Council officers are continuing to face a “sustained heavy workload” dealing with complaints about the conduct of councillors in North Yorkshire. A report to North Yorkshire Council’s standards and governance committee reveals 183 complaints were [...]

North Yorkshire Police are looking for residents to join groups which help influence policing in Hambleton and Richmondshire. The force is recruiting new members for its Independent Advisory Groups (IAGs), which provide feedback to police [...]

North Yorkshire Council is proposing to invest £18 million in temporary accommodation as the number of households needing emergency housing continues to rise. The authority wants to increase its programme of new temporary homes by [...]

Significant changes are being proposed to North Yorkshire Council’s controversial home-to-school transport policy following a review by senior officers. Council chiefs say they have listened to parents and other critics of the policy — which [...]

Concerned councillors have questioned whether North Yorkshire Council’s loss-making housing company will ever turn its finances around — despite a five-year recovery plan being drawn up. Members of the authority’s shareholder committee were today told [...]