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Planning For The District To 2021: The Future Of Your Town Or Village
Harrogate District’s Resident Score High on Sport
£8M to be Spent on Royal Hall Restoration
Fourth Annual North Yorkshire Sports’ Conference
Council improves online presence
Car crime down but could be lower
Low Bridge Gardens Knaresborough restored
Tackling Crime Together
Carpet Bowls not Carpet Slippers
Ripon City Panthers get keys to Hell Wath
French drain to help flooding on Stray
Friends Group for Stonefall Cemetery
Paddling Pools Open
Nidderdale Pool Formal Opening
North Yorkshire Youth Games 2005
Boulevards Playgrounds Open
Yellow Pages Recycling
100th Mini Recycling Centre - Black Swan, Fearby
Travellers Evicted from Hell Wath
Harrogate District Wins Again in Yorkshire in Bloom
Harrogate TIC Joins Forces with TicketMaster
New Fully Accessible Footbridge Being Built at Dragon Junction
Nine Homes Restored to Use
Turkish Baths Decorators Win Top Award
Open Invitation to Attend District Cultural Partnership Annual Meeting
Should Harrogate Become a Fair Trade Town?
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Emmerdale Star to Open Hill View Manor in Knaresborough
Supporting Bike Week 2005
Funding for the Glebe in Killinghall
Scientific Test Gets to the Heart of the Matter
Planning Permission Granted for West of Market Place, Ripon
DEFRA Grants £100,000 to Nidderdale AONB
Measures Start to Move Traffic on Skipton Road
Gum Busting Before Dawn in Ripon and Harrogate
Another Viaduct for Knaresborough - Built in Flowers
Olympic Hero Urges More Recycling
Environmental Action to be Rewarded - BAFTERS 2005
Ground Breaking Source of Energy for Council Homes
Guided Tour of Stonefall Cemetery
Land Deal Improves Stonefall Household Waste Recycling Site
Two Teams Join Forces on Knaresborough's Renaissance
Winning Flowerbed Design has a European Feel
Harrogate Exhibits at Royal Horticultural Society Show at Tatton Park, Cheshire
Sweet Joy for Scotton Scorchers' Junior Football Club
Environmental Excellence Rewarded
Children Come Up With Winning Home Designs
Inspectors Praise Harrogate's Waste Management Service
Local Transport Improvements Wetherby Road
Friends wanted for Bebra Gardens
45th Annual Allotment Show
Electoral Registration gets even easier
£350k home pitch for Ripon City Panthers opens
Compulsory powers sought for major development in Ripon
Planning applications on line
Come and plan the future with Harrogate Council
Planning Inspectorate over rules Council on windfarm
Heritage Open Days 2005
District tops again in Yorkshire in Bloom
Binge drinking tackled
Good news on car parking charges
Cash to make businesses green in Nidderdale
Young anglers reel in rewards
1001 nominations for next election
Review of Cremation Charges
Don't be dumb - bin that gum
Sun Pavilion shown at Event Venues
Knaresborough Pool celebrates 15th birthday
Thumbs up for council services
Be careful where you build a bonfire
Fair Trade crosses the Pennines
Royal Hall contractor appointed
Homeowners can make cash savings on bills
Public invited to lunch at volunteer form AGM
Sports clubs invited to event to find new volunteers
Christmas hamper raffle for the homeless
Housing innovation shortlisted for national award
Get your bike post coded for free
Business Centre in Knaresborough 10 years old
Young and Homeless Project open day
Skipton Road traffic flow improvements
Over 60s get free loft and cavity insulation
Residents' views sought on waste services
Public Meeting To Hear Results Of Traffic Panel
Selling to the Council explained at free business event
Home Office Minister invited to Harrogate to talk about police merger
Golden Triangle seeks ways of providing more affordable homes
Winter Sparkle free family fun event 4 December
Council supports district-wide car share scheme
New sport coach development programme available
Government grant not enough
Advice on restrictions on using a mini-motorbike
Land deal agreed for family history & discovery centre
Paddling pools prove popular and affordable
Car crime takes different direction
Free security coding events to curb cycle crime
Help for small businesses selling to council
Join in the Big Birdwatch 2006
Tenants invited to view stylish new apartments for rent
Green light for recycling push
Talented youths sought for cash grants
Pet sitters need licence to run business
Average council tax rise is 16p per week for Harrogate Council
Council's innovation builds more affordable homes
Bond End goes batty for bird boxes
School organic waste licked
Harrogate Sun Pavilion exhibits at Earl's Court
Harrogate and Starbeck bid for 2006 floral glory
Council voices concern over police merger
Public consultation on Bebra Gardens, Knaresborough
Yes but, no butt, smoking litter campaign
Little Wonder Public House gets licence varied
Mapplebeck Pub licence varied
Green garden waste collection plans for Knaresborough
Flying the Green Flag for Yorkshire
Cab men's shelter on Stray refurbished
Celebrating Ripon Leisure Centre's 10th birthday
Mayoral Car replaced
Business Plan adopted for Royal Hall
Edward Fox starts off the work on Royal Hall
Harlow Hill Allotments get £5,000 from Lottery
Increasing benefit take up success
Employee of the Year Awarded to Garry Atkins
Alcohol Misuse Campaign successful
Holiday Inn helps homeless hostels
Friends Group for Stonefall Cemetery seek new members
Applications invited for Starbeck Grants 2006
Building a new vision for Knaresborough
Dog Control Officers issue £50 fines for dog fouling
Repaving of Green Dragon Yard Knaresborough

