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Businesses operating in the Yorkshire Dales are being given the chance to have their say and help develop sustainable tourism for the future.

Wensleydale artists Brian Alderman and Moira Metcalfe will be showcasing some of their latest work in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) for the next two months.

Former Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority employee Rae Lonsdale is coming back down to earth after meeting the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Amateur and professional photographers are being invited to enter their favourite snapshots of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a fantastic, free competition.

The wonders of the Dales are being brought to life in a new project launched at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.

The people and the stunning landscape of the Yorkshire Dales National Park will feature in two TV programmes and a film to be screened this year.

Food lovers are being offered the chance to get up close with their favourite dishes at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.

Organisations and the public are being given six weeks to have their say on changes to a plan aimed at increasing the amount of affordable housing in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Visitors to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park this year will be spoilt for choice when it comes to things to do.

Four artists have combined their talents to stage a new art exhibition at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes that highlights similarities between the Yorkshire Dales – and Mongolia.

If you are looking for somewhere new to go or something exciting to see or do then you only have a few days to wait for a flood of good ideas.

Chris Wood, the man responsible for instigating a wealth of major projects during his time working for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, has died at the age of 64.

A new book of walks from stations along the world-famous Settle Carlisle railway line will help to preserve the beautiful Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Legends, tall stories and old myths are in demand for a special project aimed at entertaining visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Former Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority employee Rae  Lonsdale has been given an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List.

Expert hedge layers have been demonstrating and sharing their knowledge and skills with those that are relatively new to the art at an annual event in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Two artists from Arkengarthdale will become the first in 2012 to showcase their work in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has been shortlisted for a national award for its work in reducing its carbon footprint.

Pubgoers in Settle are being given the chance to help look after the Three Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park – simply by enjoying a good meal.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has done it again.

Development plans for Sedbergh were given a boost today after Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) decided a vital town centre building should be sold to the community.

More smartphone owners will be able to find out information about the Malham and Hawes areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park following the completion of an official app for visitors.

The flanks of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park have given up one of their secrets to a team of amateur archaeologists.

Christmas shoppers will be able to pick up bargains galore this weekend – and help look after the Yorkshire Dales National Park at the same time.

The local legends, traditional food and special artefacts that make each of our villages and dales unique are being revealed in an exciting new project.

Staff at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) are on the ball when it comes to looking after the public.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Three Peaks Project has been given a £1,500 donation by the Jane Tomlinson’s Walk For All event, which attracted more than 2,000 ramblers in August.

Walkers heading for the summit of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will find the going much easier – thanks to a massive donation from a local business.

Volunteers from Henshaws College in Harrogate have been helping test a pilot scheme created by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) for people with sensory impairments.

Owners and occupiers of historic buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being urged to book early for a special event next year.

A new art exhibition opens in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s offices in Bainbridge this week.

New members are needed for a group that provides guidance and advice on ways to improve and manage public access and opportunities for open-air recreation in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Thousands of pounds are up for grabs for organisers of community projects in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Homeowners and businesses in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are reaping the rewards of renewable energy sources – and fighting back against rising fuel prices.

A new project is being launched in the Yorkshire Dales National Park to continue helping farmers to reduce water pollution on their land.

Horseriders, walkers and mountain bikers will find the going easier underfoot in Coverdale thanks to a joint project between the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) and local dry stone wallers.

A bridge built in the Yorkshire Dales National Park that is believed to be the longest of its kind in the world has notched up its second national accolade in two months.

Two local artists are combing their different talents and showcasing their work at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes this month.

Business people operating in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales are being given the chance to meet up to swap experiences and learn how to improve their marketing.

A bridge built in the Yorkshire Dales National Park that is believed to be the longest of its kind in the world has been “highly commended” in a national awards scheme.

Plans to extend the boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and add another 162 square miles of land to it have been welcomed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Owners and occupiers of historic buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will have a chance  in October to get expert advice on how to look after them.

Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have unanimously re-elected Carl Lis as Chairman.

The publication today (Tuesday) of a Government review of the way England’s National Parks are run has been welcomed by Carl Lis, chairman of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Local businesses are being asked to join in a special fund-raising drive for the iconic Three Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Actors will be treading the boards in the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes in October to entertain visitors with a new comedy.

The lead role in a new film has been spending time learning about the work of Rangers in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Nidderdale’s beautiful scenery is put under the spotlight in a new exhibition being staged in September in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority offices in Bainbridge.

Visitors who walk the beautiful Three Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being asked to help shape future conservation plans.

Consultations have begun on draft plans to look after two beautiful villages in the stunning Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Walkers using a path near Hawes will find the going easier -  thanks to teamwork by a group of volunteers from RAF Linton-on-Ouse.

Bank Holiday visitors to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park are being asked to help in looking after the landscape – by taking their rubbish home.

Trail motorcyclists have been helping repair a section of Roman road in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Populations of some threatened species of animals are improving in the Yorkshire Dales National Park – bucking the trend nationally.

A footpath serving the Three Peaks has won cash for vital repairs from an international fund, thanks to a successful bid by the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT), working closely with the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

A new guide has been launched to help farmers, developers and householders choose the right sort of renewable energy for properties in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The beautiful Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be the centrepiece of a new exhibition in Bainbridge in July and August.

A group of MPs and Peers, together with environment minister Richard Benyon, heard today how a coalition of seven key countryside groups is responding to Government calls for wildlife recovery across England.

Two men have been fined a total of £6,000 and ordered to pay £9,000 costs   after being found guilty of breaching a Tree Preservation Order in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Historic happenings aren’t unusual at a museum, but visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park got a little more than they bargained for.

The three Peregrine falcon chicks born in Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are starting to take to the skies.

A team from Yorkshire’s own national heart charity Heart Research UK has been helping keep the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park in tip top condition.

Paying a visit to one of the UK’s 15 national parks is not only good for you but visitors also contribute more than £4.5 billion to the economy, according to latest figures.

Three new faces have been appointed to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority following local council elections last month.

Carbon emissions from buildings and vehicles owned by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have been cut by nearly half over the last five years, it was revealed today.

It’s triplets! Peregrine falcons nesting in Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales National Park have produced three young.

Walkers on the coast to coast route through the Yorkshire Dales National Park will find their path easier in Swaledale.

Peregrine falcons nesting in Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are keeping conservation experts guessing.

The lives of Romanian villagers and nomadic shepherds are explored in a new, free exhibition being staged at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being given a VIP invitation to see for themselves how a rescue organisation does its vital work.

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Walkers exploring the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being urged to think about ground nesting birds over the next few months.

Members of the Long Preston Watercolour group are showcasing their work at the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) for the next few weeks.

Green ideas that might benefit the Yorkshire Dales National Park can still benefit from financial help to get started.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park can now use a new, hi-tech service to help them enjoy the beautiful landscape.

Walkers, cyclists and horse riders can use a new bridge on Conistone Moor in Wharfedale thanks to a partnership between the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA), the Kettelshiel Estate and other local businesses.

Visitors to Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will once again be able to watch Peregrine falcons in action in their natural surroundings.

Children will have the chance to make their own boat – and float it on the River Wharfe later this month.

A community hydropower scheme in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has won a regional green award.

A new project at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes is using hi-tech equipment to help youngsters learn about their heritage.

The rich textile heritage of the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be explored at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes this year.

History in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be brought to life during a special day school being held in Grassington later this month.

Visitors to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes will hopefully be able to enjoy a cracking Easter attraction this year – newly-born chicks.

Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) today (March 29) abandoned plans to pull out of a contract that might have caused the closure of a community office in Swaledale.

A new document has been published to boost affordable housing in the Yorkshire Dales.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is working hard to help local people to offset the effects of climate change.

Climate change will be put under the spotlight in a new section of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) website being launched next week.

Young people will have the chance to try exciting activities in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in May – all for free.

Parish council elections in Richmondshire on May 5 could see new faces among Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) Members.

The Yorkshire National Park Authority (YDNPA) has frozen the cost of resident parking in its car parks for the next financial year.

Rangers from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have joined forces with North Yorkshire Police to try to reduce the damage to the sensitive landscape caused by illegal off-roading.

