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• Your Skipton and Your Ilkley to launch on DAB next week

  Your Skipton and Your Ilkley will launch on DAB digital radio for the first time next week.

• Smiley/sad face speed signs set to remain banned in North Yorkshire

  Road signs which display a driver’s speed alongside a smiley or sad face could continue to be banned from North Yorkshire’s roads despite pleas from communities to allow their use.

• Repair café returns to Skipton next weekend

  A community repair café is returning to Skipton next weekend, giving residents the chance to fix broken household items for free.

• No motorists turned away from Skipton waste centres due to rule change

  No motorists have been turned away from North Yorkshire’s household waste centres following the introduction of a rule change, councillors have been told amid ongoing fears about fly-tipping.

• Mayor urged to "come to the table" to discuss road repair funding

  North Yorkshire councillors have urged the region’s mayor to "come to the table" to discuss their authority's allocation of road repair funding.

• Children are taking over the Leeds station tannoy this weekend – here's why

  Visitors to Leeds train station will notice something a little different this weekend, as children from Martin House Children's Hospice take over the tannoy.

• Campaign opposing wind farm on edge of Yorkshire Dales gathers pace

  Public consultations are now underway for a major campaign opposing plans for a wind farm on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales.

• Skipton based charity appoints new patron

  The The Principle Trust Children’s Charity have appointed a new patron of the charity.

• New strategy to address decline of nature across North Yorkshire

  A major new strategy has been launched to help to address the decline of nature across North Yorkshire and York.

• Council-run Brierley Homes set to report £7.5m loss

  Taxpayers may not get money their back from North Yorkshire Council’s loss-making house building company, opposition leaders have warned as details of a £7.5m annual deficit are revealed.

• Yorkshire residents needed for new series of Location, Location, Location

  Channel 4's primetime property programme 'Location, Location, Location' is looking for house hunters from across Yorkshire for its new series.

• Registration opens for Great Santa Fun Run

  Registration for the annual Great Santa Fun Run in Skipton opens today.

• Tickets go on sale for this year's Silsden Proms on the Farm

  Tickets have now gone on sale for this year’s Silsden Proms on the Farm, with organisers promising another memorable evening of live music, community spirit and charity fundraising.

• Council's "patch up" approach to filling potholes criticised

  A "patch up" approach to filling potholes could be costing North Yorkshire Council money in the long run, councillors claim.

• Accessibility boost as new changing places toilet opens in Malham

  A new changing places toilet has opened at the Malham National Park Visitor Centre as part of ongoing work to improve accessibility across the Yorkshire Dales.

• Tourist tax would be 'total game changer', says Mayor

  Powers to levy charges on overnight stays would be a total game changer, York and North Yorkshire’s mayor has said following a national announcement.

• Skipton Charity golf day to be held for 2025 Pride of Britain winner

  Skipton Golf Club will host a golf day next month to raise money for local boy, Luke.

• North Yorkshire taxi drivers call for fare increase to offset Iran War fuel increases

  North Yorkshire taxi drivers have urged councillors to allow a higher fare increase amid sharp rises in the cost of fuel caused by the Iran War.

• Devolution will fail if decisions are York-centric, say angry North Yorkshire councillors

  Devolution in York and North Yorkshire will fail if further decisions are taken that are York-centric, councillors warned today as a row over road repair funding intensified.

• Craven Lawn Tennis Club to open grounds for fundraising weekend

  A tennis club in Gargrave is set to open its grounds to the public as part of this year’s village Open Gardens fundraising weekend.