Questions remain as soaring cost of £82.5 million Kex Gill scheme comes under spotlight todayNorth Yorkshire Council chief defends £1 million Afghan housing schemeCouncillors stage mass walk-out in protest at ‘undemocratic’ ‘pantomime’ politics‘No alternative’ to council tax hike, says finance chiefMaximum council tax increase proposedTories and Lib Dems in political spat over Harrogate Convention CentreNorth Yorkshire Council warns of ‘very difficult choices’ as local government funding settlement announcedDeputy council leader warns of increased financial pressure after rural grant cutBudget proposals could have ‘very serious consequences’ for North Yorkshire CouncilNorth Yorkshire Council spending more than £1 million on care for some individuals