"A meeting of the North York Moors National Park Authority heard the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) had confirmed the controversial scheme it consulted on last summer had been dropped, partly due to the strength of the responses from those managing the North Yorkshire protected landscapes.
The proposals would have allowed existing barns and other rural buildings to be converted to up to ten houses per unit without the need to apply for planning permission."
"She added: “If I was trying to devise a policy that would essentially lead to the destruction of Yorkshire Dales national park, this would be the policy. It is just crackers.”"
"“Flower tourism is at a record high, with a growing number of botanical tourists travelling the world to catch a glimpse of Japan’s cherry blossom or the Netherlands’ tulips."
"The founding legislation that led to the formation of National Parks came into place 75 years ago, in part as a response to post-war recovery and for the provision of recreational opportunities for everyone. While this remains a core objective today, there are undeniable pressures around the impact that visitors can have on these special places and an ever-growing need for the National Parks to respond to the growing climate and nature crises. At the same time, rural communities and the tourism and hospitality sector are facing huge pressures stemming from increased costs, greater overseas competition and the cost-of-living crisis."
"“I’m worried about flooding and other effects of climate change,” says another visitor, Shota Suzuki, 35. “Summers are getting more intense, and the heat is affecting food crops.”"
"To explore the idea that Clovis people could have used their stone points in a similar way, the team conducted experiments using replicas of what they believed the weapons might have looked like, with the stone point held by lashings between a wooden pole and bone rod."
"“Of course the major problem is that archaeologists have never discovered any sort of Clovis wooden spear or dart shaft, much less any hard evidence that spears were actually used in a pike-like fashion. We really need to make sure our conclusions don’t outrun our experiments, and, more importantly, the actual archaeological record.”"
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The 'Flower Belt'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"A meeting of the North York Moors National Park Authority heard the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) had confirmed the controversial scheme it consulted on last summer had been dropped, partly due to the strength of the responses from those managing the North Yorkshire protected landscapes.
The proposals would have allowed existing barns and other rural buildings to be converted to up to ten houses per unit without the need to apply for planning permission."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2g94l8727o
"She added: “If I was trying to devise a policy that would essentially lead to the destruction of Yorkshire Dales national park, this would be the policy. It is just crackers.”"
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/youd-be-barking-mad-to-...
"“Flower tourism is at a record high, with a growing number of botanical tourists travelling the world to catch a glimpse of Japan’s cherry blossom or the Netherlands’ tulips."
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24446673.north-yorkshire-pyo-flower-fie...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4XP7fJ83yA
"He said: "It really makes my day to see the smiles on people's faces when I'm dressed up.""
Soda.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jul/14/i-spent-60-...
And Pigs might Fly.
"I have the spirituality of a brick."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/13/butterflie...
'Symbolise Dragons'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The founding legislation that led to the formation of National Parks came into place 75 years ago, in part as a response to post-war recovery and for the provision of recreational opportunities for everyone. While this remains a core objective today, there are undeniable pressures around the impact that visitors can have on these special places and an ever-growing need for the National Parks to respond to the growing climate and nature crises. At the same time, rural communities and the tourism and hospitality sector are facing huge pressures stemming from increased costs, greater overseas competition and the cost-of-living crisis."
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24533257.uk-national-parks-set-new-visi...
"“I’m worried about flooding and other effects of climate change,” says another visitor, Shota Suzuki, 35. “Summers are getting more intense, and the heat is affecting food crops.”"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRLJIQCwEvw
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/23/japan-kisho-jinja-...
"To explore the idea that Clovis people could have used their stone points in a similar way, the team conducted experiments using replicas of what they believed the weapons might have looked like, with the stone point held by lashings between a wooden pole and bone rod."
Quite fancied a Pic Nic.. ;-0
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/21/prehistoric-huma...
"“Of course the major problem is that archaeologists have never discovered any sort of Clovis wooden spear or dart shaft, much less any hard evidence that spears were actually used in a pike-like fashion. We really need to make sure our conclusions don’t outrun our experiments, and, more importantly, the actual archaeological record.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/19/did-you-solve-it...