COMBINED AUTHORITY BACKS BID FOR YORKSHIRE WOLDS TO BECOME AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY

THE Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority has backed efforts to establish the Yorkshire Wolds as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

- By ANDREW SPENCE

Members of Combined Authority's Executive Board backed the plans, which would give the area special protections, at a recent meeting held in Hessle.

Natural England is currently undertaking a consultation into adding the area to the list of more than 30 AONBs across England. Other examples of protected areas include the Cotswolds, the Lincolnshire Wolds, and the North Devon Coast.