2006 News
29/12/2006
Horses are making a big comeback in a huge area of North Yorkshire – and new planning guidelines are trotting along to cope with the boom. Now new guidelines encouraging high standards of design for horse-related projects are being put forward. more...
Horses are making a big comeback in a huge area of North Yorkshire – and new planning guidelines are trotting along to cope with the boom. Now new guidelines encouraging high standards of design for horse-related projects are being put forward. more...
29/12/2006
A warning has been given that climate change will not necessarily be kind to the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). more...
A warning has been given that climate change will not necessarily be kind to the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). more...
07/12/2006
Volunteer who have rebuilt a wall in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty celebrated their success yesterday.A topping out ceremony marked the completion of the project at Thornthwaite Common by members of the Nidderdale AONB Walling Group. more...
Volunteer who have rebuilt a wall in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty celebrated their success yesterday.A topping out ceremony marked the completion of the project at Thornthwaite Common by members of the Nidderdale AONB Walling Group. more...
29/11/2006
Tackling climate change will soon become a signed, sealed and lasting priority for Harrogate Borough Council. The Council is about to join more that 160 other authorities who have signed a climate change agreement known as the Nottingham Declaration. more...
Tackling climate change will soon become a signed, sealed and lasting priority for Harrogate Borough Council. The Council is about to join more that 160 other authorities who have signed a climate change agreement known as the Nottingham Declaration. more...
29/11/2006
The Nidderdale Young Rangers will present six of its youngsters with certificates to recognise their outstanding work in the environment. more...
The Nidderdale Young Rangers will present six of its youngsters with certificates to recognise their outstanding work in the environment. more...
29/11/2006
Half of the cost of providing a cycle route form Harrogate to Ripley as a gateway to the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is already promised, councillors have been told. more...
Half of the cost of providing a cycle route form Harrogate to Ripley as a gateway to the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is already promised, councillors have been told. more...
25/11/2006
Moorland fires, more woodland pests and dried out bogs could all threaten an area of natural beauty in Yorkshire as climate change takes hold. more...
Moorland fires, more woodland pests and dried out bogs could all threaten an area of natural beauty in Yorkshire as climate change takes hold. more...
08/11/2006
Fundraising to restore Darley’s crumbling Christ Church Hall continues to go from strength to strength with Nidderdale residents raising more than £10,000 in the last few months. more...
Fundraising to restore Darley’s crumbling Christ Church Hall continues to go from strength to strength with Nidderdale residents raising more than £10,000 in the last few months. more...
27/10/2006
A report published this week by the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) rates North Yorkshire as the third most peaceful county in the country – behind Northumberland and Cumbria. more...
A report published this week by the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) rates North Yorkshire as the third most peaceful county in the country – behind Northumberland and Cumbria. more...
27/10/2006
Climate change is the topic for this year’s annual conference of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. more...
Climate change is the topic for this year’s annual conference of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. more...
20/10/2006
Developers have again applied to build a controversial psychiatric hospital near Menwith Hill but Nidderdale residents have vowed to mount another legal fight. more...
Developers have again applied to build a controversial psychiatric hospital near Menwith Hill but Nidderdale residents have vowed to mount another legal fight. more...
01/09/2006
A North Yorkshire farmer badly hit by a drop in milk prices has been given the green light to diversify into ice cream production. Mr Harker is to set up his new business at Home Farm at Risplith, on the main road between Ripon and Pateley Bridge. more...
A North Yorkshire farmer badly hit by a drop in milk prices has been given the green light to diversify into ice cream production. Mr Harker is to set up his new business at Home Farm at Risplith, on the main road between Ripon and Pateley Bridge. more...
23/08/2006
NEW GRANT SCHEME FOR GREENHOW. The new fund is worth £130,000 over 21 years and the aim is to maintain and improve the landscape and habitats for wildlife in the area around the quarry. more...
NEW GRANT SCHEME FOR GREENHOW. The new fund is worth £130,000 over 21 years and the aim is to maintain and improve the landscape and habitats for wildlife in the area around the quarry. more...
16/08/2006
Nidderdale Show schedules have been flying off the shelves from shops in Pateley Bridge and surrounding villages. more...
Nidderdale Show schedules have been flying off the shelves from shops in Pateley Bridge and surrounding villages. more...
16/08/2006
Mackenzie’s Yorkshire Smokehouse, produces smoked meats, fish and cheeses, which feature in some of the country’s top shops and restaurants. Now, with the help of a grant of over £75,000 from Defra’s Rural Enterprise Scheme, the business has expanded. more...
Mackenzie’s Yorkshire Smokehouse, produces smoked meats, fish and cheeses, which feature in some of the country’s top shops and restaurants. Now, with the help of a grant of over £75,000 from Defra’s Rural Enterprise Scheme, the business has expanded. more...
16/08/2006
Nidderdale was put on fire alert this week as the heatwave turned Moorland and farm crops tinder dry.Firefighters have been battling as crops blazed across the county, while access to National Park Moorland has been restricted. more...
Nidderdale was put on fire alert this week as the heatwave turned Moorland and farm crops tinder dry.Firefighters have been battling as crops blazed across the county, while access to National Park Moorland has been restricted. more...
30/06/2006
There will be an extra prize up for grabs for enterprising farmers at this years Nidderdale Show. The new award, known as The Friends Farm Enterprise Award, has been launched for farmers in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). more...
There will be an extra prize up for grabs for enterprising farmers at this years Nidderdale Show. The new award, known as The Friends Farm Enterprise Award, has been launched for farmers in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). more...
16/06/2006
A scheme to create more broadleaved woodland in the Yorkshire Dales has being extended. The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust is looking for more landowners interested in restoring or creating native woods. more...
