rural Communities are deeply disappointed that the government’s recently announced £3 million Town Centre Initiative Fund will fail to reach most rural areas. Daelnet 2009-08-21 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_20082009.cfm NORTH Yorkshire County Council's library at Crosshills is about to be extended to more than twice its size with hugely improved book lending facilities. The new library will also provide better access to face-to-face public services and facilities for local residents to hire for meetings and other community events. Daelnet 2009-08-20 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_20082009_2.cfm SOUTH Lakeland District Council is rolling out a raft of measures that it says will help people living in villages and hamlets get a better service from the authority. Daelnet 2009-08-20 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_19082009.cfm NORTH Yorkshire misses out on flooding grants. Daelnet 2009-08-19 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_19082009_2.cfm CHILDREN and parents in Hambleton are being asked to have their say on future activities held at the district’s leisure centres. Daelnet 2009-08-19 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_18082009.cfm NORTH Yorkshire Police's Dog Section unveiled their newest and cuddliest recruits in the fight against crime last week. Daelnet 2009-08-18 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_18082009_2.cfm A RARE opportunity for people to visit Richmondshire heritage venues not normally open to the public is on offer from 10 to 13 September. Daelnet 2009-08-18 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17082009.cfm YORKSHIRE Dales National Park Authority will be presenting plans for the future of the Dales Countryside Museum. Daelnet 2009-08-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17082009_2.cfm THE Yorkshire Dales fair particularly badly in a national survey of rural areas which have poor connections for high-speed broadband access – the so called broadband “not spots.” Daelnet 2009-08-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14082009.cfm YOUNGSTERS in Thirsk were treated to a special demonstration as part of the District Council's Hyper Holidays activity programme. Daelnet 2009-08-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14082009_2.cfm AROUND 2,000 people have so far responded to a survey about health services as part of NHS North Yorkshire and York’s summer road show. Daelnet 2009-08-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_13082009.cfm YOUNG people will be taking over Richmond Castle next week for a night of live music. Daelnet 2009-08-13 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_13082009_2.cfm BUDDING cyclists are being urged not to miss out on the last lot of free guided bike rides taking place in Pendle over the next couple of weeks. Daelnet 2009-08-13 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12082009.cfm THE red grouse shooting season opens today on the so-called “Glorious Twelfth” with a mixed bag or reports from grouse moors in the North of England – but the southern Yorkshire Dales is likely to fare better than other areas. Daelnet 2009-08-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_12082009_2.cfm A NORTHALLERTON charity is calling for entrants to its first ever Midnight Walk next month (September) Daelnet 2009-08-12 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11082009.cfm THE Government's "new" policy to guarantee the security of our food supplies is not new - and also disguises the real intention to slash future farm incomes, says the highly respected Country Land and Business Association. Daelnet 2009-08-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_11082009_2.cfm THE beautiful Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales will be at the centre of a special event later this month. Daelnet 2009-08-11 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10082009.cfm THE environment and food department Defra will today (Monday) launch a campaign to shield the UK from growing worldwide food shortages. The advice: buy local, grow more and waste less. Daelnet 2009-08-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10082009_2.cfm CONSERVATION experts will be using horsepower to help control the growth of bracken around historical sites in the Yorkshire Dales. Daelnet 2009-08-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07082009.cfm COUNTRYSIDE organisation the CLA is throwing its weight behind the Competition Commission’s formal recommendation that the Government should establish a Supermarket Ombudsman. Daelnet 2009-08-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07082009_2.cfm HAMBLETON and Richmondshire have joined forces in their bid to tackle domestic abuse. Daelnet 2009-08-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_06082009.cfm RICHMOND Castle will host an event with a very modern twist later this month as young people take over for a night of live music. Daelnet 2009-08-06 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_06082009_2.cfm THOUSANDS of walkers will be making their way to Pendle this September, to join in the district’s annual Walking Festival. Daelnet 2009-08-06 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_05082009.cfm OPPONENTS of plans to build a giant windfarm near Gargrave in the Yorkshire Dales are appealing for funds to mount a legal challenge, a fight which could cost “tens of thousands of pounds.” Daelnet 2009-08-05 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_05082009_2.cfm