"A meeting of the North York Moors National Park Authority heard the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) had confirmed the controversial scheme it consulted on last summer had been dropped, partly due to the strength of the responses from those managing the North Yorkshire protected landscapes.
The proposals would have allowed existing barns and other rural buildings to be converted to up to ten houses per unit without the need to apply for planning permission."
"She added: “If I was trying to devise a policy that would essentially lead to the destruction of Yorkshire Dales national park, this would be the policy. It is just crackers.”"
"“Flower tourism is at a record high, with a growing number of botanical tourists travelling the world to catch a glimpse of Japan’s cherry blossom or the Netherlands’ tulips."
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The 'Flower Belt'
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"A meeting of the North York Moors National Park Authority heard the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) had confirmed the controversial scheme it consulted on last summer had been dropped, partly due to the strength of the responses from those managing the North Yorkshire protected landscapes.
The proposals would have allowed existing barns and other rural buildings to be converted to up to ten houses per unit without the need to apply for planning permission."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2g94l8727o
"She added: “If I was trying to devise a policy that would essentially lead to the destruction of Yorkshire Dales national park, this would be the policy. It is just crackers.”"
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/youd-be-barking-mad-to-...
"“Flower tourism is at a record high, with a growing number of botanical tourists travelling the world to catch a glimpse of Japan’s cherry blossom or the Netherlands’ tulips."
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24446673.north-yorkshire-pyo-flower-fie...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4XP7fJ83yA
"He said: "It really makes my day to see the smiles on people's faces when I'm dressed up.""
Soda.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jul/14/i-spent-60-...
And Pigs might Fly.
"I have the spirituality of a brick."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/13/butterflie...