Hambleton Today

3 days ago | hambletontoday.co.uk | Joe Willis

A field on the edge of Northallerton is set to become a new community woodland thanks to a tree planting initiative led by the White Rose Forest and supported by local businesses, residents and schoolchildren. Marking National Volunteer Week, the planting day brought together staff from the FT Construction Group, pupils from Romanby Primary School, and members of the wider community to create a greener, healthier environment for generations to come.

3 days ago | hambletontoday.co.uk | Joe Willis

Yorkshire Water has thanked customers for their water-saving efforts in recent weeks, which the company says has helped to reduce overall demand in the region. The reduction in demand, combined with rainfall, meant reservoir stocks dropped just 0.07 per cent over the last week, the company said. Yorkshire Water says its reservoir stocks have been declining since late January due to the driest spring on record in Yorkshire and increased customer demand during warmer temperatures.

4 days ago | hambletontoday.co.uk | Joe Willis

Controversial plans for an asphalt plant that local residents fear will be a danger to public health could be given the go-ahead by councillors next week. Officers at North Yorkshire Council are recommending that the application for the facility at Allerton Waste Recovery Park, beside the A1(M) between junctions 47 and 48, should be approved.

5 days ago | hambletontoday.co.uk | Joe Willis

North Yorkshire councillors are set to submit a fresh list of recommendations for a shake-up of council divisions after their first suggestions were largely rejected. North Yorkshire Council has admitted the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) proposal “differs significantly” from what the authority had suggested for the reorganisation. In its draft report, the Commission put forward plans for 85 single-councillor divisions and two two-councillor divisions in the future.

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

Three new programmes designed to tackle skills shortages will “break down barriers to learning”, according to York and North Yorkshire mayor David Skaith. More than 1,000 learners and tutors are set to benefit from the programmes which have received investment from the mayor’s skills innovation fund. Announcing the funding, Mr Skaith said: “Opportunity should be within everyone’s reach.