The public are being asked to help to shape the next stage of a strategy to promote arts, heritage and culture across North Yorkshire. Culture, such as museums, heritage and the creative arts, enriches lives, increases health and wellbeing, supports skills and employment development, and can be the catalyst for regeneration. North Yorkshire Council is working with community organisations, partners, visitors, participants, and colleagues to create the strategy, the next phase of which is a public survey that has now been launched. The introduction of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority earlier this year is bringing new opportunities for
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The Liberal Democrats have announced that James Monaghan will be their candidate for the new Wetherby & Easingwold constituency at the general election. James lives in Knaresborough with his partner and their two young children. He is a director of a local financial services company and plays an active role in the local community having been chair of Knaresborough Civic Society. James is a former Leeds City Councillor and Knaresborough Town Councillor who also chaired the Leeds Climate Change Partnership.   James said: It is a privilege to stand as the Liberal Democrat candidate in Wetherby & Easingwold. As a
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