Harrogate Borough Council has advertised an £85,000 contract to resurface the ‘pot-holed’ and ‘hazardous’ Cathedral car park. The scheme will also increase the number of parking spaces to more than 200.
Calvin Robinson
Senior Journalist
Calvin is a senior reporter at The Stray Ferret who has spent the last four years covering local government in Lincolnshire. He started his career at the Scunthorpe and Grimsby Telegraphs, before going on to become one of the first BBC Local Democracy Reporters in Lincolnshire. He was born and grew up in Halifax in West Yorkshire.
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