The rollout of the new blue-lidded recycling bins is well underway across the Harrogate district. North Yorkshire Council revealed last year it would spend £500,000 on an extension to the scheme,...
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Council gives update on blue-lidded recycling bin rollout
The rollout of the new blue-lidded recycling bins is well underway across the Harrogate district. North Yorkshire Council revealed last year it would spend £500,000 on an extension to the scheme, which was trialled by 12,000 residents after the former Harrogate...
Harrogate College to offer adult courses in Ripon
Harrogate College is set to expand its course offering to adults in Ripon. The college, located on Hornbeam Park, announced it will introduce a progression into care course at Ripon Community House in June. It added a series of skills workshops tailored towards...
Who is on North Yorkshire Council’s new-look ruling executive?
From increasing council tax to buying and selling assets, most decisions which affect taxpayers' money are made by North Yorkshire Council’s ruling executive. This week, Cllr Carl Les, leader of the council, announced a shake-up of his executive and introduced some...
Editor’s Pick of the Week: Ripon grows, Northern Lights and river politics in Knaresborough
A government minister was dispatched to Knaresborough on Monday to join local Conservative MP Andrew Jones MP to announce the River Nidd had been designated bathing water status. Since then the town's King James's School has advised pupils not to swim in the river, a...
Labour’s David Skaith makes first major decision with deputy mayor choice
David Skaith, the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, made his first major decision this week. As is the custom with most metro mayors across England, Mr Skaith opted to propose a deputy to take on his police and crime brief. He put forward Jo Coles, a City of York...
New mayor raises concerns about police searches of children
New Labour mayor David Skaith has raised concerns about the number of children being subjected to stop and search by North Yorkshire Police. Deputy chief constable Scott Bisset revealed today the force carried out 2,872 stop and search incidents between May 1 last...
Fundraiser to help paralysed Ripon boy get stem cell treatment
A second fundraiser has been launched for Alan Nowicki, a Ripon boy who was left paralysed when he fell from a pull-up bar. The family aims to raise funds to send Alan to the United States to undergo stem cell surgery to improve his condition. In December, Alan had a...
Dementia day care centre to open in Follifoot
A specialist dementia day care club is due to open in Follifoot next month. The Rainbow Care Group, which is based in Knaresborough, already operates 15 similar clubs nearby in locations including Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Sicklinghall, Wetherby and Otley. The...
Ripon choir school conversion set for summer completion
Four townhouses built on the site of the former Ripon Cathedral Choir School are expected to go on the market this summer. The Old Grandstand development has been carried out by Harrogate-based Artium Group Ltd and is expected to be completed in August. A spokesperson...
Transparency row overshadows Ripon’s mayor-making ceremony
For centuries, Ripon’s mayor-making ceremony has been a genteel affair where dignitaries including the Dean of Ripon and members of the armed forces observe tradition to usher in the next 12 months of the civic role. But it descended into chaos yesterday after four...
Council yet to agree appeal costs over Bishop Monkton homes
North Yorkshire Council has yet to agree costs with developers after it failed to defend a decision to refuse plans for 23 homes in Bishop Monkton. The government’s Planning Inspectorate, which deals with planning disputes, approved the proposal for Knaresborough Road...
North Yorkshire’s deputy mayor for police, fire and crime revealed
New Labour mayor David Skaith is set to appoint Labour councillor Jo Coles as his deputy mayor for police, fire and crime. Mr Skaith, who was elected as the county's first mayor on May 3, announced tonight Ms Coles was his preferred appointee. She will be put forward...
