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BBC News
8 hours ago
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- BBC News
Uncertainty over opening date for specialist school in Harrogate
Education chiefs have been unable to confirm when a new secondary school for children with autism will open in North Yorkshire. Officers at North Yorkshire Council said a date for the facility, on the site of the former Woodfield Community Primary School in Harrogate, could not be announced until an academy trust was assigned to run school, in Bilton, was initially due to open in September 2024, however the project was delayed. Education leaders were then hopeful the first pupils could start in September 2025, but parents have expressed concern this target could now also be missed. One mother, who asked not to be named, said her 11-year-old son may have to be educated at home if it failed to open for the upcoming academic year."It's ridiculous that it looks like it won't be open after all this time," she said."There are so many parents and children in need of this school opening as soon as possible."There are no other schools like it in Harrogate and my son is unable to travel to Leeds, Thirsk or York to go to another school that is similar due to his sensory needs and travel fatigue."The school is due to cater for 80 autistic pupils aged between 11 and 19. The council said the school would help to address a rising demand for specialist education in North Fielding, the authority's assistant director for inclusion, said: "We have progressed the building works as planned and are working with the Department for Education regarding which academy trust will be assigned."Until this process is concluded, we are not in a position to announce an opening date."Woodfield Community Primary School closed in 2022 after years of falling pupil numbers and an "inadequate" rating by agreed a £3.5m redevelopment to turn the site into a specialist school the following Local Democracy Reporting Service contacted the Department for Education for comment. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Business
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Plans for asphalt site recommended for approval
Plans for an asphalt plant which objectors claim would pose a danger to public health could be given the go-ahead by councillors. Tynedale Roadstone Ltd wants to build a facility at Allerton Waste Recovery Park by the side of the A1(M) in North Yorkshire to make road surface products. It said assessments had confirmed the site was capable of supporting the proposed scheme with "no significant impact on the environment" and that there would be no breaches of national air quality objectives. Officers at North Yorkshire Council have recommended the application should be approved, with councillors set to discuss the plans on 10 June. Under the plans, the site would reuse material from an adjacent waste recovery plant. Almost 200 formal objections have been submitted against the plans, including some from local parish councils, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Critics of the plans have raised a wide range of concerns, including fears over pollution, dust, noise, smell, ground contamination and traffic problems. A petition containing more than 1,000 signatures has also been submitted against the scheme. In its response, Kirk Hammerton Parish Council said: "This represents a risk to public health in surrounding villages and is an obvious concern for residents of Kirk Hammerton." Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council also submitted an objection, stating: "Why is a 'dirty' process such as this even considered at Allerton? "Why is it even needed at all? It should not be in a rural location and should not be allowed to be erected next to an incinerator that is already spoiling a rural location." Council planning officers have said the proposal is "considered to be sustainable" and conditions attached to approval can "mitigate any effects". The Environment Agency had initially objected to the application, but subsequently withdrew it on the proviso that various conditions would be met. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Campaigners meet MP over asphalt plant plans Campaigners object to plan for asphalt plant North Yorkshire Council
BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Major North Yorkshire projects at risk over funding pressures
Major projects in North Yorkshire could be cancelled if new funding cannot be found, a council has Yorkshire Council took over a number of schemes begun by the former district and borough councils in 2023 following its inception in with the authority forecasting an annual deficit of between £30m and £35m due to rising costs and government funding cuts it said it had to prioritise statutory services such as health, children and vulnerable the capital projects under threat are the relocation of Malton's Livestock Market and the redevelopment of Sherburn Town Centre. The council's deputy leader and executive member for finance and resources, Gareth Dadd, said the authority was looking at prioritising schemes which were not already under way."All those legacy projects that have been hoped for in years to come, quite frankly, they ain't going to be a priority financially when competing against some of the real deep moral issues that we're having to deal with."He said the it was