A scheme to create more broadleaved woodland in the Yorkshire Dales has being extended. The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust is looking for more landowners interested in restoring or creating native woods. more...
09/06/2006
The public are being invited to a meeting of the Burley Bridge Association to hear the latest news about the proposed bridge over the River Wharfe. more...
The public are being invited to a meeting of the Burley Bridge Association to hear the latest news about the proposed bridge over the River Wharfe. more...
01/06/2006
OTLEY MP Greg Mulholland has praised the work of Wharfedale naturalists. On a visit to the Otley Wetland Nature Reserve, Mr Mulholland saw first hand the work of Wharfedale Naturalists Society at the former gravel workings of Bridge End. more...
OTLEY MP Greg Mulholland has praised the work of Wharfedale naturalists. On a visit to the Otley Wetland Nature Reserve, Mr Mulholland saw first hand the work of Wharfedale Naturalists Society at the former gravel workings of Bridge End. more...
26/05/2006
Affordable housing in rural areas has been given a boost of almost £3m by the Housing Corporation for a range of schemes in the Harrogate district. more...
Affordable housing in rural areas has been given a boost of almost £3m by the Housing Corporation for a range of schemes in the Harrogate district. more...
28/04/2006
Middlesmoor residents gathered in force last Friday to officially celebrate the completion of restoration work in their village more...
Middlesmoor residents gathered in force last Friday to officially celebrate the completion of restoration work in their village more...
21/04/2006
Traditional skills have helped to restore the focal point of a picturesque Dales village.The cobbles outside the historic Crown Inn in Middlesmoor have been repaired, and the garden and railings in the centre of the village have been restored. more...
Traditional skills have helped to restore the focal point of a picturesque Dales village.The cobbles outside the historic Crown Inn in Middlesmoor have been repaired, and the garden and railings in the centre of the village have been restored. more...
21/04/2006
Proposals for a bridge over the River Wharfe at Burley-in-Wharfedale have gone on display in the village library. more...
Proposals for a bridge over the River Wharfe at Burley-in-Wharfedale have gone on display in the village library. more...
14/04/2006
A new Pateley Bridge information board at the top of Panorama Way has been unveiled by a group of residents. more...
A new Pateley Bridge information board at the top of Panorama Way has been unveiled by a group of residents. more...
14/04/2006
Pateley Bridge has taken a major step to improve its chronic parking shortage. The town has been given the go-ahead to create a car park on land near the River Nidd, next to a caravan park. more...
Pateley Bridge has taken a major step to improve its chronic parking shortage. The town has been given the go-ahead to create a car park on land near the River Nidd, next to a caravan park. more...
07/04/2006
Determined Nidderdale residents who took their fight against a medium-secure psychiatric hospital at Forest Moor to the High Court are celebrating the decision to quash the plan's approval. more...
Determined Nidderdale residents who took their fight against a medium-secure psychiatric hospital at Forest Moor to the High Court are celebrating the decision to quash the plan's approval. more...
17/03/2006
The Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural beauty (AONB) has allocated the 90,000 cash for supporting new business ideas, community schemes and environmental projects. more...
The Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural beauty (AONB) has allocated the 90,000 cash for supporting new business ideas, community schemes and environmental projects. more...
17/03/2006
Archaeology is a combination of the obvious, the hidden and the researched, with the interpretation a definite maybe. Maybe because it is not always an exacting science. more...
Archaeology is a combination of the obvious, the hidden and the researched, with the interpretation a definite maybe. Maybe because it is not always an exacting science. more...
16/03/2006
Nature havens and important landscape in and around Wharfedale and Aireborough are under threat, a report by English Nature has revealed. more...
Nature havens and important landscape in and around Wharfedale and Aireborough are under threat, a report by English Nature has revealed. more...
09/03/2006
An 18 bedroom extension to Millstones restaurant has been refused planning permission.The scheme, was originally approved by Harrogate councillors despite being recommended for refusal by planning officers. more...
An 18 bedroom extension to Millstones restaurant has been refused planning permission.The scheme, was originally approved by Harrogate councillors despite being recommended for refusal by planning officers. more...
03/03/2006
The number 24 Sunday bus service, between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge, has been saved after bus users and councillors argued to keep the popular Nidderdale service. more...
The number 24 Sunday bus service, between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge, has been saved after bus users and councillors argued to keep the popular Nidderdale service. more...
27/02/2006
Campaigning Nidderdale residents who took their fight to the High Court in a bid to stop approved plans for a psychiatric hospital have been granted the right of a judicial review by a High Court judge. more...
Campaigning Nidderdale residents who took their fight to the High Court in a bid to stop approved plans for a psychiatric hospital have been granted the right of a judicial review by a High Court judge. more...
17/02/2006
Plans for a new 18-bedroom hotel at Millstones Restaurant were given the go-ahead this week despite planning officers recommending refusal. more...
Plans for a new 18-bedroom hotel at Millstones Restaurant were given the go-ahead this week despite planning officers recommending refusal. more...
10/02/2006
Passengers on some rural routes in North Yorkshire are being subsidised to the tune of more than £20, says a report to county councillors. more...
Passengers on some rural routes in North Yorkshire are being subsidised to the tune of more than £20, says a report to county councillors. more...
03/02/2006
Nidderdale High School and Community College hopes to save thousands of pounds this year from using electricity generated by its very own wind turbine. more...
Nidderdale High School and Community College hopes to save thousands of pounds this year from using electricity generated by its very own wind turbine. more...
20/01/2006
A mystery tour of a little-known landscape is being planned in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. more...
A mystery tour of a little-known landscape is being planned in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. more...
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