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A file photo of a Covid testing site in North Yorkshire

Full-time Covid-19 testing site to open in Malton

Published 30 March 2021

A Covid-19 local test site is to open in Wentworth Street Car Park in Malton as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to increase testing.

Commissioners at their most recent session, where they considered housing issues.

Rural Commission calls for evidence affecting schools and education

Published 11 March 2020

Challenges facing schools in North Yorkshire will be the latest focus for North Yorkshire’s independent Rural Commission.

School bus with young people exiting

North Yorkshire consults on home-to-school transport

Published 28 February 2020

Families in North Yorkshire who use home to school transport are being consulted on revised arrangements regarding charges and the use of vehicles.

Photo real sketched portrait of Sir George Cayley, as an older man, published in 1843

Celebrating The ‘Father of Flight’

Published 28 February 2020

Sir George Cayley is in the spotlight as part of the campaign to showcase Great North Yorkshire Sons and Daughters.

Karl Battersby, who succeeds David Bowe as Corporate Director of Business and Environmental Services (BES) at North Yorkshire County Council

New Director set to take key role in England’s largest county

Published 17 January 2020

The person who will take on responsibilities including managing North Yorkshire’s 5,350 miles of highways, the disposal of more than 300,000 tonnes of waste per year and the county’s leading edge trading standards team is looking forward to the challenge.

Residents are being urged to banish the winter blues by getting active every day for RED (Run Every Day) January.

Banish the winter blues with RED January

Published 20 December 2019

Residents are being urged to banish the winter blues by getting active every day for RED (Run Every Day) January.

The area around Clapham Primary School.

A consultation is to take place on closure of Dales school with ten pupils

Published 20 December 2019

A consultation on closure of a small North Yorkshire primary school will now go ahead following a decision this week.

The Christmas tree in Northallerton

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Northallerton town square

Published 28 November 2019

Christmas spirit shone through in a united effort by councils and a business group to ensure that Northallerton will now have a real festive tree in the town’s square this year and every year.

One of the approaches that is to be resurfaced

Roundabout approaches to be resurfaced

Published 28 November 2019

Vital road resurfacing around the A64/A169 roundabout near Malton is scheduled to begin on Monday, 9 December.

Bikes in a rack at a school

Students invited to champion safe and sustainable travel

Published 26 November 2019

Secondary school students in three North Yorkshire towns are being invited to become advocates for active, responsible and safe travel in their school communities.

B1258 Malton Road at West Knapton closed for roadworks

Essential road maintenance to be carried out in Ryedale

Published 15 November 2019

A road near Malton is to close while essential resurfacing work takes place.

The County Council’s head of Looked after Children, Leaving Care and Youth Justice Vicky Metheringham, Early Help apprentice Jade Taylor, Leaving Care manager Maggie Allen and Accommodation and Opportunity manager on the Leaving Care team, Nicki Watkinson.

Selected for national project to improve support for young adults leaving care

Published 22 October 2019

North Yorkshire has been selected to join an innovative national project which will employ care leavers as consultants to improve services.

Educational trusts have registered their interest in opening a county council-commissioned special free school for the Selby area.

Trusts step forward for new Selby free school

Published 18 October 2019

Educational trusts have registered their interest in opening a county council-commissioned special free school for the Selby area.

Avid and aspiring readers of all ages and abilities are being invited to take the Book Bingo challenge at libraries this autumn.

Eyes down for Book Bingo at North Yorkshire libraries

Published 23 September 2019

Avid and aspiring readers of all ages and abilities are being invited to take the Book Bingo challenge at libraries this autumn.

Cllr Patrick Mulligan, North Yorkshire’s Executive Member for Education and Skills

County Council to consider new plan for reducing school exclusions

Published 17 September 2019

North Yorkshire’s schools and the county council have worked together to finalise a new model for Alternative Provision which schools can use at the earliest stage to support children at risk of exclusion and keep them as part of the school community.

An 18 tonne gritter bedecked in rainbow colours and sporting the slogan ‘North Yorkshire Salt of the Earth’ is to feature in the first-ever UCI Road World Championships publicity caravan.

