Stuart Minting
The Yorkshire Post
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Magna Carta village in Yorkshire says '70 lorries a day' are ignoring HGV ban and damaging listed toll booth
Guardians of a conservation village with links to the Magna Carta have appealed to authorities to accelerate action to stop up to 70 HGV drivers a day ignoring a lorry ban, damaging historic buildings and making residents’ lives a misery. → Read More
Hambleton Council's £770k exit payments to senior staff branded ‘bung for the boys’
A rural district council which is set to be abolished has voted to hand four of its directors a total of £770,000 in exit payments because they do not wish to work for the incoming unitary authority. → Read More
Fourth generation farming family unveils agricultural museum proposal in North Yorkshire
The fourth generation of a family behind one of the most successful farm-based enterprises in the North has unveiled a plan to launch a museum celebrating farming, local enterprise and detailing its remarkable expansion. → Read More
Huge solar farm to be built at gateway to Yorkshire Dales
A proposal to create a solar farm spanning the equivalent area to 130 football pitches at a main gateway to Richmond and the Yorkshire Dales should be given the go-ahead, planners have advised, despite claims it would be “a blot on the landscape”. → Read More
Richmondshire District Council to give every member of staff £350 Christmas bonus
A council which will cease to exist in five months has agreed to give every member of staff, including part-time workers, a £350 bonus in time for Christmas. → Read More
Tax-payer funded waste incinerator in Yorkshire has 'mixed performance'
A controversial taxpayer-funded £1.2 billion energy from waste recovery plant and incinerator is continuing to have a mixed performance more than four years after being launched. → Read More
Shortage of care home beds sparks plans for residents to offer spare rooms to hospital discharge patients
A council facing a shortage of care home beds into which hospital patients can be discharged and settings to provide respite opportunities for adults with assessed care needs looks set to extend a pilot scheme in which residents are paid about £50 a night to offer a room in their homes. → Read More
Plan to create 'temporary village' for 400 mineworkers on North York Moors near Whitby
A multinational firm’s plan to create a temporary village for about 400 mine workers beside a designated conservation area in a national park has sparked a public backlash. → Read More
Council tax on second homes to tackle 'ghost villages' in North Yorkshire
A council serving two national parks and a stretch of coast that draws millions of visitors has pushed forward a move to launch a 100 per cent council tax premium on second homes, saying action is long overdue to stop the county’s many “ghost villages” having “the heart ripped out of them”. → Read More
'Escalating' numbers of overweight children after scheme to help diet axed in North Yorkshire
A council has reported an escalating number of overweight youngsters since axing a well-regarded scheme to help children and their families make positive changes to their diet. → Read More
Custodians of Kiplin Hall apply to create welcome centre after surge in post-pandemic visitors
A leading North Yorkshire heritage attraction has unveiled a proposal for one of the most significant changes it has seen in 400 years, with the introduction of a modern welcome centre just yards from the highly protected property. → Read More
Marquis’ estate scraps controversial plans to build cafe overlooking seaside village
A marquis’ 15,000-acre estate has moved to underline its social conscience as it abandoned a controversial plan to build a cafe overlooking a seaside village and beside one of the region’s most popular walking trails. → Read More
North York Moors dog exercise field called a 'frivolous use of food-producing agricultural land' as residents object
A proposal to transform farmland near the North York Moors National Park into a private dog exercise field should be approved, planners have recommended, despite residents highlighting there is already an array of free routes to walk pets in the area. → Read More
Residents of isolated Yorkshire dale unveil plan to bring community together after buying field
Residents of an isolated Yorkshire dale have unveiled an ambitious plan to bring the far-flung community together more often by providing an array of facilities on a field they have bought after receiving a bequest. → Read More
Roadchef services in North Yorkshire recommended for approval by planners
A controversial plan to build a motorway service area the size of 110 Olympic swimming pools across pasture land has been recommended for approval by planners, despite concerns it would have a significant impact on a designated site of special scientific interest. → Read More
Huge quarry to be created on farmland in North York Moors National Park
A plan to extract and process up to 90,000 tonnes of sand and gravel at a new quarry spanning the area of almost 30 football pitches within the setting of a national park has been recommended for approval. → Read More
Second home owners slam plan to introduce council tax premium in North Yorkshire
Second home owners have slammed a proposal to introduce council tax premium in North Yorkshire, saying they are “easy targets for a complicated problem”. → Read More
New tourism body to be launched in spring
A new council-backed tourism body is expected to be launched by spring next year despite uncertainty continuing to surround what its functions would be. → Read More
'Wolves and lynx will not roam the Yorkshire Dales' under nature recovery plan
A nature recovery strategy for the Yorkshire Dales will not lead to wolves and big cats roaming the national park, a meeting has been told, but it will set out to encourage action to help struggling species. → Read More
Walking and cycling route plan on former Dales railway line to be developed despite pushback
A proposal to create an easy-to-use route for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders of all abilities in a national park has been pushed forward despite concerns it could undermine a long-held ambition to reinstate a railway linking the East Coast Mainline and the Settle to Carlisle lines. → Read More