north yorkshire
07 Apr 2025
Combating Energy Inefficiency and Fuel Poverty in North Yorkshire’s Rural Homes
85% of North Yorkshire is classified as a super sparse rural area, encompassing two National Parks. Many properties in these remote locations consist of older housing stock, presenting challenges in...
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28 Oct 2024
Optimism and Caution from LGA Conference
Last week, along with hundreds of Local Authority senior Members and Officers, our Chief Executive Kerry Booth and Assistant Chief Executive Nadine Trout journeyed to Harrogate for the Local Government...
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21 Nov 2022
North Yorkshire to tackle rise in second homes with council tax premium
As reported in the Guardian Seaside towns of Scarborough and Whitby will be among first in England to double council tax under changes enabled through the levelling up bill currently going...
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07 Nov 2022
North Yorkshire rural communities hit by Ukraine war and cost of living, leader warns
The Yorkshire Post reports that the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis have compounded issues brought to light in last year’s landmark Rural Commission report Now, 12 months on,...
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10 Oct 2022
Rural economy needs to be at heart of policies
North Yorkshire County Council reports that senior Council figures have claimed that Liz Truss’s new Government should place the rural economy at the heart of its policies to provide a...
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03 Oct 2022
Call for Prime Minister Liz Truss to put rural communities at heart of Government policies
The Yorkshire Post reports that the new Prime Minister has set economic growth at the forefront of her new administration’s policy-making, aimed at ambitiously rebuilding the economy through tax cuts...
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30 Aug 2022
Ten year project to bring broadband to North Yorkshire cited as key to securing future of communities
North Yorkshire leaders are celebrating the completion of the final phase of a multi million pound scheme with Openreach, to enhance broadband speed across rural areas Since work began on...
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18 Jul 2022
North Yorkshire to receive £17 million boost to rural economy
ITV reports that over the next three years almost £17million pounds will be spent in North Yorkshire on improving broadband coverage and transport links in rural areas The funding has...
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03 May 2022
Event announcement: Using 5G to support rural areas to level up
Event announcement: Using 5G to support rural areas to level up. Lessons learnt from Mobile Access North Yorkshire Wednesday 15th June 2022 Digital connectivity is a basic human right but...
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21 Feb 2022
On-demand bus services could be expanded in North Yorkshire
The Northern Echo reports that a council aiming to restore and improve bus services across the whole of England’s largest county has revealed it will consider introducing demand-responsive services in...
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