WATERWHEELS could be turning again all over the Yorkshire Dales National Park if a scheme to generate electricity is backed by landowners and residents. Daelnet 2009-08-05 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04082009.cfm THE loss of hundreds of thousands of trees to Dutch elm disease was one of the biggest landscape disasters ever suffered in Britain – but plans are underway to mark the 30th anniversary of a nationwide campaign to fill the gap. Daelnet 2009-08-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_04082009_2.cfm OVER 20 town criers from all across the UK will be making their way to Barnoldswick this weekend. Daelnet 2009-08-04 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03082009.cfm Anti-cancer campaigners are seeking competitors and sponsors wanting to take part in the world’s biggest fund raising event. It is open to anyone – particularly people who have survived cancer – who can run, walk, skip or even crawl round a short course in Skipton’s Aireville Park. Daelnet 2009-08-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03082009_2.cfm IMPRESSIVE new art panels are to be installed in Bedale’s Assembly Rooms – designed by local students. Daelnet 2009-08-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_31072009.cfm IN THE six months to April 2009, Grassroots Grants worth £232,000 were allocated to 76 small voluntary and community groups in North Yorkshire, thanks to the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT). Daelnet 2009-07-31 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_31072009_2.cfm The 2009 North HACK (Hike Against Cruelty to Kids) challenge walk will take place on Saturday 5 September in the stunning Yorkshire Dales National Park. Daelnet 2009-07-31 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_30072009.cfm RICHMONDSHIRE District Council’s Economic Development Unit is funding a further study into rural businesses in the northern Yorkshire Dales. Daelnet 2009-07-30 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_30072009_2.cfm CHILDREN and their families are being invited to take part in a day of fun activities on Saturday, 8 August 2009 at Quarry Moor Nature Reserve, Ripon. Daelnet 2009-07-30 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_29072009.cfm SKIPTON Rugby Football Club will be starting the new season a month earlier than planned next Saturday (August 8) with a benefit match for a former player who was tragically crippled in a climbing accident. Daelnet 2009-07-29 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_29072009_2.cfm THE sights and sounds of Victorian woodworking machinery will fill Gayle Mill, near Hawes, as several special demonstration days are staged for visitors. Daelnet 2009-07-29 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_28072009.cfm PLANS to “re-wild” parts of Britain with once native animals such as beavers, wolves and sea eagles caused a clash of opinions at a debate staged at the Country Land and Business Association annual game fair yesterday. Daelnet 2009-07-28 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_28072009_2.cfm TWO suspected drink-drivers were arrested during a recent road safety operation in the Yorkshire Dales. Daelnet 2009-07-28 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_27072009.cfm SECRET trials of genetically modified crops have begun in secret in parts of England, a story in the Daily Telegraph claims today, and it suggest that one of the tests involves pest-resistant potatoes being grown near Tadcaster in North Yorkshire. Daelnet 2009-07-27 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_27072009_2.cfm CHILDREN from eleven primary schools from the Thirsk area took to the water recently for the third annual swimming gala. Daelnet 2009-07-27 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_24072009.cfm ENGLAND’S 1,600 market towns have been hard hit by the recession, with unemployment overall rising by a third more than in the nation as a whole, according to new research. Daelnet 2009-07-24 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_24072009_2.cfm FORTY young people from Bradford will be stretching their muscles in a series of physical events in the Yorkshire Dales National Park next week. Daelnet 2009-07-24 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_23072009.cfm COUNTRY landowners have welcomed the call by MPs to double food production by 2050 – but say that more investment and research are needed if such an ambitious target is to be met. Daelnet 2009-07-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_23072009_2.cfm A NEW art exhibition is being staged in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Daelnet 2009-07-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22072009.cfm BIRDS which live in towns and cities are lazier than their country cousins and enjoy a daily lie-in, according to the results of a survey by the British Trust for Ornithology. Daelnet 2009-07-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_22072009_2.cfm THOUSANDS of walkers will be making their way to Pendle this September, to join in this year’s Pendle Walking Festival. Daelnet 2009-07-22 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_21072009.cfm MOST people believe that Britain’s smallest bird is the Jenny Wren – but in fact the national featherweight champion is the miniscule goldcrest, which measures just over eight centimetres from beak to tail and is half the weight of a wren. Daelnet 2009-07-21 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_21072009_2.cfm COMMUNITIES across the