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Nov 2024

Here are the answers to this week's Saturday News Quiz. How well did you do?
1. It was revealed that the Harrogate Station Gateway project would see the 25 parking places on Station Parade reduced to how many?
Answer: c) 3. You can read more about the changes here.
2. North Yorkshire Council's finance chief defended the policy of doubling council tax on second homes, which the council introduced in April. How much is the measure expected to generate?
Answer: b) £14.5 million. The council says the move has already reduced the number of second homes in North Yorkshire by 1,200. You can read more here.
3. Council chiefs have given the go-ahead for work to progress on the new Maltkiln village development near Cattal railway station. The plans include a school, shops, health services, employment space and community areas – and how many homes?
Answer: b) 3,000. You can read about local residents' concerns here.
4. BBC Radio 2 DJ covered an incredible 135 miles from Kielder in Northumberland to Pudsey in West Yorkshire to raise money for Children in Need. What percentage of her route falls inside the former Harrogate district (roughly Masham to the River Wharfe)?
Answer: a) 21%. You can read about her gruelling trek through Masham, Kirkby Malzeard, Sawley and Ripley here. After an overnight stop in Ripley, she passed through Killinghall, Beckwithshaw and Leathley before crossing the Wharfe and completing her mammoth run, raising millions for charity.
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