The York and North Yorkshire Mayor will be chosen by you in the election on Thursday 2nd May 2024.

The York and North Yorkshire Mayor will be chosen by you in the election on Thursday 2 May 2024. The York and North Yorkshire Mayor will lead the York and North Yorkshire CombinedAuthority, with investment of £540 million to be spent over the next 30 years. The Mayorand Combined Authority will have powers and responsibilities devolved to them by centralgovernment. This ...
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York and North Yorkshire Adult Education Budget Survey launched

To maximise the opportunities of the devolution of the Adult Education Budget (AEB), and to ensure a smooth transition to the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority’s delivery of the AEB from August 2025, we are keen to engage and collaborate with stakeholders. As part of this engagement, we have created a short survey to gather some initial feedback from anyone that m...
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Community Views on Flood Risk Management

We have had the following request from a PhD student at the University of East Anglia on the views of "Flood Risk Management". Please free to complete the questionaire but please remember that this questionaire is independent of the Parish Coucil: "I hope this message finds you well. My name is Phoebe and I'm a PhDstudent who is conducting a survey across North Yorkshire...
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North Yorkshire Council Subsidised Local Bus Services in the Areas of Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire and Ryedale, and Scarborough Park and Ride – Update

North Yorkshire County Council has now completed both its review and renewal of local bus service contracts in the areas of Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire and Ryedale and Scarborough Park and Ride. Attached is a summary of the changes to services from April 2024. The summary relates to services that are currently funded by North Yorkshire Council, it does not i...
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Substance Use Survey

North Yorkshire Council have drafted an all-age substance use strategy withsupport from a range of partner organisations working together to reduce theharms associated with substance use.- The public consultation on the draftstrategy launched the 2 February 2024, and will be running until 30 April 2024. Substance Use Strategy Youtube Video Link: https://youtu.be/LMluCQT-9rA...
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Nidderdale Plus Befriending Project Volunteer Recruitment

New NidderdalePlus Befriending Service: Volunteers needed!  Nidderdale Plus is launching a new Befriending Service, with the aim of making long lasting and positive change to the lives of many people living across the Dale.   In recent times, Nidderdale Plus Community Hub has received requests for support  to help people develop more local friends...
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Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the County

North Yorkshire Health and Wellbeing Board has written a new joint local health and wellbeing strategy for the county, which sets out the proposed priorities for action, and ideas for working together to achieve them.  The aim of the joint local health and wellbeing strategy is to improve people’s health and reduce health inequalities. The Board is taking the draf...
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Home to School Travel Policy Consultation

The Council has commenced a consultation on proposed changes to the Council’s Home to School Travel Policy. The necessary information can be found here on the Council’s website: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/consultations-and-engagement/current-consultations/home-school-travel-policy-consultation , together with an online survey form for your respo...
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