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Kex Gill: Secret contingency fund set to push cost beyond £82.5 million

3 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

The cost of the A59 road realignment at Kex Gill looks set to go beyond £82.5 million after North Yorkshire Council today agreed to pump extra contingency funding into the scheme. The cost has already risen from £68.8 million to £82.5 million due to the council having to pay compensation to contractors and consultants for issues such as delays and design changes.
Ripon MP issues taser plea

3 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan. Already a subscriber? Log in here. Skipton and Ripon Conservative MP Sir Julian Smith has called for tasers to be more widely used in prisons following recent attacks on prison staff.
Questions remain as soaring cost of £82.5 million Kex Gill scheme comes under spotlight today

3 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan. Already a subscriber? Log in here. Senior Conservatives on North Yorkshire Council are expected to approve increasing the cost of the A59 road realignment at Kex Gill from £68.8 million to £82.5 million today (May 13).
Harrogate woman writes book on ‘scandal’ of surgical mesh

4 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan. Already a subscriber? Log in here. A Harrogate woman has written a book about her experiences of living with surgical mesh complications. Surgical mesh refers to devices implanted in the body to support weak or damaged organs and other tissues.
Harrogate pensioner appeals for help to sell donated stamps for cancer charity

5 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Grainger

This article is free to read. You can help support independent local journalism for as little as 14p a day – by subscribing to the Stray Ferret. To get started, just click here. A Harrogate pensioner who has collected more than half a million stamps to raise money for charity is appealing for expert help to sell some of the rarer specimens he’s been given.
Police spending on equality and diversity in North Yorkshire revealed

5 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan. Already a subscriber? Log in here. North Yorkshire Police spends more than half a million pounds a year on equality, diversity and inclusion, a freedom of information request has revealed. UK police forces are legally obliged to implement policies on EDI.
The volunteers who help to make Knaresborough special

6 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

This is one of many stories we write about Knaresborough each week. We have made this one free to read; to access all our content, from as little as 14p a day, click here. You will support independent local journalism exclusively focused on local issues. “I have never lived anywhere like Knaresborough, and I have lived in some nice places,” says Liz Baxandall.
Yemi's Food Stories: a vibrant tribute to unity and resilience

6 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Grainger

Yemi Adelekan is a food writer and blogger who was a semi-finalist in the 2022 series of BBC TV’s Masterchef competition. Every Saturday Yemi writes on the Stray Ferret about her love of the area’s food and shares cooking tips – please get in touch with her if you want her to review a restaurant, visit your farm, taste the produce you sell or even share a recipe.
Editor’s Pick of the Week: Naked Ripon, Kex Gill cost warning and pizza heaven in Harrogate

6 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

This article is free to read. To access all the links and all our content for as little as 14p a day, please subscribe here. You will support independent local news focused exclusively on the Harrogate district. Some say it’s too cold to grow grapes in Yorkshire. The same could be said for walking around naked, but that hasn’t deterred those hardy souls at British Naturism from organising two naked walks at the Himalayan Gardens and Sculpture Park, between Ripon and Masham.
‘This is one of the highest readings we’ve seen’, magistrates tell Dacre Banks drink-driver

6 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | Flora Grafton

A woman who was nearly five times the drink-drive limit was sentenced at Harrogate Magistrates Court on Friday (May 9). Victoria Wiltshire, of Church View in Dacre Banks, pleaded guilty to drink-driving on March 20 this year. The case was adjourned until Friday for a pre-sentence report to be prepared. Mel Ibbotson, prosecuting, told the court police received a call from a member of the public at around 2.45pm on February 21.