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Throughout each phase a road closure and a signposted diversion will be in place

Resurfacing schemes set to start

Published 14 November 2018

Two resurfacing schemes are starting this month in and around Catterick and Richmond. This work will require night-time road closures.
Local residents had raised concerns for some time about crossing the road

Making crossing the road safer

Published 12 November 2018

People wanting to cross the busy A171 Scalby Road in Scarborough to reach a popular footpath will soon be able to do so more safely.
woman with mobile

Tenders invited to strengthen county’s mobile phone coverage

Published 9 November 2018

Tenders are being invited to improve mobile phone coverage in half a dozen locations in North Yorkshire that currently have no 4G coverage.
Bedale High School pupil Tafari reads a letter from the Front during the drama

Children from military families gather for remembrance

Published 9 November 2018

About 700 children and young people from military families in 31 North Yorkshire schools gathered at Ripon Cathedral today (Friday, 9 November) for the seventh annual Service of Remembrance.
art students with the mural

College art students add giant splash of colour to library

Published 9 November 2018

A group of art students from Caedmon College in Whitby have added a glorious splash of colour to the outside of the town’s library.
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Drop in and Say Hello as campaign tackles isolation

Published 9 November 2018

Social activities are being held along the North Yorkshire coast during November in the Say Hello Coast campaign, which aims to bring people together to tackle loneliness and isolation.
The poppy is on display until the end of November

Preserved poppy from the Somme

Published 8 November 2018

A perfectly preserved, pressed wild poppy from La Signy Farm, Somme, dated July 1918, has been found In an album filled with verses, photographs and other poignant mementos compiled by military personnel based at No 6 General Hospital in France.
image from Nothing to be Written

Experience life in the First World War virtually at Skipton library

Published 7 November 2018

Skipton library will team up with the BBC to commemorate the end of the First World War on Saturday.
The Haddlesey bridge scheme is now into its sixth week

Bridge repair schemes progressing well

Published 6 November 2018

Two major bridge schemes in the Selby area are progressing well and at the halfway mark are running to schedule.
Drivers asked to park considerately to allow gritters to pass unobstructed

Please don’t obstruct the gritters

Published 6 November 2018

As winter road gritting gets fully under way with night-time temperatures often falling below zero, motorists are being urged to be considerate about where they park their vehicles.
young people

Students could be eligible for grant

Published 5 November 2018

Students from Glusburn or Sutton-in-Craven who are in further education at universities or colleges can apply for a small grant to help to support their studies, thanks to the Sir John Horsfall Exhibition Foundation.
young people

Grants on offer to support students

Published 5 November 2018

Students living in the Harrogate Borough Council area who are currently taking post-16 education courses (2018/19) are being invited to apply for a small grant from a local trust.
The replica football jerseys with the Black Burton kit on the left and Bradford City right

Village’s football tribute to the fallen

Published 5 November 2018

An impromptu game of football between British and German troops in the trenches at Christmas in 1914 will be remembered in a village as part of the commemorations marking 100 years since the end of the First World War.
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U3A book launch at Knaresborough library

Published 5 November 2018

Members of the Harrogate U3A (University of the Third Age) Writing for Pleasure group will take over Knaresborough library for the afternoon on Thursday, 15 November.
Daniel Ingram-Brown

Local author to launch children’s book at Knaresborough library

Published 5 November 2018

Daniel Ingram-Brown will launch the final book in the Firebird Chronicles, his trilogy for children, at Knaresborough library on Saturday, 17 November, between 5pm and 6.30pm.
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Age UK holds drop-in sessions at Northallerton library

Published 5 November 2018

Age UK North Yorkshire and Darlington (Age UK NYD) is running fortnightly Tuesday community drop-in sessions at Northallerton library.
Talk Money Week poster

Libraries help you make the most of your money

Published 5 November 2018

Libraries across North Yorkshire will celebrate Talk Money Week from 12 to 18 November.
Holly in a scene from the video

Holly wouldn’t change care career for the world

Published 2 November 2018

When Holly left school at 18 her first priority was going out with friends at the weekend.
The Responsible Retailer scheme requires those signed up to ensure laws on age-restricted sales are followed

Energy drink ban introduced for under-16s

Published 1 November 2018

Independent retailers in Colburn have signed up to the Responsible Retailer scheme and agreed to refuse the sale of energy drinks to under-16s in an effort to reduce anti-social behaviour.
The two men were both jailed for three years and nine months

Pair convicted of defrauding vulnerable victims

Published 1 November 2018

Two men have been convicted of conspiring to defraud elderly and vulnerable victims.
three generations of the same family that have attended the school

School officially opens its modernised facilities

Published 1 November 2018

Dishforth Primary School has celebrated the opening of improved facilities with an official ceremony.
Animator Virpi Kettu

The art of storytelling is celebrated in county’s libraries

Published 1 November 2018

Libraries across North Yorkshire will celebrate children’s book illustration, comic and digital art in events and workshops during November as part of a regional festival called Reading Pictures: Seeing Stories.
North Yorkshire County Council approved plans earlier this year to replace the traffic lights at the two junctions with two mini roundabouts and put in four new zebra crossings

Bond End road closure details

Published 31 October 2018

The next phase of the junction improvements at Bond End in Knaresborough, which are designed to address air quality concerns, will require road closures.
older people

Adults who use social care asked to give views on charges

Published 31 October 2018

People and their families who use adult social care services in North Yorkshire have the chance to give their views on how they pay for them.
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Awards ceremony celebrates achievements of adult learners

Published 31 October 2018

The achievements of adult learners in Hambleton and Richmondshire have been celebrated at the north area Adult Learner Awards at Northallerton library.
Eight new replacement gritters have been added to the fleet, making a total of 86

Dealing with winter challenges on the roads

Published 31 October 2018

Highways gritting teams are geared up for the challenge of the coming winter on the county’s 5,800 miles of roads.
traffic in Harrogate

Views to be sought to aid congestion consultation decision

Published 31 October 2018

Further analysis of potential solutions to congestion problems in Harrogate and Knaresborough has been completed. The County Council will now seek views to help members decide whether to consult the public.
Somerset Terrace is closed temporarily following the discovery of a void beneath the road

Road closed for investigation after void discovered

Published 31 October 2018

Investigatory excavations are to be carried out in Somerset Terrace, Scarborough, after the discovery of a void beneath the road during public utility works.
Coins

North Yorkshire's long hard road continues on spending pressures

Published 29 October 2018

North Yorkshire still faces a hard road ahead, despite some very welcome one-off funding announced in the autumn budget today.
Dr Lincoln Sargeant with Councillor Caroline Dickinson and Councillor Carl Les leader of the County Council launching Back to the Future at the North Yorkshire Wider Partnership conference in Harrogate

Report looks back to the future

Published 29 October 2018

A new report by North Yorkshire’s Director of Public Health celebrating the progress made in improving the health and wellbeing of people living in the county has been published.