News: North Yorkshire County Council

Dismay after domestic abuse hearing setback

AN examination of efforts to improve community safety and introduce more help for victims of domestic abuse has been postponed for three months as there was no one available to present a report on it.

Action plan to restore historic Dales gateway bridge

Calls to lengthen school days and cut holidays are rejected

Council urged to hold nerve after loss

‘Return deposit on all bottles’

Optimism after Covid hits money generating plans

‘Cluck off’: Mass opposition rears up over giant egg farm

Public nudity and fly-tipping hotspot claim is dismissed

Festival organisers try to make event ‘bullet-proof’

‘Nudity hotspot’ beside bridge could be cleaned up, if proposal is accepted

Quarry plans to extend beside wildlife reserve

Firm accused of 'sweatshop' conditions over Covid outbreak

Disbelief over 30mph limit proposal in remote village

Council to further reduce cutting of grass verges - to boost wildlife

Street lights replaced

Fresh efforts to tackle North Yorkshire air pollution hotspots

Council is told rural buses are ‘a human right’

Leading Tories accuse Government of 'telling everybody else what they should do and not doing it themselves'

Happy retirement- social worker helped foster children and carers for 40 years

Council which cut more bus services than any other to take a fresh look at public transport

Regular overnight parking issue areas could see bans

North Yorkshire council to battle single use plastics resurgence

North Yorkshire council faces rural transport review call after bids rejected

Call to help future management of North York Moors National Park

Council calls on region’s largest employer to speed up actions to reduce plastic use

New North Yorkshire A&E unit 'may solve staff shortage'

Brewery joins forces to fight ex-coal mine scheme

Hardest hit by pandemic to get £20 extra to pay bills

'Strong return to schools' despite home education soaring

Climate change action priorities are outlined

Durham councillor warns North Yorkshire counterparts over 'eye-watering pay rises' for officers

Concerns over children holiday meals funding

Food waste campaigners on mission to educate public

Elections off as Government launches consultation on council shake-up

Police preparing for post-lockdown surge

Councillors’ pay freeze after workload increase

MPs urged to tackle menace of sky lanterns

‘Social care and Covid add to council tax pain’

Council vows to protect futures of school trip activity centres

Fire crews battle major blaze in pig unit

Cloud hanging over East Barnby and Bewerley Park school visit centres

Housing developer accused of 'lack of respect' to residents

Council admits it's unable to maintain all public rights of way

North Yorkshire unitary authority decision awaited

Council looks to roll out smart parking in towns

Council tax rise limited to aid homes hit by pandemic

Council service fares set to rise above inflation

Landowners warned over river maintenance duties

Regional leaders to discuss what’s at the end of the line

Call for fairer funding to boost rural schools

Council faces its ‘toughest ever’ decision over tax

'Schools should not close early for Christmas'

Council challenged on schools’ fossil fuel use

Food changes could drastically cut number of people with dementia