North Yorkshire County Council

A pantomime character playing an instrument with the orchestra on the bus.

Harrogate Christmas Fayre 2023: Best photos of a Yorkshire Christmas fair

George Jabbour is the councillor for Helmsley & Sinnington.

Collapse in oversight of planning across must be rectified - George Jabbour

The union called on Jeremy Hunt to provide further assistance to councils in his autumn statement in November.

Yorkshire councils face 'dire' £350 million black hole, research suggests

Houses in Richmond, North Yorkshire viewed from the castle walk with autumn colors. PIC: Adobe

What is the rationale behind building on green space in Richmond? - YP Letters

Veritau carries out internal audits on behalf of Redcar and Cleveland Council and work to combat potential fraud.

More than 40 suspected fraud incidents at council in space of 12 months

North Yorkshire County Council’s leader Carl Les

New leader of North Yorkshire County Council pledges zero tolerance to bullying

From left, Karl Farrow, chief executive, and Gary Williams, chief operations officer, of CeraPhi, and Third Energy director Steve Mason, at the KM8 well near Kirby Misperton

Owners of fracking site to turn it into a geothermal extraction facility

North Yorkshire County Council offices.

Fears as planning verdicts from new authority tumble by 60 per cent

Residents in Selby can pay £29.95 a year to have their green bin emptied under a new scheme

Residents to pay £29 to have their garden waste collected under new scheme

Chris Shell outside the farm shop at The Horseshoe Hotel, Egton Bridge.

Owner of Grade II-listed Yorkshire pub allowed to retain outdoor beach bar

The full meeting of North Yorkshire Council

Council warned of ‘aggressive’ property development schemes

It has emerged the Yorbus service for the Bedale, Ripon and Masham area cost more than £15 per passenger to run.

Volunteer-run buses could help resolve rural transport dearth in North Yorkshire

Holiday makers at Scarborough's North Bay beach. Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Scarborough's former indoor swimming pool to be turned into four-star hotel

Harrogate. (Pic credit: Ian Forsyth / Getty Images)

Yorkshire communities to host events to celebrate coronation of King Charles III

Gayles Quarry could be reopened

Plans to reopen Victorian quarry in Yorkshire mired by concerns over lorries

The nesting kittiwakes at Scarborough Spa Bridge

£30,000 kittiwake removal scheme may have led to increase in seagulls

A general view of food kiosks at the Scarborough Harbour near West Pier. PIC: Richard Ponter

Why I am glad to see the back of Scarborough Borough Council - GP Taylor

Governors at Eskdale School announced earlier this year that they planned to close the school at the end of this academic year due to it being undersubscribed.

Whitby mayor hits out at plans to close seaside town secondary school

The Swing Bridge during a sea fret

Whitby Swing Bridge spring and summer 2023 traffic closures announced

After years of preparation, a new unitary council for North Yorkshire is set to finally launch on Saturday.

The new North Yorkshire council launches on Saturday – what will change?

On Friday, Craven District Council leader Richard Foster will end his 19 years on the council. The Conservative member for Grassington was elected in 2004 and became council leader a decade later.

Council leader reflects on his time as Craven Council to be abolished
On Friday, Craven District Council leader Richard Foster will end his 19 years on the council but unusually for a politician, it’s not the electorate which has decided his time is up.

Great Ouseburn Community Primary School in Harrogate

Bid launched to raise £75,000 to build rural village school a new classroom

A Coastliner bus approaches Goathland

840 Coastliner: Withdrawal of bus would 'take Whitby back to the Middle Ages'

Hovingham CE VC Primary School - Image: Google Maps

Council rejects claims it is failing to prevent small schools from closing

Hovingham School will close at the end of this month

North Yorkshire primary school in Howardian Hills will close at end of month

The executive of North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) are set to decide whether to push ahead with plans to end funding to Hovingham CE VC School in the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Yorkshire primary school closure decision imminent

Council transport boss criticises ‘hardline cycle lobby’ in Harrogate

Scarborough Spa Cliff Lift

Scarborough Spa is recruiting an operator to run the country's oldest cliff lift

'I urge the North Yorkshire County Council and the Tory Government to reconsider their decision to close the Nidderdale Children's Centre and other Sure Start centres in the county'.

Rethink needed over the closure of Nidderdale Children’s Centre - YP Letters

Carl Les: "I truly do believe that we are on the cusp of a moment that is set to prove life-changing for generations to come in both North Yorkshire and York".

Proposed devolution deal will be transformative for North Yorkshire - Carl Les

Under plans being considered by North Yorkshire County Council, Eskdale School is set to close at the end of this academic year.

