September 2019

Richard Flinton, chief executive of North Yorkshire County Council, and John Nicholson, director of Ringway, with the decorated gritter.

Great finish for UCI despite weather

Published 29 September 2019

North Yorkshire delivers a great finish for the World Road Championships despite extreme weather

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Work to begin on £15.1m scheme to boost digital connections

Published 27 September 2019

Work is to begin on a £15.1m scheme to improve North Yorkshire’s digital infrastructure and to enable innovations in areas like health and education.

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Words, art and music for World Mental Health Day at library

Published 27 September 2019

Scarborough library will mark World Mental Health Day with a book launch, art exhibition and music on Thursday, 10 October.

children working with computers

Enter the Fun Palaces at county libraries

Published 26 September 2019

Fun Palaces are being created at libraries across the county on Saturday, 5 October, to offer the whole family an opportunity to have a go at something new.

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Governors request consultation to close Stillington primary school

Published 25 September 2019

Governors of Stillington Community Primary School have voted to seek to consult on the school’s closure after numbers of children attending have fallen to 18.

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Libraries Week: why it’s a month-long celebration in North Yorkshire

Published 24 September 2019

Libraries across North Yorkshire are extending the national celebration of Libraries Week across the whole of October; thanks to the abundance of events on offer.

Zuzana McGeever with a resident at Station View

North Yorkshire steps up support for EU citizens to apply for settled status

Published 23 September 2019

North Yorkshire is stepping up support and urging EU citizens living and working in the county to apply for pre-settled or settled status – ideally before October 31st.

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.

Get Ready for Brexit

Published 20 September 2019

When the UK leaves the European Union (EU), there may be changes that affect you.

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Trace your ancestry at Pickering library

Published 20 September 2019

Ryedale Family History Group is encouraging anyone wanting to delve into their ancestry to go along to free one-to-one sessions at Pickering library.

Members of the Open Country Tandem Cycling Club with Cllr Jim Clark

North Yorkshire gets ready to welcome world para-cycling event

Published 19 September 2019

Months worth of work in local communities - to prepare for the first ever international para-cycling contest to run alongside the UCI world championships – will come to fruition this Saturday.

Grantham Arms in Boroughbridge with UCI Road World Championship decorations

Boroughbridge dresses up to welcome cycling championships

Published 19 September 2019

Miniature bikes, strings of bright bunting and knitted winners’ jerseys adorn Boroughbridge as the community prepares to welcome a world cycling event.

Cllr Dickinson with Ged Wilkinson and Living Well team members Sarah Parkinson and Scott Chapman

New support for smokers who want to stop

Published 18 September 2019

September is the time of year when many smokers think of joining the national Stoptober challenge to stop – and this year there’s a new support service for people in North Yorkshire who want to give up the habit.

work under way last year to repair the A59 at Kex Gill after movement in the carriageway

Chance to see progress on realignment of A59 at Kex Gill

Published 18 September 2019

Residents and businesspeople are being invited to a series of public events at which they can see plans for the realignment of the A59 at Kex Gill and speak to the professionals behind the scheme.

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Notice of by-election for Upper Dales County Council Division

Published 17 September 2019

Following the sad and untimely death of County Councillor John Blackie, a by-election has been called for the vacant Upper Dales County Council Division.

Hearing loss information drop-ins at Northallerton library

Published 17 September 2019

Whether you’re just noticing hearing problems or have lived with them for years, Action on Hearing is holding monthly drop-in sessions at Northallerton library.

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.

Share your views on junction improvements in Scarborough

Share your views on junction improvements in Scarborough

Published 11 September 2019

Residents are being asked to give their views on planned junction improvements at two locations in Scarborough.

Friends, residents and staff working on Station View’s new garden.

Garden brings joy to innovative short-break centre

Published 11 September 2019

New life is being breathed into Station View, a community service in the heart of Starbeck which serves people from right across Harrogate and the surrounding towns and villages.

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.

Front row, Mandy Bishop with pupils from Mill Hill Primary School in Northallerton. Back row from left, North Yorkshire County Council leader, Cllr Carl Les and Hambleton District Council leader, Cllr Mark Robson and Hambleton District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Cllr Bridget Fortune

World champion cyclist inspires North Yorkshire children with her story

Published 10 September 2019

School children heard the story of a champion cyclist, who started out cycling on a shopper bicycle and had to be persuaded by her father to enter her first race at 13 – before becoming a world-beating winner just a few years later.

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Have a go at something new at your library this month

Published 6 September 2019

Have a Go Month has kicked off with opportunities across the county for adults to rediscover the joy of learning.

people on the newly opened temporary route on Grinton Moor

Vital local link road on cycling championships route reopens

Published 6 September 2019

A temporary culvert and road has been built in weeks by County Council engineers and contractors after a masonry bridge on the C106 on the forthcoming UCI World Road Championship route was destroyed by flood water.

Kallum Takacs who has gained gardening work after a supported internship

Major employers help young people with SEND move into work

Published 6 September 2019

Major employers will be helping to raise the aspirations of young people in North Yorkshire with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) at a series of careers events around the county.

UCI preperations in Knaresborough

Knaresborough prepares for the world stage

Published 5 September 2019

A town is planning two weekends of celebrations during a world cycling event – including a “Party in the Castle”, talks at the cave of a 13th century hermit, a “fake festival”, film screenings and plethora of other entertainment.

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North Yorkshire welcomes extra cash to relieve funding pressures

Published 5 September 2019

North Yorkshire welcomes significant additional funds the Government has announced for the county council’s priority services today following a year of intense lobbying.

interior of Harrogate library

Learn together at the library

Published 4 September 2019

Harrogate library is offering people the opportunity to learn together when taking advantage of online courses offered by digital education platform FutureLearn.

County Bridge

New street lights to be installed on bridge

Published 3 September 2019

New street lights are to be installed on County Bridge between Malton and Norton.

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Consultation begins on tuition for children with medical needs

Published 3 September 2019

A public consultation is under way on proposals to increase the education provided to children and young people who can’t attend school because of medical needs.

MMR poster

Appeal to keep up to date with routine vaccinations

Published 3 September 2019

Families with children going to school for the first time are being asked to check that they are up-to-date with routine vaccinations, including the important combined Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) jab.

highw ater at County Bridge

Residents invited to learn more about flood risk work

Published 2 September 2019

Residents of Malton, Norton and Old Malton are being invited to a drop-in session to find out about the local flood risk management scheme and solutions to tackle flooding in the area.

Brocka Beck Bridge

Essential bridge works to start on A169

Published 2 September 2019

Essential maintenance is to be carried out on Brocka Beck Bridge on the A169 near Goathland.