right the council took a "fresh look" at these projects."It's about a business case coming forward and then making the cut against what is vitally important to this authority, but more importantly to the residents that we're trying to protect and serve." Loss of funding The plan to relocate Malton's Livestock Market will only move forward if it is still considered a priority after a business case considering all the funding options was work to Sherburn Town Centre is also at risk after delays resulted in the loss of the shared prosperity funding needed to complete a legacy scheme relating to the Wyvern Park Industrial Estate in Skipton could also be halted until a new business case and funding options are to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, a report to the council's executive also stated the redevelopment of the former Argos Site and Market Place Regeneration Project, in Scarborough, has already been have also been warned several schemes already begun were at risk of costing more than planned and could overrun. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Hotel 'highly suitable' for kittiwake nesting site
Nests for up to 1,050 kittiwakes could be installed at a landmark hotel as part of efforts to limit noise and mess from the birds. A council-funded study identified the terrace of Scarborough's Grand Hotel as a "highly suitable" location to house a series of artificial nesting structures (ANS). It was one of four sites inspected by an ornithologist as part of ongoing work aimed at managing the impact of the town's kittiwake population. Members of North Yorkshire Council's Scarborough and Whitby area committee are set to discuss the findings at a meeting on Friday. Earlier this year the council drafted a new strategy aimed at addressing issues around noise, mess and aggressive behaviour by sea birds in the town - of which kittiwakes are thought to be the "most abundant". As part if the study, four sites were inspected - Star Map in South Cliff Gardens, the derelict concrete chalets, and the Old Bathing Building. The report found the Grand Hotel's terrace to be "the most significant" location, describing it as an "almost perfect ecological site" due to its "close proximity to existing nesting colonies and its orientation towards the sea". It said the hotel's terrace presented a "maximum design opportunity" for an artificial nesting structure with up to 1,050 nesting spaces, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, though said such sites "may only ever be 50 to 60 per cent occupied when fully colonised". It was also noted that the structures "do not need to be elaborate or expensive" and could be as simple as a series of purpose-made shelving, made from marine ply or other durable wood and supported by a steel structure. The report added that the installation of ANS in the town "represents an opportunity beyond just re-locating numbers of breeding Kittiwake" and could lead to an approach problems caused by the birds which "considers both the needs of local residents and businesses and the support of wild bird populations". Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Fake nesting towers may reduce gull issues - study Rise in gull complaints leads to new action plan Visitors warned over feeding seagulls after attacks North Yorkshire Council
BBC News
3 days ago
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Scarborough Grand Hotel 'highly suitable' for kittiwake nest site
Nests for up to 1,050 kittiwakes could be installed at a landmark hotel as part of efforts to limit noise and mess from the birds.A council-funded study identified the terrace of Scarborough's Grand Hotel as a "highly suitable" location to house a series of artificial nesting structures (ANS).It was one of four sites inspected by an ornithologist as part of ongoing work aimed at managing the impact of the town's kittiwake of North Yorkshire Council's Scarborough and Whitby area committee are set to discuss the findings at a meeting on Friday. Earlier this year the council drafted a new strategy aimed at addressing issues around noise, mess and aggressive behaviour by sea birds in the town - of which kittiwakes are thought to be the "most abundant".As part if the study, four sites were inspected - Star Map in South Cliff Gardens, the derelict concrete chalets, and the Old Bathing report found the Grand Hotel's terrace to be "the most significant" location, describing it as an "almost perfect ecological site" due to its "close proximity to existing nesting colonies and its orientation towards the sea".It said the hotel's terrace presented a "maximum design opportunity" for an artificial nesting structure with up to 1,050 nesting spaces, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, though said such sites "may only ever be 50 to 60 per cent occupied when fully colonised".It was also noted that the structures "do not need to be elaborate or expensive" and could be as simple as a series of purpose-made shelving, made from marine ply or other durable wood and supported by a steel report added that the installation of ANS in the town "represents an opportunity beyond just re-locating numbers of breeding Kittiwake" and could lead to an approach problems caused by the birds which "considers both the needs of local residents and businesses and the support of wild bird populations". Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
