Richard Flinton

Kate Josephs stands as one of the top paid council employees across the country - earning more than the Prime Minister

Nearly 60 council bosses in Yorkshire paid over £150,000
Nearly 60 council bosses are paid over £150,000 a year in Yorkshire according to data from the TaxPayers Alliance.

Councillor Carl Les, leader of North Yorkshire Council.

School transport changes will not lead to school closures, say council chiefs

It comes as council leaders accused government ministers of diverting financial support from rural communities towards towns and cities.

North Yorkshire Council threatens judicial review against Government

Richard Flinton is the authority's highest paid officer.

North Yorkshire Council: More than 30 officers on salaries over £100,000

South Bay, Scarborough and the castle viewed from Olivers Mount. Picture Tony Johnson

Scarborough Harbour needs massive upgrade to boost town's economy

Scarborough's South Bay pictured on Easter weekend. PIC: Richard Ponter

Offshore opportunities are too good to pass up for Scarborough - The YP says

HECK! has installed 433 solar electricity panels, capable of generating 200,000 kwh per year, 20 per cent of the factory energy, at its Yorkshire headquarters.

HECK! Food invests in solar energy production at its Yorkshire headquarters

Scarborough Council wants to spend millions developing the West Pier into a leisure destination.

£11m plan to transform pier and bay in Scarborough takes step forward

Mr Flinton, who was previously chief executive of North Yorkshire County Council, will receive a 3.5% pay rise, which is a figure determined by the JNC (Joint Negotation Committee) for chief officers.

Council proposes pay rises for most senior officers

Harrogate Convention Centre.

Designs for planned £49m redevelopment in Harrogate will be finished this month

Scarborough South Bay

Researchers searching for source of pollution plaguing popular beach

Station Parade/Station Gateway

Council won’t have to repay if troubled Station Gateway project scrapped

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?

Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce’s January meeting will focus on the impact that devolution, local Government reform and a directly elected mayor will have on the District’s business community.
Picture Gerard Binks

Devolution under scrutiny at Harrogate Chamber of Commerce meeting

One of the biggest issues highlighted by the commission was the need to tackle the critical lack of affordable housing in North Yorkshire’s rural communities.

North Yorkshire rural communities "hit by Ukraine war and cost of living"

Levelling up rural opportunities in places like Swaledale could bring a boost to the nation, leaders have said.

Call for rural communities to be at heart of Government policies

Richard Flinton has been announced as the new chief executive of North Yorkshire Council

New super council boss on the challenges ahead for North Yorkshire

Councillors are still discussing plans to replace Welcome to Yorkshire

New tourism body to be launched in spring - despite uncertainty over its role

North Yorkshire's local elections will be different this year.

Local elections: North Yorkshire's 'defining moment' in biggest vote since 1974

A view of Swaledale and the village of Reeth. The Yorkshire Dales has some of the remotest communities in the country, and has endured problems with poor digital connectivity. (Photo: Bruce Rollinson)

North Yorkshire rural task force embarks on mission to improve internet and mobi...

North Yorkshire County Council is asking those in “non-critical services” in highways, planning and other office roles to help keep vulnerable people safe.

Council's office workers urged to take on social care roles amid staff absences
Back-office council workers are being asked to volunteer to step into social care roles as the Omicron variant is reducing staffing levels due to illness and isolation.
Grace Hammond

Snow in the Yorkshire Dales

On-demand rural transport service Yorbus to be expanded in North Yorkshire

One of the key recommendations of the North Yorkshire Rural Commission’s final report was to establish a new taskforce to drive forward its findings to ensure potential solutions to ingrained issues affecting the countryside become a reality.

North Yorkshire rural taskforce to meet in race to tackle region's issues

The 2022 Tour de Yorkshire has been cancelled and there are fears the race may not return

Councils warned Tour de Yorkshire would not return if 2022 race was cancelled

Baroness Angela Harris of Richmond

Questions over private meeting about road repairs near baroness's Richmond home

Twenty seven pumps were used to rid Malton of flood water as parts of the town remained submerged

Firefighters pump water out of Malton as town remains flooded

Hospitals in North Yorkshire are "under pressure" due to a rise in the number of Covid patients combined with more people injuring themselves during the cold weather, a senior NHS official has revealed. Pic: PA

This is how many Covid patients are being treated in North Yorkshire hospitals

Middle Hare Head in North Yorkshire

North Yorks can avoid more lockdown measures if people change their behaviour

Richard Flinton, chief executive of North Yorkshire County Council, said: “This devolution deal will back companies of all sizes with new investment of up to £2.4bn in the infrastructure they need to grow and prosper."

