Don Mackenzie

Roadside cuttings could be sold on by North Yorkshire County Council

Yorkshire council to collect roadside grass cuttings to sell on

Parents could have to pay for their children to learn to ride a bike at school

Parents to be charged for school cycling lessons in North Yorkshire

Photo: An aerial view of junction 47 of the A1(M).

Overhaul of A1(M) junction near Harrogate set for completion this month

Cars parked outside a school

Cars could be banned outside schools in North Yorkshire under new safety plans

Harrogate town centre

Harrogate Gateway active travel scheme approved despite business owners' fears

North York Moors

'Dreary and abysmal' signs around North York Moors are putting off visitors

North Yorkshire councillor Don Mackenzie sits on the Transport for the North board

'Much to celebrate' for North Yorkshire in IRP, insists top Tory councillor

Andy Burnham (centre) speaking at the Transport for the North meeting in Leeds.

Andy Burnham leads plan to save full Northern Powerhouse Rail route

The new footbridges are made out of a Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) material

New long lasting footbridges 'will not tarnish Yorkshire landscape'

Whitby Swing Bridge

Whitby Swing Bridge traffic closure trial to be reduced to just weekends

The B6255 at Ribblehead will be the site of one of the stations

New technology to give drivers better weather information in North Yorkshire

Generic image of cyclists in Yorkshire

Council urged to resolve conflicts arising due to increase in rural cyclists

Beech Grove, Harrogate

Council rejects petition to end Harrogate's first Low Traffic Neighbourhood

Potholes are “the bane of road users’ lives” the RAC Foundation said.

Crackdown on utility companies failing to properly restore roads after works

NY Highways driver Brian Sample in one of the gritters joining the fleet

Investment in winter gritters amid warnings over instances of severe weather

Alex Hornby, Transdev chief executive,

Project to bring dozens of electric buses to Yorkshire takes big step forward

A steering group has been formed to discuss the plans

Plans to extend popular Nidderdale Greenway route through AONB move forward

Gritting in the Yorkshire Dales

Forty requests for extra gritting on roads in North Yorkshire rejected

The restrictions will be introduced for 18 months on Victoria Road

One-way traffic filter to be introduced on a Harrogate street

Electric buses are pictured already operating in Harrogate amid plans for a multi-million pound bid to introduce a fleet of environmentally-friendly vehicles in the North Yorkshire district. (Photo: North Yorkshire County Council)

Harrogate district set to see introduction of multi-million pound fleet of elect...

Whitby Swing Bridge

Whitby Swing Bridge trial closure to be extended to seven days a week
The current trial closure of Whitby Swing Bridge to vehicles on weekends and bank holidays is to be extended to daily until the end of the busy summer season.

From left: Ian Hewitt of the Burgoyne Hotel, Rishi Sunak MP, Kathryn Beardmore, Director of Park Services at the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Coun Carl Les, leader of North Yorkshire County Council

First steps towards Coast to Coast Walk becoming a National Trail welcomed

The project will improve the entrance to Skipton Railway Station

Work on £7.8m Skipton Gateway project could start next June

Skipton town hall

Giant weeds in North Yorkshire could cause 'entirely avoidable flooding'

An active travel scheme

North Yorkshire County Council told cyclists are 'putting themselves at risk'

Knaresborough. PIC: Tony Johnson

Plans for 7km cycleway in Knaresborough and upgrades for Ripon revealed

Jayne Charlton (left) and Melisa Burnham in front of a new NY Highways vehicle. The two women are now senior members of North Yorkshire County Council's highways team. (Photo: North Yorkshire County Council)

Gender divide tackled as women take road to success in highways career

North Yorkshire County Council chair Coun Stuart Martin cuts the ribbon at the reopening of the A19 at Chapel Haddlesey with representatives of the County Council’s highways team, Balfour Beatty, the LEP and consultants WSP

Relief as Selby stretch of A19 finally reopens

Public transport in North Yorkshire could be set to change

Plan to revolutionise public transport in North Yorks to be discussed next week

Sean Royce, Quickline’s newly appointed CEO

Rural customers set to gain access to "life-changing" broadband

The Government has committed to spending £56m on re-routing the A59 around a landslip-prone area at Kex Gill

'Long list' of roadworks in North Yorkshire postponed following cut in funding

Colin Fidler, Landlord of the Kings Arms, King's Staith, York, peers from his upstairs window as rising floodwater from the River Ouse is pumped out of his pub Credit: James Hardisty

Councils get £6m for innovative solutions to tackle county's floods
A scheme looking at innovative ways of tackling flooding in North Yorkshire, which could see upland landowners compensated for allowing their land to flood to prevent problems downstream, has been awarded a share of £150m Government funding.

