Joe Willis

Richmond

Editor at Hambleton Today

Renegade local journalist. Editor of https://t.co/rMWNmy6jkO and https://t.co/trBtwZ0HOG local news sites.

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Discount shop gets approval for new store in North Yorkshire market town

6 days ago | gazetteherald.co.uk | Joe Willis

The former Barclays Bank branch in Thirsk. Photo: Google. A discount shop chain has been given the go-ahead to launch a new store in a North Yorkshire market town. Councillors have given their backing to Yorkshire Trading’s plans to open a branch in the former Barclays Bank in Thirsk Market Place. The proposal had been recommended for refusal by officers who said it could harm the local conservation area and have an overbearing impact on a nearby home.
Discount shop gets approval for new store in North Yorkshire market town

1 week ago | hambletontoday.co.uk | Joe Willis

A discount shop chain has been given the go-ahead to launch a new store in a North Yorkshire market town. Councillors have given their backing to Yorkshire Trading’s plans to open a branch in the former Barclays Bank in Thirsk Market Place. The proposal had been recommended for refusal by officers who said it could harm the local conservation area and have an overbearing impact on a nearby home.
Bike park set to be built in North Yorkshire town as appeal for donations launched

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Joe Willis

The location of the proposed bike park. An appeal has been launched to secure financial donations and offers of materials or volunteer time to build a new bike park. A planning application has been submitted for the park on a four-acre plot near the Green Howards Trading Estate in Richmond.
Funds and volunteers sought to build new bike park

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Joe Willis

An appeal has been launched to secure financial donations and offers of materials or volunteer time to build a new bike park. A planning application has been submitted for the park on a four-acre plot near the Green Howards Trading Estate in Richmond, North Yorkshire. The volunteers behind the scheme are seeking organisations and investors to donate materials, volunteer time or make financial contributions. A target for donations worth about £250,000 has been set. CONTINUE READING
North Yorkshire health chiefs urge those eligible to get Covid booster

1 week ago | hambletontoday.co.uk | Joe Willis

Health leaders in North Yorkshire are urging those who are eligible to get their free Covid booster vaccine this spring. Officials say the vaccine provides vital protection against different strains of the virus and helps reduce the risk of catching and spreading it, as well as the risk of serious illness or needing to go to hospital if you do catch it. The NHS has sent millions of invites out via text, email, NHS App messages or letters to remind those who are eligible to come forward.
Songs inspired by North-East to be performed at new show

1 week ago | hambletontoday.co.uk | Joe Willis

Songs inspired by Stokesley, Middlesbrough and the Durham coalfield are being performed in a new show celebrating the music of the North-East. Songs of the North East stars internationally renowned concert and opera singers Graeme Danby and Valerie Reid. The show arrives at the Princess Alexandra Auditorium in Yarm on Tuesday, April 29 as part of a ten-date tour.
More than 1,000 objections to battery storage plans for North Yorkshire countryside

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Joe Willis

An artist's impression of the proposed BESS plant near East Rounton. Photo: NatPower. More than 1,000 people have objected to two battery energy storage systems (BESS) planned for the North Yorkshire countryside. Parish councils and countryside groups have also criticised the proposals at South Kilvington, near Thirsk, and East Rounton, between Northallerton and Yarm. The 1GW BESS plans have been submitted by green energy company NatPower.
Council chiefs agree record investment of nearly £2.5m in car parks

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Joe Willis

A parking machine in Leyburn. Photo: Google. Council chiefs have agreed a record investment of almost £2.5m in North Yorkshire’s car parks. Members of North Yorkshire Council’s executive agreed to replace all 429 parking machines with new solar-powered ticketless devices which can accept card, cash and app payments. Council bosses say the move will deliver almost £590,000 a year in efficiency savings once the new machines are installed.
Dales pub landlady loses bid to overturn crackdown over tearoom and use as a house

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Joe Willis

The Moorcock Inn, Garsdale Picture: Google A Yorkshire Dales pub owner has lost her challenge to enforcement action after she turned the premises into a house and tearoom without permission. The Planning Inspectorate has rejected appeals submitted by Joanne Cox, landlady of the Moorcock Inn, at Garsdale. The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) issued two enforcement notices after work was done at the pub without planning permission.
Council chiefs agree record £2.5m investment in car parks

1 week ago | cravenherald.co.uk | Joe Willis

Coach Street Car Park, Skipton (Image: Newsquest) COUNCIL chiefs have agreed a record investment of almost £2.5m in North Yorkshire’s car parks. Members of North Yorkshire Council’s executive agreed yesterday (Tuesday) to replace all 429 parking machines - including in Craven - with new solar-powered ticketless devices which can accept card, cash and app payments.