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At the presentation of the Youth Voice Executive’s end of year report at County Hall are (centre) chair Emily Capstick with other members of the Executive and (left) County Council Assistant Director Inclusion Jane Le Sage and (right) Corporate Director of Children and Young People’s Services Stuart Carlton.

Mental health high on agenda for young voices

Published 20 July 2018

Raising awareness of mental health issues among young people has been one of the early achievements of the North Yorkshire Youth Executive, which brings together young people from different backgrounds from across the county.
The new contracts are being funded by the County Council with financial contributions from the county’s Clinical Commissioning Groups

Increased support for mental health and wellbeing

Published 20 July 2018

North Yorkshire County Council has awarded contracts following a consultation earlier this year which asked people what they thought of its plans for future investment in services designed to help people to look after and improve their mental health.
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Ambitious Angie helps promote careers in care

Published 19 July 2018

The Make Care Matter recruitment campaign is one of our top priorities, with a number of vacancies across the sector and an ever-growing demand.
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Executive to be asked to rescind 1990s’ relief road route

Published 18 July 2018

The county council’s executive will be asked on Tuesday 24 July to rescind part of an approved route for a Harrogate outer relief road to clear the way for housing development.
Kex Gill proposed preferred route.

Executive to be asked to adopt preferred A59 realignment

Published 18 July 2018

North Yorkshire County Council’s executive will be asked to adopt the proposed preferred route for the realignment of the A59 at Kex Gill when it meets on Tuesday 24 July.
Young people enjoy one of the activities at a recent C-Day organised by the Young People’s Council.

Young people mark ten years of influencing decision-makers

Published 18 July 2018

Two young people’s groups supported by North Yorkshire County Council will celebrate ten years of influencing decision makers and giving young people a voice on Saturday 21 July.
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Get creative at libraries’ comic workshops

Published 17 July 2018

Children are being invited to make some mischief in August at Bentham, Ingleton and Settle libraries as they host comics writing and drawing workshops led by artist and writer Graham Pearce.
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New services support independent living

Published 17 July 2018

North Yorkshire County Council has commissioned a new range of community services to help people stay well and live independently in their own homes for as long as possible.
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Council plans development for short break disabled children's service

Published 17 July 2018

North Yorkshire County Council is planning to develop a more flexible short-break service for the families of children and young people with the most complex disabilities.
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Wensleydale governors decide against defederation

Published 16 July 2018

The governing board of three Wensleydale primary schools has decided it cannot support the wishes of community members and parents at West Burton Church of England Primary School for the school to defederate.
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Northallerton School praised by Ofsted

Published 16 July 2018

Northallerton School has been praised by Ofsted, appointing a new head as it plans to become academy.
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Warning against cold-callers selling cleaning products

Published 16 July 2018

Our trading standards officers are warning residents to be on their guard against cold callers selling dusters and other cleaning products.
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North Yorkshire continues SATS improvements

Published 16 July 2018

North Yorkshire County Council wishes to congratulate pupils, primary school colleagues and early years providers for the continued improvement in outcomes at all key stages. 
The 4.8km bypass linking the A684 north of Bedale and the A684 east of Leeming Bar opened in August 2016.

Study confirms benefits brought by Bedale bypass

Published 10 July 2018

The Bedale, Aiskew and Leeming Bar bypass has led to a reduction of almost half in the amount of traffic through bypassed communities, as well as improving the travel times.
Cllr Greg White presents the North Yorkshire Library of the Year award to volunteers and trustees at Boroughbridge Community Library and Resource Centre. From left are, Shirley Cullimore, Julia Helliwell, Ros Helliwell, Barbara Horner, Anne Collins, Cllr White, John Helliwell, Helen Chester, Judith Burton and Shirley Dorman.

Boroughbridge named county’s library of the year

Published 9 July 2018

Boroughbridge Community Library and Resource Centre has been selected as North Yorkshire’s Library of the Year for improved performance by North Yorkshire County Council’s library service.
Herbie and friends at the Food for Life celebration event.

