Your Harrogate News

3 weeks ago | yourharrogate.co.uk | Joe Willis

The criticism is the latest directed at North Yorkshire Council over its introduction of new home-to-school rules that mean pupils get free transport to their nearest school rather than their catchment school. The change in policy means hundreds of parents now have to spend almost £800 on a bus pass if they want their child to go to their catchment school, which is not the nearest to their home.

1 month ago | yourharrogate.co.uk | Joe Willis

The force answered more than 95 per cent of calls in less than ten seconds for the first two months of 2025. The figure for February of 95.6 per cent makes the force the fifth-best-performing in the country after previously being the worst. The maximum wait time for February was two minutes and 55 seconds. In December 2022, just 74 per cent of calls were answered within ten seconds.

1 month ago | yourharrogate.co.uk | Joe Willis

North Yorkshire Council is preparing a new county-wide parking strategy that aims to support local businesses and be fairer for motorists. Speaking exclusively to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Councillor Keane Duncan, executive member for highways at the council, said:“Other councils are squeezing every penny of revenue they can from parking. “Labour-run City of York have hiked tariffs in some car parks by over 70 per cent this year.

2 months ago | yourharrogate.co.uk | Joe Willis

North Yorkshire Council officers have advised councillors to increase on and off-street parking tariffs by ten per cent in a move which could bring in almost £2m in extra income. Parking permits could also rise by the same percentage under the proposals. Officers say the increase is necessary to help pay for a raft of improvements to parking infrastructure. These include £2m plans to replace all 430 parking machines across the county.

2 months ago | yourharrogate.co.uk | Joe Willis

North Yorkshire Council’s plans would see seven homes owned by the local authority replaced within five years, with the first built in the Harrogate and Scarborough areas. The Independent Care Group (ICG), which represents care providers in North Yorkshire and York, has however urged the authority to put the proposal out to tender to allow private companies to bid to run the hubs.