Latest news from North Yorkshire County Council

Selby High school science lab

New school science facilities help aspiring scientists

Published 19 January 2022

Students at a North Yorkshire secondary have received a boost to their studies after two laboratories were renovated to provide them with the latest science facilities.

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North Yorkshire faces tough decision to use cash reserves

Published 19 January 2022

North Yorkshire faces having to draw on its cash reserves to meet service demand as it sets its final budget before the new unitary council for the county comes into effect from 1 April 2023

Station parade visulisation

Town centres in line for biggest investment in decades

Published 18 January 2022

The town centres of Harrogate, Selby and Skipton are in line for their biggest investment in decades.

Arial view of Overdale Community Primary

Landmark school brings light, air and space to support teaching and learning

Published 18 January 2022

Children at Overdale Community Primary in Eastfield, Scarborough, can enjoy the benefits of both space and state-of-the-art ventilation in their new £6 million school.

Rishi Sunak MP with Sean Royce and Alastair Taylor and Cllr Carl Les

Village is first to ‘go live’ in new phase of Superfast North Yorkshire

Published 18 January 2022

Residents of Picton can now access ultrafast broadband speeds thanks to a mixture of fibre and wireless connectivity as phase four of the Superfast North Yorkshire rollout begins.

Brompton Hall School

Proposals to offer more places at special school to pupils with SEMH needs

Published 17 January 2022

A public consultation has been proposed on offering daytime education at a residential special school to a broader range of pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and making it co-educational.

Holocaust Memorial Day library display

Libraries to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day

Published 17 January 2022

North Yorkshire’s library service is joining the national commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27 with a series of events.

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Time’s up for fake watch seller

Published 13 January 2022

Watch seller James Lum and the Watch Cabin Limited were sentenced at York Crown Court today.

Bainbridge in North Yorkshire

Executive supports revised 20mph speed limit policy

Published 11 January 2022

Executive county councillors today unanimously supported a revised 20mph speed limit policy for North Yorkshire that will place a greater focus on active, sustainable travel, such as cycling and walking, and encouraging a sense of place.

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Still time to make your voice heard on tough budget choices

Published 11 January 2022

Tough choices face North Yorkshire county councillors in the coming weeks as they decide on the authority’s budget for the year ahead, including setting the level of council tax.

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Northallerton library hosts fire safety event

Published 11 January 2022

A community drop-in event to promote electrical fire safety is to be held at Northallerton library later this month.

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County at forefront of innovation to link social care and health services

Published 11 January 2022

Social care workers in North Yorkshire are in the vanguard of a pioneering partnership between health organisations and local authorities to join up support for people needing care.

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North Yorkshire heads into emergency planning for Omicron

Published 7 January 2022

As hospital numbers rise from the impact of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, the region’s leaders are urging people to renew their resolution to get vaccinated and boosted.

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Consultation on partnership to provide highly rated sexual health services

Published 6 January 2022

A public consultation starts this week about a long-term partnership to deliver sexual health services across North Yorkshire.

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Measures in place to enable face-to-face teaching to continue where possible

Published 5 January 2022

Plans are in place to ensure children and young people continue to receive face-to-face education in North Yorkshire, whilst minimising the spread of the Omicron variant in schools.

A bus travelling to Whitby in North Yorkshire

Give your views on how to create better bus services

Published 5 January 2022

People in North Yorkshire are being invited to give their views on the countywide improvements they would like to see to improve bus services across North Yorkshire.

A person getting their booster vaccine in North Yorkshire

Christmas plea for residents to get boosted

Published 24 December 2021

Get your Covid booster jab now – this is the urgent message from North Yorkshire’s leaders as the county braces itself for a surge in Omicron infections

Scarborough Music Centre concert

Young musicians’ first concert in 18 months

Published 23 December 2021

For the first time in 18 months students from Scarborough Music Centre have come together to play a Christmas concert.

Reboot donations

Support needed to get more North Yorkshire residents online

Published 23 December 2021

North Yorkshire residents are being asked to offer support to a campaign that has provided online access to many people for the first time since it was launched early this year.

Tracker filling a gritter

Yorkshire’s grit – from rock to road

Published 23 December 2021

North Yorkshire’s gritting fleet covers thousands of miles every time the county’s roads need to be treated – and it does so with salt that is mined on our doorstep.

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Builder jailed after successful Trading Standards investigation

Published 22 December 2021

A rogue trader who stopped home improvement work after his North Yorkshire client had paid a £11,500 deposit has been sent to prison for 10 months at York Crown Court after admitting fraud and a consumer protection offence.

Installing wifi in Knaresborough

Public access Wi-Fi goes live in Knaresborough

Published 22 December 2021

Knaresborough is the latest town centre to see the introduction of free public access Wi-Fi aimed at increasing footfall as more people are encouraged to work from home.

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Thirsk footpath reopens for Christmas thanks to temporary repairs

Published 21 December 2021

The footpath connecting St James Green with Marage Road in Thirsk has reopened following temporary repairs.

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Day or Night, Sleep Right is the message to families

Published 21 December 2021

New parents are being reminded to sleep safely with their baby if staying with relatives or drinking alcohol this Christmas, as part of the Day or Night, Sleep Right campaign.

Scalby Road

Finish line is in sight for £4m Scarborough junction improvements

Published 21 December 2021

A £4m junction improvement scheme to ease congestion and improve safety in Scarborough is almost complete as the final phase of work begins next month.

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Broughton Bridge reopens after major restoration scheme

Published 20 December 2021

A major repair scheme on Broughton Bridge off the A59 in Skipton has been completed.

Rural housing in North Yorkshire

Rural task force sets out its levelling up ambitions

Published 20 December 2021

A rural task force for North Yorkshire has vowed to take forward a levelling up agenda for the county.

Court hammer

Tarmac fraudster ordered to repay criminal gains of more than £0.5m

Published 20 December 2021

Convicted fraudster Thomas Mounsey had assets of more than £500,000 confiscated when he appeared today (20 December) at Teesside Crown Court for an asset confiscation hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Christmas closures

Support available for those that need it over the holidays

Published 20 December 2021

Residents are being reassured that support will be on hand for those that need it over the Christmas and New Year period.

Road camera at Greenhow

More weather stations installed to keep traffic moving this winter

Published 20 December 2021

North Yorkshire has increased its number of roadside weather stations on some of the county’s highest and most remote roads to alert drivers to treacherous conditions before they begin their journey.