Helen Flynn

The team who organise the annual NiddArt Trail are pressing ahead with new arrangements for holding the event. Please see the update from the team below to find out more. “This year’s event will be different to other years due to the prevailing circumstances. Usually visitors come to us be it our homes, galleries or

“We’re Good To Go” is the NEW official UK mark to signal that a tourism and hospitality business has worked hard to follow Government and industry COVID-19 guidelines and has a process in place to maintain cleanliness and aid social distancing. We are very pleased to have been awarded this national accreditation and you will

This is a longer article than usual, but we thought it would be helpful for people to read. It has been published by the COVID Symptom Study App. If you have not downloaded this app on your smartphone, it is well worth doing, and further details on the app appear at the end of this

An important national public consultation has just been launched, for a strategy that people in Nidderdale could help shape. Increasing woodland cover is now a national priority, and it will benefit Nidderdale. Please take the time to complete the survey below. In it, your views are being sought on how we can significantly increase tree

Thanks to thousands of people signing the RNIB’s petition, people in England who qualify can be referred to the priority shopping slots through RNIB’s Helpline on 0303 123 9999. Callers will speak to a member of the Sight Loss Advice Service who will assess the individual’s need and allocate them a slot if appropriate. The

You should be aware that everyone is now eligible for testing through the NHS portal:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/ask-for-a-test-to-check-if-you-have-coronavirus/ Priority testing for essential workers is still available through the employer portal:https://coronavirus-invite-testing.service.gov.uk and self-referral portal:https://self-referral.test-for-coronavirus.service.gov.uk/test-type We encourage you to participate in the track and trace system if you are called by contract tracers. We would also encourage you to download the

Face coverings on public transport – and for hospital staff, outpatients and visitors – will be compulsory in England from today, Monday 15 June. This is in line with new World Health Organization (WHO) advice. It says non-medical face coverings should be worn in public where social distancing is not possible. What are the face covering rules