Weir raising funds to help fish
Coinciding with World Environment Day 2020, Settle Hydro has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to protect migrating fish and improve generation of clean electricity at the site, which has seen the effects of climate change reflected in the unprecedented extremes of...
Artisan workwear firm turns waste into masks
Award-winning Yorkshire textile firm The Stitch Society has launched a range of attractive masks utilising the offcut fabrics from its bespoke apron production, with profits donated to NHS Charities Together. Charlotte Meek, entrepreneurial founder of The Stitch...
Settle all set to become UK’s first Rainbow Town
The Yorkshire Dales market town of Settle is set to become the UK’s first ‘Rainbow Town’ once lockdown is lifted and businesses are permitted to open. The initiative, due to go live as soon as government restrictions are lifted, will see local businesses re-opening...
Hotel adopts crowdfunding scheme to survive
The owners of Grassington House in the Yorkshire Dales have set up a ‘pay it forward’ scheme to protect the jobs of its 20 strong staff long term as the latest in a string of enterprising efforts in the community during lockdown. John and Sue Rudden adopted the...