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A call for possible development sites across North Yorkshire has gone out this week as part of preparation for the county’s new local plan.

Library visitors across North Yorkshire are being encouraged to take advantage of new-look wellbeing bags aimed at boosting mental health.

Voters are being urged to ensure that they bring photo identification in next month’s mayoral election for York and North Yorkshire following a national crackdown to tackle electoral fraud.

Wartime stories, museum drop-ins and a pub trail are among the events on offer in North Yorkshire libraries for an annual campaign aimed at increasing awareness of local history.

Ninety-four per cent of families of primary age children in North Yorkshire have secured their first choice of school.

A free three-day festival will be staged in Scarborough next month as part of efforts to bring a more diverse range of visitors to the North Yorkshire coast during the main tourism season.

A one-way pilot scheme to monitor air quality and improve traffic flow in Malton and Norton is to resume after it was hampered by severe flooding during the winter months.

The search for a new operator for the Alpamare waterpark in Scarborough has begun.

The Liberal Democrat party candidate, Andrew Timothy, has become the new member for the Stray, Woodlands and Hookstone Division.

A £10 million scheme for a new Maritime Hub in Whitby has taken a major step forward.