Lovers of the spectacular Three Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being asked to vote for conservation work that is in the running for a cash award.

The beautiful landscapes patterns of the Yorkshire Dales are brought to life in a new exhibition being staged in Bainbridge.

Pupils from Grassington CE (VC) Primary School have started a project to help visitors to find their way around the village.

There will be some interesting and unusual attractions for visitors to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes in March.

Members of the public, local communities and organisations still have time to comment on draft budget plans to reduce Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) work programmes following Government cuts.

A new drive has begun to boost sustainable tourism in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

New guidance for people wanting to install renewable energy equipment in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been put out for public consultation today.

Over the past few days we have been sharing some love facts about the Yorkshire Dales National Park and hearing why you love the area on Twitter. Now that the day has finally arrived find out what insect has the shortest love affair by visiting the I ♥ Yorkshire Dales National Park page, or share your love for the area on Twitter #loveYDNP.

This Valentines we’re feeling the lurve for the National Park. Today find out what plants are heart shaped by visiting the I ♥ Yorkshire Dales National Park page, or share your love for the area on Twitter #loveYDNP.

According to Yorkshire Life the National Park is home to two of the best places to propose in Yorkshire – the Three Peaks and Hardraw Falls. Find out more about romance in the dales by visiting the I ♥ Yorkshire Dales National Park page, or share your love for the area on Twitter #loveYDNP.

This Valentines we are discovering more about matters of the heart in the National Park. Today find out more about the elaborate courtship displays of the black grouse by visiting the I ♥ Yorkshire Dales National Park page, or share your love for the area on Twitter #loveYDNP.

This Valentines we are sharing our love for all the things that make the National Park a special place. Today find out more about the animals that mate for life by visiting the I ♥ Yorkshire Dales National Park page, or share your love for the area on Twitter #loveYDNP.

The contribution of upland livestock farming still fails to be recognised nationally and internationally, according to David Butterworth, Chief Executive of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Love is all around in the latest edition of the free annual visitor newspaper produced by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Public consultation begins today (February 4) on the draft budget plans to reduce the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) work programmes following Government cuts.

History buffs now have more and more facts about the Yorkshire Dales National Park at their fingertips on the internet.

Landowners in the Yorkshire and the Humber region are being offered cash to plant more trees to lessen the impact of floods and climate change.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) today announced that, as part of the Government’s Spending Review, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s annual grant for 2011/12 will be £5.1m, falling to £4.2m by 2014/15.

Work to help to conserve and enhance the special character of two villages in the Yorkshire Dales National Park is one step nearer.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Yoredale offices in Bainbridge will be playing host to a new exhibition in the New Year.

The performance of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has been highly praised in a new report.

Climbers and walkers winding their way up the steep slopes of Ingleborough will find the trek a little easier thanks to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) and the British Mountaineering Council.

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A blueprint to meet future housing needs in the Yorkshire Dales National Park is set to go before a planning inspector next year.

Business and charity leaders took a day off work to learn more about a project to protect the beautiful Three Peaks.

Commemorative plaques and certificates of commendation have been presented to the winners in this year’s Best Building Design Awards run by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Three visitor centres run by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) are today celebrating being placed in the top five in the county.

Shopping for Christmas presents has just become easier – thanks to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

An action-packed scheme that introduces young people to outdoor adventure in Yorkshire Dales National Park has reached a major milestone.

New members are needed for a group that provides guidance and advice on ways to improve public access and opportunities for open-air recreation in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Two footpaths that will lead to a new development in Sedbergh have been given a facelift by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Parents, staff and children from Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School in Keighley will be out and about in the Yorkshire Dales National Park during the next 10 months.

The Government is calling for the public to contribute ideas on ways to improve the way we care for one of England’s biggest assets – our National Parks.

An historic building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been given a new lease of life.

An action-packed scheme that introduces young people to outdoor adventure in Yorkshire Dales National Park has reached a major milestone.

Carl Lis, the chairman of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, has been elected chairman of the organisation that represents the country’s 15 national parks.

Parish councillor Nick Thwaite has been appointed to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority by the Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman.

The man responsible for building the 400 plus steps at the side of Malham Cove is retiring from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) after a career spanning three decades.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park has a throne fit for a king.

More than 60 delegates from all over the Yorkshire region have got together to discuss ways of protecting important species and habitats in the Yorkshire Dales.

Members of the public can expected a top level service from staff at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority – and that’s official.

Owners and occupiers of historic buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be able to pick up free advice and tips at a special event later this month.

An organisation set up to help protect the iconic Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales National Park has celebrated reaching a double milestone.

School children will be swapping the classroom for the great outdoors next month when they go on a hike in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A well-used footpath in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has re-opened after repairs were carried out to a flood-damaged bridge.

Judges have announced the winners of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) Best Building Design Award competition.

Litterbugs and irresponsible dog owners face fines or court action under a new scheme being introduced in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Wheelchair users and walkers with limited mobility will soon be able to enjoy new views of Upper Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A bridge built by dry stone wallers in the Yorkshire Dales National Park is now open for business.

Boulders, fencing and landscaping are being used to help ‘green lane’ drivers to stay on track on a byway in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Three artists have teamed up to launch a new exhibition in Hawes on September 9 at the Dales Countryside Museum, which is owned by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Cyclists visiting the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be able to try out a new route from next weekend.

Dog owners are being urged to clean up after their pets to help stop the spread of a virulent parasite in farms in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A free taste of adventure sports will be on offer for young people visiting the Yorkshire Dales National Park next week.

Professional landscape photographer Ged (correct) Hickey will be putting some of his work on show next week in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

A unique event for people with sensory impairment is being staged in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in September.

A stone feature in a Yorkshire Dales village is proving to be a time detectives’ challenge for a group of local archaeologists.

A dry-stone bridge created as a display at a spring event will be relocated in Wensleydale.

Businesses, individuals and charities are being headhunted to support a unique project to restore and conserve some of the thousands of dilapidated field barns in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Personal possessions that have a story to tell are the centrepiece of a new project being run at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.

A 10-year-old schoolgirl is the latest walker to join a special club in the Yorkshire Dales – after complete the gruelling Three Peaks challenge in 11 hours.

Walkers, horse riders and mountain bikers on the Pennine Bridleway National Trail will soon be able to stay dry when they cross the River Ribble – thanks to a joint project by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) and Natural England.

Volunteers are proving to be vital in helping to keep the Yorkshire Dales National Park in tip top condition.

School pupils have been putting their practical skills to the test to create special plaques to mark a long-distance trail that runs through the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Old road signs in the Yorkshire Dales are being given a wash and brush up.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s National Park Centre in Malham is staging an exhibition of abstract work by Skipton artist Susan Duffey.

Members of the public are having their say about future plans for housing in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Judges have begun the hard task of deciding the winners in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) Best Building Design Award competition.

He’s done it! Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Ranger Matt Neale has raised more than £7,000 for charity by running 190 miles from St Bee’s Head to Robin Hood’s Bay.

Residents in Buckden and Clapham are being asked to have their say on how best to help to conserve and enhance the special character of their villages.

Swaledale artists Hazel and Vic Smith will be putting samples of their work on show at the Yoredale offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) in Bainbridge next week.

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Ranger Matt Neale is making the final preparations for his coast-to-coast charity run on Friday (June 25) – covering 190 miles in 60 hours.

Mounds of stone built up during ancient lead mining operations in the Yorkshire Dales are under threat, according to a new study.

Members of the public are being asked to say what they think about future plans for housing in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A joint exhibition of landscapes will go on show at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes later this month.

Organisations, businesses and individuals wanting to develop small-scale schemes to generate electricity through water power are being given a big boost by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

An exhibition of work by textile artist Mary Taylor is being staged in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority until the end of June.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park has been named as one of the top 25 UK travel destinations in a new internet poll.

Adventure lovers still have time to book a place at a special event at Yorkshire Water’s Thruscross Reservoir near Harrogate tomorrow (May 8).

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Ranger Matt Neale is training hard for the longest run of his life – 190 miles in under 60 hours.

