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• Home Office to appeal temporary block on man's deportation under 'one in, one out' plan

  The Home Office will appeal against the High Court's decision to temporarily block the deportation of an Eritrean man to France under the government's "one in, one out" scheme, Shabana Mahmood has confirmed.

• Ex-Labour councillor charged over Westminster blackmail allegation

  An ex-Labour councillor has been charged with blackmail following an investigation into an alleged Westminster honeytrap.

• MSPs vote to abolish Scotland's controversial not proven verdict

  MSPs have voted to abolish Scotland's controversial not proven verdict.

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• Community choir Langcliffe Singers looks ahead to exciting new season

  COMMUNITY choir Langcliffe Singers will start its new season of events with a Remembrance Day concert at Giggleswick School Chapel.The singers will join with Giggleswick School Chapel Choir on November 9 in what has become a tradition.Together, the choirs will sing Faure’s Requiem and other items for Remembrancetide in the stunning school chapel.A 'Come and Sing' event will be held at Settle Parish Church on Saturday, September 27 in aid of Cave Rescue Organisation.The open rehearsal in the afternoon, led by the choir's musical director, Darren Everhart and his wife, Ellie, will be followed with an evening performance of Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man, which celebrates its 25th birthday this year.For the Christmas concert at Settle Parish Church on December 13, the choir will perform Alexander L’Estrange’s Wassail!The work features a sequence of choral arrangements of uplifting traditional carols, accompanied by jazz musicians, and - the choir hopes - some children from local schools. The choir rehearses in St John’s Methodist Church Hall in Settle from 7.30pm to 9.30pm on Tuesdays during term time. New members are always very welcome. People can turn up on a Tuesday evening or email secretary@langcliffesingers.org.uk in advance, and can attend three rehearsals before committing to membership

• Malham gets second all-terrain wheelchair so more people can access the Dales

  A NEW all-terrain wheelchair based in one of the most popular visitor spots in the Yorkshire Dales is now available to hire for free. The wheelchair, funded by clothing company Damart with support from Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust is the second based at the Malham National Park Visitor Centre. Managed by the charity Access the Dales, visitors can hire the wheelchair free of charge by going on to the charity's website. Suitable for a wide range of accessibility needs, the motorised wheelchairs allow users to access more of the Yorkshire Dales’ outstanding landscapes, taking in the spectacular views of Malham Cove. The wheelchairs can be used along a 1.5-mile accessible 'Miles Without Stiles' route from the visitor centre to the cove and back, covering a short section of the Pennine Way National Trail. A launch event was held at the visitor centre when representatives of Damart and the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust were able to try the wheelchair out for themselves and see the impact it will have on people's access to the countryside. Ed Friel, Co-Managing Director of Damart, said: “Helping to improve accessibility in the Yorkshire Dales is the biggest project we’ve been involved in. We’re proud that our funding will make such a lasting difference for visitors.” Rachel Briggs, access and recreation officer with the national park authority, said: “It’s inspiring to see how far we’ve come, from early accessibility projects with YDMT to now offering 19 different Miles Without Stiles routes across the national park. “Having two all-terrain wheelchairs at Malham means two people can now head out and enjoy the landscape together. We’ve had so much positive feedback, with people telling us how good it feels to get out with their family again.” Richard Hore, development officer with YDMT, added: “One of our core aims is breaking down barriers to nature, so it made a lot of sense to support this initiative. We’re very pleased to be working alongside the national park authority, Access the Dales and companies like Damart to make the landscape accessible to more people.” The addition of a second all-terrain wheelchair at Malham builds on wider accessibility improvements in the national park, including the introduction of Changing Places toilets in Grassington and Hawes, and the completion of a new circular accessible route at Aysgarth Falls, made possible with funding from Defra’s Farming in Protected Landscapes programme. Member Champion for Recreation Management Lizzie Bushby said: “Making the Yorkshire Dales more accessible is a priority for us, and initiatives like this mean more people can experience the joy of visiting places like Malham Cove. We’re extremely grateful to Damart and YDMT for supporting our efforts to make our landscape accessible to everyone.” Find out about Miles Without Stiles routes and how to book an all-terrain wheelchair on the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority website.

• Dales village chosen for one of 90 Penguin Random House Little Book Stops

  A DALES village has been selected from more than 1,000 applicants from across the nation to become home to a 'Little Book Stop' in celebration of the 90th anniversary of Penguin Random HouseThe Book Stop, which includes a 'starter pack' of books from the publisher, has been set up at the head of the village between The Old Sawmill Café and the entrance to Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail, by Clapham Falls.The 25 book starter pack includes new books from authors including Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith and Jacqueline Wilson, with a varied selection for both children and adults alike.The project was instigated by Clapham resident Di Millen, who spotted invitations to apply for a Book Stop back in April and asked other residents whether they thought it would be worth pursuing. After talking it through with a number of others, the application was submitted, and Di was delighted to receive positive news by email in July.The project aims to encourage reading and share a love of books with both locals and visitors, and users are encouraged -although it is not necessary - to replace the book they take with a substitute.Residents say The Book Stop is perfectly positioned, beneath the scenic Clapham Falls and on the way to the Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail and The Old Sawmill Cafe.

