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North Yorkshire Now
The newsletter for North Yorkshire residents | November 2012

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Yorkshire Now

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	Do it online
	When the weather worsens during winter, you can check on conditions around the county using our roadside cameras. Read more...

	Jobs and careers
	The County Council needs resource workers. If you are interested, search here for "resource worker", and search here for all job vacancies with the County Council. Young people can find advice about career opportunities at Real Start ... and Get Connected Now...

	In the plans
	See the latest County Council planning applications. Read more ...

What's on?

Find details of events - including Christmas craft sessions - around the county in November.
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Add your event to our listings.
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Find local and family history events - including the latest lunchtime lecture - at the County Record Office.
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Find out about events - including talks and taster sessions - at the county's libraries.
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	Gritting information and roadworks
	See the latest information on the council's gritting operations. Read more... Stay up to date with roadworks around the county. Read more...

County given massive budget challenge

North Yorkshire faces huge additional spending challenges in the coming years due to a council tax freeze and likely funding changes.
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We're set for winter on the roads

The County Council has more than 50,000 tonnes of salt stockpiled and its salt barns are full in readiness for winter.
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How you can get ready for winter

Now is the time to think about keeping yourself, your family and your community safe and warm during the winter months.
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Prepare your community for an emergency

Communities are being urged to develop plans to provide a first response in an emergency, such as flooding.
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Catching up with innovative volunteers

We catch up with voluntary groups that are changing the way they support people with help from the County Council's Innovation Fund.
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Do you have what it takes to adopt?

Every North Yorkshire child deserves a family - that's the message from the County Council during National Adoption Week.
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Funding helps young people's first steps

We speak to companies and young people benefiting from extra funding allocated to apprenticeships by the County Council.
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£4m invested in school buildings

The County Council has recently completed a £4m repair and maintenance programme involving over 40 of the county's schools.
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Considered fostering? Take the next step

Information events to help people find out about fostering will be held across the county in November. Read one couple's experiences.
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Police commissioner election in ten days

Use your vote when North Yorkshire and York go to the polls on 15 November to elect the county's first police and crime commissioner.
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