April 2017

Breastfeeding support group in North Yorkshire.

Chatty new friend for breastfeeding mums

Published 27 April 2017

The County Council is supporting a new breastfeeding initiative from Start4Life, a Public Health England programme which helps parents and parents-to-be to make healthy lifestyle choices.

North Yorkshire foster carer at Foster Care Fortnight event.

Join Fostering North Yorkshire and transform lives

Published 26 April 2017

Find out more about Foster Care Fortnight and fostering children and young people.

North Yorkshire youth have been elected to the UK Youth Parliament.

Trio elected to represent North Yorkshire's young people

Published 24 April 2017

Three young people have been elected to represent the views of thousands of others throughout North Yorkshire on the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP).

A road in North Yorkshire that will receive surface dressing

Surface dressing under way to protect roads across the county

Published 21 April 2017

North Yorkshire County Council's annual programme of surface dressing to maintain and protect roads is under way.

Tour de Yorkshire trophy at the finish line.

Prepare for Tour de Yorkshire

Published 20 April 2017

The County Council is asking people intending to watch Stage Two of the race as it passes through the Harrogate and Selby districts to plan ahead to make the most of the event.

Skipwith Common Ponds received a grant to enhance landscapes and habitats.

Fund supports schemes to enhance landscape and habitats

Published 19 April 2017

Five projects to enhance the landscape and wildlife habitats to the south-east of Selby have been awarded grants.

Bilton and Woodfield community library is reopening soon.

Celebrate Bilton and Woodfield Community Library's reopening

Published 18 April 2017

Local residents are invited to the library to celebrate the official reopening of the library after recent maintenance work and to view artworks created during the recent Creative Residencies project.

Young person writing story in North Yorkshire.

Young writers and artists could see their zines published

Published 18 April 2017

Young people in Craven are being given the chance to see their writing and art published in a zine-making competition being run at the Skipton library.

Two children in a primary school in North Yorkshire.

Most North Yorkshire families secure first primary school preference

Published 18 April 2017

This year, more than 95 per cent of parents or carers of primary age children secured their first school preference in North Yorkshire.

Bentham library is moving to a new location in North Yorkshire.

Bentham library is on the move

Published 13 April 2017

Bentham Library and Customer Services Centre is on the move.

The Tour de Yorkshire is taking place throughout North Yorkshire.

Make the most of the Tour de Yorkshire 2017

Published 13 April 2017

The third Tour de Yorkshire over the Bank Holiday weekend, Friday 28 April to Sunday 30 April, is a great chance to get out and about in North Yorkshire to see a world class field of cyclists taking part.

Stuart Carlton will join the County Council to lead its children's services.

New Director of Children's Services for North Yorkshire

Published 12 April 2017

County Council members will be asked to approve the appointment of a new director of the children and young people's service next month, following a recommendation to appoint Stuart Carlton to the post.

Two children in primary school in North Yorkshire.

Council welcomes announcement of two new primary schools

Published 12 April 2017

North Yorkshire County Council has welcomed an announcement by the Government that two new schools in North Yorkshire are among bids approved for more than 130 free schools across the country.

Cyclists in the Tour de Yorkshire in North Yorkshire.

East Coast road closures for Tour de Yorkshire

Published 11 April 2017

Scarborough will play host to the finish of Stage One of the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire on Friday, 28 April.

Surface dressing will take place soon in North Yorkshire.

Surface dressing to begin to protect roads in Hambleton

Published 5 April 2017

We will begin our annual programme of surface dressing to maintain and protect roads in Hambleton on Monday, 10 April.

Students at Carnagill Primary School in North Yorkshire.

A red, white and blue day to remember

Published 5 April 2017

Primary schoolchildren turned their studies red, white and blue as they learned about 100 years of women in the military and the end of the First World War.

The Tour de Yorkshire Trophies were welcomed to Harrogate with open arms when they visited this week.

Tour trophies cross the finish line

Published 4 April 2017

The Tour de Yorkshire Trophies were welcomed to Harrogate with open arms when they visited this week.

Selby swing bridge on the A63 bypass is to close for one day for urgent repairs.

Bridge to close for repairs

Published 4 April 2017

Selby swing bridge on the A63 bypass is to close for one day for urgent repairs.

North Yorkshire County Council will begin its annual programme of surface dressing to maintain and protect roads in the Selby area on Saturday, 8 April.

Surface dressing to begin to protect roads in Selby area

Published 3 April 2017

North Yorkshire County Council will begin its annual programme of surface dressing to maintain and protect roads in the Selby area on Saturday, 8 April.

Students at primary school in North Yorkshire.

Urgent action pledged for Skipton Parish school improvement

Published 3 April 2017

Skipton Parish Church of England (VC) Primary School is setting out a clear plan for urgent and rapid improvement after Ofsted placed the school in special measures last month.

The County Council has officially launched a ground-breaking partnership to safeguard vulnerable children and young people.

Partnership to protect children launched

Published 3 April 2017

The County Council has officially launched a ground-breaking partnership to safeguard vulnerable children and young people.