Dog owners visiting the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being asked to help make life easier for ground-nesting birds and their young by keeping their pets on leads.

New technology has helped to put the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the headlines again.

The design of new buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be put under the microscope in a competition being run this year.

More than 200 young people will be descending on Yorkshire Water’s Thruscross Reservoir near Harrogate next month for a day of adventure organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) in partnership with the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Householders in Craven are being given the chance to get rid of unwanted items – and help the environment at the same time.

The historic Gayle Mill in Wensleydale will be the centre of attention at a new exhibition opening at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes on Saturday 23 April.

Rock art, mining landscapes and textile mills are among a whole host of topics that will be covered at a special archaeology day school organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) on Saturday April 17.

Draft plans to meet future housing needs in the Yorkshire Dales National Park were given the seal of approval today (30 March).

Residents in Langcliffe still have time to have their say about plans to conserve and enhance the special character of the village.

Overnight parking is being introduced in car parks owned by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) to help walkers wanting to plan longer hikes.

Conservation experts from the Balkans are on a fact-finding stay in the Yorkshire Dales National Park this week.

Former teacher Ann Brooks has been re-appointed to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) by Marine and Natural Environment Minister Huw Irranca-Davies.

Dog owners are being asked to keep their pets on the lead when they walk in the Yorkshire Dales National Park over the next five months.

Groups and organisations managing community buildings in the Craven district are being given the chance to learn how to make them more environmentally friendly – and save cash.

Volunteers who help keep the Yorkshire Dales National Park in tip top condition have won a regional conservation award.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being urged to start nature spotting and get involved in a national drive to increase awareness of their natural surroundings.

A new organisation set up to help protect the beautiful Three Peaks has reached its first milestone – its 100th member.

Poems and stories capturing the wild beauty of a reservoir in the Yorkshire Dales National Park have been collected in a new book on sale on the internet.

Consultation has begun on a review of conservation area status for the famous Settle/Carlisle Railway.

A new exhibition featuring the beauty of Swaledale is being staged for visitors to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes later this month.

The hunt is on for historic dovecotes in the Yorkshire Dales.

A special ‘green’ boiler that heats the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s offices in Grassington has won a top regional award – less than three months after it was installed.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has maintained its record for looking after its staff by being given Investors in People (IiP) recognition for the fifth time running.

Farmers are being offered free advice and support for action to help reduce the risk of water pollution in two areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Three new members have been appointed to a group set up to look at ways to improve public access to the Yorkshire Dales.

Plans to enhance the special local character of parts of Sedbergh and Dent have been published online for public consultation.

A project to help protect the beautiful Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales has received a huge boost from a major national clothing retailer.

Wading birds are being given a helping hand by farmers in the Yorkshire Dales.

Businesses are being given the chance to learn how they can become environmentally friendly – and save cash at the same time.

A photographer from Masham will be the first to stage an exhibition at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Yoredale offices in Bainbridge.

Woodchips are keeping staff warm at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) offices in Grassington – thanks to a new, environmentally-friendly heating system.

Organisers of a hedging contest held in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are giving themselves a big pat on the back after a successful second year.

A pub dog that frequently escapes from his home to walk the Yorkshire Dales Three Peaks has been given a special honour.

A scheme to improve toilets owned or managed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) will come to an end later this month.

A Christmas weekend has been planned at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes that includes a special birthday milestone.

The beautiful scenery of the Yorkshire Dales National Park is set to be seen by millions of people all over the world – in the new Harry Potter film.

Red squirrels in a woodland plantation near Hawes have proved to be a popular day trip for wildlife enthusiasts.

Walking is the main reason people visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park, according to the results of a new survey.

The extraordinary Dales landscape that has inspired writers and artists is being celebrated in a new photographic exhibition commemorating 60 years since the Act that created the UK’s national parks.

A fresh call for possible sites on which to build affordable housing has gone out to landowners and organisations in four areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Business people will have the chance later this month to learn how to cash in on a project unfolding in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A prestigious conference organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is being held in London later this month (November) to look at the way the landscape is shaped by humans.

Plans are being drawn up to plant at least 80 hectares of new woodland in the Yorkshire Dales National Park after a huge response to an appeal for land.

Rag rugs will be the centre of attention at the latest display of artists’ work to go on show in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority next month.

More volunteers are needed to help the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) to improve the online services it provides to the public.

Lovers of the Yorkshire Dales now have the chance to help preserve its famous Three Peaks online.

Pupils at Settlebeck High School in Sedbergh have been working hard to learn more about conservation – with a little help from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

A new mountain area weather forecast for the Yorkshire Dales will provide hill walkers with clearer information to help keep them safer, whilst making the most of the spectacular countryside.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has teamed up with the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to launch a project aimed at creating a lasting record of two Dales reservoirs.

Neolithic skeletons and ancient field systems will be among the topics discussed at a special conference being held in Grassington later this month.

There are still some places left for a special, free day school being organised for owners and occupiers of historic buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Walkers will benefit from the first donation of materials to the new Three Peaks Project launched earlier this year by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Picturesque views near one of the Yorkshire Dales' most famous peaks could soon look a powerful sight better.

Art lovers working for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have been given the chance to exhibit their own work or their favourite pieces by others.

A new project is being launched in Craven to help people reduce their impact on the environment – and cut their household bills.

Grassington, 21 September, 2009.Walkers on a hike along Alfred Wainwright’s famous Coast to Coast route are today (September 22) celebrating reaching the halfway point – in Swaledale.

More than 40 locations within the Yorkshire Dales National Park will go through to the next stage of investigation as potential sites for affordable housing.

Journalist and author Bill Mitchell has been voted the Yorkshire Dales National Park’s greatest living cultural icon.

Residents and visitors to Hawes still have a few weeks left to have their say about plans to revamp the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.

Owners and occupiers of historic buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will have the chance next month to pick up tips and advice on ways of keeping their properties in excellent condition.

Go Dales!, a three-year initiative launched last year by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA), has had the next two years’ investment confirmed to continue its work with young people in and around the National Park.

The Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes will be playing host to a new, free exhibition from Sunday, September 6.

A new online game has been launched that aims to increase awareness of the effects of climate change in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Walkers are being invited to join a hike along Alfred Wainwright’s famous Coast to Coast route as it cuts through the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Calendar Girl Angela Baker has become the first person to join a new group aimed at helping to preserve Yorkshire’s beautiful Three Peaks.

Work is progressing on the latest phase of improvements to the Pennine Bridleway National Trail in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is on a quest to find the National Park’s greatest cultural icons and is calling a public vote to help decide.

More than 700 people joined staff from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) and Bolton Abbey Estate over the weekend of the 25 and 26 July at Bolton Abbey to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the government Act that led to the founding of national parks.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has a new main telephone number. The number to ring for general enquiries is 0300 456 0030.

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority will be presenting plans for the future of the Dales Countryside Museum, which celebrates its thirtieth birthday this year, at a series of public events and displays starting August 18 within the Museum located in Station Yard, Hawes.

Conservation experts will be using horsepower to help control the growth of bracken around historical sites in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The beautiful Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales will be at the centre of a special event later this month.

Waterwheels could be turning again all over the Yorkshire Dales National Park if a scheme to generate electricity is backed by landowners and residents.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has a new chairman after a meeting today (Tuesday July 28).

A new art exhibition is being staged in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Three new faces have joined the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority following local council elections.

Forty young people from Bradford will be stretching their muscles in a series of physical events in the Yorkshire Dales National Park next week.

Two days of fun and games have been organised on 25 and 25 July  as the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) and the Bolton Abbey Estate join in a special national celebration.

Disabled ramblers will be going off road to enjoy some of the sights and history of the Yorkshire Dales National Park this week.

Ian Middleton has a huge job on his hands – and the results of his work will been seen by hundreds of thousands of people.

A final call is going out for amateur and professional photographers to submit their images of the Yorkshire Dales National Park by July 15 to the national ‘Take a View’ competition.

Cyclists planning trips into the Yorkshire Dales now have some extra help from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is disappointed at the outcome of a court case that decided to quash four Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) imposed to protect particularly sensitive ‘green lanes’ in the National Park from use by recreational motor vehicles.