North Yorkshire business leaders urged to back devolution deal

Local Government Minister Simon Clarke.

Just one council for all of North Yorkshire would not be too big, says Minister

North Yorkshire County Council is responsible for social care across England's largest county. Pic: Tony Johnson

Pandemic leaves North Yorkshire County Council with £42m black hole

A closed car park in Whitby

Warning over travelling to North Yorkshire as sunny bank holiday weekend looms
With warm weather predicted for the coming bank holiday weekend, council bosses and the police have come together to ask people to think carefully before travelling.
Carl Gavaghan

9 May 2020 ..... Northallerton High Street in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire. Picture Tony Johnson

North Yorkshire council's major projects at risk as pandemic hits its finances

Police and rangers carried out checks on motorists in the vicinity of Aysgarth Falls at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown. Copyright: 2020 Getty Images

Two people from West Yorkshire fined after camping and barbecuing in North York ...

NHS Nightingale Hospital at the Harrogate Convention Centre. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA

Dedicated fire engine put aside for Harrogate's NHS Nightingale Hospital

Hutton-le-Hole in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, where more than 98 per cent of residents say they are adhering to Government guidelines on staying at home.

The Yorkshire district where residents are "most compliant" in UK with lockdown ...

Residents in North Yorkshire survey the scale of the damage after last summer's floods

'Storms Ciara and Dennis show why we need a fresh approach to managing North's g...

Residents in North Yorkshire survey the scale of the damage after last summer's floods

'Storms Ciara and Dennis show why we need a fresh approach to managing North's g...

Chancellor Sajid Javid Picture: Rick Findler/PA Wire

Chancellor Sajid Javid must help struggling Yorkshire councils meet soaring dema...

Recovery efforts have been ongoing since the unprecedented flooding last month. Pic: SWNS

Exclusive: North Yorkshire council bosses' plea to Environment Secretary over em...

County Coun John Blackie pictured at Hawes.

Tributes paid to long-serving councillor and Yorkshire Dales champion John Black...

Clapham Primary School.

Threat to our North Yorkshire school is all about money - Yorkshire Post Letters

‘Moral failure’ of education cuts for vulnerable children that hit harder in the...

Horton-in-Ribblesdale C of E Primary School (pictured, centre) closed in 2017. Other rural primary schools have closed across North Yorkshire since and now 10 small schools face uncertainty over their future as pupil numbers fall. Picture by James Hardisty.

Financial danger mounting for Yorkshire Dales secondary schools amid primary clo...

Horton-in-Ribblesdale C of E Primary School (pictured, centre) closed in 2017. Other rural primary schools have closed across North Yorkshire since and now 10 small schools face uncertainty over their future as pupil numbers fall. Picture by James Hardisty.

Financial danger mounting for Yorkshire Dales secondary schools amid primary clo...

North Yorkshire council chief issues "call to arms" over special needs support for young people.

North Yorkshire council chief issues "call to arms" over special needs support f...

A new plan to make it more difficult for fracking companies to target the fringes of protected landscapes is the subject of a public inquiry that opens later this month.

North Yorkshire plan to add extra hurdles for fracking applications

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North Yorkshire County Council praised for '˜can-do culture'

Thirsk and Malton MP Kevin Hollinrake.

Kevin Hollinrake: Please stop shortchanging North Yorkshire

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MP seeks reassurances over community library proposals

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Travellers may get two weeks to move before facing court

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Last-ditch plea to MPs on school budgets

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Inflation becomes ‘biggest threat’ to cash-crisis council

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County facing £69m budget cuts gives service pledge to residents

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Simon Hamlyn: Our leaders must support vital countryside communities

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County to freeze council tax rates

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Council finance: Rural region warns of £5m shortfall in free bus travel funds

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Residents to take on running of library

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Leeds Council staff urged to quit and ease pain of job cuts

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Council staff urged to quit and ease pain of job cuts

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