January 2022

Gritter tracker screenshot

Gritter tracker launched to help you plan your winter journey

Published 28 January 2022

People who live and work in North Yorkshire now have an extra tool to help them to plan their journeys in wintry weather with the launch of a new gritter tracker.

Installing solar panels

Homes facing fuel poverty to benefit from £8.3m heating upgrades

Published 27 January 2022

More than 600 low-income households across parts of North Yorkshire will receive green upgrades to make them more energy efficient and cheaper to heat with low-carbon energy.

Liz Kemp in her Malton shop

Live with Covid - and take good care

Published 27 January 2022

People across North Yorkshire are asked to carry on being considerate towards each other now Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted.

Bagdale Whitby

Main routes into Whitby to benefit from safety improvement schemes

Published 26 January 2022

Much-anticipated safety improvement schemes are to begin on Bagdale and on the A171 at Helredale Road in Whitby.

Grinton Moor Bridge from riverbed

Dales residents invited to view options to mitigate flooding

Published 26 January 2022

Residents of Dales communities affected by severe flooding are being invited to a series of drop-in sessions to discuss options to mitigate future flooding.

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Executive backs below-inflation council tax rise for North Yorkshire

Published 25 January 2022

Our executive agreed to back a below-inflation council tax rise today of 3.99 per cent, below the maximum 4.49 per cent permitted.

Harrogate east parade design for improvements.

Backing given to forge ahead with schemes to enhance town centres

Published 25 January 2022

Unanimous backing given for the transformations of Harrogate, Selby and Skipton town centres.

Ballot Box

May elections for North Yorkshire Council confirmed

Published 25 January 2022

North Yorkshire’s residents will be able to vote for 90 new councillors who will represent 89 new divisions, later this spring.

Potential foster carers

Generous rewards for foster carers for children from challenged backgrounds

Published 24 January 2022

Carers with the skills and experience to take on some of the most challenging fostering roles in North Yorkshire are being sought, with the prospect of highly attractive rewards.

Flavia

People in the care frontline head major county recruitment campaign

Published 20 January 2022

Front line care workers in North Yorkshire, as well as the people they care for, have come together to call for more people to step forward and join the care workforce.

Selby High school science lab

New school science facilities help aspiring scientists

Published 19 January 2022

Students at a North Yorkshire secondary have received a boost to their studies after two laboratories were renovated to provide them with the latest science facilities.

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North Yorkshire faces tough decision to use cash reserves

Published 19 January 2022

North Yorkshire faces having to draw on its cash reserves to meet service demand as it sets its final budget before the new unitary council for the county comes into effect from 1 April 2023

Station parade visulisation

Town centres in line for biggest investment in decades

Published 18 January 2022

The town centres of Harrogate, Selby and Skipton are in line for their biggest investment in decades.

Arial view of Overdale Community Primary

Landmark school brings light, air and space to support teaching and learning

Published 18 January 2022

Children at Overdale Community Primary in Eastfield, Scarborough, can enjoy the benefits of both space and state-of-the-art ventilation in their new £6 million school.

Rishi Sunak MP with Sean Royce and Alastair Taylor and Cllr Carl Les

Village is first to ‘go live’ in new phase of Superfast North Yorkshire

Published 18 January 2022

Residents of Picton can now access ultrafast broadband speeds thanks to a mixture of fibre and wireless connectivity as phase four of the Superfast North Yorkshire rollout begins.

Brompton Hall School

Proposals to offer more places at special school to pupils with SEMH needs

Published 17 January 2022

A public consultation has been proposed on offering daytime education at a residential special school to a broader range of pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and making it co-educational.

Holocaust Memorial Day library display

Libraries to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day

Published 17 January 2022

North Yorkshire’s library service is joining the national commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27 with a series of events.

Court hammer

Time’s up for fake watch seller

Published 13 January 2022

Watch seller James Lum and the Watch Cabin Limited were sentenced at York Crown Court today.

Bainbridge in North Yorkshire

Executive supports revised 20mph speed limit policy

Published 11 January 2022

Executive county councillors today unanimously supported a revised 20mph speed limit policy for North Yorkshire that will place a greater focus on active, sustainable travel, such as cycling and walking, and encouraging a sense of place.

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Still time to make your voice heard on tough budget choices

Published 11 January 2022

Tough choices face North Yorkshire county councillors in the coming weeks as they decide on the authority’s budget for the year ahead, including setting the level of council tax.

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Northallerton library hosts fire safety event

Published 11 January 2022

A community drop-in event to promote electrical fire safety is to be held at Northallerton library later this month.

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County at forefront of innovation to link social care and health services

Published 11 January 2022

Social care workers in North Yorkshire are in the vanguard of a pioneering partnership between health organisations and local authorities to join up support for people needing care.

Person getting a covid vaccine

North Yorkshire heads into emergency planning for Omicron

Published 7 January 2022

As hospital numbers rise from the impact of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, the region’s leaders are urging people to renew their resolution to get vaccinated and boosted.

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Consultation on partnership to provide highly rated sexual health services

Published 6 January 2022

A public consultation starts this week about a long-term partnership to deliver sexual health services across North Yorkshire.

School pupil working

Measures in place to enable face-to-face teaching to continue where possible

Published 5 January 2022

Plans are in place to ensure children and young people continue to receive face-to-face education in North Yorkshire, whilst minimising the spread of the Omicron variant in schools.

A bus travelling to Whitby in North Yorkshire

Give your views on how to create better bus services

Published 5 January 2022

People in North Yorkshire are being invited to give their views on the countywide improvements they would like to see to improve bus services across North Yorkshire.