Wildflowers will soon be blooming at Boyle & Petyt Primary School near Beamsley – thanks to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Peregrine falcons nesting in Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are a real crowd puller – and that’s official.

Malham Cove’s pair of Peregrine Falcons are in for a hectic time over the coming months following the arrival of some chicks.

Walkers will have the chance to explore new areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park with the start of a series of free hikes on Open Access land.

Dales Volunteers have been doing their bit to preserve an historic footbridge in Swaledale.

Green business ideas that might benefit the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being offered a cash grant to get started.

Landowners are being offered cash to plant more trees in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

New bus services that provide people with green transport into and around the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park are up and running for the summer.

Communities around the beautiful Three Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales will be asked next week to join in a new project aimed at giving more protection to the area.

More help is on its way to upland farmers in the Yorkshire Dales National Park who are wanting to apply for extra Government and European cash.

Artist Heather Dormer will see some of her work on show at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Yoredale offices in Bainbridge from May 1.

Red squirrels and relics from the past were all talking points for the Duke of Gloucester during a visit to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes on 24 April.

Red squirrels living in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park are set to be on air on Thursday – on the BBC1 programme The One Show.

Ways to reduce food waste, cut electricity bills and produce renewable energy will be among the attractions at a special event in Craven next week.

A new project is launched today that aims to give even more protection to the beautiful Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Bluetooth technology is providing even more information and services to visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Hill forts and the effects of climate change 2,800 years ago are among the topics up for discussion at a special archaeology day school organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) on April 25.

Two new footpaths are ready for Easter visitors in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Local businesses supplying the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) with goods will receive their money more quickly thanks to a new way of paying.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has a new member in the shape of 37-year-old Adam Barker.

The day-to-day lives of Peregrine falcons will be on show close up from April for visitors to Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Horse riders, mountain bikers, walkers and landowners are being invited to have their say about public rights of way at a trailblazing meeting organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) in April.

What a response! The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has been inundated with replies following an appeal for land on which to build affordable housing.

An exhibition of contemporary textiles and knitting will be an added attraction for visitors to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes in April

Residents of Sedbergh and Dent are being given the chance to help develop plans to protect the character and appearance of their communities for future generations.

Walkers picking up stones to build cairns in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are putting the area’s history at risk.

Public loos owned by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) are being given a facelift to provide a better service for visitors.

An experimental project that could eventually help to bring disused barns back to life in the Yorkshire Dales has been given the go-ahead by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Members of Swaledale Mountain Rescue and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) Rangers will be mounting a combined operation at the famous Buttertubs potholes on Saturday, 14 February – to collect a load of rubbish.

Young people wanting to learn more about the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the work of its Dales Volunteers are being given the chance to get hands-on experience.

Landowners in the Yorkshire Dales National Park have just 24 days left to help ease the demand for affordable housing.

TV archaeologists have been busy in the Yorkshire Dales National Park digging up history about the Settle Carlisle railway.

The awesome splendour of Gordale Scar in Malhamdale will soon be opened up to everyone thanks to a huge project to improve access.

A rutted, ankle-twisting ‘green lane’ west of Hawes is open for business again after being transformed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Volunteers from communities in Keighley and Bradford will be out in the Yorkshire Dales National Park at the weekend helping to improve the landscape around Malham Cove.

Residents are being asked to help look after the hundreds of miles of roadside verges in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The return of dormice to the Dales after a century’s absence and the work of the fell and cave rescue organisations are just two of the features in the latest edition of The Visitor – the free annual newspaper produced by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Landowners in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being given the chance to put forward sites that could be used to ease demand for affordable housing.

A free weekend trip is on the cards later this year for one visitor to the Yorkshire Dales.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority's Aysgarth National Park Centre will have to go without a cuppa for 10 days in January while the Coppice Cafe undergoes a facelift.

Young budding artists are bringing in the New Year at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s (YDNPA) Yoredale offices in Bainbridge.

Groups of young people are being given the chance to make a New Year’s resolution with a difference – trying out some of the adventure sports on offer in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Changes to the way hill farmers are paid for helping to look after the country’s uplands have been welcomed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Communities and organisations in the Craven district are being given the chance to help fight the effects of climate change.

A new ranger has been appointed to look after the 51-mile section of Pennine Way through the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Leeds Metropolitan University and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have formed a long-term partnership to share learning, research development and outreach opportunities.

Traditional farm buildings are to be put under the spotlight in the first survey of its kind to be undertaken in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Organisers of the first hedging contest held in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are giving themselves a big pat on the back after the event proved a real crowd puller.

Christmas will be coming early to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes as staff prepare a weekend of festive fun for all the family.

The culmination of a year of work came to a head when officers and members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) took delivery of a prestigious Europarc Charter Certificate on behalf of the Yorkshire Dales & Harrogate Tourism Partnership (YDHTP).

Hedge layers young and old are being challenged to show off their skills in a new contest being held in the Yorkshire Dales National Park next weekend.

Surfers who use the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) internet website are being recruited to help make it even better.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being asked to keep away from a dormouse conservation area after one of the animals was found crushed to death.

Oil paintings capturing the beauty of Swaledale are on display in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Yoredale offices in Bainbridge for the next two months.

Young people will be the focus of a brand new project being launched by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) this year.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is celebrating the achievements of a flagship project – by making sure people carry on walking.

Experts from Europe are on a fact-finding visit in the Yorkshire Dales National Park this week.

Work from a group of artists based in Swaledale is on show at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.

Red squirrels are the star attractions of a new trail being launched in the Yorkshire Dales National Park next month (October).

Quarry owner Tarmac has lent a helping hand with repair work being carried out on a public track in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Tall stories, short stories and everything in between will be on offer at the Dales Countryside Museum (DCM) in Hawes later this week.

Peregrine falcons once again held centre stage in the Yorkshire Dales National Park this year – attracting an audience of thousands.

Lecturers, academics and researchers will be meeting in the Yorkshire Dales National Park at the weekend for a special seminar looking at environmental changes in prehistory.

Puzzles, toys, maps, books and DVDs are now available to buy in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s new online shop.

A former session musician with the pop band Hue and Cry is showing off her artistic skills in another medium at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Yoredale offices in Bainbridge.

This sheep could baaarely believe its eyes when it saw a familiar face on this Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority sign.

A new face is leading the huge project to create a 52-mile section of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail through the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Jonathan Shaw, Under Secretary of State at Defra for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs, paid a day-long, fact-finding visit to the National Park yesterday (September 11).

Free activities indoors and outside have been organised for visitors by Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority staff in September.

Consultations are underway to find out what people think about the idea of directly electing some members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

A very special exhibition is being staged in the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes from 2 September.

Carl Lis has been elected chairman of the Planning Committee of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has a new chairman.

Organisations responsible for helping to care for the Yorkshire Dales National Park are on course to hit targets set to improve the area.

A new artist will be showcasing his work in the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes from this weekend.

There will be something for everyone next week in the Yorkshire Dales as the country celebrates the special qualities of its 14 national parks.

A family of birds of prey nesting in the Yorkshire Dales is bringing people from around the world together at Malham Cove to enjoy one of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles.

The children of Reeth Community and Gunnerside Methodist Confederated Primary Schools in Swaledale have created their very own open-air learning environment at Gunnerside to study in – with a little help from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Staff at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes are currently working on their summer family exhibition, “Flower Power: Hay Time in the Dales”, which will run from July 25 to September 3.

Two members of staff at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) will be passing on their expertise next week as they join a team of volunteers working in Albania.

Disabled ramblers will be going off road to enjoy some of the sights and history of the Yorkshire Dales National Park next week.

A new partnership has been set up to reduce the damage caused by summer fires in and around the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A new artist has taken up space at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s offices in Bainbridge to show off samples of her work.

National park authorities in England are developing stronger links with central Government as issues like climate change become more urgent, according to the out-going chairman of the English National Park Authorities Association (ENPAA).

A new exhibition featuring the historic Gayle Mill near Hawes will open at the Dales Countryside Museum in the town next week.

