The Government has today (31 January) announced plans to restore nature, improve environmental quality, and increase prosperity as it publishes its Environmental Improvement Plan 2023.
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Business Secretary tells energy providers to end forced prepayment meter switching.
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has launched a crackdown on energy suppliers following a sharp increase in the number of prepayment meters being fitted in households struggling to pay energy bills.
Six weeks for developers to sign contract to fix unsafe buildings.
Today (30 January) the Government have announced they are giving housing developers six weeks to sign a contract requiring them to fix unsafe buildings and reimburse taxpayers or face significant consequences – protecting leaseholders from unfair and crippling costs.
Pateley Bridge to Harrogate bus saved.
The 24 bus service from Pateley Bridge to Harrogate has been given temporary funding from North Yorkshire County Council in order to support the service. In a statement to local media, the Executive Member for Highways and Transport at North Yorkshire County Council, Councillor Keane Duncan, said “The 24 is a key route that manyContinue reading “Pateley Bridge to Harrogate bus saved.”
Local MP signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment.
Today (27 January) Harrogate and Knaresborough MP, Andrew Jones, signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment.
Government cracks down on ‘fire and rehire’ tactics.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published proposals to crack down on dismissal and re-engagement practices often known as ‘fire and rehire’.
All schools to have defibrillators by the end of the academic year.
All state-funded schools in England currently without a defibrillator will receive one by the end of the academic year.
National Plan for Music.
The Government has published its comprehensive plan for music as part of its effort to ensure all school children grow up with the opportunity to engage with music.
Government announces deposit return scheme plans.
The Government has set out plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks bottles and cans from 2025.
Commissioner Zoë responds to HMICFRS’s latest report.
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Zoë Metcalfe has responded to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS’s) latest report on North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
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