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School students writing on a whiteboard

High number of children secure first choice secondary school

More than 90 per cent of parents and carers in North Yorkshire secured their preferred secondary school for their child, continuing the county’s high level of success in recent years.

1 March 2024
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Ripon Cathedral

Sights and Sounds of Ripon festival to bring people together

Charities and organisations that help bring Ripon together will be celebrated at a special festival next week.

1 March 2024
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Whitby Swing Bridge

Whitby Swing Bridge to undergo safety improvements

A swing bridge more than a century old which links the east and west sides of Whitby is set to benefit from essential safety improvements in March.

29 February 2024
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Max and Maya learning with micro:bits, which they borrowed from Scarborough Library.

Join your local library in celebrating British Science Week

Space-themed quizzes, treasure hunts and a date with the popular code-a-pillar are among the events on offer at North Yorkshire libraries to celebrate the wonders of science. 

29 February 2024
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Ballot Box

By-election likely following North Yorkshire Council vacancy

A by-election is likely to be called for the Stray, Woodlands and Hookstone division.

27 February 2024
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Three children playing basketball

Easter holiday fun is ‘lifesaver’ for families facing adversity

When eight-year-old Oliver Groom lost his father last year, it turned his world upside down.

26 February 2024
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from left to right, Long Course Weekend’s founder and chief executive, Matthew Evans, Flo Grainger, owner of the Old Station Caravan Park, Masham Parish Council vice-chair, Ian Johnson, North Yorkshire Council’s executive member for open to business, Cllr Derek Bastiman pictured with the Long Course Weekend flag in Masham.

Internationally recognised sporting event has a new host town

Community leaders and business owners have welcomed the announcement that a sporting event expected to bring up to £2 million into the North Yorkshire economy has a new host town.

21 February 2024
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David and Caroline Harper, with their children, Phillip and Lucy walking past the sign for Hudswell

Families support new council tax premium on second homes

Families have welcomed a decision to introduce a council tax premium on second homes to help to tackle a critical lack of affordable housing that is undermining North Yorkshire’s communities.

21 February 2024
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Whitby pier and lighthouse

Commitment to save famous lighthouse and piers

The picturesque lighthouse in Whitby and sea walls at Scarborough Harbour are set for significant investment as part of our ongoing commitment to improve its harbours.

20 February 2024
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St Hildas school

Consultation on school after pupil numbers drop to new low

A rural village primary school in North Yorkshire could close due to dwindling pupil numbers.

20 February 2024
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