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Flaxton is a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire. Located about nine miles north of York, the village lies entirely within a Conservation Area and has a population of approximately 350.
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At the last Parish Council meeting it was agreed that Flaxton will organise an event on the 5th June to share in the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. There is a planning […]
Please find attached the ideas and comments from the drop-in session about the Flaxton Village Plan, kindly collated by Maggie Farey. The next stage of the process is to create […]
The notice of election for Flaxton Parish Council has been put on the noticeboard today. The Parish Council is responsible for, amongst other things, contributing to the planning process, managing […]
Please see the following from North Yorkshire Police: Drink spiking incidents We have received reports of Drink Spiking in the York area in recent weeks, so we thought it would be […]
Please see below from NYCC: PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE NOTIFICATION – 00033730 – Oak Busk Lane, Flaxton The Closure will be in place for a period of 2 days between 22nd […]
On behalf of the Health and Wellbeing Boards, North Yorkshire County Council and the City of York Council are working together to review local community pharmaceutical services. This will help […]
Please see the following from City of York Council: Temporary Traffic Restriction for Towthorpe Moor Lane, Towthorpe from 1930hrs on Friday, 25 March 2022 and ending at 0500hrs on Saturday, […]
Please see below from Castle Howard: We are hoping to engage with local communities to recruit more volunteers to assist us in the house. Some of our existing volunteers are […]
Subject to government approval of the order needed for the new North Yorkshire Unitary Authority (replacing Ryedale District Council and North Yorkshire County Council in April 2023), there will be […]
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