We sent out our Summer 2025 Newsletter on 5th August 2025. Read it here.
Local Transport Grant for York & North Yorkshire
The York & North Yorkshire region is to benefit from £15.4 million of Local Transport Grant in the current financial year, April 2025 to the end of March 2026. It is given to Mayor David Skaith and the York &
Get Off and Push – NYC Corporate Director Karl Battersby
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has rejected requests that they include cycle crossing facilities at the Sainsburys junction of the A661 Wetherby Road in Harrogate. The council intends to spend £237,000 revamping the junction, with new traffic lights to get more
MP Tom Gordon Supports Cycle Crossing Facilities at Sainsburys Junction of A661 Wetherby Road
Harrogate & Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon is standing up for cycling facilities at the Sainsburys junction of the A661 Wetherby Road. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has put forward a proposal to revamp the junction, adding fancy traffic lights that would
Cllr Keane Duncan Steps Aside from Transport Role
Councillor Keane Duncan has stepped aside from his role as Executive Member for Transport and Cycling Champion. He was asked to do so by Council Leader Carl Les, according to a report by the BBC. Councillor Les took the line
Cycling Excluded from ATF5 Sainsbury’s Junction Scheme
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has put forward an Active Travel Fund 5 (ATF5) scheme which involves revamping the Sainsbury’s junction of the A661 Wetherby Road, Harrogate – but without making any provision for cycling. ATF5 ATF5 was announced on 12th
Cyclist Seriously Injured in Collision on Beech Grove
Update 7th June 2025: the police don’t know whether there was a collision or not, and the incident may not have been correctly reported in the local press. A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision on Beech Grove, Harrogate,
NYC Local Plan First Conversation
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) is holding an initial consultation as it works towards its new Local Plan. The Local Plan will set out how land in North Yorkshire should be used and developed. The consultation is open until 15th July
Meeting with the Mayor
We were pleased to be invited to meet York & North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith while he was in Harrogate on 7th May 2025. We wanted to discuss the lack of progress on cycling infrastructure by North Yorkshire Council over
Spring 2025 Newsletter
We sent out our Spring 2025 Newsletter on 25th April 2025. Read it here.