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You’ve heard of rats as big as cats, but what about seagulls as heavy as pineapples… 🐦🍍 I spoke to Sky News about gull ‘muggings’, mess and mayhem on the Yorkshire coast 🔽

North Yorkshire is battling the most extreme winter conditions we’ve seen since the ‘Beast from the East’ in 2018.   North Yorkshire Council crews are working round the clock across our vast, rural county to deal with snow, ice and freezing temperatures as low as -12C.   Conditions in the

We want to protect at-risk properties from flooding. And ensure the heartbreaking damage we saw in the wake of Storm Darragh is prevented from happening again. We’re advancing a £1.65m scheme to give residents in Kirkbymoorside and across the Derwent catchment the vital piece

It’s… National Pothole Day! 🤦‍♂️ 🚗 Of course, it’s a 365-day operation for us at North Yorkshire Council to look after our vast, 5700-mile network. 💰 But we’re using today to plead for the extra funding we need to battle the pothole menace in England’s largest county. 🛣️ It’s a

Work starts today to repair the #A59 at #KexGill following a landslip on New Year’s Day. This includes removing more than 2,000 tonnes of debris and installing 50 metres of new drainage We hope the work will be completed by 29 January. See northyorks.gov.uk/news/2025/work…

The A59 at Kex Gill is officially back open - six days earlier than expected. A mammoth effort has been under way to clear 2,000 tonnes of debris that slipped down the bank on New Year’s Day. 50m of drainage and 100 tonnes of stone have also been introduced to stabilise the

⚠️ Storm Éowyn continues to hit North Yorkshire hard, with disruption across the county. Thousands of homes are without power. We’ve seen damage from debris, several dozen fallen trees and roads closed as a result. Our North Yorkshire Council teams are working hard to respond, deploying

▶️ Landslips are causing misery on the A59. I spoke to BBC Yorkshire about our ambitious £68m Kex Gill bypass project, which will end the decades of disruption.

Labour are hiking York 🅿️arking charges overnight from £3.40 an hour to: ⬆️ £4.85 on weekdays (43%) ⬆️ £5.30 on Fridays and Saturdays (56%) In one car park, charges will more than 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞. Silence so far from ‘small business champion’ Mayor David Skaith…

🗳️ I’m backing Liam in the Conservative Councillors' Association election. He’s a dedicated campaigner, effective councillor and strong voice in the North. His insights will be of huge benefit to the CCA and our councillors across the country. Best of luck Liam!

We’re wrapped up warm and out in force with our Hull & East Yorkshire mayoral candidate Anne Handley 🥶💪 #VoteConservative 🗳️

Here at DOCE (Department of Council Efficiency), I’m highlighting dubious spending of taxpayer money: 🧶 £1,000: Knitting wool 🎪 £1,500: ‘Circus skills’ entertainer ✈️ £500: French mayor’s 1,000-mile trip from the Pyrenees to Harrogate 🧘‍♀️ £500: Pilates classes ⛴️ £500: The

Ripon Market Place is officially back open after resurfacing works - 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 ahead of schedule ✅ The problematic block paving has been replaced with a more robust asphalt surface. And it looks fantastic 😊

A sunny campaign day in Sowerby with Kevin Hollinrake MP MP and Conservatives from across North Yorkshire 🌞💪

Here is Mayor Skaith’s £31,860 new logo… Yes, you read that right. A scandalous £31,860 of taxpayer cash was paid to a branding agency to produce… this. And in perhaps the ultimate betrayal, it scraps Yorkshire’s iconic White Rose. The logo (apparently) ‘celebrates our

Campaigning fun in the sun with Team Harrogate and Luke Graham ☀️ Let’s win 🏆💪

𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐬. It’s a divisive topic politicians meddle with at their peril. But here goes... We’re making recycling easier than ever ♻️ Wheelie bins, not boxes. Less sorting. More materials. More capacity. Keep an eye out as new bins start to arrive across Ryedale ✅

We’re out supporting the amazing Anne Handley in East Yorkshire 💪 #VoteConservative this Thursday 🗳️

I’m live on BBC Politics North, analysing the local election results with ➡️ Mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns 🇬🇧 and 🌹 💙Rachael Maskell MP MP

It’s time to hang up my hi-vis after three years as Executive Member for Highways & Transport 👋 Potholes, parking, gritting, flooding, litter, and of course… those pesky seagulls 🐦 It’s not glamorous, but it’s certainly been an honour to serve North Yorkshire Council in this toughest