THE three market towns of Pickering, Kirkbymoorside and Helmsley should press to become part of the Market Town Initiative being promoted by the Countryside Agency (CA) said Pickering's clerk, Andrew Husband.
He told the town council it was vital the councils representing the three towns should urge Ryedale District Council to push the case for action.
He said Pickering council was telling the agency that it had made an initial commitment that it should be part of the initiative. The CA had said Pickering was not eligible for funding because it was prioritising smaller rural parishes with a population of 3000 and under.
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