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Nov 2022
New branding for North Yorkshire Council revealed
County council bosses have unveiled plans for a new brand ahead of the creation of North Yorkshire Council.
The authority will come into force on April 1, 2023, when North Yorkshire County Council, Harrogate Borough Council and the other six districts will be abolished.
In a report due before the authority’s executive tomorrow, officials will recommend pressing ahead with proposals to implement a rebrand at a cost of £393,969.
It would see the the new brand included on main access points, libraries, registrar offices, crematoriums, adult social care venues and the county records office.
Much of the cost includes implementing the logo on staff lanyards, letterhead, email, certificates, licences, consents, permissions and orders.
How the new brand will look.
In a report, Vanessa Glover, head of communications, said:
She added:
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The authority will be legally required to include the brand on certain assets as of April 1, 2023.
This includes council tax bills, employee IDs and tariff boards in all council owned or operated car parks.
However, the council intends to keep district authority branding on some assets until they are worn out.
According to the report, this includes cemeteries, bus stops and wheelie bins.
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