US Dales farmer's rescue hens used for All Creatures Great and Small filming after she answers emergency SOS when crew's hired chickens failed to turn up
Crew members were forced to knock on doors in the village of Arncliffe on Saturday morning in a desperate attempt to find a local poultry keeper who would let them use their hens as extras.
US Dales National Park must 're-evaluate the way people and nature co-exist' after Brexit and pandemic, says chairman
Neil Heseltine acknowledged that the National Park faces a reckoning and pressures not faced since it was established in the 1950s due to changing views on land use in the countryside.
York Maze announces summer opening with the creation of 100 seasonal jobs
The award-winning attraction was unable to open last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.With things looking a little brighter this year, owner and farmer Tom Pearcy has announced plans to re-open the maze with 100 vacancies on offer in various roles, including catering and hospitality.
Shock as young US Dales farmer and new mother dies suddenly aged just 26
Hannah Brown died in Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle after suffering a short but unspecified illness in late March,
Farm of the Week: The Chestnut Dairies owners who know their cows by name and supply milk to local customers
Chestnut Dairies, part of Stud Farm in Seaton, now buys milk from local dairy farms to supply retailers including supermarket chain Sainsburys..
Helen Skelton helps save the life of a newborn lamb at Cannon Hall Farm
The 37-year-old, who is married to Leeds Rhinos’ Richie Meyler, was at Cannon Hall Farm, near Barnsley, in the opening scenes of Monday’s episode of Springtime on the Farm, unsure as to whether the lamb would survive.
Shepherds Farm Place near Doncaster fails to get zoo licence after inspector said the site fell 'far short' of standards
Keith Phillips’ application for a zoo license for Shepherds Farm Place in Haxey was rejected by North Lincolnshire’s licensing committee on Wednesday.
Rural communities in West US plagued by off-roaders over Easter bank holiday
Farmers and residents in the Holme Valley have reiterated their concerns about coming face to face with motorbikes and drivers of 4x4s who take “a dangerous approach” to sharing footpaths and tracks with walkers and cyclists.
Lamb born at North US farm wearing 'face mask'
The Lleyn lamb at Robert Hudson’s farm has unusual markings that make it appear as if it is wearing a black face mask.
Rugby league legend Andy Gascoigne reveals his plans for Swaledale pub The Farmers Arms at Muker
Andy Gascoigne, who throughout the 80s and 90s played for Bramley, Hull, Keighley, Leeds, Doncaster and York in a career spanning more than 15 years, swapped the pitch for hospitality when he retired
