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Community groups are being encouraged to apply for the Mayor’s Active Travel Fund which opens in the new year. York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority approved the application process for the Mayors Active Travel Fund today (24 October). The fund aims to promote...

10-year plan to boost quality jobs across York and North Yorkshire takes shape A 10-year plan to enable York and North Yorkshire residents to thrive in high quality jobs is taking shape. The Get York and North Yorkshire Working Plan sets out a bold 10-year vision to...

A new programme will harness the power of North Yorkshire’s natural landscapes to help people live healthier, more active, and more connected lives. The Natural Health Service for North Yorkshire is a regional green social prescribing programme. Through nature-based...

A new online service directory has been developed by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority who have worked with a network of local multi-agency partners to create an area where services and organisations offering specialist support to women and girls across the...

£400,000 has been awarded to the regions Community Fund from the Mayor David Skaith’s Moving Forward programme which supports community projects designed to keep people healthy and thriving.  The Community Fund enables local groups and organisations to apply for...

David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, has invested over £28,000 to get children on the coast swimming. Mayor Skaith launched ‘Moving Forward’ on Friday (10 October). The campaign looks to address regional challenges through four key areas; Movement,...

Students from Scarborough UTC’s Unity Racing team have achieved remarkable success at the STEM Racing World Finals (formerly F1 in Schools) in Singapore. The team secured third place globally and won the prestigious FIA Scrutineering Award.  For the past three years,...

David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, has announced the successful projects chosen for Phase Two of the Vibrant and Sustainable High Street Fund.  The first phase of the Vibrant and Sustainable High Street fund launched in February with 20 projects...

As part of the ongoing effort to tackle and deter hate-related crime across North Yorkshire and the City of York, community partners are coming together for National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2025 (11-18 October). Coordinated by North Yorkshire Council with support...

David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, is investing millions to empower communities to become healthier so that everyone can thrive in York and North Yorkshire. The Mayor’s new campaign ‘Moving Forward’ looks to address regional challenges through four key...

On Thursday 16 October, Jo Coles, Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime will host her online public meeting where North Yorkshire’s Chief Constable will be held to account on behalf of the public. As part of Cyber Security Awareness Month this meeting will focus...

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has launched a 10-year strategy to build on its high performing economy and establish itself as a rural trailblazer, driving growth for the UK in the North. In December 2024, the English Devolution White Paper set out the...

The York and North Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime, Jo Coles, is urging students to download a new street safety app alongside the re-release of a locally produced anti-stalking film, as they start their new academic year.  Start Safe Stay Safe  ...

On Wednesday 24 September, the North Yorkshire Youth Commission ran their Big Conversation Conference at The Priory Street Centre, in York. The Youth Commission enables a diverse group of young people, from across the region, to inform, support and challenge the work...

Pic shows: (L-R) Rev Arthur Harbottle, Rev Kim Hirst, Rev Leslie Newton, Tim O’Brien A group of community churches in York and North Yorkshire are celebrating the completion of a major project to install sustainable energy systems and cut fuel bills. Twenty churches...

York and North Yorkshire is set to ramp up its presence on the national and international stage after the Combined Authority approved a £1 million budget.   The Combined Authority agreed the funding and the new, more proactive approach during a meeting at County Hall...

A new group is pushing for York and North Yorkshire to keep more of the region’s wealth in its local businesses and communities to create a fairer local economy. A Community Wealth Building Mayoral Commission, convened by David Skaith, Mayor of York and North...

Tourism businesses are being given even greater support through a coordinated approach to boost the multi-billion pound visitor economy across York and North Yorkshire. A board, which also involves councillors and leading figures from the tourism sector, met on...

A new app, Start Safe, Stay Safe, has been launched to improve street safety in York and North Yorkshire. It offers a straightforward, and confidential way for members of the public to report street, town and city centre incidents. It also enables authorities to...

David Skaith’s priorities, as Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, include reducing the levels of violence against women and girls in our region and tackling crime in rural areas.   This week is Rural Crime Action Week, which is putting victims of rural crime in the...

