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• Plans submitted for new pump track in Pateley Bridge

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• Council plans £18million expansion of temporary housing

  North Yorkshire Council is proposing to invest £18 million in providing more temporary homes for people facing homelessness.

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• Skipton vintage bus day returns for 20th anniversary

  A fleet of more than 25 vintage buses and coaches will take to the roads of Skipton next month as the town's popular Vintage Bus Running Day returns for its 20th anniversary.

• New craft beer and tapas bar coming to Skipton

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• Skipton MP raises wildfire concerns over Grimwith Moor

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• Council pension fund breaches could be reported to regulator

  North Yorkshire councillors are to consider whether a series of breaches involving the county’s pension fund should be reported to the Pensions Regulator.

• Land Rover Experience North Yorkshire moves to new home in Coniston Cold

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• Concert in Skipton to raise money for Dementia

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