THE North York Moors National Park is seeking an innovative UK artist to produce a body of work that reflects the importance of our dark skies. The National Park’s Inspired by… gallery at Danby is offering the funded 10-month commission, which will culminate in an exhibition of the artist’s work during the 2022 Dark Skies Festival. The National Park will help arrange study visits and make introductions to experts to help the appointed artist understand the negative consequences of creeping light pollution. The North York Moors National Park has long championed art as an important way of conveying aspects of the natural world and now, with its newly designated International Dark Sky Reserve status, it is keen to engage the creativity and inspiration of artists to draw attention to the night skies.
The places in the UK and abroad our travel experts are booking holidays this summer
If you re torn on whether you should be optimstic and book, or hold on, our experts offer advice on when to book and where to go
11 February 2021 • 4:38pm
Confusion reigns when it comes to summer holidays. Will we be able to go abroad, and – if so – which destinations are the best bet? Should you book now, or wait until the last minute and risk missing out on your dream hotel or holiday apartment? Here’s what our travel experts are doing.
‘Caribbean dreams are keeping me afloat’
Ena Dent, who has taken on a role with Visiting North Yorkshire to help support hospitality and tourism operators. HOSPITALITY and tourism businesses struggling in lockdown have another champion to back their cause. Ena Dent has taken on the role of business support adviser of Visiting North Yorkshire, the tourism organisation which promotes the area. Ena who runs Craven Garth Farm Holiday Cottages in Rosedale East is an active member of the North York Moors National Park Authority and was chair of Tourism Association North Yorkshire for many years. She was also a long-standing vice chair of the local branch of the Federation of Small Business.
The high cost of slow broadband: why sluggish internet speeds are hitting house prices
Now as essential as water and electricity, a country home’s internet speed may make or break a sale
8 February 2021 • 6:00am
This remote area of the North York moors has superfast internet set up by local residents
Credit: Asadour Guzelian
Slow internet speeds are no longer a quaint and unimportant side-effect of living in the countryside.
As the number of people working – and schooling – from home has soared, the importance of having a good connection has risen from handy to as essential as water and electricity.