Drivers in Knaresborough should expect delays as Northern Gas Networks begins work on York Road today.
The company is carrying out work to replace ageing pipework on the street.
Temporary traffic lights will be in place on at the junction with Wetherby Road for the duration of the roadworks.
Engineers will be carrying out the improvements, which are in collaboration with North Yorkshire County Council, for the next two weeks.
Scott Kitchingman, business operations lead for Northern Gas Networks, said:
“We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused during these essential works.
“However, it is vital we complete them in order to continue to maintain a safe and reliable gas supply to our customers in Knaresborough.”
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Traffic lights coming to busy Knaresborough junctionTemporary traffic lights will operate in Knaresborough during two weeks of roadworks next month.
Multi-way traffic lights will be in place on York Road, at the junction of Wetherby Road, for a fortnight from April 11.
Northern Gas Networks, the gas distributor for the north of England, is replacing metal pipes with plastic pipes.
It said in a press release today the work would “ensure a safe and reliable supply of gas to customers now while getting the network ready to transport alternative greener fuels such as hydrogen in the future”.
The work has been planned in collaboration with North Yorkshire County Council, the highways authority.
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Scott Kitchingman, business operations lead for Northern Gas Networks, said:
“We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused during these essential works. However, it is vital we complete them in order to continue to maintain a safe and reliable gas supply to our customers in Knaresborough.
“We want to assure residents and road users that we will be working hard to complete this essential scheme as safely and as quickly as possible.”
Pure Gym to open in former Knaresborough supermarket
A Pure Gym is set to open in a former Knaresborough covid vaccine centre and Lidl supermarket.
The Lidl on York Road closed in 2018 when the supermarket relocated to a larger site nearby.
In February 2021, the site was taken over by Homecare Pharmacy Services, which administered thousands of covid jabs from a building in the car park until it moved in September last year to larger premises on Knaresborough’s Chain Lane.
In January this year, Harrogate Borough Council granted planning permission to convert the site into a gym.
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Now, documents submitted to the council have confirmed that national fitness chain, Pure Gym, will move into the site.
Pure Gym has lodged an application to the council to operate opening hours from 6am until 11pm, Monday to Sunday.
The company does not plan to increase the size inside the former Lidl unit and will instead use the existing space for the gym.
The council will make a decision on the opening hours at a later date.
The new gym would become Pure Gym’s second in the Harrogate district. The company operates a 24-hour facility on Harrogate’s Tower Street.
Former Knaresborough vaccine centre to become gymPlanning permission has been granted to convert the former covid vaccine centre and Lidl supermarket in Knaresborough into a gym.
The Lidl on York Road closed in 2018 when the supermarket relocated to a larger site nearby.
In February 2021, the site was taken over by Homecare Pharmacy Services, which administered thousands of covid jabs from a building in the car park until it moved in September to larger premises on Knaresborough’s Chain Lane.
Planning consultants Lichfields said it was not able to say which gym operator will be moving into the building at this stage.
Knaresborough is currently served by a variety of gyms, including Black Wolf Fitness, XS Fitness Club and Red Strength.
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