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'Don't hold your breath': Work to improve the Nidd is progressing, but slowly

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Asian hornet spotted in Ripon

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210 new homes on North Yorkshire border set for approval

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Beulah Street housing plans rejected in Harrogate

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Wildfire road signs introduced in Nidderdale

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New initiative to tackle affordable housing crisis in Masham area

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130 homes in Boroughbridge approved despite Yorkshire Water sewage concern

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