VISITORS to the region s National Parks can take part in a new project mapping species of plants and animals found in the landscapes. The‘Look Wild’ project encourages National Park visitors to map and record the different species they see on a mobile phone app. Once established, this growing database will help National Park Authorities in their collective effort to enhance the landscapes and support strong bio-diverse ecosystems. Both the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks are taking part and Ian McPherson, Dales Authority member, said: “With another record year of visits to National Parks anticipated, Look Wild is a great way for everyone to build a connection with nature and with us.
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Long-standing fixtures on its attractive High Street include a branch of the Yorkshire institution that is Bettys tea room, which is located in an elegant Georgian building with doll’s house-like proportions and a charming hidden terrace where you can soak up the sun as you enjoy afternoon tea, and the award-winning food and wine emporium Lewis & Cooper, which has occupied the same spot since 1899 and still remains a family run business.
A busy market day in Northallerton. Picture: James Hardisty
Then there’s Barkers, a family owned department store that was once dubbed the ‘Harrods of the North’ and has a fascinating history dating back to 1882. Its co-founder, William Barker, was one of 14 brothers and sisters who grew up on a farm in East Cowton. With the farm unable to support all the boys of the family, William, at the age of 14, embarked upon an apprenticeship with John Oxendale at his drapery shop.
STREETLIGHTS across North Yorkshire have gone green after 50,400 of them were replaced with energy saving LED lights at a cost of £8m. Replacing all the county council s lights was due to take five years but the county council has revealed lighting engineers cut two years off the work which is due to bring maintenance savings of £1.285m a year. Against a backdrop of spiralling energy costs and ever-rising inflationary pressures, modernising our streetlights had become essential, said County Councillor Don Mackenzie, Executive Member for Access When the decision was taken to make a substantial investment in converting all the county council’s street lights from incandescent to LED, we were confident of getting a 100 per cent return within ten years. However, our street lighting team and maintenance contractor, Ringway, made such rapid progress we are realising the benefits of this project much sooner as we delivered the programme early and under budget, he added.
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