Three playgrounds in Harrogate and Ripon to get £63,000 upgradeOn-call firefighter availability in North Yorkshire declinesPolice investigate racist comments in RiponKnaresborough pair avoid jail after child neglect offencesFresh padel plans for Harrogate’s David Lloyd ‘offensive’, say residentsNorth Yorkshire Tory MPs object to mayor’s tourist tax‘An isolated development’: Harrogate Town Council objects to 320-home planCouncil report recommends creating mobility hub to boost public transport in RiponCouncil to bid for active travel funding for Hammerton GreenwayMayor to open £1m active travel fund for applications