Local Stories from Monday, March 16th, 2026

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Would you work a shift behind the bar to save £200k on a house?

A four-bedroom house in the heart of Aysgarth has sold at auction for a staggering
SWALEDALE SOAP SUCCESS

Fancy trying your hand at building a drystone wall... made of soap?
SETTLE-CARLISLE PASSENGER BOOM

The Settle to Carlisle line is on track for a record-breaking year after hitting a massive passenger milestone
GRASSINGTON MOOR CONVICTION

Wildlife protection is back in the spotlight following a significant court ruling regarding Grassington Moor.
WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY MILESTONE

Wensleydale celebrate a major infrastructure win
RIVER WHARFE BRIDGE CLOSURE

Walkers and hikers need to plan a detour this week.

Schedule

StressBusters
10:00pm - 1:00am

A relaxing finish to the day with music to soothe and ease you to sleep
Dark Skies in the Dales
1:00am - 6:00am

Enjoy the dark skies of the Dales with music and news through the night
Nick Parton
6:00am - 10:00am

Wake up with Nick

Roast Dinners
In this edition we talk Roast Dinners and the most special of them all - the Christmas Feast!
Sprouts
Love 'em or hate 'em, this week we are talking Sprouts
Dates
A Christmas tradition, we look at the origins and used for those juicy dates