This year’s National Rural Crime Week of Action focusses on the experiences of victims of rural crime, who are often overlooked and ignored.  The Deputy Mayor praised North Yorkshire Police for their role in a Combined Authority-funded project providing DNA marking...

Building much needed homes across the region is the aim of a new collaboration launched yesterday (02/09/25) by the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith.   Mr Skaith was joined by Pat Ritchie CBE, Chair of Homes England, the government’s housing and...

North Yorkshire is set to receive national support in the fight against the Langdale Moor wildfire.  Firefighters have been tackling the blaze, which is one of the most significant incidents they have ever had to deal with, for more than two weeks.  Yesterday, North...

Richmond, in the heart of North Yorkshire, is a town with a strong sense of identity and a wealth of heritage. Local organisations and businesses had been working in isolation, each promoting the town in their own way, often through separate websites sharing the same...

On Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm the UK Government will send a test Emergency Alert to mobile phones across the UK in the second ever national test of the system. The test is part of plans to strengthen the country’s preparedness and follows a government commitment...

Last week York and North Yorkshire Deputy Mayor, Jo Coles, visited a new service that will help support vulnerable women in York facing homelessness. The new service by Changing Lives provides a ‘one-front-door’ approach to offer safe housing and tailored support for...

Farms and businesses that have had an energy audit can now apply for funding up to £49,950 to help decarbonise their businesses.   York and North Yorkshire’s Business Sustainability Programme will help farms and businesses implement changes that have been recommended...

The cost of heating homes is a struggle which too many York and North Yorkshire residents face in the cold winter months. As energy prices put a strain on household bills, it’s often the most vulnerable who are left facing tough choices over how to get the most out of...

Letter to Yorkshire Water Board Chair From: The Yorkshire Mayors and Yorkshire Leaders Board To: Ms Vanda Murray OBE, Chair of the Board, Yorkshire Water Services Ltd 8 August 2025 Dear Ms Murray, We write to express our serious concerns regarding the recently...

The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire visited Hungate Court in Hunmanby to see how a major retrofit project led by Beyond Housing is transforming the lives of residents. The £2.2 million project, backed by £650,000 from the Government’s Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund...

David Skaith and Andy Burnham ignited a friendly Roses rivalry in Scarborough to promote the role that Mayors are playing in supporting healthy communities.   The Mayors of York and North Yorkshire, and Greater Manchester took part in a friendly cricket match at...

More than half of all farms in York and North Yorkshire aren’t making a sustainable profit. That finding, revealed in ‘review of the state of farming finance and challenges face’, is our starting point for a national conversation about how our region can lead the way...

In this opinion piece written for the Yorkshire Post, Baroness Brown gives her view on York and North Yorkhshire’s plans for a carbon negative economy backed by green investment. I was invited recently to address a major net zero conference in York, so was only too...

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has agreed two programmes worth over £3 million to support healthy and thriving communities. Today (18 July), the Combined Authority signed off the Movement, Activity and Sport Investment Programme and Men’s Mental Health...

York and North Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime Jo Coles this week paid a visit to Selby College, to find out more about the work being done to educate young people about how to better ensure their personal safety,  Crucial Crew is a...

York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith has welcomed £700,000 in government funding for the region to invest in cheaper, clean energy systems in community buildings. The grant comes via the new Mayoral Renewables Fund and will support installation of solar panels...

  The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire has welcomed the restoration of a two-mile stretch of historic canal towpath as an opportunity for people to ‘walk, wheel and cycle’ between North and West Yorkshire. Supported with a grant from York and North Yorkshire...

The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire has welcomed a new housing standard designed to ensure the quality and energy efficiency of affordable homes in the region. Spearheaded by the York and North Yorkshire Housing Partnership, the Affordable Homes Standard represents...

Devolution is delivering benefits to communities across the region. Giving communities more accessible, inviting, and warmer spaces to come together.   Communities like WHISH, a charity in Whitby supporting families with the unique challenges associated with hidden...

The English Devolution Bill makes historic strides in shifting power away from Westminster and bringing it closer to the people of York and North Yorkshire.   It helps set the direction and gives us more of the tools we need to deliver the change I was elected to...