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North Yorkshire Now
The newsletter for North Yorkshire residents | August 2011
 

About North Yorkshire Now

The county council believes it is vital to tell all residents about developments in its services. However, keeping spending low is more important that ever. North Yorkshire Now is a cost-effective way of keeping in touch with people across the county. If you have found the newsletter useful, please encourage family, friends and colleagues to sign up.

Access your services online at www.northyorks.gov.uk.

You can also follow the council on twitter or facebook.

Need to contact the editor? editor@northyorks.gov.uk.

   
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Find and reserve library books, DVDs and CDs on the county council website.
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You can also find out online about events at your library, including visits by authors.
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  Have your say
  What are your priorities for North Yorkshire? We want your views. Read more ...

  Jobs and careers
 

Left school and looking to the future?

Talk to a careers adviser any weekday evening to get information and guidance to help you make important choices. Find out how at
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Young people can find advice about employment opportunities at Real Start ...

Find all current job vacancies with the county council online.
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  What's on?
  Find a wide range of summer holiday events for all the family across North Yorkshire.
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  What's in the plans?
  Catch up with the latest county council planning applications, including developments at schools, other council buildings and in minerals and waste.
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Council backs fair solution for libraries
 

 

The county council has backed a plan to maintain a vibrant library service while making the savings it needs fairly across the county.
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    Council on track to meet savings target  

The county council is on track to make the £69m savings required over the next four years.
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    Investment in learning disabilities support  

A multi-million pound investment in care and support services for people with learning disabilities is proposed by the county council.
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    Broadband funding for North Yorkshire  

The Connecting North Yorkshire project will receive up to £16.4m to bring high-speed broadband to everyone in the region by 2017.
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    Lighting move to cut costs and emissions  

A plan to save £400,000 by turning off some street lights for part of the night has been put forward by the county council.
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    Join summer circus fun at the libraries  

Children aged four to 11 can enjoy the fun of the circus with events at libraries across the county in the summer reading challenge.
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    Learn something new this autumn  

Details of the latest courses provided by the county council's adult learning and skills service are now available.
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    Training available for budding Rotters  

North Yorkshire Rotters, volunteers who promote home composting, are running training for potential new members.
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    Views sought on minerals and waste plan  

Two consultations are under way as part of the county council's developing minerals and waste development framework.
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    Good START for care programme  

START, the short-term assessment and reablement teams, are proving beneficial to some residents in need of social care.
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