Live: Harrogate district traffic and travel

Good morning and welcome back to our updates every 15 minutes and a list of all the temporary traffic lights that could delay you today.

It’s Connor here today. If you see anything, and it is safe to do so, please give me a call on 01423 276197 or get in touch on social media.

These blogs, brought to you by The HACS Group, are keeping you updated as the district’s roads get busier.

9am – Full Update 

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That’s all from me this morning, I will now head over to the news desk. But I will be back tomorrow from 6.30am.

The roads are now becoming quite busy this morning with some traffic hot spots to watch out for:

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

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Buses

8.45am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are now becoming quite busy this morning with some traffic hot spots to watch out for:

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

8.30am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are now becoming quite busy this morning with some traffic hot spots to watch out for:

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

8.15am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are now becoming quite busy this morning with some traffic hot spots to watch out for:

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

8am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are now becoming quite busy this morning but there are no traffic hot spots to report just yet. Although congestion is starting to build on Wetherby Road, Knaresborough Road and Leeds Road in Harrogate.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

7.45am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are now becoming quite busy this morning but there are no traffic hot spots to report just yet. Although congestion is starting to build on Wetherby Road, Knaresborough Road and Leeds Road in Harrogate.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

7.30am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are now becoming quite busy this morning but there are no traffic hot spots to report just yet. Although congestion is starting to build on Wetherby Road and Leeds Road in Harrogate.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

7.15am – Full Update 

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The roads are looking clear so far this morning without any traffic hotspots to report.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

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Buses

7am – Full Update 

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The roads are looking clear so far this morning without any traffic hotspots to report.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

6.45am – Full Update 

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The roads are looking clear so far this morning without any traffic hotspots to report.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

6.30am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are looking clear so far this morning without any traffic hotspots to report.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

Live: Harrogate district traffic and travel

Good morning and welcome back to our updates every 15 minutes and a list of all the temporary traffic lights that could delay you today.

It’s Connor here today. If you see anything, and it is safe to do so, please give me a call on 01423 276197 or get in touch on social media.

These blogs, brought to you by The HACS Group, are keeping you updated as the district’s roads get busier.

9am – Full Update 

That is all from me today. Thanks for getting involved, the roads have been very busy this morning as more people drive around in Harrogate and Knaresborough in particular.

Roads

The roads are starting to become more busy this morning and there are some roads to watch out for:

Traffic hot spots:

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

8.45am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are starting to become more busy this morning and there are some roads to watch out for:

Traffic hot spots:

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

8.30am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are starting to become more busy this morning and there are some roads to watch out for:

Traffic hot spots:

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

8.15am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are starting to become more busy this morning and there are some roads to watch out for:

Traffic hot spots:

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

8am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are starting to become more busy this morning and there are some roads to watch out for:

Traffic hot spots:

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

7.45am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are starting to become more busy this morning and there are some roads to watch out for:

Traffic hot spots:

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

7.30am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are starting to become more busy this morning but there are no traffic hot spots to report just yet. Congestion is already building on Wetherby Road in Harrogate though.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

7.15am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are starting to become more busy this morning but there are no traffic hot spots to report just yet. Congestion is already building on Wetherby Road in Harrogate though.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

7am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are starting to become more busy this morning but there are no traffic hot spots to report just yet.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

6.45am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are looking clear so far this morning without any traffic hotspots to report.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

6.30am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are looking clear so far this morning without any traffic hotspots to report.

Temporary traffic lights are in place here:

Trains

Buses

Four more covid cases in Harrogate district

Four covid cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district, according to latest Public Health England figures.

It takes the total number of infections since last March to 7,697.

Meanwhile, the district’s seven-day covid rate stands at 16 per 100,000 people.

The North Yorkshire average is 22 and the England rate is currently 21.

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No further deaths from patients who tested positive for covid have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital.

The last death at the hospital was recorded on April 11, according to NHS England statistics.

It means the death toll at the hospital since the start of the pandemic remains at 179.

Harrogate district first covid vaccine doses near 100,000

The number of people who have received a first dose of a covid vaccine in the Harrogate district has reached nearly 100,000.

