Rural insurer, NFU Mutual, is dealing with more than 200 claims for damage caused by the devastating floods with an estimated cost over £3m. NFU Mutual, which insures over three quarters of UK farmers and thousands of rural homes and businesses, activated its emergency claims plan to provide essential help to
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Wallace and Gromit’s favourite Wensleydale cheese waste to heat 4,000 homes
Iona Capital, a low carbon sustainable fund manager, has secured a deal with the Wensleydale Creamery to produce over 10,000 MWh of energy per year from a by-product of cheese making. The new feedstock agreement will see Iona’s Leeming Biogas plant in North Yorkshire process whey permeate, a valuable by-product produced
Yorkshire Dales racing stable on track for growth with new holiday lodges
Sun Hill Farm, a horse racing stable near Leyburn, North Yorkshire, has expanded its holiday lettings business by building six new high-end lodges with support from the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC). The 50-acre farm now has 12 log cabins, a farmhouse and two cottages available for guests. Occupancy for all lets
Bedale’s HECK on a vegan roll!
Bedale based HECK Food, the fastest growing company in Yorkshire, has bagged major new listings for its successful vegan range. The Heck Breakfast sausage will be launched into Sainsbury’s this week and eight different flavours of burgers and sausages has been stocked by Tescos. Jamie Keeble said: “These two listings
New owners for Richmond guest house
A pair of former airline employees have taken ownership of West Layton Manor after securing six figure funding from NatWest. Partners Mark Devlin and Richard Sharpe, have used the funding package from the bank to support the purchase of the historic country manor house in Yorkshire, using their life savings to
Tour event licence deadline nears
Organisers of events being planned to celebrate the visit of the Tour de Yorkshire next month are being urged to make sure they have notified the district council. Temporary Event Notices (TENs) may be needed when entertainment and alcohol are involved – but to be processed for the May event they
Local banking services look set to be retained
Richmondshire District leader Yvonne Peacock is confident that despite the proposed loss of Barclays Bank in Hawes, local banking services will still be provided within the town. Following discussions with Barclays she said it was agreed that the ATM cash machine would remain at its current location and would not be
Heck announces launch of “Silicon Valley” for food innovation in Yorkshire
More cash for apprenticeship scheme
A scheme that helps Richmondshire businesses employ apprentices has received another £20,000 in funding from district councillors. Members of the authority’s Corporate Board have given the green light to the cash award which will mean more small businesses can access help – and they can also use the grant to train
Rare relief for Richmondshire mobile phone mast providers
Richmondshire broadband providers are to get relief on their business rates. Under a new scheme Richmondshire District Council is adding the operators of mobile telecommunication masts to the list of businesses that can apply for rate relief. The local authority has the power to offer discretionary relief to businesses that it feels