A COUNCIL which has faced criticism over its stance towards modern slavery is set to acknowledges its shared responsibility to recognise the signs of such exploitative practices and prevent them from happening. The proposed adoption of procedures
CUSTODIANS of the Yorkshire Dales National Park have launched action to take the best advantage of what is believed to be a surge in first time-visitors and young people to the area post-lockdown. Amid concerns over the extent of damage to the tourism-dependent
RESIDENTS have spoken of their frustration after developers lodged plans to build houses on ancient farm fields on the edge of a market town despite already having had proposals at the site rejected. A year after Hambleton District Council refused
A TEESSIDE town is leading the way in provisions for electric cars. Stockton-on-Tees is in the top ten for electric vehicle charging hotspots of UK. New research from comparethemarket.com reveals Stockton is eighth in a list of the UK’s electric
A DALES veterinary practice has further expanded, opening a second branch to their business in Leyburn. Opening in 2006, Bainbridge Vets moved to their main site at the former railway station at Askrigg ten years later. Now they have a staff of
NECESSITY as they say is the mother of invention and we have seen a lot of this over the past weeks of unprecedented lockdown. Health workers, carers and emergency services have battled through astonishingly. Many businesses are struggling through
AN outdoor education centre which helps people build confidence and experience the countryside has been saved through a grant provided by the Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust. The centre, Low Mill Outdoor Centre in Askrigg, is one of the first organisations
WITH the delights of the Yorkshire Dales still unavailable to many, a new book could well fill the void. In “John Phillips –Yorkshire’s Traveller Through Time” author Colin Speakman recounts many aspects of the life and travels the county’s forgotten
AN annual show in the Yorkshire Dales has been cancelled due to the coronavirus epidemic. Kilnsey Show & Sports, the traditional finale to the annual Yorkshire Dales agricultural show season, has, as widely anticipated, fallen victim to Covid-19
WHILE Covid-19 is having a devastating impact upon the world’s economies, one section of society is making the most of the new opportunities it has brought. The lockdown has meant fraudsters are sitting at home with a phone and a computer and lots
IT seems strange that two of the world’s most fascinating and enduring aristocrats ended up having a very tenuous association with Croft, but when the racing circuit re-opened in 1964, little did anyone know that at the time. Although there had
FOOTBALL fans have raised £100,000 for a North-East club – and the figure keeps on rising. Darlington Football Club appealed to fans at the beginning of the month to make pledges and raise money to keep it afloat through the uncertain time of the
Richmond river picnics I WOULD just like to express how disgusted I am by the images I've seen of Richmond Falls from the Bank Holiday. Not only have dozens of people carelessly disobeyed the lockdown rules, potentially putting lives at risk,
AN auctioneer says suspending town centre street parking could make his business unviable when it opens again next month. Thomas Watson Auctioneers, in Darlington, is hoping to run its first event in almost three months on June 23, after lockdown
A NORTH-EAST steel engineering company, involved in the construction of the Wembley Arch and the Shard, is "proud" to have produced 24 massive steel grinders – support beams – that will form part of the first bridges to be built for HS2. Last year
IT’S easy to forget that we live in a country that boasts several species of snake as we rarely have the pleasure (or displeasure) of coming across them. I have seen a native snake in the wild twice, and then only for a very brief moment each time.
Lockdown What is this world if full of Covid bugs That keep us from our friendly hugs? Shops shut. Pubs closed And every day the question posed “How long must this go on? Clapping for NHS heroes on a Thursday night As we hear of
GUISBOROUGH TOWN has been hit by three break-ins and thefts of property recently as it battles like many businesses and organisations to keep its head above water during the coronavirus crisis. One of the top non-league teams on Teesside, the KGV
Philip Sedgwick looks at who’s visiting the Dales by air during the coronavirus travel ban. WITH the nationwide lockdown affecting air travel, the skies over North Yorkshire have become, at times, completely devoid of aircraft. Those distinctive
FEARS have been raised that lives could be lost and others unnecessarily endangered as groups of youths gather to swim in rivers and breach social distancing rules. Charity Tees River Rescue said it was “acutely aware” that young people had spent
A FARMER who was crushed by his cattle when he was leading them into an auction mart is set to appear on this week’s episode of Helicopter ER, the reality television show about the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Stephen Potter from Topcliffe, near Thirsk
A TALENTED five-year-old golfer made an impressive hit at Blackwell Grange Golf Club, achieving the first hole in one in the Junior Academy Course. Joseph Holden, from Darlington, hit a smooth seven-iron on the third hole of the course landing the
TWO councillors of a newly-formed group have called upon its authority to "get democracy moving again" after a slow move to online meetings. The Green Party and Independent Group in Richmondshire District Council, made up of Councillors Leslie Rowe
THIS week has seen a major step forward in the process of improving a road of vital importance to our area and the whole of the north of England. In announcing the preferred route for the upgrading of the remaining single carriageway sections of
THE passing of Laidman Stones on April 30 ended a long connection with motor cycle trials sport in the Richmond area parishes, writes Barry Robinson. William Laidman Stones was a trials enthusiast and competitor. Born in Arkengarthdale, his love
