Posts by yorkshire reporter

From Breeding Birds To Foraging Flocks

−−− BY LINDA JENKINSON −−− It’s all change out there now that we’re into September. Birds are on the move and anything could turn up on your local birdwatching patch. It’s a great time to check your garden shrubs and feeders for something new. Maybe a passing pied flycatcher or…

National Park Secures Funding For Esk Valley Habitat Restoration

Local News
A project that aims to restore natural habitats, enhance carbon sequestration and improve water quality in the Esk Valley is one of 27 schemes in England to benefit from a pioneering new grant scheme. The North York Moors National Park Authority has been awarded £100,000 from the Natural Environment Investment…

Couple Retire After 35 Years Of Fostering Countless Young People

Charity
Gwen and John Robertson have cared for more young people than they can count since they began fostering in 1986 with Fostering North Yorkshire. Now, after 35 year, they have finally retired. The Robertsons are the last of three sets of carers who over the past twenty years had their…

Ambitious Bid Aims To Create Electric Bus Fleet For Harrogate

Local News
An ambitious plan to convert an entire Harrogate bus fleet to electric vehicles has taken a step forward after the Government invited North Yorkshire County Council to bid for more than £8m to help to finance the project. We are working with The Harrogate Bus Company, part of Transdev, on…

ENJOYABLE BANK HOLIDAY EVENTS

−−− BY LINZI DAVIES −−− Welcome to August! Hopefully, as you read this the sun is shining, there is not a cloud in the sky, and you are sitting in the garden with a glass of something refreshing. (I know, wishful thinking – this is England after all!) But whatever…
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