November 2018

a stretch of the footpath after the improvements

Fund supports improvements to popular woodland walk

Published 28 November 2018

Enjoying a woodland path near the village of Goldsborough is now a walk in the park thanks to a partnership between the parish council, county council and Groundwork North Yorkshire.

Racers climb through Filey during 2018 Tour de Yorkshire

County is recommended to support Tour de Yorkshire to 2020

Published 27 November 2018

North Yorkshire is being asked to commit to the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race until 2020, further cementing the region’s growing reputation as the premier location for international events.

County Council staff and local health organisations celebrate the launch of Wellbeing Bags at Skipton library

Libraries offer ‘bags of wellbeing’

Published 26 November 2018

Libraries in Craven are piloting a scheme that offers bags of support for people’s health and wellbeing.

Child with pencil and notebook

Yorkshire and Humber chiefs call for urgent special educational needs funding

Published 26 November 2018

Councils across Yorkshire and the Humber are making an urgent appeal to Government to fund provision fully for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

When trading standards officers executed a warrant at Bailey’s home address they seized more than 5,000 lines

Fake fishing lines catch out eBay seller and manufacturer

Published 23 November 2018

An eBay seller and a fishing manufacturing company and its director were sentenced at York crown court today for supplying counterfeit fly fishing line.

The play area has been created to provide a safe environment for families

Playhouse adds to charity’s facilities

Published 23 November 2018

A playhouse has been added to the impressive facilties at a charity which provides training and work-based activities for adults with learning difficulties across the Hambleton and Richmondshire districts.

The passenger transport team has responded quickly to the service withdrawal

Fleet Services to keep bus services running

Published 21 November 2018

Arrangements have been made for several bus services in the Wetherby area to continue after a bus operator said it could no longer provide them.

The swing bridge has undergone a major refurbishment

Repair work completed at swing bridge

Published 20 November 2018

A major project to repair Cawood swing bridge has been completed and it has reopened to traffic.

permanent repairs under way at Kex Gill

A59 at Kex Gill expected to reopen fully before Christmas

Published 19 November 2018

Work is progressing on the permanent repairs to the A59 at Kex Gill and the road is expected to be fully reopened before Christmas.

The scheme was undertaken by North Yorkshire County Council to address air quality concerns

Bond End junction improvements finished

Published 19 November 2018

The junction improvement work at Bond End in Knaresborough has been completed on schedule and the two new roundabouts are fully open to traffic.

Throughout each phase a road closure and a signposted diversion will be in place

Resurfacing schemes set to start

Published 14 November 2018

Two resurfacing schemes are starting this month in and around Catterick and Richmond. This work will require night-time road closures.

Local residents had raised concerns for some time about crossing the road

Making crossing the road safer

Published 12 November 2018

People wanting to cross the busy A171 Scalby Road in Scarborough to reach a popular footpath will soon be able to do so more safely.

woman with mobile

Tenders invited to strengthen county’s mobile phone coverage

Published 9 November 2018

Tenders are being invited to improve mobile phone coverage in half a dozen locations in North Yorkshire that currently have no 4G coverage.

Bedale High School pupil Tafari reads a letter from the Front during the drama

Children from military families gather for remembrance

Published 9 November 2018

About 700 children and young people from military families in 31 North Yorkshire schools gathered at Ripon Cathedral today (Friday, 9 November) for the seventh annual Service of Remembrance.

art students with the mural

College art students add giant splash of colour to library

Published 9 November 2018

A group of art students from Caedmon College in Whitby have added a glorious splash of colour to the outside of the town’s library.

Drop in and Say Hello as campaign tackles isolation

Published 9 November 2018

Social activities are being held along the North Yorkshire coast during November in the Say Hello Coast campaign, which aims to bring people together to tackle loneliness and isolation.

The poppy is on display until the end of November

Preserved poppy from the Somme

Published 8 November 2018

A perfectly preserved, pressed wild poppy from La Signy Farm, Somme, dated July 1918, has been found In an album filled with verses, photographs and other poignant mementos compiled by military personnel based at No 6 General Hospital in France.

image from Nothing to be Written

Experience life in the First World War virtually at Skipton library

Published 7 November 2018

Skipton library will team up with the BBC to commemorate the end of the First World War on Saturday.

The Haddlesey bridge scheme is now into its sixth week

Bridge repair schemes progressing well

Published 6 November 2018

Two major bridge schemes in the Selby area are progressing well and at the halfway mark are running to schedule.

Drivers asked to park considerately to allow gritters to pass unobstructed

Please don’t obstruct the gritters

Published 6 November 2018

As winter road gritting gets fully under way with night-time temperatures often falling below zero, motorists are being urged to be considerate about where they park their vehicles.

young people

Students could be eligible for grant

Published 5 November 2018

Students from Glusburn or Sutton-in-Craven who are in further education at universities or colleges can apply for a small grant to help to support their studies, thanks to the Sir John Horsfall Exhibition Foundation.

young people

Grants on offer to support students

Published 5 November 2018

Students living in the Harrogate Borough Council area who are currently taking post-16 education courses (2018/19) are being invited to apply for a small grant from a local trust.

The replica football jerseys with the Black Burton kit on the left and Bradford City right

Village’s football tribute to the fallen

Published 5 November 2018

An impromptu game of football between British and German troops in the trenches at Christmas in 1914 will be remembered in a village as part of the commemorations marking 100 years since the end of the First World War.

U3A book launch at Knaresborough library

Published 5 November 2018

Members of the Harrogate U3A (University of the Third Age) Writing for Pleasure group will take over Knaresborough library for the afternoon on Thursday, 15 November.

Daniel Ingram-Brown

Local author to launch children’s book at Knaresborough library

Published 5 November 2018

Daniel Ingram-Brown will launch the final book in the Firebird Chronicles, his trilogy for children, at Knaresborough library on Saturday, 17 November, between 5pm and 6.30pm.

Age UK holds drop-in sessions at Northallerton library

Published 5 November 2018

Age UK North Yorkshire and Darlington (Age UK NYD) is running fortnightly Tuesday community drop-in sessions at Northallerton library.

Talk Money Week poster

Libraries help you make the most of your money

Published 5 November 2018

Libraries across North Yorkshire will celebrate Talk Money Week from 12 to 18 November.

Holly in a scene from the video

Holly wouldn’t change care career for the world

Published 2 November 2018

When Holly left school at 18 her first priority was going out with friends at the weekend.

The Responsible Retailer scheme requires those signed up to ensure laws on age-restricted sales are followed

Energy drink ban introduced for under-16s

Published 1 November 2018

Independent retailers in Colburn have signed up to the Responsible Retailer scheme and agreed to refuse the sale of energy drinks to under-16s in an effort to reduce anti-social behaviour.

The two men were both jailed for three years and nine months

Pair convicted of defrauding vulnerable victims

Published 1 November 2018

Two men have been convicted of conspiring to defraud elderly and vulnerable victims.

three generations of the same family that have attended the school

School officially opens its modernised facilities

Published 1 November 2018

Dishforth Primary School has celebrated the opening of improved facilities with an official ceremony.

Animator Virpi Kettu

The art of storytelling is celebrated in county’s libraries

Published 1 November 2018

Libraries across North Yorkshire will celebrate children’s book illustration, comic and digital art in events and workshops during November as part of a regional festival called Reading Pictures: Seeing Stories.