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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.

North Yorkshire 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.

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.

A fully developed action plan is now in place for Clapham Church of England Primary School in Craven which heralds a can-do culture for the village school. File picture.

Clapham takes action with can-do leadership

Published 11 September 2019

A fully developed action plan is now in place for Clapham Church of England Primary School in Craven which heralds a can-do culture for the village school.

North Yorkshire chief executive Richard Flinton

‘Chancellor’s one-year spending review must deal with the real risks’

Published 12 August 2019

After the announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, that there won't now be a comprehensive spending review, North Yorkshire County Council is calling for clear and positive action to tackle the biggest pressures facing local government.

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.

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.

Pictured; From left, Chief Executive of Yorkshire 2019, Andy Hindley, Richmondshire District Council’s deputy leader, Cllr Helen Grant, Hambleton District Council’s portfolio holder for leisure, Cllr Bridget Fortune and North Yorkshire County Council leader, Cllr Carl Les

Countdown until arrival of global cycling championships

Published 14 June 2019

It’s now 100 days until the start of the UCI Road World Championships; when top athletes and fans from around the globe will head to Yorkshire for cycling’s equivalent of the World Cup.

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