Richmondshire district of the Yorkshire Dales will unite in a day long festival next month – on National Play Day. Daelnet 2009-07-21 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_20072009.cfm TWO days of fun and games have been organised this coming weekend (July 25 and 26) as the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) and the Bolton Abbey Estate join in a special national celebration. Daelnet 2009-07-20 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_20072009_2.cfm DESPITE political uncertainty and the credit crunch, confidence in the rural economy continues to grow, according to the latest quarterly survey carried out by the Country Land and Business Association. Daelnet 2009-07-20 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17072009.cfm A SERIES of free, guided bike rides are taking place over the next few weeks across Pendle. Daelnet 2009-07-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_17072009_2.cfm PLAY areas in two Hambleton market towns have been given a £93,000 boost. Daelnet 2009-07-17 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16072009.cfm A Decision on whether to site two wind turbines on land on Hambleton’s boundary with Teesside has been put on hold. Daelnet 2009-07-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_16072009_2.cfm HUNDREDS of amateur beekeepers are flocking to register their hobby with the environment and food department Defra as concern grows world-wide about sudden and unexplained declines in honey bee populations. Daelnet 2009-07-16 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15072009.cfm THE 2009 Northallerton Carnival has been hailed the ‘best ever’. Daelnet 2009-07-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_15072009_2.cfm THE peace and quiet of Britain’s national parks is being threatened by the continual increase in overflights from ever-growing airports, says the respected Campaign for the Protection of Rural England. Daelnet 2009-07-15 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14072009.cfm THE German energy firm which wants to build a huge windfarm in the Yorkshire Dales has gone back on its promise not to appeal against planning permission refusal - but local residents are determined to fight on to have the project stopped. Daelnet 2009-07-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_14072009_2.cfm DISABLED ramblers will be going off road to enjoy some of the sights and history of the Yorkshire Dales National Park this week. Daelnet 2009-07-14 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_13072009.cfm WORK to establish the best way of repairing a vital road bridge in Bedale is set to be carried out this week. Daelnet 2009-07-13 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_13072009_2.cfm RURAL businesses attending this year’s Great Yorkshire Show are being urged to visit the Yorkshire Forward stand to find out how they can get a share of the £63m available over a six year period through the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). Daelnet 2009-07-13 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10072009.cfm PUBLIC health chiefs in North Yorkshire are urging people to find a ‘Flu Friend’ as part of their preparations should they get swine flu. Daelnet 2009-07-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_10072009_2.cfm You’ve been Googled! - Speeding biker jailed for perverting the course of justice Daelnet 2009-07-10 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09072009.cfm A new initiative to encourage graduates to work in Richmondshire is being launched later this month. Daelnet 2009-07-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_09072009_2.cfm The Conservative Party pledged yesterday that it would save rural post offices, which have been drastically culled by the Labour government under a formula which is based on cost rather than social need. Daelnet 2009-07-09 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07072009.cfm A Party of rail enthusiasts was leaving Skipton by train today for a vital meeting with MPs in London to press the long-supported case for the re-opening of the 11-mile Skipton-Colne railway line. Daelnet 2009-07-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_07072009_2.cfm Ian Middleton has a huge job on his hands – and the results of his work will been seen by hundreds of thousands of people. Daelnet 2009-07-07 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_06072009.cfm An addition bus service is to be put in place during upcoming engineering works on the Settle-Carlisle railway line. Daelnet 2009-07-06 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_06072009_2.cfm Bikers are to be given the chance to improve their bike-handling skills this week when North Yorkshire Police team up with the Institute of Advanced Motorists. Daelnet 2009-07-06 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03072009.cfm TWO new walk packs will be launched in Hambleton district of the Yorkshire Dales this summer – to guide people around Thirsk and Easingwold. Daelnet 2009-07-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_03072009_2.cfm Housing officers from across North Yorkshire are stepping up their campaign to keep village life ‘alive’. Daelnet 2009-07-03 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01072009.cfm ONE 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. Daelnet 2009-07-01 10:00:00.0 http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/country_news_01072009_2.cfm THE 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. Daelnet 2009-07-01 10:00:00.0