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Saturday News Quiz – November 15
This week, Swinton Park near Masham announced it was going solar, communities commemorated the dead on Remembrance Day, and Wetherby and Easingwold MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke said he would welcome Donald Trump suing the BBC.
But the Stray Ferret reported on lots of other things besides, so how closely have you been following what's been going on this week?
Cars parked on Station Parade in Harrogate.
1. It was revealed that the Harrogate Station Gateway project would see the 25 parking places on Station Parade reduced to how many?
a) 1b) 2
c) 3
North Yorkshire Council's finance chief Cllr Gareth Dadd.
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?
a) £7.4 millionb) £14.5 million
c) £21.3 million
The plan for Maltkiln.
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?
a) 2,000b) 3,000
c) 4,000
Sara Cox passes through Masham.
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 the course falls inside the former Harrogate district (roughly Masham to the River Wharfe)?
a) 21%b) 32%
c) 43%
How well do you think you've done? You can find the answers here.
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