September 2018

Bikeability is offered to Year 6 pupils

Council agrees to extra funding for cycle training scheme

Published 28 September 2018

Councillors have approved additional funding to support Bikeability cycle training for school children.

The work is expected to take six weeks

Essential resurfacing to start on A59 bridge

Published 27 September 2018

The council is scheduled to begin essential maintenance on Inghey Bridge, on the A59 about one mile west of Skipton, on 1 October.

Two sisters together

County Council consults on high needs changes

Published 27 September 2018

North Yorkshire County Council has agreed to consult with families, staff and schools on proposals to reshape the high needs budget for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.

UCI World Cycle Championships

County proud to host pinnacle of global cycle racing calendar

Published 26 September 2018

North Yorkshire County Council has welcomed the announcement of the routes for the UCI Road World Championships, which will come to Yorkshire in September 2019.

Repair work taking place at Kex Gill

Permanent repairs for A59 at Kex Gill revealed

Published 26 September 2018

Only one week of closure will be necessary during permanent repairs to the A59 at Kex Gill, it has been revealed.

Some of FNY’s long service carers with Councillor Janet Sanderson and Alan Tucker Placement and Fostering Manager

Foster carers celebrate making a difference

Published 26 September 2018

A group of dedicated people has been celebrating another great year of looking after more than 300 children and young people across the county.

The ban is among measures designed to improve air quality in the area

Level crossing HGV ban consultation extended

Published 25 September 2018

The deadline for responses on whether the experimental 18-month HGV ban on the level crossing between Malton and Norton should be made permanent has been extended.

The work is expected to take 12 weeks

Maintenance work to begin on Haddlesey Bridge

Published 25 September 2018

Work to ensure the safety and structure of Haddlesey Bridge on the A19 at Chapel Haddlesey, south-west of Selby, is scheduled to begin on 1 October.

Go Local promotion

Help to connect people and places

Published 21 September 2018

Could you help connect people and places through community transport? We’re looking for volunteers to join the team.

Government offers extra funding for cycle training scheme

Published 21 September 2018

County councillors are to consider an offer of additional funding to support Bikeability cycle training for school children.

Aimee Walker and Jaz Parkinson

Young voices must he heard, says new youth chair

Published 21 September 2018

The new head of the North Yorkshire Youth Voice Executive has spoken of the importance of all young people in the county knowing that their voices will be heard.

Get online at your local library

Published 21 September 2018

North Yorkshire libraries will be encouraging people to #try1thing as part of Get Online Week from 15 to 21 October.

Library volunteers ride the waves of discovery for Cook celebration

Published 21 September 2018

Great Ayton Discovery Centre is holding an exhibition about Captain Cook to mark the 250th anniversary of the explorer’s first expedition to the South Seas in 1768.

Libraries to turn into Fun Palaces

Published 21 September 2018

North Yorkshire libraries will turn into Fun Palaces for the weekend of 6 and 7 October with free arts, science and cultural activities for everyone.

Restored Tadcaster Bridge at dusk

Vote for Tadcaster Bridge

Published 20 September 2018

The call is out for people across the region to place their vote – not in a new Brexit referendum – but for the reconstruction of Tadcaster Bridge as the world’s favourite engineering achievement.

Libraries support Family Learning Festival

Published 19 September 2018

North Yorkshire libraries will support Family Learning Festival throughout October with events, activities and displays to encourage people to learn something new.

people working on the allotment

Allotment is helping people recover mental health

Published 19 September 2018

Growing and tending vegetables and flowers on a purpose-designed allotment is helping people in the Selby area to recover their mental health.

Cllr Derek Bastiman stands at the start of the stretch of footway that is to be upgraded

Work to begin to improve footway

Published 18 September 2018

Work to improve safety and convenience for pedestrians along a length of footway on the west side of North Street, Scalby, is scheduled to start on 1 October.

Vandals jeopardise action to improve traffic flow

Published 17 September 2018

Vandalism is jeopardising our ability to make informed decisions about future traffic management around Malton and Norton.

kex gill

Permanent repair options for A59 at Kex Gill being finalised

Published 17 September 2018

The County Council and its contractors are finalising the proposals for the permanent repairs required to minimise risks of further slippage on the A59 at Kex Gill until a planned diversion is built.

