Northallerton town square WORK on a new £2.57m scheme to upgrade the centre of Northallerton is set to start early next month. Contractor Galliford Try is due to move on to the site on March 8. Work will initially begin outside Barkers Arcade where the area will be repaved and tree pits installed. The pedestrian crossing will be temporarily moved during the work. This first phase will also see the kerbstone edging along town square replaced. Concerns have been expressed by Northallerton town council over moves to instal planters instead of trees as part of the scheme, they have asked for a rethink on part of the plan.
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The plan for Northallerton town square with planters DEEP rooted objections to changes to plans for a £2.57m town centre upgrade have emerged after councillors were told trees were being ditched for planters. Angry Northallerton town councillors have called for a rethink over the scheme for the main square after they were told changes have been made amid fears trees could cause problems for the annual May fair. The Showmen s Guild said they had requested that the trees be put into planters. Hambleton District Council is overseeing and funding the scheme along with the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership.
The plan for Northallerton town square with planters DEEP rooted objections to changes to plans for a £2.57m town centre upgrade have emerged after councillors were told trees were being ditched for planters. Angry Northallerton town councillors have called for a rethink over the scheme for the main square after they were told changes have been made amid fears trees could cause problems for the annual May fair. The Showmen s Guild said they had requested that the trees be put into planters. Hambleton District Council is overseeing and funding the scheme along with the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership.
A PROJECT aimed at reducing the risk of flooding in West Skipton has got underway. The Craven District Council led scheme will see the repair of the culverts - or channels - in Aireville Park, which allow Gallow Syke, a tributary of Ings Beck, to flow through the park. It is part of the wider, £5 million redevelopment of the area around Engine Shed Lane and Ings Lane and the new Wyvern Park development. Councillor Simon Myers, the council’s lead member for Enterprising Craven, said: “This work will not cause any major disruption for users of Aireville Park, but they may be curious about why it is taking place. The project is an important part of the delivery of the £5 million Skipton Employment and Housing Growth scheme, funded by the Government’s Local Growth Fund, awarded by the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership.