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Police to make North Yorkshire a no-go area for poachers

Police are warning poachers to stay out of North Yorkshire, as the force ramps up a new anti-poaching operation.
The Coniston Hotel Welcomes the National Hero

"Captain Sir Tom - We Salute You", says the team at The Conniston Hotel when they greated our national hereo
Support available to create new Dales woodland

Grants are now available to help create new native broadleaf woodland in the Yorkshire Dales and surrounding areas.
Ingleton micro pub expands....onto lay-by

From post office, to pub, to community hub – how the Covid-19 pandemic nearly made an Ingleton micro pub even smaller, but a layby saved the day.
Farmers ‘score’ hay meadows as part of trial scheme

Twelve Dales farmers participating in a pilot payment scheme have surveyed the species-richness of their traditional hay meadows – and submitted score sheets for potentially the last time.
New board members at The National Park

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have appointed two new members to the board of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA)
Cheese vending machine is a first!

Famous Local Cheese Shop now features the region’s first cheese-vending machine!
The Folly in Settle reopens

The Folly in Settle is preparing to open its doors to the public next week for the first time since lock down.

‘Unusual’ caving book scoops commendation

The ‘exquisitely unusual’ Earth Beneath My Feet has been commended in the annual Tratman Awards.
Yorkshire Festival of Stories is now live

This amazing festival is packed with interetsing and entertaining acts throughout August and they are all free to watch online.
BOOK RELEASE: Settle - A Historic Market Town

A new book charting the history of the small market town of Settle in the Yorkshire Dales has been published by the North Craven Heritage Trust.

Face coverings mandatory

Face coverings are mandatory in shops, supermarkets, shopping centres and enclosed transport hubs from today.

The Richmond Walking and Book Festival
The Richmond Walking and Festival Group are continuing to plan for the Festival this year which will take place from 19th to 27th September subject to Government restrictions and guidelines, although for obvious reasons we are unable to guarantee that the Festival will take place. We will keep the website up to date with our current plans, and if you are on our mailing list we will communicate on what is happening.
19th Sep at Across Swaledale
Settle Nature Day
Organised at Settle Methodist Church by Craven Conservation Group and the Yorkshire Naturalists Union. Come for all or part of the day. Morning Stalls and Mini workshops. Afternoon - Yorkshire Naturalists Union AGM and Talk.
10th Oct at St John's Methodist Church
Winter Wonderland at Tennants
If you are interested in having a stall at this year’s event, please complete and return the application form, you can download a copy of the application form here. Please ensure that you have read all the information before applying. Living Magazine and Tennants look forward to announcing further details later in the year.
27th Nov at The Garden Rooms at Tennants