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He may be better known as Ned Stark in Game of Thrones and the Napoleonic war hero Sharpe, but to others, Sean Bean is known as a Yorkshireman who is on a mission to save the British countryside

The showground in Harrogate will feature in the third and final, Downton Abbey movie

A major incident was declared when a fire broke out on Langdale Moor, near RAF Fylingdales on August 11

Cases confirmed since August 11 include sheep in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset and Oxfordshire; cattle in Hampshire; and farmed deer in East Sussex

Yorkshire hill farmers Clive, Amanda, Reuben and the rest of the Owen family will be back for two more series of the popular farming show

The Environment Agency said five areas in England are officially in drought, with six more experiencing prolonged dry weather following the driest six months to July since 1976

The North Yorkshire-based Johnson family started making pivotal changes to their tenanted mixed farm five years ago to focus on their two main assets: the soil and the livestock

Vivergo Fuels said it supports more than 4,000 farms each year by purchasing wheat. What could happen to those farm business if the bioethanol site closed down?

Having portrayed the likes of Napoleonic War hero Sharpe to Boromir in Lord of the Rings, Sean Bean said building new homes on green belt land could 'obliterate' the character and nature of the countryside

Harvest under threat as driest spring for a century takes its toll on arable sector