North Yorkshire shows its grit for the World Cycling Championships

Published 16 September 2019

An 18-tonne gritter bedecked in rainbow colours and sporting the slogan ‘North Yorkshire Salt of the Earth’ is to feature in the first-ever UCI Road World Championships publicity caravan.

Front row, Mandy Bishop with pupils from Mill Hill Primary School in Northallerton. Back row from left, North Yorkshire County Council leader, Cllr Carl Les and Hambleton District Council leader, Cllr Mark Robson and Hambleton District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Cllr Bridget Fortune

World champion cyclist inspires North Yorkshire children with her story

Published 10 September 2019

School children heard the story of a champion cyclist, who started out cycling on a shopper bicycle and had to be persuaded by her father to enter her first race at 13 – before becoming a world-beating winner just a few years later.

Children’s poet and author Joseph Coelho visited Northallerton library on Wednesday (7 August) as part of his quest to visit a library in every library authority in the UK. His aim is to encourage as many people as possible to join their local library.

Author embarks on library-joining marathon

Published 8 August 2019

A popular children’s author and champion of local libraries is taking on a marathon challenge to celebrate the vital role libraries play in our community.

Temporary bridge arrives on low loader on the B6270

Work goes on to support flood-stricken communities

Published 7 August 2019

Recovery work following last week’s devastating floods in the upper Yorkshire Dales continues apace as communities and agencies pull together to help stricken residents and reconnect affected villages.

North Yorkshire’s engineers have designed temporary replacements for bridges which were severely damaged in last week’s floods, as they work to reconnect Dales communities as quickly as possible.

Temporary bridges to replace river crossings destroyed in flooding

Published 6 August 2019

North Yorkshire’s engineers have designed temporary replacements for bridges which were severely damaged in last week’s floods, as they work to reconnect Dales communities as quickly as possible.

Businesses are preparing to make the most of the influx of visitors to Harrogate during the UCI Road World Championships.

Harrogate plans ahead for UCI Road World Championships

Published 22 July 2019

Businesses in Harrogate say they are preparing to make the most of opportunities this autumn, as the town prepares to welcome the equivalent of the cycling world cup.

Pictured, members of the Eastfield Eagles Dojo, who qualified for the GKR Karate World Cup, with Cllr Tony Randerson

Councillor helps talented karate students reach international contest

Published 15 July 2019

A COUNCILLOR has helped a group of karate students from Scarborough take their place at a prestigious international karate contest.

Linda and Rob Baines with Ringway gully operative Simon Mole at the drain

Council to the rescue after wedding ring drama

Published 5 July 2019

Council contractors came to the rescue when a woman’s wedding ring slipped off her finger and rolled into a drain.

Pupils singing under the arches with Ian Bangay conducting

Dales pupils hit the right notes in community music project

Published 5 July 2019

Primary school pupils from seven Yorkshire Dales schools have been working with the county music service on a project that resulted in a big sing under the arches of Ribblehead viaduct.

Patrick Christopher Dunne, 20, of Griff Park Travellers’ Site, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, was sentenced to two years and nine months

Roofer who targeted elderly and vulnerable jailed

Published 21 June 2019

A roofer who targeted elderly and vulnerable people, charging thousands of pounds for work that often did not need carrying out, has been jailed after a successful prosecution by North Yorkshire’s Trading Standards team.

Scalby Road in Scarborough part of which has collapsed

Ground collapse leads to extension of roadworks

Published 19 June 2019

Work on a main road through Scarborough has been extended after areas of ground beneath the road were found to have collapsed.

At the awards are (from left) host Shonette Bason-Wood from Spread the Happiness Educators; Saskia Aucott from Iken; senior HR advisor Sarah Barron; Sarah France-Gorton, principal adviser Resourcing Solutions; senior HR advisor Keeley Metcalfe; and Head of HR (Commercial) Haroon Rashid.

Work to help coastal schools recruit teachers wins national award

Published 29 May 2019

Innovative work to help schools on North Yorkshire’s coast recruit and retain teachers has been recognised with a national award.