According to NHS England statistics, 98,903 people have had a first jab so far.

The figure is an increase of 3,403 on last week.

It’s an improvement on April’s figures, when the number of those receiving a first vaccine dropped to a weekly low of 363.

Meanwhile, 43,429 second doses have been given in the district so far.

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It comes as those aged over 40 have started to be invited to come forward for the vaccine.

Another two covid cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district, according to latest Public Health England figures.

It takes the total number of infections since last March to 7,693.

The district’s seven day covid rate has also fallen to 16 per 100,000 people.

The North Yorkshire average stands at 20 and the national rate is also 20.

No further deaths from patients who tested positive for covid have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital.

According to NHS England figures, the last death recorded was on April 11.

The death toll at the hospital since the start of the pandemic remains at 179.

Another three covid cases in Harrogate district

Another three covid cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district.

According to today’s Public Health England figures, it takes the total number of infections since the start of the pandemic to 7,691.

No further covid deaths have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital.

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NHS England figures show that the last death from a patient who tested positive for covid was on April 11.

Meanwhile, the district’s seven-day covid rate has fallen to 17 per 100,000 people.

The North Yorkshire average is 23 and the England rate stands at 21.

Just three covid cases recorded in Harrogate district

Just three covid cases have been reported in the Harrogate district, according to today’s Public Health England figures.

It takes the total number of infections since last March to 7,688.

No further deaths from patients who tested positive for covid have been recorded at Harrogate District Hospital.

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According to NHS England data, the hospital has now gone more than three weeks without a death.

The last reported at the hospital was on April 11. It means the death toll remains at 179.

Meanwhile, the district’s seven-day covid rate stands at 19 infections per 100,000 people.

The North Yorkshire average is 26 and the England rate is 22.

Harrogate district covid rate drops to lowest in North Yorkshire

The Harrogate district’s seven-day covid rate has dropped to the lowest in North Yorkshire.

Latest figures from North Yorkshire County Council show that the district’s average currently stands at 15 per 100,000 people.

It is the lowest of the seven districts in the county. The next highest is Hambleton on 16.

Elsewhere, the North Yorkshire rate stands at 31 and the England average is 23.

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Meanwhile, six further covid cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district, according to latest Public Health England figures.

It takes the total number of infections to 7,674.

No further deaths from patients who tested positive for covid have been reported at Harrogate District Hospital.

NHS England figures show the last death was recorded on April 11.

The death toll as the hospital remains at 179.

Harrogate businesses go electric as number of cars licensed doubles

Latest figures from the Department for Transport show that the number of electric vehicles licensed in Harrogate has nearly doubled since 2019.

According to the data, the number registered in the district increased from 446 at the start of 2019 to 863 by the third quarter of 2020.

By comparison, the UK saw the number of vehicles licensed increase from 199,886 to 355,872.

It comes as the government is set to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030.

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Companies such as the Harrogate Bus Company and Verity Frearson have already invested in electric vehicles over the past year.

Last year, the bus company trialled an electric bus in Knaresborough in an effort to reduce carbon emissions in the town.

An electric bus run by Harrogate Bus Company.

An electric bus run by Harrogate Bus Company.

Meanwhile, Verity Frearson unveiled five new electric vehicles for its fleet along with a charging point at its Albert Street office.

Matthew Stamford, director of the estate agents, said:

“The investment in these five vehicles contributes to our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint and incorporating environmentally friendly practices into our business model.

“I’m delighted to unveil our electric fleet and proud to be championing the move which will hopefully encourage other businesses to follow suit, especially in light of the government’s decision to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030.

“Any vehicle we add to our fleet moving forward will be electric as it not only makes environmental sense, it makes financial sense too.”

However, The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said private buyers would need stronger incentives to buy electric.

The society said last year saw the market share for battery and plug-in hybrid cars increase to 10.7%.

It said while the number of registrations for plug-ins had increased by 91%, the majority of them were for businesses.

A spokesperson for The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said:

“Encouragingly, there is room for further growth as most of these registrations (68%) were for company cars, indicating that private buyers need stronger incentives to make the switch, as well as more investment in charging infrastructure, especially public on-street charging.”

