There are hopes Ripon City Council could be running Ripon's town hall and market place by April next year, according to the council leader. The council submitted an expression of interest at the end...
Devolution
Ripon council could take control of city’s key assets in 12 months’ time
There are hopes Ripon City Council could be running Ripon's town hall and market place by April next year, according to the council leader. The council submitted an expression of interest at the end of last month to North Yorkshire Council to be part of a “double...
Harrogate councillors approve transfer of council-owned companies
Councillors have approved the transfer of Harrogate Borough Council’s wholly-owned companies to the new North Yorkshire Council next month. HBC’s Conservative-run cabinet met last night at the Civic Centre to discuss a report written by the council’s head of legal and...
Levelling up council tax charges over two years is ‘best compromise’
A meeting of North Yorkshire County Council’s executive was told residents in Hambleton district were facing having to pay significantly higher bills to bring their charges into line with those being levied by second tier authorities elsewhere in the county.
Consultation launched over £540m North Yorkshire devolution deal
A historic devolution deal for North Yorkshire, which would see £540 million worth of funding over 30 years and a new mayor, will be put to the public.
North Yorkshire devolution deal ‘third lowest’ in north, says IPPR North
Council officials have defended a £540 million North Yorkshire devolution deal after a report found it to be the third lowest agreed across northern England.
County leaders coy on referendum calls for Harrogate town council
Do people in the area covered on this map want to pay extra council tax to pay for a Harrogate town council?
County Council’s ambition for devolution deal on Yorkshire Day
In a moment of political symbolism, the leader of North Yorkshire County Council has spoken of his hope that the government will agree a devolution deal on Monday August 1 – Yorkshire Day.
Map reveals areas which could be served by a Harrogate Town Council
Do you live in one of the areas highlighted where residents might have to pay for a new Harrogate Town Council?
North Yorkshire devolution deal announcement ‘imminent’
It could lead to the election of a first mayor for North Yorkshire and York with extra funding and powers in 2024.
Harrogate residents set to be asked if they want a town council
Senior county councillors looks set to review parish governance in Harrogate — which could lead to the formation of a town council.
County council awards £5m reorganisation contract to national firms
Some councillors have questioned the awarding of a £5 million contract to support local government reorganisation to four national consultancy firms.
Harrogate Borough Council to be stripped of financial powers
The government has banned all seven soon-to-be-abolished district councils in North Yorkshire from spending large sums to prevent controversial financial commitments in their final months.
