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North Yorkshire Council News 22/05/26

Welcome to the latest council news from North Yorkshire 22nd May 2026

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A group of children wearing turquoise sweatshirts and cardigans are sitting with music stands in front of some of them. Two girls, one with long blonde hair and the other with brown hair tied back in ponytails, are laughing with a boy, who has short brown hair, in the foreground. One of the girls is holding a black coloured clarinet.

Find out how your child can be in tune with music as well as a chance to join in a host of half-term holiday activities

In this new edition of Your North Yorkshire, we look at how young people are being given a chance to learn about the pleasures of music and also the opportunity to join in a wealth of half-term holiday events. There’s information about registering for our household recycling waste centres, an archives feature on horseracing and a competition to win tickets to see either Sir Tom Jones or The Streets in Scarborough.

A group of six girls wearing turquoise cardigans and white or dark blue shirts underneath are standing while playing musical instruments. Five of the girls are playing gold coloured brass saxophones while the sixth girl is playing a black coloured clarinet.

Hitting the right note – How we are giving children the chance to learn more about the joys of music

Thousands of children and young people have signed up to our music service. Here’s your chance to learn how your child can be a part of our lessons.

Book a place

A photo of a shop that has been generated using artificial intelligence. The shop stands on the corner of a cobbled street with a dark green painted facade. A sign above the shop says "Bracknall & Co" in gold lettering. The shop has brown and black handbags displayed in in its windows. More handbags are displayed on wooden shelves visible through the shop's windows.

Be on your guard for an online scam using fake images of High Street stores to dupe victims

International scammers have been targeting residents using artificial intelligence to create fake images. Find out vital tips to help make sure you don’t fall victim.

Beat the scammers

News in brief: From a cultural award to protecting our natural habitats

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A man with short brown hair and a beard is wearing glasses and a bright orange high-visibility jacket and trousers. He is standing by a black car and is checking a handheld computer.

Tens of thousands sign up for our household waste recycling centres

More than 160,000 people have now registered for our household waste recycling centres to make the service fairer for all. Learn how you can sign up too.

Sign up for free

A man dressed in a dark coloured top and dark trousers is holding a young boy, who has blonde hair and is wearing a cream, brown and blue striped top and dark trousers and black trainers, in one of his arms. They are pictured in a tunnel with light brown walls and ceiling made of earth. The man is looking up and pointed to the tunnel's ceiling.

Family fun and activities for all at our venues this half-term holiday

Here’s your chance to find out more about the events and activities from fitness classes to arts and culture that are being staged during the half-term holiday.

Find out more

Find out what’s on in North Yorkshire

Read our Visit North Yorkshire listings for what’s happening across the county.

See what’s on

A black and white photo shows three dark-coloured horses galloping across a field. Men all dressed in dark clothing are riding the horses, which have white racing hoods over their heads.

On the gallops – Our love of horseracing has been part of life in the county throughout the years

It is dubbed the sport of kings, and North Yorkshire has a long history with horseracing. Here we take a look in our archives at some images over the years.

Explore the archive 

A montage of images including a photo of a man with shaved dark brown hair and wearing a black top, black trousers and black boots while sitting on a chair, leaning forward and staring at the camera. A second image shows a man with short white hair and a white goatee beard and wearing a khaki coloured jacket smiling as his hands are together while he holds a microphone. A third image shows a large stage with a crowd of people in front of it on banked seating. There are giant screens either side of the stage, which has a band performing on it and bright lights shining out onto the crowd. Silhouettes of trees are behind the stage with a pink dusk sky above it.

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