£1.2m development package agreed for North Yorkshire
The funding will guide regeneration projects spread across 32 towns, with the aim of positioning them for future private and public sector investment.
Funded by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, the programme will run for three years and focus on revitalising high streets, improving transport links, protecting heritage assets, addressing health disparities, and increasing workspace.
An evidence-based approach will be used to encourage development across the region, and the programme will be delivered by North Yorkshire Council.
Local businesses and community groups will have input in shaping the priorities for each location.
The towns selected represent more than 60% of the county’s population: Bedale, Bentham, Boroughbridge, Catterick Garrison and Colburn, Easingwold, Eastfield and Cayton, Filey, Grassington and Threshfield, Harrogate, Hawes, Helmsley, Ingleton, Kirkbymoorside, Knaresborough, Leyburn, Malton and Norton, Masham, Northallerton, Pateley Bridge, Pickering, Richmond, Ripon, Scarborough, Selby, Settle, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Skipton, South Craven, Stokesley, Tadcaster, Thirsk, and Whitby.
