We Care Scheme

Supporting people with disabilities or those who may be vulnerable for any reason

North Yorkshire is one of the safest places to live in the UK. However, for some people, going into their local town or city centre can be intimidating.

The We Care scheme looks to provide a sense of safety and independence for those who may be more vulnerable and enables the police to provide them with a better level of service.

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Broadband for Farlington

All of the local residents who have lived in Farlington for more than two years may remember that David carried out a survey of the Broadband speeds that were available to telephone users in our immediate area.  The results were used to reinforce our arguments for a Fibre link from Stillington (or Sherrif Hutton) to Farlington.  The situation has moved on and BT considers that it has fulfilled its commitment to provide HSBB to local rural areas but we do not appear to be receiving the, frequently promised, improved connectivity. Members of the Parish Meeting are attempting to re-energise the work and need current figures to prove that we have no better Broadband than we had 3 or 4 years ago.  

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Funding for superfast broadband

North Yorkshire County Council has given a warm welcome to the announcement that its bid for funding for superfast broadband was successful and that it is to receive £11.15million. Rural Affairs Minister Lord Gardiner announced the funding under the Rural Broadband Infrastructure Scheme during a visit to the North York Moors National Park.

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