Roadworks are set to begin tomorrow morning on North Park Road, which is one of the main routes serving Harrogate town centre.

The works, which involve replacing street lights, are set to continue until Friday next week.

Stop and go boards will be used to control traffic along the street.

The works, carried out on behalf of North Yorkshire County Council, are likely to cause delays.

Further works are set to arrive further up the road on September 9.

A county council spokeswoman said:

“The work is part of a street lighting column replacement programme. It will be closed from Marlborough Road to Knaresborough Road.”

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An unlit corner of Pateley Bridge has become an ongoing cause of concern in the Nidderdale town.

The King Street junction at the bottom of the town’s high street has been under a cloak of darkness throughout the winter months due to a faulty street light.

Now, after a spate of falls by residents, the town’s mayor is calling for the light to be fixed.

The light shines in a popular area of town for residents. The area is also prone to flooding when the River Nidd bursts its banks.

The Stray Ferret first reported concerns about the faulty light in November when local man Roger Jefferson spoke out after hearing someone had slipped over. He said the light had been out “since summer”.

Since then it is believed two more older people have fallen and another person has been struck by a car wing mirror.

The Mayor, councillor Mike Holt, talked to a North Yorkshire County Council engineer in December about the problem.

The engineer told him the light needed to be re-wired with help from Northern Powergrid, which made the timeframe difficult to predict. But the matter remains unresolved.

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North Yorkshire County Council told the Strat Ferret the repair had been raised and would be carried out soon.

Melisa Burnham, highways area manager, said it acted on complaints “as swiftly as possible”. She added:

“An order has been raised to replace the control box on the light before the electric company can carry out repairs.

“Our officers have been incredibly busy with their winter duties but please be assured the work will be carried out as soon as possible. We will update the public when we have a scheduled date for repair.”

Mr Jefferson and Mr Holt said they were pleased to hear repair work was in the pipeline and hoped for a speedy resolution.

A busy junction in Pateley Bridge has been in darkness “since summer” after a delay in the repairs to nearby street lights.

Roger Jefferson, a local Pateley Bridge resident, reported his concerns to North Yorkshire County Council twice last month.

After hearing about an incident of someone slipping into the road and then slipping on a plastic bag himself, due to a lack of visibility, he felt he had to report the poor lighting.

But he wasn’t given a repair date by the county council. Now, the county council has said the repairs will be made as early as next week.

The area currently left unlit is at the King Street junction at the bottom of the town’s high street.

Mr Jefferson was concerned as daylight hours decreased it could be dangerous.

He said:

“It’s just nonsense, these basic amenities need to be maintained so hopefully it will be sorted soon. I work early mornings and it’s not easy to walk on the roads in the dark – it could be dangerous.

“There are people walking to the high street now it’s not as busy with cars especially the elderly people in the town and we don’t want any of them getting injured by tripping or slipping on something they couldn’t see.”

The town’s Christmas lights were put up this weekend adding some light to the area without working street lights.

The town’s Christmas lights were installed recently and Mr Jefferson said these had aided visibility but was still insistent the lamps need repairing.

The lighting attached to buildings on the high street is owned by Harrogate Borough Council and maintained by North Yorkshire County Council.

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The Stray Ferret contacted the North Yorkshire County Council, it said the repairs would be done by early next week.

Melisa Burnham, Highways Area Manager, said:

“The light on the Bengal Cuisine was reported on October 22, and attended by our Street Lighting contractor on October 26 who concluded that it needs to be replaced. An order has been raised for a new, energy efficient, heritage style LED lantern to be installed and this work is scheduled for early next week.”

Mr Jefferson was pleased to hear the lighting would be replaced next week.