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Hackforth and Hornby School

Primary school with declining pupil numbers is set to close

A rural primary school in North Yorkshire will permanently close its doors at the end of August amid falling pupil numbers.

20 March 2025
Crowds watch as the parade passes along the front at Scarborough on a previous Armed Forces Day. Picture credit: John Westgarth.

100 days to go before Scarborough’s Armed Forces Day

Scarborough’s spectacular Armed Forces Day will have an added poignancy this summer as it is staged during the year that the nation commemorates the 80th anniversary of VE Day, our chief executive has said.

20 March 2025
A group of people on bikes

Landmark road safety scheme transforms school travel

A road safety scheme that is the first of its kind in North Yorkshire is transforming the way children travel to school – and its success means more areas could soon benefit.

13 March 2025
Scarborough South Bay

Wider vision unveiled for £20m plan to regenerate Scarborough

A multi-million pound investment in Scarborough over the next decade will drive forward regeneration on the coast, boosting job opportunities and helping to improve the health and wellbeing of communities, the Council leader has said.

12 March 2025
A young girl throwing a ball

‘Vital’ school holiday programme to continue for another year

A “vital” scheme providing school holiday activities and healthy meals for children in North Yorkshire is set to continue for at least another year.

11 March 2025
A girl gardening at Ripon Grammar school

Pupils branch out to tackle climate crisis and protect the environment

Green-fingered young environmentalists at a North Yorkshire secondary school have planted more than 3,000 hedgerow trees and shrubs and created new flower beds and wildflower areas to help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.

11 March 2025
Woodend Gallery and Studio

Future of Scarborough’s museums and galleries to be decided

Proposals to bring Scarborough’s museums and gallery service in-house which could save taxpayers money are due to be considered by councillors.

11 March 2025
A view of commondale in North York Moors

Second homeowners warned they face new council tax premium

The owners of second homes in North Yorkshire have been warned a strict policy will be enforced to ensure that they pay a new council tax premium as plans are due to be discussed to use funds raised to tackle a critical lack of affordable housing.

11 March 2025
North Yorkshire Council’s chief executive, Richard Flinton, centre, at the tree-planting ceremony. Left to right in the background are Dr James Dunbar, a consultant in infection and general medicine at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, staff nurse Helen Sharpe, the council’s public health manager, Emma Davis, reablement care and support worker Julie Samways, and the chief executive officer for the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Stacey Hunter.

Care on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic honoured

Care workers have spoken of the emotional work on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic as a moving ceremony was staged in North Yorkshire to mark the fifth anniversary of the health crisis.

9 March 2025
Knaresborough Castle

Improved internet links to boost historic and cultural venues

Visitors will be given a greater insight into the history and cultural collections of some of North Yorkshire’s most popular venues with the use of cutting-edge digital technology.

6 March 2025
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