September 2020

Winter gritting service becomes more efficient and cost-effective

Published 25 September 2020

A more efficient winter gritting service in North Yorkshire has been agreed, resulting in significant savings without compromising on safety.

North Yorkshire leaders urge traders to play their part

Published 25 September 2020

Hospitality, leisure and tourism industries and their customers are urged to pull out all the stops and continue to play their part by following the latest Covid-19 guidance and regulations to keep people safe and avoid more serious lockdown measures.

Volunteers at Skipton library uncover the town’s hidden history

Published 24 September 2020

Local history volunteers at Skipton library have been busy during lockdown, transcribing and digitising documents that reveal the town’s rich history.

North Yorkshire libraries celebrate National Poetry Day

Published 24 September 2020

A North Yorkshire poet will host a virtual reading to celebrate National Poetry Day on Thursday, October 1.

Photograph of Great Ayton Friends’ School, founded by Thomas Richardson in 1841

Pioneer helped to establish North Yorkshire as a great place to learn

Published 20 September 2020

A man who rose from humble beginnings to financial success went on to have a huge impact on the village of Great Ayton and the wider region by investing his wealth back into his home town is being celebrated in the Great North Yorkshire Sons and Daughters

Advice on care home visits and further support

Published 19 September 2020

Our Director of Health and Adult Services, Richard Webb, has written to all care providers to update them in the light of rising Covid-19 infection rates across the county.

Direct appeal to public of North Yorkshire as two areas put on covid watch list

Published 18 September 2020

A significant, focussed and united effort is required by communities across North Yorkshire if parts of the county are to avoid more serious intervention measures being put in place.

Youth Justice Service praised in national probation report

Published 18 September 2020

As only one of four high performing councils allowed to diverge from national regulations and pilot creative approaches to youth justice, North Yorkshire’s Youth Justice Service has received high praise.

Lady recycling bottles at Northallerton HWRC

North Yorkshire thanks residents for continued recycling

Published 18 September 2020

Residents who have continued to reduce, reuse and recycle despite all that has happened this year are being thanked during Recycle Week (September 21 to 27).

Act now, save lives, protect schools, support businesses

Published 16 September 2020

Everyone in North Yorkshire must act now to save lives, protect jobs and the economy and ensure schools can stay open, in the face of rising infection rates of covid-19 in the county.

Funding for local projects to improve mental health

Published 15 September 2020

National funding has been secured for grassroots projects in North Yorkshire which promote good mental health.

Concerns over rise in cases of coronavirus in Selby district

Published 12 September 2020

North Yorkshire public health officials are urging residents in the Selby area to take extra care to follow hygiene and safety measures, following a significant rise in the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the district.

New training hub launched to improve mental health and wellbeing

Published 11 September 2020

A new hub has been launched to deliver mental health and suicide awareness training across North Yorkshire.

Voluntary organisations would put ‘power of local’ at heart of new council

Published 11 September 2020

Voluntary and community organisations in North Yorkshire have heard how they would be given a stronger voice at the heart of a new single council for the county.

Strong, determined effort needed to turn tide on Covid-19 cases

Published 11 September 2020

A determined, united effort is needed across York and North Yorkshire, with everyone pulling together to steer the county away from the escalating numbers of Covid-19 cases, if we are to avoid the sort of lockdowns we are seeing elsewhere.

Dalton Bridge flooding improvement scheme to begin this month

Published 10 September 2020

Additional work on the Dalton Bridge and Highway Flood Alleviation Scheme will begin later this month.

Region needs sufficient scale to succeed, says business body

Published 10 September 2020

A body representing business leaders across York and North Yorkshire is backing a single council for the county under forthcoming local government reorganisation.

Pupils settle into first week of school

Published 9 September 2020

Pupils have been returning to school in North Yorkshire all this week and are quickly becoming familiar with the new arrangements in place.

Greater vigilance demanded as county’s Covid-19 cases escalate

Published 9 September 2020

Everyone in North Yorkshire is being urged to redouble their vigilance and adhere strictly to the key Covid-19 safety messages as the number of cases across the county increases.

North Yorkshire’s home library service resumes

Published 7 September 2020

Avid readers across North Yorkshire have praised the home library service for its continued support as lockdown restrictions are relaxed.

Essential road maintenance under way in Kirkbymoorside

Published 7 September 2020

Residents and visitors to Tinley Garth in Kirkbymoorside are being warned of possible disruption to their journeys during essential road maintenance works.

County’s local business directory hits 750 sign-ups

Published 7 September 2020

Buy Local, North Yorkshire’s local business directory, is celebrating 750 local suppliers signing up.

Play about county’s secret war role will support local drama groups

Published 6 September 2020

During the Second World War, the Harrogate area had a little-known role at the centre of a secret plan to protect the Royal Family.

Chance for businesses to hear plans for county’s future

Published 6 September 2020

Business leaders in North Yorkshire are being invited to learn more about how the future shape of local government and the subsequent devolution could benefit them.

Boost for organisations helping communities recover

Published 3 September 2020

Organisations which support the most vulnerable and those facing hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic in North Yorkshire will receive extra funding to boost their efforts.

North Yorkshire libraries press ahead with phased reopening

Published 3 September 2020

Libraries across North Yorkshire are reopening more outlets and services with customer safety at the forefront.

School transport measures in place ready for return to school in North Yorkshire

Published 3 September 2020

Home to school transport will resume next week in North Yorkshire, with extra hygiene measures in place for the start of the Autumn term.

Work to begin on permanent repairs to bridges destroyed by floods

Published 3 September 2020

Permanent repairs to bridges destroyed during catastrophic flooding in the Yorkshire Dales in summer 2019 is about to start.

The North Yorkshire whisky distillery with a Scottish thumbs-up

Published 2 September 2020

As the county lifts out of lockdown, North Yorkshire County Council is supporting local businesses to get back on their feet.

North Yorkshire’s coronavirus safety messages are on the move

Published 2 September 2020

North Yorkshire is reinforcing coronavirus safety messages with digital screen advertising in a bid to keep its communities safe during the continuing pandemic.

North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children partnership

Safeguarding Partnership recommendations taken on board, following review of events leading to convictions

Published 2 September 2020

Children and young people’s safeguarding practice in North Yorkshire has been reviewed and improved further, since the arrest and conviction of two Northallerton teenagers on serious charges in 2018.

Junction upgrade will support future growth

Published 1 September 2020

Work is scheduled to begin this month on a multi-million-pound project that will support the future growth of the Harrogate and Knaresborough areas.

Meet the family whose volunteer efforts helped keep a village running

Published 1 September 2020

Members of a family in a North Yorkshire village have worked together to help their community by each volunteering to keep a vital service on its feet.

Norton HIVE wins Library of the Year award

Published 1 September 2020

Staff and customers at Norton HIVE library and community hub are celebrating after it won North Yorkshire’s Library of the Year award.