It has long been the Christmas tradition to sit down TV guide in hand to plan your television viewing over the festive period. The North York Moors National Park Authority’s director of planning Chris France said the temporary mast would not be permanently tied down it would not be suitable over the winter. The transmitter (pictured above) was built in 1969 and supplies digital TV to huge swathes of the north east of EnglandAnd Arqiva says "another replacement mast" would be needed which would need full planning permission. More than 30 firefighters tackled the blaze in August at the 1000ft-tall Bilsdale transmitting centre, high on the North York Moors, north of Helmsley. Firefighters at the time said the fire included the tower mast itself, which is 315 metres (1,032 ft) tall.

Source: Daily Mail September 03, 2021 15:56 UTC