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People sit out and enjoy the sunshine at Park Square, Leeds. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 4th September 2023

Increase in number of Local Green Spaces in Yorkshire and The Humber

Restored peatlands could help the countryside around towns and cities soak up more water to protect urban areas from increased floods, droughts and other natural disasters. PIC: James Hardisty

The Green Belt has a key role to play in safeguarding our future - The YP says

Mandale Meadow

Fight continues to save meadow from controversial spine road

Hemsworth MP Jon Trickett. Picture by Tony Johnson.

Brownfield land should be used for affordable homes in Yorkshire - Jon Trickett

Rachael Maskell is concerned about development plans in York. Picture: Anna Gowthorpe

Brownfield land squandered in 'developer's paradise' of York - Rachael Maskell

Fracking plans saw protests at the Tories spring conference in Blackpool earlier this year

Fracking plans would 'blow up local democracy', campaigners say

New research revealed today by CPRE, the countryside charity, found almost 14,500 hectares of the country’s best agricultural land has been permanently lost to development since 2010 and could have provided fruit and vegetables to two million people.

"Exponential rise” in agricultural land set aside for housing and industry, CPRE

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves 11 Downing Street as he heads to the House of Commons, London, to deliver his Spring Statement.

Spring Statement 'blow for rural businesses' with calls for more support

Walkers look up into the night sky above Twistleton Scar in The Yorkshire Dales National Park. The Yorkshire Dales National Park was officially designated a Dark Sky Reserve by the International Dark Sky Association in December 2020. (Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Yorkshire's National Parks at forefront of major survey to monitor the night ski...

Should there be greater emphasis on the redevelopment of brownfield sites as part of Britain's net zero challenge?

COP26: How planning changes can help net zero goal – Yorkshire Post Letters

Bruce McLeod chairs Friends of the Dales

Meet the movie screenwriter fighting to rewild the Yorkshire Dales

How can rural communities become more sustainable?

Time for a rural powerhouse to tackle countryside challenges – The Yorkshire Pos...

Crispin Truman, chief executive of the CPRE

Lack of housing 'driving young away from countryside', warns CPRE

Julia Bradbury has shared a moving post about her mastectomy on Twitter

Julia Bradbury shares moving social media post following mastectomy

Book your free spot today at the all-day event focussed exclusively on rural Yorkshire.

Ad Feature Tickets still available for Country Week Conference

The work of local shoots and shoot managers is the equivalent of 790 full time conservation jobs.

Ad Feature Hedgerows: managing the lifeblood of Yorkshire

The River Wharfe is just one that CPRE North Yorkshire is aiming to protect

Ad Feature CPRE North Yorkshire needs your help to combat pollution

Paul Dunn, who has been president of Ryedale Show, on New Leys Farm

Historic England object to modernisation plans for farm on Duncombe Park estate

CPRE are working to tackle the blight of litter on the stunning Yorkshire landscape

Ad Feature New litter tracker site to clean up Yorkshire

Hunting continues to prompt much debate and discussion.

Hunting ban ‘backed by rural areas’ – Yorkshire Post Letters

Should more housing be built in rural areas?

Green belt fears must not compromise appropriate rural development – The Yorkshi...
THE increased pressure on the Green Belt, with four times as many houses earmarked for such land compared to just 2013, needs to be viewed through the prism of the Covid pandemic and lockdown.

Green belt land near the village of Kirk Smeaton, North Yorkshire, where campaigners are worried about development. Pic: James Hardisty

Why the green belt in areas like Bradford is under 'extreme, sustained pressure'

A pre-Budget report reveals a huge disparity in funding for rural areas.

Rural areas can boost economy if they receive fairer funding – The Yorkshire Pos...

The future of rail services is again under threat.

North’s new transport threat could send Powerhouse into reverse – The Yorkshire ...

This was the state of Paternoster Row, Sheffield, just last week.

Litter epidemic needs Ministers to act; here’s why – Yorkshire Post Letters

Cartoonist Graeme Bandeira's depiction of Britian's litter epidemic.

Litter and how you can make a difference this Christmas – The Yorkshire Post say...

The Government's planning reforms continue to cause controversy.

Planning reforms must pass transparency tests – The Yorkshire Post says

A striking tree at Ingleborough. Photo: Tony Johnson.

Trees and hedges can reduce emissions – Yorkshire Post Letters

Heather moorland near Goathland

Environmental groups call for national ban on heather burning in the uplands

The fee for plastic carrier bags is set to double from April next year.

Plastic bag levy to be doubled and extended to all retailers from April

Could Yorkshire's peatland help the environment?

Put Yorkshire’s peatlands at heart of climate plan - Graeme Willis

Work taking place last December to clear the former Hepworth site, where the new housing development is planned. Picture: Steve Ellis

National Park 'not consulted' over controversial township plan for valley
Officials at the Peak District National Park say they have not been properly consulted over controversial plans for a huge new housing development in a picturesque woodland valley on the outskirts of Sheffield - as they joined more than 500 people objecting to the proposals.

Rural bus services are in the spotlight.

Better bus services and reopening rail lines can tackle Yorkshire’s public trans...

Stock Dales countryside near Hawes Wensleydale Yorkshire Dales. Photo: Marisa Cashill

Green surge as Yorkshire voters more likely to support parties with top eco-cred...

Calls are growing for a UK-wide deposit return scheme.

The Yorkshire Post says: Show some bottle and go for deposit return scheme this ...

Would a deposit return scheme help counter Britain's litter epidemic?

Maddy Haughton-Boakes: How a deposit return scheme can help tackle Britain’s sha...

The CPRE is raising concerns about the future of the Green Belt in Sheffield.

The fight to save Sheffield’s Green Belt starts here by the CPRE – Andrew Wood

Campaigners are calling for fresh assurances from the government

Ministers facing calls to ramp up protections for greenbelts amid concerns over ...

Hellifield is the backdrop to a new planning battle.

YP Letters: Sustainability is crucial in weighing up such a development

Winds of change

Missed chance to hail farmers

Common sense needed when looking at our street lighting

Planning ahead

Disaster warning on planning framework

Campaign attacks funding for airport link

Samantha Harding: Message in a bottle – please recycle me

Monday's Letters: Voters have been misled on Labour shambles