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Updated Councillor Stanley Lumley, cabinet member for culture, tourism and sport at Harrogate Borough Council. Councillor Stanley Lumley, cabinet member for culture, tourism and sport, said claims that the council had made up its own mind on where to build the facility were wrong and have caused "confusion". The town's existing swimming pool site on King James Road has been chosen as the location for the new facility but councillor Lumley said "word had got around" that Conyngham Hall - a historic estate near the River Nidd - was the council's preferred option. He insisted this was not the c...

Updated The River Ouse in flood at the bottom of Alma Terrace, Fishergate. Water levels have now peaked, the council says. Picture: Mike Laycock Flood levels on the River Ouse have now peaked, City of York Council has confirmed. The authority says water levels will remain high but will fall slowly during the course of the evening. "For now low lying footpaths and roads remain closed at Main Street, Poppleton, and Acaster Lane by the Ship Inn," the authority tweeted late this afternoon. Flood warnings have been in place all day for properties beside the River Ouse in central York, and ...

Council bosses in York have urged people not to 'drive, cycle or walk through flood waters' as levels on the River Ouse continued to rise slowly today. Flood warnings remain in place for properties beside the River Ouse in central York, and for St George's Field and at Naburn Lock. Water levels in the Ouse had reached 3.8m (almost 12ft 6in) by 1pm today but are expected to peak at below 3.9m (12ft 9in) this evening. The Foss Barrier is in operation and flood gates have closed. City of York Council tweeted this afternoon: "As river levels continue to rise, defences remain in plac...

Welcome to the flake district! Snow brings chaos across northern England as experts warn more is on the way... and it's flood misery for the Clooneys as Thames overflows near their luxury home There was a threat from flooding at Sonning, where waters lapped close to George and Amal Clooney's home   Motorways ground to a halt and hundreds of schools, already teaching vastly reduced numbers, were shut Overnight blizzards closed roads across the Pennines and a truck overturned on A50, shedding toilet rolls  Forecasters predict more wintry weather next week, with potential for a 'tremendous am...

THE Great Knaresborough Bed Race has been cancelled for the second year running because of the coronavirus. Knaresborough Lions Club said it has spent the past two months reviewing the feasibility of staging the race, which dates back to 1966 and involves almost everyone in the town. In the contest, six people push beds with one passenger on board on a 3km course around the town, including across the River Nidd. Committee chairman Kevin Lloyd said there had been discussions about trying to stage the race with local authorities and the organisations and individuals who participate, but...