Mayor Watch: £45bn rail investment and precept hikes‘A failed experiment’: Opposition councillors raise concerns over housing company loansEditor’s Pick of the Week: A stark picture of Harrogate’s trading environmentCombined authority bids for more powers and funding flexibilityBlack Sheep Brewery rescued in £6.5m sale to drinks companyPlan to convert upper floors of Harrogate’s Halifax bank into flats approvedCouncil approves £400,000 loan draw down to housing companyGirl, 11, taken to hospital after collision on Harrogate’s Parliament StreetNorth Yorkshire Council has reserves to ride out funding uncertainty, says senior officialBT appeals Harrogate digital street hubs refusal