If you are batty about bats, are rapturous about rocks or would just like to know a little bit more about Ingleborough’s landscape, the Spotlight on Ingleborough Festival has the events for you.

The beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park will be featured in the BBC TV programme Countryfile this weekend.

Friends and colleagues have celebrated Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority staff member Phil Brown’s outstanding 34 years of service.

Transport Minister Rosie Winterton, who is also Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber, has paid a fact-finding visit to the Yorkshire Dales to see for herself the challenges in providing public transport for rural areas.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales will have a chance to enjoy the summer weather with a series of walks and outdoor activities this month.

A number of ‘green lane’ routes in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are to be closed to recreational motor vehicles from 3 June, in order to protect the natural beauty and amenity of the National Park.

Owners of woodland in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being given the chance to see how they could earn extra money – and help the environment.

A conservation project run in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has won a regional award – for the second year running.

The Yorkshire Dales and Harrogate area has won European recognition for its work in promoting tourism.

A pair of peregrine falcons is raising two chicks at the popular Malham Cove beauty spot in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the RSPB and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) said today.

A new exhibition featuring work made from picked-up items will go on display at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes on 24 May.

Lanterns will light the route for walkers joining an evening procession round Malham Cove at the weekend in the first event of the summer-long Yorkshire Dales Hay Time Festival.

Planning surgeries run by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority will be restarting in the Settle area on 29 May.

Motorists buying weekly car park permits in the Yorkshire Dales National Park can now use them on visits to Richmondshire.

Children and young adults from Keighley have played a key part in a new nature trail opened this month at Bolton Abbey.

Stalwart Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority staff member Joyce Whitley is retiring after more than 20 years.

A group of artists from the Harrogate and North Leeds areas have taken up the invitation to feature their work in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) for the next two months.

A group of international conservation experts will be visiting the Yorkshire Dales National Park next week during a fact-finding visit to the UK.

Eight ‘green lanes’ in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are to be closed to recreational motor vehicles.

Residents of Scosthrop near Airton have teamed up with Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) Rangers and Dales Volunteers to put some greenery back onto an old quarry site.

Fresh air and the chance to learn about everything from herbs to birds – these are just some of the attractions on offer in the Yorkshire Dales over the next seven weeks.

Climate change and its impact on the Yorkshire Dales are the main themes of the latest edition of the newspaper for National Park residents.

A bumper programme of events has been launched to celebrate the hay meadows of the Yorkshire Dales.

Families wanting to have a crack at satellite technology are being given the chance to learn in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The history of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales will be brought to life later this month in a special event organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Peregrine falcons will once again be one of the main attractions for visitors to Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales National Park during the spring and summer.

Two new members will join the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) in April.

Small pieces of Yorkshire Dales National Park history are being recorded for the first time.

A totally revamped Yorkshire Dales National Park Centre will reopen in Grassington on 21 March.

‘The Visitor 2008’ newspaper – which is packed with stories, features and information about the Yorkshire Dales National Park – is now available online.

Dog owners are being asked to keep their pets under close control in the Yorkshire Dales National Park during the breeding season.

Two Dales artists will be sharing exhibition space at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority offices in Bainbridge for the next few weeks.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) today (3 March) welcomed the launch of the Government’s Diversity Action Plan, which aims to encourage a wider range of people to enjoy the natural environment.

Walkers in the Yorkshire Dales will soon have the chance to admire the woodworking talents of pupils from Upper Wharfedale School in Threshfield.

Householders wanting to recycle old clothing now have the chance to use a new textile bank in Grassington – and help raise cash for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority begins the latest round of consultation on 8 February on proposals to restrict recreational motor vehicle access to eight ‘green lanes’.

The Yorkshire Dales Access Forum (YDAF) – which gives advice on ways of improving access to the countryside within the National Park – has two new members.

Owners of traditional buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will have a chance to get maintenance tips and information from the experts at a special, free seminar being staged in March.

It’s all change at the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority as one local artist takes her work down and another moves in.

Fascinating features, loads of useful information and a bumper ‘What’s on’ pullout supplement are on offer in the latest edition of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s free newspaper for visitors.

More groups and organisations in and around the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be able to get financial help to launch projects thanks to a Government pot of cash.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) Centre in Grassington will soon have more room to move follow a complete revamp of the building.

From guided walks to digital photography, the Yorkshire Dales National Park has something to offer everyone in 2008.

Young time detectives have been seeing how the professionals do it on a trip out from their base at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.

Motorbikes being used on unsurfaced green lanes in the Yorkshire Dales came under scrutiny when North Yorkshire Police and Rangers from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) carried out spot checks at the weekend.

Conservation staff in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have been out collecting seeds from wild juniper bushes – to ensure they survive in the future.

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) staff and members today welcomed news of a 10 per cent rise in funding over the next three years.

New volunteers are needed to help keep the northern part of the Yorkshire Dales in tip top condition – and to help others enjoy the area.

More than 100 children from three North Yorkshire primary schools had a three-day history lesson with a difference thanks to staff at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.

Time detectives are trying to unravel the mystery of horses bones found buried in some lime kilns discovered in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Hay meadows in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be showcased in a five-month event being staged next year.

The hard life of the workers who built the Ribblehead viaduct is on display in a new exhibition being staged in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority looks after its staff – and that’s official.

North Yorkshire Police and Rangers from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) will be monitoring routes being used by off-road vehicles during the winter months.

Films and exhibitions will provide plenty for visitors to see at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes in November.

People living in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being asked how they would like to help influence planning policy and planning decisions in the future.

The sixth generation descendant of an enslaved African brought to the Yorkshire Dales in the 18th century will be talking about her family history in the new Radio 4 series “Tracing your roots”.

A special free-of-charge exhibition, which explores the untold stories of Black and Asian people in the Yorkshire Dales, has returned to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes for the second time this year.

Over forty Community Champions from a project aimed at encouraging inner city residents to enjoy the UK’s national parks will be meeting up next weekend (20 and 21 October) in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales can now enjoy their own personal guided walks to help them explore some of the National Park’s past.

Schoolchildren will be getting to grips with the problems of climate change at two special events being held in the Yorkshire Dales next week.

Trail bike riders will soon be able to get guidance on what parts of the Yorkshire Dales National Park they can use.

A special exhibition highlighting the history of Black and Asian people in the Yorkshire Dales is returning to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes after a summer tour.

Mushrooms and landscapes are the themes of a series of fantastic free guided walks organised by Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority staff this month (October).

Copies of the autumn edition of Dales 2007 – the newspaper for residents of the National Park – will be dropping through letter boxes this week.

Over thousands of years, plants have been gathered, introduced and domesticated for food, medicine, clothing, money and decoration.

Fans of the outdoor craze of geocaching have even more facilities at their fingertips in the Yorkshire Dales thanks to new computer facilities in Malham.

Experts will bring to life the bygone industries of a Yorkshire Dales village in a series of talks that gets underway next week.

Staff at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have been playing host to groups of Russian and German visitors.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) today (Tuesday 11 September) publicly confirmed its commitment to helping counter the effects of climate change by signing up to a national initiative.

Historic mileposts in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being given a facelift in a £10,000 restoration project.

Farmers and landowners have been given a big thank you for their help in the on-going development of a 52-mile section of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail through the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Members of the public are being invited to apply to join the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Yoredale offices in Bainbridge will be able to see the work of a new artist from next week.

Cows in the Yorkshire Dales are being fitted with electronic collars so they can be tracked by satellite – to help conserve the National Park.

A Yorkshire Dales National Park Centre has been nominated for a top regional award for its service to tourism.

A Yorkshire tourism organisation is in line for a top regional award – just over a year after it was created.

A family of peregrine falcons has proved to be a real crowd-puller this year in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Time is running out for landowners to join a project aimed at increasing the amount of native woodland in the Yorkshire Dales.

Parents and children from Ingrow Primary School in Keighley have been busy making their own contributions for the Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival, which starts on Saturday (11 August) and runs to 19 August.

Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have once again unanimously re-elected Craven District Council leader Carl Lis as their chairman.

