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• Local attraction named finalist in three awards categories

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• Countdown begins for 167th Great Yorkshire Show

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• New affordable homes must be "genuinely affordable", mayor told

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• Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust Welcomes New Academy 

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• Skipton Sixth Form student to compete in Canadian Commonwealth Championships

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• North Yorkshire Council deputy leader to step down

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• Plans for Addingham's most chaotic and hilarious day of the year

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• Skipton Craven Rotary to close down this year

  After 37 years of service, the Skipton Craven Rotary Club will close on June 30, 2026.

• Council issues fly-tipping warning as new waste rules come into force

  Residents are being warned that fly-tipping will not be tolerated as new rules come into force at North Yorkshire’s recycling centres.

• London Marathon success as local runners raise more than £10k for The Principle Trust

  Two dedicated fundraisers tackled the London Marathon, raising an incredible £10,659 for The Principle Trust Children’s Charity, providing 17 families with a week-long respite break and food hamper. 

• Charity football match to return to honour teen

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• Cost of school transport travel permits rise by 73 per cent in six years

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• Strategy aims for 60,000 hew homes in York and North Yorkshire

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