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		<title>Changes to polling stations</title>
		<link>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/changes-to-polling-stations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following on from the recent revision of wards in the Harrogate district, your views are sought regarding the location of polling stations etc. Full details can be found via the following link. https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/consultations-and-engagement/current-consultations/review-polling-districts-and-polling-places This survey ends November 13th 2023]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Polling-station.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-8152" src="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Polling-station-300x164.jpg" alt="Polling-station" width="300" height="164" /></a>Following on from the recent revision of wards in the Harrogate district, your views are sought regarding the location of polling stations etc. Full details can be found via the following link.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/consultations-and-engagement/current-consultations/review-polling-districts-and-polling-places">https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/consultations-and-engagement/current-consultations/review-polling-districts-and-polling-places</a></p>
<p>This survey ends<strong> November 13<sup>th</sup> 2023</strong></p>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Talk Money</title>
		<link>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/lets-talk-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bearing in mind that plans for the formation of the new Harrogate Council are in a state of flux and have now been delayed until later next year, for those of you who are keen to shape the decision-making process in the Harrogate district, please consider participating in the following surveys. Let’s Talk Money The [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/British-currency-in-senior-males-hands.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-8149" src="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/British-currency-in-senior-males-hands-300x200.jpg" alt="British-currency-in-senior-males-hands" width="300" height="200" /></a>Bearing in mind that plans for the formation of the new Harrogate Council are in a state of flux and have now been delayed until later next year, for those of you who are keen to shape the decision-making process in the Harrogate district, please consider participating in the following surveys.</p>
<p><strong>Let’s Talk Money</strong></p>
<p>The Council currently has a mounting deficit of £25m, and this is your opportunity to highlight what you think the Council’s spending priorities should be. Perhaps there is a council-run service which you particularly need and would like to safeguard. Your opinion matters, so click on the following link in order to have your say. There are also instructions for those who do not have internet access, so that they can participate.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/connsultations-and-engagement/lets-talk-north-yorkshire">www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/connsultations-and-engagement/lets-talk-north-yorkshire</a></p>
<p>Survey ends Monday December 18<sup>th</sup> 2023.</p>
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		<title>Does your local pharmacy meet your needs?</title>
		<link>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/does-your-local-pharmacy-meet-your-needs/</link>
		<comments>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/does-your-local-pharmacy-meet-your-needs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pharmacy services]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The county council is asking residents to share their views about whether existing pharmacy services are in the right place, open at the right time and provide the services needed. To participate in the survey, please follow this link. Survey closed March 28th 2022. &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Pharmacy-sign.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7907" src="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Pharmacy-sign.jpg" alt="Pharmacy sign" width="278" height="181" /></a>The county council is asking residents to share their views about whether existing pharmacy services are in the right place, open at the right time and provide the services needed. To participate in the survey, please <a title="Forum Lunch Club" href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/forum-lunch-club/" target="_blank">follow this link</a>.</p>
<p>Survey closed March 28th 2022.</p>
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		<title>Banking hub survey ends March 14th!</title>
		<link>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/banking-hub-survey-ends-march-14th/</link>
		<comments>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/banking-hub-survey-ends-march-14th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[post office]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following the closure of the final bank in Knaresborough, last year, residents have experienced difficulty obtaining cash. There is now hope that a Banking Hub could improve the situation. Banking Hubs aim to provide banking counter services suited to the needs of the community. To ensure their views are heard, residents were encouraged to complete [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7880" src="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Bank-Hub.jpg" alt="Bank Hub" width="290" height="174" />Following the closure of the final bank in Knaresborough, last year, residents have experienced difficulty obtaining cash. There is now hope that a Banking Hub could improve the situation. Banking Hubs aim to provide banking counter services suited to the needs of the community. To ensure their views are heard, residents were encouraged to complete an <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/5V3JYC9" target="_blank">on-line survey</a> <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">before March 14th</span></strong></p>
<p>For further details, please see our &#8216;Have your say&#8217; page</p>
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		<title>Extra funding for buses!</title>
		<link>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/extra-funding-for-buses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Yorkshire County Council is to receive extra Government funding to support bus services.The authority now wants to hear the public’s thoughts on how to invest the cash. For further information, please follow this link. Completed proposal forms should be emailed to passenger.transport@northyorks.gov.uk  by March 8th 2020.  Passenger Transport Team, North Yorkshire County Council 01609 780780]]></description>
