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Nov 2024
Saturday News Quiz Answers – November 22
Here are the answers to this week's Saturday News Quiz. How well did you do?
1. North Yorkshire councillors voted to press ahead with the Harrogate Gateway scheme, but Conservative Cllr Simon Myers criticised people campaigning against it. What did he call them?
Answer: c) "a few people who don't like something". You can catch the latest chapter of the Gateway saga here.
2. York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority is drawing up plans for a new visitor tax. How much is it estimated that a £2-a-night levy could raise annually?
Answer: c) £52.2 million. You can find out about the rationale behind the Mayor's plans here.
3. Knaresborough Town Council announced its new precept, or tax, would rise by over 15%. It's still cheaper than Ripon's and Boroughbridge's, but more expensive than those of Harrogate or Pateley Bridge. Masham, though, does not change a precept, so how does it fund its work?
Answer: a) market rents and carpark honesty boxes. You can read more about the district's local precepts here.
4. It was announced that North Yorkshire Council is to pay consultants to study journey times along the A61 through Harrogate town centre. How much are the consultants being paid?
Answer: b) £50,000. You can find out what they'll be studying, and why, here.
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