Joe Willis

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Joe Willis |Chloe Laversuch

Image source, Laurence Coss/BBCImage caption, North Yorkshire Council says its new home-to-school transport policy could save millions of poundsJoe Willis & Chloe LaversuchLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceCouncillors have rejected calls to scrap changes to a new home-to-school transport funding policy. North Yorkshire Council voted last year to only pay for transport to a child's nearest school, rather than using school catchment areas as had previously happened.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Joe Willis |Chloe Laversuch

School transport funding changes upheld after voteJoe Willis & Chloe LaversuchLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceLaurence Coss/BBCNorth Yorkshire Council says its new home-to-school transport policy could save millions of poundsCouncillors have rejected calls to scrap changes to a new home-to-school transport funding policy. North Yorkshire Council voted last year to only pay for transport to a child's nearest school, rather than using school catchment areas as had previously happened.

2 months ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Elizabeth Mackley |Joe Willis

Villagers say 'dangerous' new plans for more home will 'increase risk of accidents or injury' - particularly to walkers. An outline planning application has been submitted to North Yorkshire Council to build at least nine houses in a field off Blewhouse Lane on the outskirts of Finghall, in lower Wensleydale. But more than 40 objections have already ben lodged against the plans, with residents fearing the development would compromise the village's safety.