THE council's recent review of car parking charges will not lead to increases in Knaresborough, Pateley Bridge or Ripon.  Small reductions have also been made in Harrogate town centre with other areas facing a small increase.  Overall, the town's charges remain much lower than near neighbours Leeds and York.
 
And new inner and outer zones have been developed for on-street car parking.  Charges are being reduced for streets in the outer zone of the town centre, including Commercial Street, Lower Station Parade, part of West Park and Victoria Avenue.  Costs for parking on streets in the inner zone including James Street, Parliament Street, Montpellier will rise to the equivalent of £1 per hour or 50p for thirty minutes.  The restricted 20-minute stay around the banks and war memorial remains unchanged.
 
In line with national and local transportation policy, Harrogate Borough Council has to balance retaining the vitality and viability of town centres to keep an adequate supply of short stay car parking for shoppers whilst on the other hand it has to address the fact that long stay parking contributes towards peak hour traffic congestion.
 
The review of charges has been undertaken in the light of these policies.
 
Income from onstreet car parking must be spent on improving parking or highway and public transport improvements, such as the redevelopment of the Jubilee multi-storey car park and improvements to the Victoria and West Park car parks. On the other hand, income from offstreet parking is used to support a wide range of essential council services such as street cleansing, refuse collection and running the CCTV system.
 
Councillor Julian Sturdy, Cabinet Member for Transport, said: "This is a balanced review of car parking charges, with some charges actually going down, a few will be going up but the majority are staying unchanged. The new inner and outer zones for on street car parking will give people the choice to park for less if they are prepared to walk a bit further.
 
Charges are going up at Jubilee multistorey car park, however, charges at this state of the art car park have not increased since it was opened in 2002, and charges at the Victoria and Tower Street MSCPs are to remain unchanged, as will the charges on the majority of surface level car parks."
 
Other slight variations include the removal of free parking at Dragon Road where a £1 charge will now apply for two hours.  .
 
The Knaresborough Parking study identified the need to increase turnover in the Fisher Street and Chapel Street car parks as a way of increasing the supply of short stay parking.  Knaresborough Town Council and the Chamber of Trade have supported the council's move to reduce the maximum stay time of these car parks from four hours to two.  ENDS
 
FUTHER INFORMATION: Councillor Julian Sturdy is available for comment on 07836 692010.  Further technical information is available from Mr John Burton, Head of Transport on 01423 556606.




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