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Residents and sustainability experts have praised an ongoing decarbonisation drive in North Yorkshire with hundreds of families benefiting from energy-saving upgrades.

The launch of town councils for Harrogate and Scarborough is due to be highlighted in an online event as residents are also being urged to ensure they are registered to vote for elections that will be held in the spring.

Residents across North Yorkshire have the chance to save on their energy bills through a new round of the Big Community Switch.

Our council leader has admitted that the financial plan to deliver key services over the next year has been “one of the toughest budgets yet” amid calls for the Government to ensure a fairer funding deal for all local authorities nationally.

A multi-million pound scheme to better connect Skipton’s rail and bus stations is set to begin next month.

Plans for a land deal with the Government to rebuild a Scarborough secondary school that was affected by crumbling concrete are set to be discussed.

A couple’s health was put at risk by a badly installed wood burning stove, a court was told.

A builder whose work failed building regulations has been ordered to pay £8,000 in compensation after an investigation by our trading standards team.

A series of solar panels are being installed on the roof of the Active North Yorkshire Selby leisure centre in a move that is set to significantly reduce swimming pool energy costs.

A warning has been issued to restaurant owners not to deceive their customers after the director of an Indian takeaway was fined for selling sheep curry which had been advertised as containing ostrich.