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

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Developers resubmit housing plan for former prisoner of war camp near Harrogate

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Nidderdale farmers urged to bid for solar panel funding

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Call for review after Allerton Waste Recovery Park misses targets for seventh consecutive year

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Public invited to a 'BioBlitz' event at Fewston Reservoir this week

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Here's what happened on the first day of the 2026 Great Yorkshire Show

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Bin wagon fire in Harrogate prompts call for public to dispose of batteries responsibly

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Is another hosepipe ban on the horizon for Yorkshire?

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New A1(M) services plan near Boroughbridge approved despite 'rape of countryside' claim

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Council delays decision on controversial 236-acre Scotton solar power scheme

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Plan for 130 homes in Boroughbridge set for approval

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'Serious unresolved legal questions' remain over A1(M) services plan near Boroughbridge, claim campaigners

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Plan for 85 new homes in Bishop Monkton

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Communities encouraged to protect Nidderdale’s curlews