Conservative-led group loses 13 seats on North Yorkshire Council committeesCouncil to axe free Christmas trees for towns in Harrogate districtEducation secretary praises disadvantaged pupils’ ‘excellent’ results at New Park schoolHampsthwaite churchyard plans extensionKnaresborough boxer wins gold at national championshipsWaterside expected to reopen todayPolice appeal after man exposes himself to girls in RiponNew solar-powered postbox headed for Harrogate town centreBusinesses give resounding ‘no’ to Labour mayor’s plans for tourist tax4 Highlights: Ripon Rockets win the league, Harrogate Railway lose again