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DOVECOTES have a way of flying us back through time, and connecting us to one of the greatest royal stories of all time and the composition of some of the most romantic poems in the English language. In the days before refrigerators, dovecotes were important as they proved a regular source of fresh eggs and meat. They became fashionable accessories to a country estate around 1700, although the older, more rustic, are centuries older than that, and most of the building of dovecotes in our area was done by 1800 – however, you know all that because you’ve been following what has been a l...

The Green Tree, in Patrick Brompton VILLAGERS are pleading to planners to pass a scheme to secure the future of a community asset by converting an 18th century inn into a ‘destination restaurant’, despite roads bosses saying the plan could endanger people’s lives. The parish council representing the Lower Wensleydale village of Patrick Brompton said in a year when so much damage has been done to the fabric of society, the proposal for the grade II listed The Green Tree represented an opportunity to renew one of its key community assets. A meeting of Richmondshire District Council�...

VILLAGERS are pleading to planners to pass a scheme to secure the future of a community asset by converting an 18th century inn into a…

COMMUNITIES across the region are being urged to adopt a phone box for a quid with hundreds on offer from BT. Across the UK 6,600 phone boxes which are no longer used have been taken up to be used as homes for emergency defibrilators, history hubs and book depositories. Now BT is urging more communities to take over responsibility for the iconic boxes. Sarah Walker, from BT Enterprise said: "With most people now using mobile phones, it’s led to a huge drop in the number of calls made from payphones. The Adopt a Kiosk scheme makes it possible for local communities to retain their local...