As if the £1M ”Snow Tax” was not bad enough, hard on the heels of the dire warnings given by the Council of difficult times ahead is an example of what appears to be a complete waste of Council Taxpayers cash. A report on Claire Kelley’s website gives an example of almost £30,000 being spent on tarmacing a “road to nowhere”.

Currently no sensible explanation has been given as to why this cul de sac in Staveley (the County Council’s Deputy leaders Division) has been chosen for special treatment. The village is up in arms about what it sees as a complete waste of money.

The future of the contentious Bedale, Aiskew Bypass has been put in doubt. This was the answer to a question Read the rest of this entry. Read the rest of this entry. Read the rest of this entry. Read the rest of this entry.

The success of the 50 lorrywatch volunteers checking the abuse of Ripley Road (B6165) has persuaded the County Council that the abuse of the 7.5tonne weight limit is serious and requires legal action. Read the rest of this entry.

At the North Yorkshire County Council quarterly meeting I raised serious concerns Read the rest of this entry. Read the rest of this entry.

 Work has started on the controversial upgrade of the Gracious Street junction with the High Street in Knaresborough which aims to provide an extra lane width for traffic to reduce delays for traffic coming from Gracious Street. Read the rest of this entry.

There has been a lot of coverage in the local press about increasing numbers of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) Read the rest of this entry.

North Yorkshire County Council has received a windfall of £18M from the Regional Transport Forum Read the rest of this entry.

Following a query regarding road safety raised by a Calcutt resident I have contacted Mr McGonigle the traffic Engineer Read the rest of this entry.

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Concern over speeding traffic on York Road and accidents on the bend near to the Nidderdale Lodge site remain. Read the rest of this entry.