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A call for possible development sites across North Yorkshire has gone out this week as part of preparation for the county’s new local plan.

Wartime stories, museum drop-ins and a pub trail are among the events on offer in North Yorkshire libraries for an annual campaign aimed at increasing awareness of local history.

Ninety-four per cent of families of primary age children in North Yorkshire have secured their first choice of school.

A free three-day festival will be staged in Scarborough next month as part of efforts to bring a more diverse range of visitors to the North Yorkshire coast during the main tourism season.

The search for a new operator for the Alpamare waterpark in Scarborough has begun.

A one-way pilot scheme to monitor air quality and improve traffic flow in Malton and Norton is to resume after it was hampered by severe flooding during the winter months.

A £10 million scheme for a new Maritime Hub in Whitby has taken a major step forward.

The Liberal Democrat party candidate, Andrew Timothy, has become the new member for the Stray, Woodlands and Hookstone Division.

Residents can now check their heart health at a new blood pressure monitoring station in Whitby which marks a first for North Yorkshire’s library service.

Yorkshire Dales residents and business owners are to be given advice and assistance on how to better protect their properties from the effects of flooding.