Savills, on behalf of a private individual, has sold The Dalesbridge Centre in Austwick, to a private purchaser for an undisclosed sum. The outdoor activity and events centre is set in ten acres (4.05 hectares) and comprises a three bedroom owner’s cottage, conference building with bar, function rooms and offices, accommodation
Rural Affairs
Yorkshire dairy farm invests to future-proof business
Rural Solutions and The Landscape Agency working together for better outcomes
Skipton based Rural Solutions has announced an official working alliance with The Landscape Agency. The Rural Solutions team has appointed landscape architects, Matt Jarvis and Alex Robinson previously of The Landscape Agency to join the business and set up a new division. This means that Rural Solutions will now be able to
I’anson employee celebrates silver anniversary with Yorkshire animal feed firm
I’Anson, one of Yorkshire’s premier suppliers of animal feed, has celebrated the long service of one of its employees at a company away day at Camp Hill in Bedale. Operations Administrator, Jo Woollard, celebrated her 25th anniversary and was presented with a certificate of recognition and, in I’Anson tradition, a Britannia
Extensive North Yorkshire hill farm with significant opportunities comes to the market
An extensive hill farm within the Yorkshire Dales National Park has come to the market through Savills. High Birkwith Farm near Horton in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, which extends to approximately 3,236.05 acres, is a large hill sheep and suckler cattle farm with land spanning from Ribblesdale to Littondale. It is available on
East Yorkshire Poultry business picks up more stars in Great Taste Awards
Middleton on the Wolds based chicken specialist Soanes Poultry has received further accolades for three of their products nominated for the prestigious fine food and drink accreditation scheme, The Great Taste Awards. Stars were awarded for Soanes' Yorkshire chicken fillets, chicken supreme and Christmas cockerel crown after going through rounds of
Yorkshire Wolds poultry business gains new business from Coventry catering butcher
East Yorkshire-based Soanes Poultry has won new business from established family run catering butcher, Aubrey Allen. The Middleton-on-the-Wolds business now supplies its award winning chicken to Aubrey Allen wholesale butcher and cheese supplier in Coventry. Carolyn Pennock, head of sales and marketing at Soanes Poultry, said the company is thrilled to be
Employee marks 30 years with East Yorkshire poultry business
A dedicated employee at a specialist poultry business in Middleton-on-the-Wolds is celebrating 30 years of service. Jenny Penny began her career at Soanes Poultry in 1988 when she joined the team in the factory, before rising through the ranks to Quality Control Inspector, a position that she held since 2017. Jenny, who
TecTracer anti sheep theft marking system makes Royal Highland Show debut
A revolutionary crime prevention system, initially developed to protect church roofs from lead thieves, has made its Royal Highland Show debut this weekend. TecTracer technology – created by York-based Trace-in-Metal – has subsequently been adapted to help in the fight against rural crime, with farmers across the North of England and
Rural firms have less than three weeks left to bid for funding from £5m Euro pot
Rural businesses looking to grow in 2018 and beyond are being reminded that they only have until 31 May to apply for grants from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). A total of £5m has been made available by EAFRD to help fund the creation of new infrastructure, which