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Second award for limestone project
A conservation project run in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has won a regional award – for the second year running.
Take care when pouring down the drain
Residents in Ilkley and Keighley are being asked by the Environment Agency to take care when they dispose of paint, white spirit and other DIY materials.
Merlot from Yorkshire, Hampshire too hot to make wine
Parts of southern Britain will become too hot for wine production within the next 75 years if summer temperatures continue to rise as rapidly as climate scientists predict.
North-south divide revealed
The publication today by Defra of bird trends across regions of England shows that the UK government will face difficulty in meeting its target of halting wildlife declines by 2010, says the RSPB.
Rubbish dumps pay for woodland beauty
Tax paid to dump waste in landfill sites has provided £150,000 to plant new woodland in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Yorkshire Dales conservation project in line for award
A unique conservation project run in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been shortlisted for a regional award.

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