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  • Fire service scraps need for GCSEs and driving licence

    A PUBLIC body has been told it has “quite a long way to go” before the diversity of its workforce is acceptable, after it emerged about one in 20 of its frontline staff are women and less than four per cent from non-white backgrounds. North Yorkshire

  • Move to end ‘ugly glow’ on park edge

    THE custodians of a national park look set to work with councils surrounding the protected area to  tackle the “ugly glow” of light pollution spilling into the protected area. Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority resolved to approach

  • Waterworks undergoes £30,000 refurbishment

    A VICTORIAN waterworks has undergone a seizable refurbishment. Tourist attraction Tees Cottage Pumping Station museum received a £30k investment from Northumbrian Water, who own the building, to fully replace its floor and towards restoration.

  • Amazon employees welcome bonus despite pandemic pay cut

    AMAZON employees have welcomed a one-off bonus announced on Monday, which comes after the firm received backlash for removing a £2 top up on hourly wages, dubbed 'pandemic pay'. All front-line employees and partners who were with Amazon, which