March 2018

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North Yorkshire libraries put the world’s news at your fingertips

Published 29 March 2018

The world’s largest online newspaper kiosk will be available from 1 April through North Yorkshire libraries.

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Opposition to closure of magistrates’ court

Published 28 March 2018

A plan to close the magistrates court at Northallerton has drawn a critical response from North Yorkshire county councillors.

The film challenges the myth that fostering teenagers is always difficult

Scarborough hosts a special screening

Published 28 March 2018

There is a special screening taking place in Scarborough when Fostering North Yorkshire (FNY) showcases its new film about the rewards to be enjoyed from giving a young person a secure home when they need one.

Lynda Young

Could you be a Rotter?

Published 27 March 2018

In 2015, seven million tonnes of food and drink waste was thrown away from UK homes, over four million tonnes of which was avoidable.

The County Saxophone Ensemble in rehearsal

Young musicians commemorate WW1 centenary

Published 27 March 2018

Hundreds of young musicians, singers and dancers from across North Yorkshire will perform together in a major concert on Thursday (29 March) to mark the centenary year of the end of the First World War.

County Councillor Gareth Dadd, right, with Marc Davies, left, and Howard Wooldridge, of the Ritz cinema in Thirsk

Cinema shows a touch of style

Published 26 March 2018

A volunteer-run cinema in a North Yorkshire town is putting on the Ritz for filmgoers with a fresh and welcoming new foyer.

Anyone who is planning to sell fireworks should contact the trading standards service to arrange for an inspection of their premises and obtain a licence.

Community order for fireworks seller

Published 21 March 2018

A fireworks seller was given a community order with a curfew after pleading guilty to offences of storing them without a licence and failing to provide age warning information.

Teachers Mrs Fenby and Mr Appleby holding the Tour de Yorkshire men’s and women’s trophies, surrounded by children from Filey Junior School.

Tour de Yorkshire trophies are a prize catch

Published 21 March 2018

The Tour de Yorkshire trophies were shown some seaside hospitality when they visited

Hilary Irving and Barry Khan are director and managing director of First Law North.

North Yorkshire is first council in the North to set up legal company

Published 20 March 2018

North Yorkshire County Council has today launched First North Law, becoming the first local authority in the North to trade its legal services.

The work will take place from 19-23 March

Roadworks on B6480 Settle Bridge, Settle

Published 16 March 2018

The B6480 Settle Bridge in Settle will be closed next week for resurfacing and kerb repairs.

Woman using a tablet to access an online service.

Online service helps people find out about support with daily living

Published 14 March 2018

An easy to use online tool designed to help North Yorkshire residents find out if they are eligible for support with daily living tasks has been developed by the County Council.

Say something - and help prevent child sexual exploitation

Published 14 March 2018

Help us unite against child sexual exploitation – that’s the message coming from the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Board (NYSCB) and its partners as they get ready to support a national campaign to protect the county’s children and young people.

The money will be used to connect nearly 400 public sector sites with fibre broadband across 16 towns

£15.1m boost for fibre broadband infrastructure

Published 13 March 2018

A £15.1million boost to North Yorkshire’s digital infrastructure has been revealed in the Chancellor’s spring statement.

The advice is to plan ahead and choose where you want to watch

Start planning for the Tour de Yorkshire

Published 12 March 2018

The fourth Tour de Yorkshire cycle race is getting ready to roll and people in North Yorkshire are being urged to plan ahead to make sure they have a great time watching it.

Judith Hay at Newcastle railways station on her retirement day with colleagues Anna Rea and Julie Firth

Dancing into retirement

Published 9 March 2018

Judith was stopped in her tracks on arrival at Newcastle station as she was greeted with flowers by the station manager who then offered to dance her to her train as the Bay City Roller hit song started up across the station’s loudspeakers.

The bespoke trophies were crafted by Yorkshire company Thomas Fattorini Ltd in the shape of the county’s famous letter ‘Y’

Don’t miss the trophies on tour

Published 8 March 2018

The 2018 Tour de Yorkshire is returning to North Yorkshire and ahead of this year’s race, the county will again welcome the official men’s and women’s trophies when they go on tour on 16 and 19 March.

An aerial view of Allerton Waste Recovery Park

Waste recovery park generates electricity from rubbish

Published 8 March 2018

A waste recovery park for North Yorkshire and York is now fully operational and set to generate enough energy to power 40,000 homes a year from rubbish that would previously have gone into landfill.

Care leaver Sasha wows business leaders with her cake-bake enterprise

Entrepreneurial care leaver wows dragons for business investment

Published 7 March 2018

Cake-baking Sasha, 25, from Pickering, wowed her audience this week when she pitched her idea for a business before a panel of business leaders.

Caedmon College students with Robert Goodwill MP at careers event

MP praises careers programme on visit to Caedmon College

Published 7 March 2018

Students and employers joined forces at Caedmon College Whitby during a recent visit by Robert Goodwill MP to showcase a new initiative to support North Yorkshire’s next generation into thriving careers.

Scarborough social workers deliver food parcels provided by the Rainbow Centre.

Yorkshire grit and resolve see us through the snow

Published 5 March 2018

Our highways teams and adults’ and children’s social care teams pulled out all the stops during last week’s severe snowfall to help to keep the county moving and ensure elderly and vulnerable people received the care they needed.

The Alice-themed garden in Cliff Street will transform an area that is a hotspot for anti-social behaviour into a civic asset

Alice inspires plans for garden wonder

Published 5 March 2018

As the Cheshire Cat said in Lewis Carroll’s book Alice in Wonderland: “Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.’’

The campaign highlights the problems of illicit tobacco which undermines the effectiveness of tobacco control programmes.

Keep it out - and help smokers to give up

Published 5 March 2018

This year’s National No Smoking Day takes place on Wednesday 14 March 2018 and North Yorkshire County Council is marking it with the launch of a campaign designed to tackle the problems caused by the sale of illicit tobacco.

Pupils from St Robert’s School enjoy the snow at East Barnby

It’s fantastic fun in the snow

Published 5 March 2018

The heavy snow opened up a winter wonderland for schoolchildren staying at two North Yorkshire County Council outdoor education centres.

Could you help Callum to get his life on track?

A chance to change a teenager’s life

Published 2 March 2018

Could you do something amazing and change a teenager’s life?

Cllr Helen Swiers (seated, left) and Cllr Elizabeth Shields (seated, right) celebrate the success of Norton Hive Library and Community Hub with volunteers, councillors and members of the Stronger Communities team.

Councillors visit hive of industry

Published 1 March 2018

Volunteer-run community libraries have been a success story and one of those that is setting the pace is the Norton-on-Derwent Hive Library and Community Hub.

Picture shows: At the meeting are (from left, seated) David Bowe, North Yorkshire County Council’s Director of Business and Environmental Services, and Hamish MacLeod, Director of Mobile UK, (standing) Michael Grayson, the County Council’s Programme Manager for Mobile Connectivity; Chris Hankins of Vodafone, Gareth Edwards of Mobile UK; Tom Corcoran of Three; Sarwar Khan of O2; Chris Parkinson of Vodafone, Matt O’Neill, the County Council’s Assistant Director for Growth, Planning and Trading Standards; Alan

Mobile operators and Council explore ways to expand coverage

Published 1 March 2018

Britain’s four major mobile phone operators and the County Council have pledged to work together to improve mobile phone coverage across North Yorkshire.

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Find a fresh perspective on autism at your library

Published 1 March 2018

A new collection of titles will be available in North Yorkshire libraries to celebrate World Autism Awareness Week, which runs from 26 March to 2 April.