Dales Volunteers from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) will be helping the Dales Way Association to carry out the second part of the Association’s survey on the Dales Way next week.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park is the fifth most popular national park in the country when it comes to visitor choice, according to a new survey.

People living in and around the Sedbergh area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being given a second chance to have their say on local housing issues.

Guided walks, art sessions and bat watching are just some of the activities organised in the Yorkshire Dales National Park next month.

A group of young Rangers from the Broads Authority has been helping to improve the Dales.

Leadmines, art and plenty of fresh air are on offer as the Yorkshire Dales National Park joins in a special week-long celebration of the country’s finest landscapes.

The ancient art of flintknapping will be brought to life on Saturday (21 July) at the launch of a special exhibition in the Yorkshire Dales.

People living in and around the northern dales of the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being invited to have their say next week (Wednesday 25 July) on local housing issues.

People walking the Dales Way between Ilkley and Bowness are being given the chance to say what they think about the long-distance route – and help build up a picture of its contribution to the local economy.

Internet users who click on to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s (YDNPA) website are being given the chance to say what they think about it.

A detailed action plan for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) in the coming year is now available on the internet.

Special free guided walks are being staged in the next three months to give more residents and visitors the chance to explore Open Access areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A new art exhibition featuring beautiful landscapes goes on show today (3 July) in the Yoredale offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) in Bainbridge.

Guided walks for all ages and abilities are on offer next month (July) in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Visitors to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes will be able to make their own contributions to an unusual exhibition being staged there next week. (July 2)

People living in and around the Craven area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being invited to have their say next week (Wednesday 4 July) on local housing and minerals/waste issues.

The latest arrivals in the Yorkshire Dales National Park – two Peregrine Falcon chicks – are getting in a flap as they prepare to leave the nest for the first time.

Visitors and residents are being given the chance to take part in the first dragonfly survey ever held in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park.

People living in and around the Ribblesdale and Craven areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being invited to have their say next week (Thursday 28 June) on local housing and minerals/waste issues.

There is something for everyone in the Yorkshire Dales during the coming six months – everything from guided walks to demonstrations and exhibitions.

People living in and around the Sedbergh area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being invited to have their say this month (Tuesday 19 June) on local housing issues.

Residents and visitors are being asked to help in a new wildlife survey in the Yorkshire Dales next month.

The valuable support that the Dales Volunteers provide to the National Park Authority has been formally praised.

The size of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s committees have now been revised as a result of a reduction in the number of members that now serve on the Authority.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales were today urged to take their rubbish home with them – and not leave it for others to pick up.

Organisations connected to the Yorkshire Dales National Park are rolling up their sleeves to start work implementing a new, five-year plan of action.

An award-winning conservation scheme run in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been so successful that it has been extended for another year.

A listed building owner who carried out unauthorised work has been fined £10,000 after being prosecuted by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Landscapes on glass are one of the features of a new exhibition being staged at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) offices in Bainbridge over the next few weeks.

A special train has been laid on for visitors to the spectacular finale of the Bollywood celebrations organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Guided walks galore are on offer in the Yorkshire Dales in June to help visitors make the most of the spectacular countryside – and, hopefully, the summer weather.

A Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority staff member is pleased as punch after scooping a second award in two years.

Visitors from Germany had a packed five-day trip to the Yorkshire Dales to learn more about how volunteers help to look after the UK’s national parks.

Rocks and their impact on the countryside will be the subject of a special day-school later this month organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) in association with the North Yorkshire Geodiversity Partnership (NYGP).

A taste of Bollywood will be on offer for visitors to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes this month as the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority begins a series of events tying in with the staging of the eighth International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in the region.

The glitz and glamour of Bollywood will arrive in the Yorkshire Dales National Park later this month with the launch of a programme of events tying in with the staging of the eighth International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in the region.

Butterfly lovers are being asked to help collect information for a wildlife survey in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Yorkshire Dales residents will be asked next month (May) to give their views on publications produced by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

A new campaign has been launched to encourage visitors to use extra public transport facilities when they come to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The first paid Warden in the Yorkshire Dales has died at the age of 85.

A senior Government civil servant has been on a fact-finding visit to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

A free exhibition of paintings by an artist who draws his inspiration from the landscapes of national parks across the world will open its doors in Hawes later this month.

The longest-serving member of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has retired after a total of 18 years service.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales this spring and summer will get the chance to follow the fortunes of the fastest animal on earth – the peregrine falcon.

A Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority officer has been short-listed for a top accolade in the inaugural Yorkshire Rural Awards organised by the Dalesman magazine.

A drive is underway to learn more about the distribution of red squirrels in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Visitors to the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) are in for another treat as the work of a second Dales artist goes on show.

The Yorkshire Dales and Harrogate Tourism Partnership is helping tourist attractions across the region to boost their marketing and promotion by inviting local tourism businesses such as bed and breakfast owners to attend two new ‘Leaflet and Information Exchange Events’ this month (March).

Renewable energy in protected landscapes is the subject of a special awareness-raising event for planners and building conservation staff in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, today (1 March).

Owners of traditional buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be able to learn next month (March) about ways to help them keep their properties in tip top condition.

Storytelling with a difference will be on offer at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes later this month (February) when a children’s classic comes to life.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales will be spoilt for choice during the next five months when it comes to things to do.

Local artists are being given the chance to showcase their skills for free thanks to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Visitors to the magnificent Barden Moor and Barden Fell north of Skipton now know exactly where they stand – thanks to work by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) car park in Grassington are being asked to help catch mindless vandals who have targeted public toilets and a bus shelter there.

Even better views are in store for walkers trekking between the beautiful Yorkshire Dales three peaks of Ingleborough, Pen-y-gent and Whernside.

Finance experts from the nine National Park Authorities in England will be meeting in the Yorkshire Dales this week to learn about new ways to balance the books.

Visitors wanting to explore the attractions of the Yorkshire Dales can now go for walks with their own personal tour guide – thanks to the latest technology.

Illegal off-road motorbikers and car drivers are being targeted in a Christmas crackdown by police and rangers from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. (YDNPA)

Work is underway on the latest phase of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail running through the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park isn’t just a great place to visit – it’s also a fantastic money-spinner for the local economy, according to a report published today (December 11).

Christmas comes to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes with a bumper package of festive entertainment.

Plans to preserve the industrial history of a beautiful village in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales have been given an £18,000 boost.

Time is running out for anyone wanting to take advantage of free publicity to promote events in the Yorkshire Dales next year.

A £68,000 telephone system purpose built for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has won a national award.

Size is not important – especially when it comes to caves.

Free copies of a special DVD highlighting the attractions of the Yorkshire Dales are being snapped up by inner-city groups.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales have known it for years. And yesterday (Oct 23) the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CRPE) told the rest of the UK what we know already – that the Yorkshire Dales National Park is one of the most tranquil places in the country.

Pottery making, castle treasure hunts, keeping records of buildings and even excavation are in store for members of the Yorkshire Dales Young Archaeologists Club, based in Hawes.

Revamped public toilets in the Dales Countryside Museum car park in Hawes may have to be closed out of office hours because of attacks by vandals.

A horse chestnut tree that has provided shelter for more than 100 years in Grassington car park will come under the axe next week – because it is becoming a danger to the public.

The wildlife wonders of the Yorkshire Dales National Park have been brought into everyone’s home thanks to the launch of a bumper package of information on the internet.

Nature lovers who fancy donating some spare time to help look after parts of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales are being invited to go MaDD on a taster day next week.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) today gave its full support to a drive to protect the world-famous Wensleydale cheese.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales are being given the chance to join in the latest craze to hit the UK.

This month (October) owners of historic and listed buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be able to learn how to help them keep their properties in tip top condition thus adding to or maintaining their market value.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park’s Local Biodiversity Action Plan – called Nature in the Dales – has reached its half way stage and 100 representatives from about 50 organisations will be meeting in Settle next week to celebrate what has been achieved so far in looking after the local wildlife.

Members of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities in West Yorkshire have spent a weekend finding out what the Yorkshire Dales National Park has to offer.

The Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes is playing host to an exhibition of paintings by local artist Jonathan Middlemiss.

A popular Yorkshire Dales bus service will again be kept on the road during the winter months – thanks to a partnership between two local organisations.

Mushrooms, fruit and seeds will feature in some of the activities organised for visitors to the Yorkshire Dales in October.

Free advertising is on offer to organisers of events next year in and around the Yorkshire Dales.

Landowners in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being given the chance to cash in on a pot of money to boost woodland planting.

More than 3,500 schoolchildren were among the record-breaking 28,464 people who visited Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales National Park this year to watch a family of peregrine falcons in action.

September sees a real mixture of seasonal fun and crafts in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) Planning Enforcement Officer Bill Crosby has just got back to work after a cycle ride of a lifetime – straight across the USA.

A new walk based on a centuries-old tradition in a Yorkshire Dales village will be launched on Saturday (26 August).

There are now more places where people can get hold of information about the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Public loos in a Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) car park are to be given a wash and brush up to bring them up to scratch.

A travel website aimed at helping people find their way to and around the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been given a complete overhaul – because it has been so successful.

The landscape, people, wildlife and places of the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be featured in a new TV series starting on BBC1 later this month.

Restrictions on Open Access land across the National Park have now been lifted (as of Friday 4 August 2006). This follows advice from the Met Office.

Around 22,000 people have so far taken advantage of a special service being offered in Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

People who live, work and visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park have until next week to have their say on wide-ranging plans for the area’s future.

Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have unanimously re-elected Craven District Council leader Carl Lis as their chairman for a third year.

Organisers of a major European conference held in the Yorkshire Dales National Park earlier this month (July) are celebrating its success.

A bumper package of activities has been organised to keep visitors entertained during the busiest month of the year in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is officially in business in Bainbridge.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being urged to help stave off the risk of fire as temperatures continue to soar and areas are closed to walkers.

Traders in and around the Yorkshire Dales have given a big thumbs-down to proposals to raise more cash for local government coffers through tourism taxes – including one on beds.

Small projects planned by local people, businesses or community groups in the Yorkshire Dales National Park could receive a financial helping hand this year.

Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary and Richmond MP William Hague will be in Bainbridge next week to perform the official opening of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s (YDNPA) purpose-built office complex.

Grassington, June 27, 2006 A detailed work plan setting out actions that will be taken to help look after the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the coming year has been published today.

A new wildlife survey is being launched in the Yorkshire Dales National Park which will rely almost completely on help from residents and visitors.

Work is due to start next month (July) on the latest phase of improvements to bridleways which will form part of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail through the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

People who live, work and visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being asked to give their views on wide-ranging plans for the area’s future.

Youngsters are being given the chance to travel back in time and explore the history of the Yorkshire Dales.

A new organisation has been formed to boost tourism in the Yorkshire Dales and Harrogate area.

People wanting to contact the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority are being reminded they can talk to staff at the Bainbridge offices on 01969 652300. The address is: Yoredale, Bainbridge, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 3EL.

Vandals are putting their lives at risk in Kettlewell and causing worries for Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority staff.

Visitors to the new-look website launched last December by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) are being asked to help improve the services it provides to the public.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is playing a part in a special celebration of the Cumbrian landscape being held in Sedbergh this weekend (2-4 June).

A major gathering of ecological experts will be taking place in the Yorkshire Dales National Park next month.

People keen to learn new skills and to help preserve some of the most beautiful countryside in the UK are being invited along to a special ‘taster’ day on Thursday. (June 1)

Walks and wild flowers make up the majority of events organised by Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority staff in June.

Dales Volunteers are record breakers

Red squirrel conservation in the Yorkshire Dales will be highlighted at a special event next week.

Young cricketers from India will be paying a visit to the Yorkshire Dales National Park on Friday (May 19) to have a walk around, watch some peregrine falcons and play a match.

The well-known and highly respected Yorkshire Dales author and historian Marie Hartley has died at the age of 100.

Signs will be going up on public footpaths and bridleways all over the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the next few weeks informing people that there are no public rights on them for recreational motor vehicles.

Restoration of the next stretch of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail through the Yorkshire Dales National Park gets under way in Goat Scar Lane near Stainforth today (May 2).

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being asked to help collect information for a wildlife survey.

A pilot scheme aimed at helping more town and city folk to visit the beautiful Yorkshire Dales is being launched on Sunday (May 7).

Hikers planning outings in the Yorkshire Dales this summer will be able to take advantage of a new leaflet promoting a programme of guided walks run in conjunction with bus services.

Staff at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority have put together a fantastic springtime package of events for visitors next month.

Staff at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority are getting ready to welcome visitors to an open evening at the new Bainbridge offices next week.

A free exhibition dedicated to the work of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) and other conservation groups will open its doors in Hawes later this month.

A statutory group which advises the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority on ways to improve access for the public has a new chairman.

Asian communities in inner cities are being targeted in a new drive to show more people what the Yorkshire Dales have to offer.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) today (Thursday) welcomed news that the Government has found extra funding for National Parks for the following two years.

Two new members have been appointed to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

The spring edition of Dales 2006 – the newspaper for residents of the National Park – will be winging its way through householders’ letter boxes over the next week.

Residents and visitors now have even more information about the Yorkshire Dales National Park at their fingertips with the launch of a new-look website.

TV’s ‘Planet Earth’ programme is travelling to the ends of the earth to bring back film of incredible wildlife – but a pair of the world’s most mind-bogglingly record-breaking birds can be seen much closer to home.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s policy of restricting new housing developments to local people is being taken up by a Welsh pressure group.

Work has started on the next phase of the new Pennine Bridleway National Trail through the Yorkshire Dales.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is giving people the chance to see Malham Cove as it has never been seen before - thanks to the wonders of modern technology.

Residents of the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being invited to have a look round the new, £2.2million Bainbridge offices of the National Park Authority

What follows is a joint statement issued by Cumbria County Council, Eden District Council, Lake District National Park Authority, South Lakeland District Council and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. All the authorities acted together in objecting to the windfarm application at the public inquiry in 2005 and hired a single barrister to make their case.

The condition of public footpaths and listed buildings in the Yorkshire Dales is improving and the population is continuing to increase, according to the latest snapshot of the National Park and its communities.

Dog owners visiting the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being asked to help make life easier for lambs and ground-nesting birds and their young for the next five months by keeping their pets on leads.

National Parks Week is coming your way – Friday 21 July to Friday 28 July 2006. Why not Stretch your legs and stretch your mind?

Next month (April) owners of historic and listed buildings in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be able to learn about ways to help them keep their properties in tip top condition.

Free car parking for people living in the Yorkshire Dales National Park is to come to an end from April.

Owners of broadleaf woodland in the Yorkshire Dales could be harvesting edible mushrooms as a new source of income following the success of a pilot project.

Businesses in the Craven area of the Dales will have the chance next week (February 15) to find out about ways to ensure their premises are accessible to people with disabilities.

Staff at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) offices in Bainbridge have been moving with the times.

A project to encourage sustainable travel and tourism in the Yorkshire Dales has won a major European award for its work.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is in for a tough time financially over the next few years because of an effective cut in its Government grant, it was claimed today.

Organisations, individuals and businesses in and around the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being given the chance to apply for cash grants for projects this year.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being asked what they think about the way information is put across to them.

The eerie Trollers Gill near Skyreholme will be one of the locations featured in a TV programme tracking the links between the Yorkshire Dales and Victorian thriller writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Visitors will be spoilt for choice when it comes to things to do in the Yorkshire Dales National Park next year.

A new leaflet has been produced to promote walks and facilities in the Yorkshire Dales for people with limited mobility and families with very young children.

Visitors to the Dales will be able to get their hands on a raft of new information booklets starting next year thanks to a new agreement between the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) and a publishing company.

Budding poet laureates have been rewarded for their efforts in a special competition held at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Dales Countryside Museum.

