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Feb 2025
Saturday News Quiz Answers – February 14
Here are the answers to this week's Saturday News Quiz. How well did you do?
1. Knaresborough and Harrogate have both been discussing their bids to become the UK's first ever Town of Culture. The winning town will receive £3 million to put on a programme of cultural events throughout 2028, but what will the two runners-up receive?
Answer: b) £250,000. You can read more about the towns' bids here and here.
2. North Yorkshire Police arrested burglary, rape, drug dealing and fraud suspects in a 24-hour crime crackdown in Harrogate. It was all part of a monthly surge in multi-agency activity that goes by what name?
Answer: a) Operation Tornado. You can read more about the arrests and property seizures here.
3. North Yorkshire Council is set to spend £175,000 on installing payment technology to charge for public toilets. How much will people have to pay to use them?
Answer: b) 50p. You can find out more about the council's plans for improved toilet technology here.
4. The Conservative and Independents group on North Yorkshire Council had to give up 13 seats on various committees after it lost its majority. There are now 45 Conservative councillors out of a total of 90, but which party has the next largest number of seats?
Answer: c) Liberal Democrats, with 14 (Labour: 10, Ind: 7, Green and ind: 8, Reform UK: 3, unaffiliated: 3). You can read more about these council developments here.
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