Mayor's anger as Whitby school governors fail to address merger concerns

A councillor has called for a pause in housebuilding in Harrogate while work on a new Local Plan for the whole of North Yorkshire is drawn up.

Councillor calls for pause in housebuilding in Harrogate
A councillor has called for a pause in housebuilding in Harrogate while work on a new Local Plan for the whole of North Yorkshire is drawn up.

A view towards rural Dales village of Linton in Craven with a population of around 176. A debate has been held in the House of Lords about disparities in healthcare between rural and urban areas.

Government blind to challenges of delivering healthcare in rural warns Baroness

Plans to build 1,300 homes at Ripon’s army barracks approved

Plans to build 1,300 homes at Ripon’s army barracks approved

Council presses for action over crustacean deaths on Yorkshire coastline

Council presses for action over crustacean deaths on Yorkshire coastline

The Civic Centre will continue to house staff who will be delivering services locally

Column: HBC Leader, Richard Cooper - Build relationships and explain aims

A59 Kex Gill

A59 in North Yorkshire to be re-routed and new road built to bypass Kex Gill

A meeting of the Conservative controlled North Yorkshire County Council’s executive on February 7 saw councillors refusing to support a proposal calling on the government to introduce proportional representation (PR) for all future general, local and mayoral elections.

Why would North Yorkshire Tories dismiss PR? - Yorkshire Post Letters

Fees are being waived for coronation street parties in North Yorkshire

No fees for King Charles III coronation street parties in North Yorkshire

Felicity Cunliffe-Lister is Countess of Swinton and now a county councillor

Swinton Park Estate owner defeats Conservative rival to win council by-election

Meeting up online can help us reduce our need to travel

Column: WFH: good for the planet as well as our purses - Jemima Parker, ZCH

A view across the Esk Valley from Aislaby

'Local home' in North York Moors could be forbidden from being holiday let

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said: “The right to strike is a fundamental British liberty, but the Government is threatening to sack workers for exercising that basic right.”

Government threatens tax rises if it caves in to union demands

Bernard Bateman MBE

Tributes paid to former Yorkshire mayor who 'wasn't your typical politician'

Awkward rules at tips in North Yorkshire are leading to more fly-tipping, councillors said

'Awkward' rules at tips leading to more fly-tipping in North Yorkshire

A shopper walks along the Stray in Harrogate underneath autumnal trees

Campaigners apply to register The Stray in Harrogate as common land

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced at the Autumn Statement last year that local authorities would be allowed to raise council tax by 5 per cent without the need for referendum. PIC: PA

Fear that more local authorities will face funding shortfalls - The YP says

Councils are facing huge funding gaps

Yorkshire council to use £30 million of reserves as other fight off bankruptcy

Earlier this month, governors at the undersubscribed Eskdale School in Whitby announced their plans for the school to merge with the Caedmon College, also in the town, due to falling pupil numbers at both schools.

Whitby school closure campaign steps up as parents speak of wellbeing concerns

Branch manager Heather Pearman in Newcastle Building Society' Knaresborough branch. Picture by Charlotte Gale.

Knaresborough hosts project aimed at tackling impact of bank branch closures

A view towards Whitby Abbey through the replica Whale's jaw bone. PIC: James Hardisty

Whitby communities must not be allowed to be hollowed out - The YP says

Warm homes in Burmantoft, Leeds, saving tenants money and carbon.

Column: Zero Carbon Harrogate - Can North Yorkshire follow where Leeds leads?

Hudswell

Pioneering timber frame houses could be built in Yorkshire village

View of Staithes from the Cleveland Way on the North Yorkshire coast. PIC: Tony Johnson

Premium on second holiday homes is the right move - YP Letters

A letter sent to parents of Eskdale School pupils on Wednesday revealed governors are proposing to close the site and instead send students to Caedmon College

Whitby secondary school pupils told it could close after summer holidays

The cost of having garden waste collected is set to change massively for some areas of North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire garden waste collection fees to vastly differ under new council

The nesting kittiwakes at Scarborough Spa Bridge

Outrage as kittiwakes are 'cleared' from bridge to prevent them damaging it

Carers receive a weekly allowance to help with the costs of fostering including meals and school uniforms. Photo: Adobe

Yorkshire foster parents demand cost of living increase to allowance

Shops, businesses and puns in rural villages, such as Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, will thrive under devolved powers says the boss of the country's biggest housing association. Picture Tony Johnson.

North Yorkshire can solve its housing crisis with devolution deal

The proposed special school in Selby has been delayed (stock)

Special school set to transform lives of North Yorkshire children is delayed