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  Fire engine response availability is improving across North Yorkshire after the fire and rescue service saw more people joining the ranks than leaving for the first time in years.

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• Surprise As Leader Of Labour Group On East Riding Council Defects To The Conservatives

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• Scarborough Swimming Group Makes A Splash As Young Star Selected For Development

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• River Hertford Water Quality Set To Improve With £700,000 Staxton Project

  A new £700,000 storage tank in Staxton will hold up to 73,000 litres of excess wastewater to significantly reduce storm overflow discharges into the River Hertford.

• Eight Glamping Pods Proposed For 'Hugely Popular' Yorkshire Coast Village

  The Honeypot Inn near Filey has submitted plans to North Yorkshire Council to install eight prefabricated glamping pods to expand its tourism offering in the village of Speeton.

• Nine Minutes from Glory: Heartbreak for Boro as Macclesfield Snatch Late Replay

  Scarborough Athletic were 2-0 up with just 9 minutes remaining, but Macclesfield scored two late goals to take the FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round tie to a replay.

• East Riding Mum Ventures Change To System After Second Term Time Holiday Fine

  An East Yorkshire businesswoman insists she has ‘no regrets’ after taking her four children on holiday and landing a near £1,000 fine from East Riding Council.

• North Yorkshire Faces Major Challenge to Prepare Local Plan in 30 Months

  North Yorkshire Council has warned that meeting a strict 30-month government deadline to create a comprehensive new Local Plan for housing and development will be a massive and complex challenge.

• Pre-Halloween Spooktacular Will Raise Vital Funds For Scarborough Hospice

  A special adults-only pre-Halloween disco will take place at Scarborough's Rosco Rooms to raise essential funds for Saint Catherine's Hospice.

• Did You See East Riding Bridge Colission?

  Police are looking for witnesses after a lorry struck a bridge on the A63.