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Work on a £150,000 extension and revamp of Selby’s skatepark starts this week (Thursday, 19 October).

It might be slightly overstating the case to say Drax Wednesday Club is a “gateway to heaven” (27), but it is a wonderful social gathering for the 100 or so people who regularly meet there – and it has recently got even better with the arrival of a new bingo machine.

Families in North Yorkshire are being urged to get behind the nation’s biggest annual celebration of recycling by hunting for missed recyclables that make their way into rubbish bins. 

Ambitious plans to tackle some of the biggest challenges which society is facing while accelerating economic growth across North Yorkshire have been harnessed in a brand new strategy for the county.

Householders who have been contacted to say they are eligible for support to tackle the cost of living crisis are being encouraged to claim a supermarket voucher to alleviate pressures on their finances.

Cricket players in a North Yorkshire village have been given funding to capitalise on the success of their first competitive season.

Plans to hand powers to town and parish councils to manage schemes that will benefit communities across North Yorkshire are set to be progressed after a shortlist of bids has been revealed.