Chancellor Gordon Brown’s rethink on a tax incentive to allow people to use part of their pensions to buy second homes at a discount was today (Tuesday Dec 6) welcomed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. (YDNPA)

Moves to encourage landowners to open up more land to the public have been welcomed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Horseriders and cyclists will soon be able to cross the River Dee in comfort thanks to a £35,000 Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) maintenance scheme.

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is encouraging visitors to Grassington’s popular Dickensian Festival to leave their cars at home and travel by bus.

National Park Authorities will be at the forefront of providing help to landowners and farmers when the new, national organisation responsible for conserving, enhancing and managing the natural environment comes into being.

The Yorkshire Dales has always been recognised as one of the top places in Britain to go cross-country mountain biking.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has been held up as a shining light among the country’s national Parks in a new report.

A year in the life of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales will be laid out for TV viewers from next week.

Hikers planning outings in the Yorkshire Dales this winter will soon be able to take advantage of a new leaflet promoting a programme of guided walks run in conjunction with bus services.

Police and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) staff will be out in force in the National Park over the winter in a crackdown on illegal off-road motorbikers and 4x4 drivers.

A former chairman of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Committee has died at the age of 93.

A top EU official will be visiting the Yorkshire Dales on Thursday (November 3) to gather first-hand information on a unique project.

A brand new wood is being planned for the Yorkshire Dales thanks to a legacy from a regular visitor.

A new-look website has been launched to promote the beautiful Dales Way long-distance walk.

Government departments must get their act together over a Treasury plan to allow people to use part of their pensions to buy second homes at a discount, according to the Chief Executive of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. (YDNPA)

Hundreds of groups and organisations have taken advantage of an offer of free publicity for events in and around the Yorkshire Dales – and there is still plenty of room for more.

Children from five Keighley schools will be exploring the Yorkshire Dales next week – and then creating a giant picture of their day out.

Amendments to a long-term plan for the future of the Yorkshire Dales are going out for public consultation on Friday (October 21).

Government plans to give National Park Authorities the power to restrict the use of green lanes by recreational vehicles have been welcomed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Schemes to provide more affordable housing in the Yorkshire Dales have been given a boost by a new survey.

Old bones found in caves in the Yorkshire Dales have overturned theories about the extinction of one of Britain’s hunting cats.

Woods get stamp of approval Grassington, October 7, 2005.

Four buildings in the Yorkshire Dales were today (26 September) held up as shining examples of designs that blend in with their surroundings in the National Park.

Visitors to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes later this month will be finding out exactly what's in a name.

The life and work of Dales author and historian Marie Hartley will be celebrated with a special exhibition in Hawes later this month.

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority members Ann Brooks from Carnforth and Wilf Fenten from Settle have been elected Chair and Deputy Chair respectively of the organisation’s Finance and Resources Committee.

People eager to help look after the beautiful Dales have until October 5 to apply for membership of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Cricket teams from Settle and Bradford battled it out in a friendly match on Sunday (August 28) organised as part of a project run by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) and the Countryside Agency.

Peregrine falcons rule the roost when it comes to being crowd pullers in the Yorkshire Dales.

Walkers, mountain bikers and horse riders turned out in Settle yesterday (Thursday Aug 18) to mark the official opening of the latest phase of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail in the Yorkshire Dales.

Three transport projects created by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have been praised in Government guides to good practice.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes are going wild with delight.

Walkers, mountain bikers and horse riders will have a new, designated route to explore through the Yorkshire Dales from today (18 August, 2005) as the latest phase of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail is opened.

Eight news homes are to be built in the Yorkshire Dales National Park for the use of local people only.

Changes are being introduced to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s (YDNPA) planning committee following recommendations from an Audit Commission report.

A huge airlift is underway in the Yorkshire Dales as part of a programme to repair damaged bridleways.

Special restrictions banning the use of recreational vehicles on some Green Lanes in the Yorkshire Dales National Park have been made permanent for 12 months.

Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have unanimously re-elected Craven District Council leader Carl Lis as their chairman for a second year.

Farmers and landowners are being offered cash to grow trees in the Yorkshire Dales.

Children from Keighley will be learning more about the Yorkshire Dales when two play schemes start up next month. (Aug)

A fun exhibition giving youngsters the chance to learn more about the flora and fauna of the Dales will be launched on July 30.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority will be joining in a week of activities to celebrate National Parks Week from Friday. (July 22)

The world of the Vikings will be brought to life this weekend at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Dales Countryside Museum.

Three staff working in Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) Tourist Information Centres have become some of the first in the country to obtain a specialist National Vocational Qualification.

A bumper package of free events for all the family is being organised in the Yorkshire Dales to highlight the importance of conserving wildlife.

The Yorkshire Dales is the fourth most visited of the UK’s National Parks, according to figures released today.

Textile artists Jill Clay and Katie Chaplin will be running a series of workshops on Japanese arts and crafts at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes next month.

A new map has been produced to help people enjoy the Sedbergh area of the Yorkshire Dales.

A senior Government official has been on a fact-finding trip to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Members of the public will receive a faster, improved service when they call the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) thanks to a brand new telephone system.

The history of the Yorkshire Dales has been brought to life with the launch of a new website teeming with facts, figures and pictures.

A huge new area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park opened to the public for the first time today (Saturday, 28 May, 2008) as the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000 came into force in the Upper North West and North East England.

Countryside lovers will have the chance to explore a huge new area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park for the first time next weekend.

Asian communities in inner cities are being targeted in a new drive to show more people what the Dales have to offer.

The Dales bike bus will this weekend (May 29) make a welcome return for the 2005 summer season to encourage more people to use pedal power in the beautiful countryside.

Rag rug workshops are being planned this summer after visitors flooded in to an exhibition at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.

The leader of a unique conservation project in the Yorkshire Dales has won a top award for her work.

A new website has been launched to boost a unique conservation scheme in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Both National Parks in Yorkshire are taking part in a ground-breaking, £1 million partnership to cement links with people from ethnic minorities.

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales this summer will get the chance to follow the fortunes of the fastest animal on earth – the peregrine falcon.

Dales businesses are doing their bit to help preserve the environment – but many feel they could do more, according to a survey by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Talks to limit the controversial use of recreational quadbikes, motorbikes and 4x4s on country tracks in the Dales are being planned by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).

Virtually all new homes given planning permission in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales in the future can only be built for local people with a need to live there.

It’s a sell-out! History lovers have snapped up every place on a time-travelling trip into the Yorkshire Dales National Park next week.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has a new member in the shape of Andrew Osborne.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has again been awarded Investors in People (IiP) status.

Businesses catering for tourists in the Dales are being quizzed about their efforts to help the local environment.

Ancient monuments in the Yorkshire Dales are to be put under the microscope as experts find out how they are standing up to the ravages of time and the elements.

Projects involving the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) will be highlighted on BBC TV on Sunday (March 13).

A new Government scheme aimed at rewarding farmers and other land managers who contribute to the conservation and enhancement of the countryside has been welcomed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Everything in the garden is going to be rosy for youngsters at Kirkby Malham Primary School – providing they can find an artist to help in their work.

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) bosses today (Fri) welcomed the latest addition to the National Park ‘family’.

The committee that safeguards standards within the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has re-elected one of its members, Yvonne Rose, to sit for another three years.

The next phase in the creation of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail across the Yorkshire Dales has begun – with a huge helicopter airlift of more than 3,000 tonnes of stone.

Staff at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) offices in Grassington are doing their bit to solve a local housing shortage – among house sparrows.

Rag rugs of all shapes and sizes will be on display at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes next month during an exhibtion called Rugs from Rags - the British and North American Tradition.

Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) today (Wednesday January 25) gave their full backing to a unique plan that will see more homes being built for key workers in the Dales.

Plans to crackdown on the use of quadbikes, motorbikes and 4x4s on country tracks in the Dales have been welcomed the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Communities in the Yorkshire Dales could be in line for a £10 million cash injection to safeguard their future.

A scheme to ensure that new homes in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales will be reserved for local people is one step nearer today (Wednesday January 19).

Bosses at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have welcomed more cash from the Government to look after the region in the coming year.

A crunch decision will be made next week on controversial plans to restrict new housing in the Yorkshire Dales.