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1 day ago · However, the council is looking to reduce this to £5,000 from 2025/26. The proposal has been greeted with dismay from opposition councillors with Liberal Democrats on the authority set to urge the authority to suspend the cut for 12 months to allow officers to assess the social value to communities made by the grants.

14 hours ago · The Chancellor said the Government is “inviting” Heathrow to bring forward proposals for a third runway “by the summer”. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said once these have been received, the Department for Transport will review its Airports National Policy Statement NPS).

12 hours ago · Business groups and economists have said Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ latest plans to grow the economy are welcome, but that measures in the October Budget will still weigh on companies. Ms Reeves announced plans to turn Oxford and Cambridge into “Europe’s Silicon Valley” with a raft of housing ...

2 days ago · North Yorkshire Council has been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to release a report on the impact of home-to-school transport changes amid fears they could lead to school closures and staff cuts. Parents and community leaders from the School Transport Action ...

5 days ago · Millions of people have been urged to stay at home as 100mph winds pose a danger to life and cause travel disruption across the UK. Rail services, flights and ferries have been axed, with rare red weather warnings in place on Friday in Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Eowyn batters the country ...

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Jan 2, 2025 · The new year has begun with a cold spell, with wintry showers, ice and frost. Many of the higher routes across Ryedale have seen snow and ice. Paul Gundersen is a Chief Forecaster for the Met Office. He said: “Northern parts of the UK are already experiencing colder conditions but by Thursday ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Road and rail links have been closed while Manchester and Bristol airports were forced to suspend flights earlier on Tuesday because of the conditions. A yellow snow and ice warning is in place across most of south-west England and Wales, coastal parts of North Wales and Merseyside and parts of ...

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