Residents of villages such as Helperby have had their bus services cut to a single daily service

Villagers vow to continue campaign over bus services in rural areas

Whitby Swing Bridge

Whitby Swing Bridge to be closed to traffic on weekends and Bank Holidays

Harrogate town centre

Decision to be made on where Harrogate's first Low Traffic Neighbourhood will be

Work on the A59 at Kex Gill in 2018

One step closer to A59 upgrades after Government refuse inquiry into plans

Land near Pannal Golf Club has been identified as suitable for a park and ride

Land next to golf club identified for a park and ride for Harrogate

Flooding in York

Farmers could be encouraged to let their land flood to protect York

Plans for a bypass around Killinghall are being discussed

Plan to build £20m bypass around fastest growing village in Harrogate defended

A cyclist on Kings Road, Harrogate. Picture Gerard Binks

Part of Harrogate could become 'low traffic neighbourhood' to tackle congestion

North Yorkshire County Council leader Carl Les

North Yorkshire County Council says Covid pandemic has cost it £82m

Whitby Swing Bridge

Whitby's Swing Bridge to be closed to traffic next year

Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales

Yorkshire Dales residents claim 'serious abuse of local democracy' over 5G trial

The railway viaduct on the approach to Knaresborough Station

Network Rail to finally end Victorian signalling system on York - Harrogate line

The A19 is a major road from Yorkshire to the North East.

North Yorkshire is guilty of neglecting south of county over A19 – Yorkshire Pos...

Cllr Don Mackenzie Executive Member for Access on North Yorkshire County Council pictured in Harrogate. Pic: Gary Longbottom

How better digital connections can help level up rural North Yorkshire

The Noth York Moors

Some North Yorkshire homes are so isolated they may never get fast broadband

The Harvest Energy petrol station in Richmond (photo: Douglas Waugh)

Council criticised for response to Richmond petrol station fire

The scheme is being rolled out to remote schools in North Yorkshire

Broadband boost to help North Yorkshire's deeply rural schools deliver lessons

Rural areas of North Yorkshire are to get superfast broadband that will allow home working in the most remote parts of the county

Superfast broadband roll-out in remote parts of North Yorkshire will allow more ...

A lone cyclist rides past Barden Tower on Good Friday during the coronavirus lockdown.

Rise in crashes involving cyclists as more people in Yorkshire take up their bik...

Flooding in Snaith. Picture: Tony Johnson

Fresh investigation into severe flooding

Roadwork schemes in North Yorkshre will be reviewed after the cancellation of the Tour de Yorkshire.

Major roadwork schemes for Tour de Yorkshire to be reviewed after cancellation

Coun MacKenzie said the new project will help farmers and the rural economy with digital connectivity.

£6million funding for a rural connectivity project in North Yorkshire which coul...

North Yorkshire is one of the areas of the country worst-affected by mobile phone reception 'not-spots'

Shared rural network to boost 4G mobile connections 'is a game-changer for North...

The Tour de Yorkshire passed through Harrogate earlier this month.

Speaking up in favour of ITV4’s Tour de Yorkshire commentary – Yorkshire Post le...

Residents of Beckwith Road have been calling for the potholes to be addressed for years.

Busy Harrogate road plagued with potholes 'for years' will finally be resurfaced

The A59 at Kex Gill was opened under traffic light control yesterday (Sunday, July 8)

Major road near Harrogate re-opens to single-file traffic

The A59 at Kex Gill has been closed since May 30

Could major road near Harogate be re-opened next weekend?

The stretch of road was most recently closed since on May 30

How major road near Harrogate could be re-routed