Giant wheel coming to RiponTaxi drivers urge council to do more research ahead of policy changeNorth Yorkshire Council to work on active travel strategyFerret Unlocked: what you missed in news last weekCouncil paid £498,000 to organisations which councillor had an interest inReaders’ Letters: Harrogate is crying out for change – it’s losing its appealTories accused of attempting to ‘gag’ opposition parties in North YorkshireEditor’s Pick of the Week: Mega payoff, Knaresborough snub and Ripon RunnersHarrogate Station Gateway: trees and temple to be felled firstSpeed limits outside all North Yorkshire schools to be reviewed, council says