Summer event celebrates Food for Life’s success

Published 9 July 2018

Pupils from schools across North Yorkshire had a great time when they got together at Allerton Court Hotel to mark the end of the two-year Food for Life project in the county.
cranes load testing on the A59 at Kexgill over the weekend

A59 at Kex Gill reopens

Published 8 July 2018

The A59 at Kex Gill has reopened to single-file traffic under traffic light control.
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Executive to be asked to approve extra £3m for highways

Published 6 July 2018

Our executive will be asked to approve an extra £3m for highway maintenance across the county to match funding received this year from the Government.
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County Council on site to restore Scarborough traffic signals

Published 6 July 2018

At least eight sets of traffic signals have failed this morning due to an interruption to the electricity supply in the Scarborough area overnight which has also affected homes and businesses.
People paddling in the sea.

Take care in hot weather

Published 6 July 2018

Hot, dry weather is forecast for the foreseeable future so North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue has issued the following advice for the public along with public health and Yorkshire Water.
Worker typing code on a laptop.

Web services to undergo maintenance

Published 6 July 2018

Maintenance will be carried out on some services on the county council’s website between 5.30pm on Friday 6 July and 8am on Monday 9 July.
Contractors shotcreting the wall below the A59 at Kex Gill earlier this week.

A59 at Kex Gill expected to reopen on Sunday

Published 6 July 2018

Work is on schedule to enable North Yorkshire County Council to reopen the A59 at Kex Gill to vehicles under traffic light control late on Sunday, 8 July, providing load testing of the road over the weekend shows the road is safe for public use.
Sherburn High School head teacher praises generosity and support of local community.

Sherburn High School to reopen tomorrow following fire

Published 5 July 2018

Sherburn High School will reopen to students tomorrow following a fire at the school earlier this week.
There was a reduction in the number of cyclist and motorcyclist casualties in 2017

Number of road collisions falls

Published 5 July 2018

The number of collisions on North Yorkshire’s roads in 2017 which resulted in a personal injury was 1,428, a fall of nine per cent compared with the previous year.
County Council chair Cllr Robert Windass (centre) with service personnel, children from the Military Kids Clubs and other guests at County Hall.

Council chair welcomes armed forces to reception

Published 4 July 2018

North Yorkshire County Council’s chair hosted a reception in honour of the county’s service personnel and their families to mark the end of Armed Forces Week.
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Author on how Whitby adventure influenced her writing

Published 3 July 2018

Best-selling author Natasha Pulley will hold a meet the author event at Whitby library on Saturday 7 July, as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s first expedition to the South Seas.
With the award at the presentation ceremony are (from left) politician Alan Johnson, who presented the award; Janice Nicholson, Group Manager for No Wrong Door; Josie Owen, No Wrong Door Portfolio Lead; David Gillson, Performance and Intelligence Officer; Billy Hick, Residential Hub Worker; and Michelle Lee-Izu, Corporate Director Children Services England, Barnardo’s.

Award for county’s ground-breaking approach to care

Published 3 July 2018

Our No Wrong Door programme, which radically rethinks care provision for young people, has been recognised with a national award.
In North Yorkshire, 238 refugees - 50 families - have been resettled.

Refugees display their skills at event in Scarborough

Published 3 July 2018

Refugees brought handmade items showcasing their skills when more than 300 people gathered in North Yorkshire to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Refugee Week.
Scrutiny of health committee members agreed to write to the very top of Government.

Health watchdog writes to the Prime Minister

Published 3 July 2018

North Yorkshire’s health watchdog has written to the Prime Minister and Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, to raise concerns about the state of NHS finances locally.
It appears that the gym and changing rooms have suffered the most damage

Sherburn High head praises fire crews for saving school

Published 3 July 2018

Maria Williams, headteacher of Sherburn High School, has thanked the fire service for saving the school after a fire broke out overnight.