• Skipton Wetherspoon's cuts prices for a day to highlight 'unfair' VAT

  CUSTOMERS of Skipton's Wetherspoon's pub will enjoy reduced prices tomorrow (Thursday) as part of the company's fight for tax equality.All food and drink at The Devonshire Inn will be reduced for the day by 7.5 percent to highlight the benefit of a permanent VAT reduction in the hospitality industry.It means someone spending £10 on food and drink, will pay £9.25 on Wetherspoon's 'Tax Equality Day'.All food and drink in pubs is subject to 20 percent VAT, which Wetherspoon's claims is unfair.Pub manager, Connor McAvoy, said: "Customers coming to The Devonshire Inn on Thursday, September 18 will find the price of their food and drink is lower than normal."It’s unfair that supermarkets pay zero VAT on food, but pubs pay 20 per cent."Pubs have been under fantastic pressure for decades due to the tax disadvantages it has with supermarkets."The tax benefit allows supermarkets to subsidise the selling price of beer.""A VAT cut to 12.5 per cent is needed to ensure that pubs continue to thrive."We urge the Chancellor to create tax equality between pubs and supermarkets."

• Reservoir levels rise for the first time since January but hosepipe ban stays

  RESERVOIR levels have increased for the first time since January, but the current hosepipe ban is set to continue into the winter.Continued rainfall in Craven and across much of Yorkshire over the last week has led to a slight increase in groundwater and reservoir levels for the first time in eight months, says Yorkshire Water.Yorkshire’s reservoirs stocks are now 30.8 percent - a 0.2 percent increase for the seven days to Monday, with more heavy rain on Monday afternoon and into Tuesday morning not yet have made its way through the catchment to the reservoirs, says the utilities company.The recent rainfall follows a historically dry first half of the year, drought declaration for Yorkshire by the Environment Agency in June, and the hottest summer on record in the county. While the rain is welcome, says Yorkshire Water, hosepipe restrictions remain in place and will continue until reservoirs have recovered over the autumn and into winter. It adds it will continue to review resource levels and remove the restrictions once the reservoirs have recovered. Dave Kaye, Yorkshire Water’s director of water services, said: “With the start of autumn, we’ve seen a lot more rain. It’s incredibly welcome, and it has had a positive impact on our reservoirs and river levels. Further heavy rain earlier this week will still be making its way through the catchments, which will also contribute to improvements in reservoir and groundwater levels over the coming days. “While this is positive, we still have a long way to go to get our reservoir levels back to where they need to be. Reservoirs are still the lowest they have ever been for this time of year, and we need this wet weather to continue throughout the autumn and winter. “We were recently granted a number of drought orders and permits which allow us to abstract more water from the Ouse and the Wharfe and to reduce the flows out of reservoirs in the south and north-west of the region. This will lower the burden on our reservoirs, allowing them to recover during periods of rainfall like we have been seeing. “We’re also asking customers to continue doing what they can to save water so that our reservoirs can benefit as much as possible during periods of rainfall – they've been doing a brilliant job so far, with demand down 10percent. “At the same time, we’re going to continue working hard at bringing leakage down. We’ve accelerated our response to leaks since the implementation of the hosepipe ban – completing repairs 33percent faster, on average.”

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Yorkshire Dales National Park 

• Press release: New report shows pilot scheme farmers boost environment outcomes. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

  Press release: New report shows pilot scheme farmers boost environment outcomes. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

• Press release: Environmental farming scheme given green light. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

  Press release: Environmental farming scheme given green light. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Dales Radio Stories 

• Landmark moment celebrated for Kex Gill realignment scheme

  The base layers of asphalt have started to be laid, marking a major step towards the completion of the scheme in spring next year.

• Councillors back River Swale safe bathing designation at Richmond Falls

  A campaign to get a popular stretch of the River Swale designated as safe for bathing has received support from local councillors.

• New Members for National Park Board

  Four new appointments have been made to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Board this week

•  New £3.2m accommodation opens at outdoor centre once feared to be at risk of closure

  The new accommodation has been officially opened at Bewerley Park as part of a major investment to modernise the outdoor centre.

• Hawes residents asked what they like about living in their town

  Residents, business owners and tourists are being asked for their views on a Yorkshire Dales town.

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