Earlier this month, Harrogate Borough Council revealed 34 locations where it will install electric vehicle charging points.

The locations include up to four charge points at the council’s Claro Road office, as well as up to five at its civic centre headquarters at Knapping Mount.

There will also be up to four at Harrogate’s multi-storey Victoria Shopping Centre car park and the same amount at Ripon Cathedral car park, plus a hub of charge points at Knaresborough Chapel Street car park.

Just 363 first vaccines in Harrogate district this week as supply drops

Just 363 first doses of a covid vaccine were given in the Harrogate district in the last week, as supply continues to decline.

A total of 95,500 people have had a first vaccine in the district so far, according to latest NHS England figures.

However, the number administered each week has declined throughout April due to a national shortage of supply.

NHS officials wrote to GPs across the country and warned there would be a “significant reduction in weekly supply” from March 29. Our graph illustrates how steeply the decline has been.

Earlier this week, the Stray Ferret revealed that no further first dose supply is expected in the district for a month.

A leaked letter signed by Amanda Bloor, accountable officer for North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, and Beverley Geary, chief nurse at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust revealed the supply problem.

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It comes as those aged over-42 have been invited to come forward for a covid vaccine.

A total of 38,115 second doses have been given in the district so far according to the latest figures.

Elsewhere today, a further three covid cases have been confirmed in the Harrogate district.

According to Public Health England, it takes the total number of infections since last March to 7,668.

The district’s seven-day covid rate currently stands at 14 per 100,000 people. The North Yorkshire average is 34 and the England rate currently stands at 23.

No further covid deaths have been confirmed at Harrogate District Hospital.

NHS England statistics show the last death from a patient who tested positive for coronavirus reported at the hospital was on April 11.

The death toll at the hospital remains at 179 since the start of the pandemic.

10 facts about new Harrogate district mayor Trevor Chapman

Trevor Chapman was elected to succeed Stuart Martin as mayor of the Harrogate district last night.

Cllr Chapman, a Liberal Democrat who represents Bilton Grange on Harrogate Borough Council, succeeded Conservative councillor Stuart Martin.

Here are 10 facts about the district’s new mayor.

1 He was born in 1944 in Finedon, Northamptonshire, where the Reverend Richard Coles is parish priest.

2 He met his wife, Janet, when they both worked for the East Midlands Electricity Board in Northamptonshire. They married in 1966 and have two children, Zoe and Ben, and five grandchildren.

3 They moved to Harrogate in 1970 when he got a job with North Eastern Electricity Board, where he worked as an energy marketing sales engineer.

4 A keen football fan, he grew up supporting Kettering Town but after moving to Harrogate became a regular season ticket holder at Leeds United and watched the great Don Revie team. He’s also a member of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and a life member of Bilton Cricket Club, where he used to coach the under-17s.

5 He worked in electricity until privatisation in 1999, when he took early retirement.

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6 His two political heroes are local Liberal Democrats Geoff Webber and Phil Willis, who ignited his interest in politics. Webber, who died this year, was a Liberal Democrat councillor on Harrogate Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council and Willis was MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough from 1997 until 2010.

7 With their encouragement, he was elected to represent the Liberal Democrats on Harrogate Borough Council in a New Park by-election in 2004. When the boundaries changed in 2018, he stood successfully in Bilton Grange, which he still represents.

8 The mayor usually holds office for one year. The honour is rotated between the political parties based on the amount of seats each one has. The Conservative-controlled council therefore has the most mayors. This year it was actually the turn of the independents to hold the mayoral office but neither independent councillor wanted to take the role so they nominated Cllr Chapman instead.

9 In a typical year, the mayor can attend as many as 400 events. Covid decimated this for the previous mayor but in-person duties have resumed. One of the highlights Cllr Chapman is most looking forward to is attending the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate.

10 His three nominated charities are Supporting Older People, which he is a trustee of, Citizens Advice Craven and Harrogate Districts, which his wife was a trustee of for 19 years and the Friends of Harrogate Hospital.