Bus passengers across the Harrogate district were made late for school and work today, after dozens of cancellations were caused when vehicles were filled up with the wrong type of fuel. At least...
Transport
Free bus vouchers offered as biodiesel mix-up causes travel chaos
Bus passengers across the Harrogate district were made late for school and work today, after dozens of cancellations were caused when vehicles were filled up with the wrong type of fuel. At least 56 services were scrapped on six routes, leading to one of the worst...
Campaigners shocked as Harrogate district has highest number of fatal accidents in county
Road safety campaigners say they are shocked after data revealed the Harrogate district has the highest number of fatal accidents in the county. Data released by North Yorkshire Council, showed 16 of 89 fatal collisions in North Yorkshire happened in the Harrogate...
Tory mayoral candidate pledges North Yorkshire bus franchising assessment
The Conservative Party candidate to be the first Mayor of York and North Yorkshire is prepared to use franchising to improve local bus services. Bus franchising, which is used in London, Manchester and in numerous cities across Europe, means that bus operators are...
Council silent on claims it ignored safety warnings on collapsed Knaresborough wall
North Yorkshire Council has failed to respond to claims it ignored warnings about the state of a wall that collapsed in Knaresborough. The stone wall on Briggate fell onto the highway on September 14 this year. Fortunately, nobody was injured on what is one of the...
Council quashes hopes of west Harrogate bypass
North Yorkshire Council has no plans to build a western bypass in Harrogate, with one councillor saying the move would “reopen old wounds”. Business group Independent Harrogate published a document this month called A Vision for Harrogate that set out an alternative...
Tesco agrees to pay £50,000 for Harrogate bus stop improvements
Tesco is set to pay £50,000 to improve bus stops as part of the planning agreement for its new store in Harrogate. The supermarket was granted planning approval subject to conditions for a store on the former gasworks site on Skipton Road in February. As part of its...
North Yorkshire gateway schemes branded ‘risky’ for taxpayers
Council finance bosses have warned long-awaited transport schemes in Harrogate, Selby and Skipton will put taxpayers' money at risk. A meeting of North Yorkshire Council’s executive on Tuesday saw the Tory-led authority push forward an £11.2m project for Harrogate,...
Parking charges introduced at Weeton railway station
Parking charges will be introduced at Weeton Station in a fortnight's time. Northern Railway has announced it is one of 10 station where charges are being brought in. From Monday, December 11, motorists will have to pay £2 per day between 8am and 4pm on their phones...
Councillors push ahead with scaled-back £11.2m Harrogate Station Gateway
Senior Conservative councillors have agreed to drastically scale-back Harrogate’s £11.2m Station Gateway in an effort to rescue the troubled scheme. This morning North Yorkshire Council’s executive said it will remove the part-pedestrianisation of James Street from...
Workmen steam ahead with Ripon city centre roadworks
North Yorkshire Council highway engineers and other workmen have been out in force in Ripon city centre today. Engineers started three days of trial works to discover what exactly lies beneath the surface of the Market Place East and West roads. Meanwhile, a council...
Three days of roadworks in Ripon city centre begin on Monday
North Yorkshire Council highway engineers will be carrying out trial roadworks along both Market Place East and Market Place West in Ripon next week. When ongoing, between Monday and Wednesday, each road will be kept open but reduced to a single lane, meaning traffic...
Council ‘failing our grandchildren’ in Harrogate due to track record on cycling
Harrogate District Cycle Action has criticised North Yorkshire Council for its track record in delivering active travel in Harrogate, which has seen various cycling and walking schemes abandoned and funding bids rejected. In recent years the council has built a...