Don Mackenzie promoting scheme

Commuters encouraged to leave their cars at home

Published 17 September 2018

We are encouraging Scarborough residents and commuters to leave their cars at home at least once a week and walk, cycle or use public transport instead to save time and money and to get fitter.

sign at play area

Funding to help public spaces become smoke-free

Published 14 September 2018

We have reopened our Smokefree Places Fund for organisations responsible for public spaces.

Skipton on Swale bridge

Essential bridge resurfacing to start

Published 14 September 2018

Essential resurfacing is scheduled to begin on the carriageway over Skipton on Swale Bridge on Monday, 24 September.

Kex Gill

Public meeting to announce permanent repairs on A59

Published 12 September 2018

Highways officers and councillors will meet business people and residents from the Kex Gill area this month to inform them of the plans for permanent repairs to the A59 designed to minimise risks of further slippage until a planned diversion is built.

Cawood bridge

Drop in to learn about Cawood swing bridge repairs

Published 12 September 2018

A drop-in session is to be held to let Cawood residents and business people meet the contractors and bridge engineers before repairs begin on the swing bridge.

book bingo card

Eyes down for book bingo at Ripon library

Published 11 September 2018

Avid and aspiring readers of all ages and abilities are being invited to take the Book Bingo challenge at Ripon library.

North Yorkshire agrees special educational needs plan

Published 11 September 2018

North Yorkshire County Council’s Executive has agreed to move forward with a strategic plan for the transformation of special educational needs and disabilities provision.

smoker in bed

Smoking will kill one in two – Don’t be the 1

Published 10 September 2018

Thousands of smokers in North Yorkshire who underestimate the risk of smoking cutting their lives short are being urged to stop for the sake of their families in a hard-hitting campaign by Breathe 2025.

Welsh Trading Standards and Police and National Markets Group members seizing counterfeit goods destined for sellers on social media

County trials initiative to curb sale of fake goods on social media

Published 7 September 2018

North Yorkshire has provided the trial location for a national initiative that aims to protect consumers and small businesses from the harm caused by the growing trade in fake goods on social media buy-and-sell groups.

Cigarettes are age restricted to protect the health of young people

Warning after cigarettes sold to 15-year-olds

Published 7 September 2018

Sixteen out of 47 retailers sold cigarettes to a 15-year-old in a recent test purchase survey by the County Council's Trading Standards.

Retailer ordered to pay fine and costs

Retailer prosecuted for supplying illicit tobacco

Published 7 September 2018

Retailer Mardin Abdulla Kerim, of Castle Road, Scarborough, has pleaded guilty to supplying illicit tobacco to customers.

scanner being demonstrated

New scanners prove a hit with local historians

Published 6 September 2018

State-of-the-art digital microfilm scanners installed by North Yorkshire County Council at libraries in Harrogate, Northallerton, Ripon, Scarborough, Selby and Skipton are proving a hit with family and local historians.

A map of phase 3 properties

Superfast broadband progress mapped out

Published 6 September 2018

The properties which will receive superfast broadband under Phase 3 of the county council’s programme have been identified.

officers at launch of report

County’s action on mobile coverage highlighted in industry report

Published 6 September 2018

The forward-thinking actions of North Yorkshire County Council to improve mobile phone connectivity across the county are highlighted in a report by the mobile industry body that calls on all councils to play their part.

The design for the new junctions at Bond End

Work at Bond End junctions set to start

Published 5 September 2018

Work on the new road layout at the Bond End junctions in Knaresborough begins on Monday, 10 September.

Stepney Road in Scarborough

Resurfacing work to start in resort

Published 4 September 2018

Essential resurfacing work is to be undertaken in Scarborough by the County Council during September and October.

Sharron Cooney Justine Brooksbank and the Bishop of Ripon

Liftshare scheme set to zoom ahead

Published 4 September 2018

The Liftshare project in Masham, launched in May last year, is moving up a gear to help to improve transport links, build stronger communities, reduce isolation and help with regular employment travel.

rural scene

Committee raises concerns about rural access to banking

Published 4 September 2018

The chair of our Corporate and Partnerships Overview and Scrutiny Committee has raised concerns about access to face-to-face banking services in rural parts of the county with the government.

library interior

Volunteering opportunities behind the scenes at the library

Published 4 September 2018

North Yorkshire Libraries service is looking for volunteers to support its bibliographic services team at the library headquarters in Northallerton.