Julie Hepworth has written to the Gazette & Herald and Malton Mercury regarding the continued problem of litter.
Dear Sir, 
I write in complete agreement with Ross Richardson in his letter about Litter louts spoiling the views on the Moors.
The issues of litter and fly tipping were eloquently put and it is becoming a very serious matter. [...]

Councillor Julie Hepworth attended the school assembly on Monday to present 2 certificates. The first from Pride in Pickering Litter Group for one of the Tidiest Grounds in Town and the second certificate from the CPRE, a commendation for looking after their environment. This rewards the school council for their hard work on Litter.
Julie [...]

The Daily Telegraph has published a piece about how litter is blighting Britain - read it here.

On Wednesday 24th February Julie Hepworth from CPRE Ryedale spoke on BBC Radio York about the subject of litter.  Listen to the clip here sound-clip-01

Click here to view ‘Threats to North Yorkshire’ flyer.

On Wednesday 4th February more than 80 people packed into the tiny village hall at Thornton-le-Street for a public meeting before the parish council formally voted to oppose the scheme.
The chairman of the North Yorkshire branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England David Clarke told those at the meeting: “The key thing any planning [...]

On Friday 23rd January a plan was made public of the intention to create a large retirement community on the outskirts of Thornton-Le-Moor between Northallerton and Thirsk.
The plan, submitted by Nigel and Judy Bell, owners of the Shepherd’s Purse cheese company, envisages the construction of 300 apartments and cottages as well as a nursing home and [...]

After the success of the first event, a second litter pick has been arranged for Saturday 28th March 2009.  Meeting at 9am the group of volunteers will pick up rubbish from the verges between the Copmanthorpe bus shelter and Askham Bryan village.  Volunteers are welcome; high visibility vests, tongs and gloves will be provided although [...]

word-pro-08-cpre-minutes-agm-nov   Minutes of the Ryedale district AGM can be downloaded here.

York and Selby District held a ‘Stop the Drop’ litter pick on Saturday 15th November.  The event was organised in conjunction with the City of York Council and Copmanthorpe Parish Council.  The team of 16 volunteers recovered 47 bags of rubbish from the verges and Sustrans cycle track.