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NY Now - January 2022 edition

Kashmir Kaur
Kashmir Kaur

Care workers front major county recruitment campaign

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.

Volunteers at Foodshare
Volunteers at Foodshare

Food with love as volunteers create support for those in need

North Yorkshire is famed for the kindness of its communities, and that attitude is typified by the way a Hambleton food bank was created and then expanded to cope with increased public demand.

Three people at Boulby Mine
Three people at Boulby Mine

Yorkshire’s grit – from rock to road

North Yorkshire’s gritting fleet covers thousands of miles every time the county’s roads need to be treated – and it does so with salt that is mined on our doorstep.

A view over Reeth

The village bursting with vitality and community spirit in the heart of the Dales

North Yorkshire’s small communities all share the DNA that makes them recognisable as part of ‘God’s Own Country’, but they all have unique features, which create individuality, and Reeth is no different.

Wrapped Christmas presents

Be in the know in the new year

Not sure what to do if something goes wrong with a purchase? Start the New Year in the know about your consumer rights, writes James McCluskey, of our Trading Standards team.

Jenny with glass milk bottles

The plastic problem… why can’t we just replace it?

In her series looking at how we can reduce waste, reuse and recycle, service improvement officer Jenny Lowes tackles the question: why can’t we just replace plastic with other materials such as glass, metal or paper?

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