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<p class="single-post-title entry-title"><a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bus-stop.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7340" src="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bus-stop-300x225.jpg" alt="bus stop" width="300" height="225" /></a>North Yorkshire County Council is to receive extra Government funding to support bus services.The authority now wants to hear the public’s thoughts on how to invest the cash. For further information, <a href="https://www.harrogatenews1.co.uk/north-yorkshire-county-council-is-to-get-extra-government-funding-for-help-with-bus-services/" target="_blank">please follow this link</a>.</p>
<p>Completed proposal forms should be emailed to <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="mailto:passenger.transport@northyorks.gov.uk">passenger.transport@northyorks.gov.uk</a></span>  <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">by March 8th 2020. </span></strong></p>
<p>Passenger Transport Team, North Yorkshire County Council 01609 780780</p>
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		<title>Do you care about Harrogate District&#8217;s parks and green spaces?</title>
		<link>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/do-you-care-about-harrogate-districts-parks-and-green-spaces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[green spaces]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The crocuses on the Stray are admired by hundreds of visitors each Spring. Would you like Harrogate District to be proud of its green parks and spaces?  Did you know that nearly 20 flowerbeds near the town centre have been returned to grass in recent years? Do you enjoy the daffodils along the roadside to [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Montpellier.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7289" src="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Montpellier-300x150.jpg" alt="Montpellier" width="300" height="150" /></a>The crocuses on the Stray are admired by hundreds of visitors each Spring. Would you like Harrogate District to be proud of its green parks and spaces?  Did you know that nearly 20 flowerbeds near the town centre have been returned to grass in recent years? Do you enjoy the daffodils along the roadside to Ripon and Pannal?</p>
<p>Harrogate Borough Council is currently seeking your views on its parks management service. Please see our <a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/have-your-say/" target="_blank">&#8216;Have Your Say&#8217; page</a> to participate in the <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">survey which closes on February 23rd 2020.</span></strong></p>
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<p>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/<span id="editable-post-name" title="Click to edit this part of the permalink">have-your-say</span>/</p>
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		<title>What do you think of the Fire and Rescue Plan for North Yorkshire?</title>
		<link>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/what-do-you-think-of-the-fire-and-rescue-plan-for-north-yorkshire/</link>
		<comments>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/what-do-you-think-of-the-fire-and-rescue-plan-for-north-yorkshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=6969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Consultation on the Draft Priorities for the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Plan 2019/21 &#8211; Message from Julia Mulligan I would like as many people as possible to tell me their views on the draft priorities for the fire service. As Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, it is my responsibility to produce a Fire and [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #666699;"><strong>Consultation on the Draft Priorities for the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Plan 2019/21 &#8211; Message from Julia Mulligan</strong></span></h2>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Police-Fire-Crime-Com-logo-website-615-300.png"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6966" src="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Police-Fire-Crime-Com-logo-website-615-300-300x146.png" alt="Police Fire Crime Com logo-website-615-300" width="300" height="146" /></a></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">I would like as many people as possible to tell me their views on the draft priorities for the fire service. As Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, it is my responsibility to produce a Fire and Rescue Plan setting out the strategic vision, priorities and objectives for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service over the next two years. I will use this to hold your Fire and Rescue Service to account. Before I finalise the plan I want to hear from yourself, your community, businesses and others who work alongside the service. I want to make sure the priorities being proposed reflect what you expect from your fire and rescue service.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">For details on how to take part in the survey, please go to <a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/have-your-say" target="_blank">our &#8216;Have Your Say&#8217; page</a>.</p>
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		<title>Save Harrogate Post Office!</title>
		<link>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/save-harrogate-post-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 10:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[post office]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=6784</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Concerned about the loss of Harrogate&#8217;s Crown Post Office? Don&#8217;t forget to have your say before December 19th. There will be a drop-in public forum December 3rd 3.30-7.00pm in the Majestic Hotel. For further details about this consultation, please see our &#8216;Alerts&#8217; page.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Post-Office.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-6711" src="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Post-Office.jpg" alt="Post Office" width="275" height="183" /></a>Concerned about the loss of Harrogate&#8217;s Crown <b>Post Office</b>? Don&#8217;t forget to have your say <span style="color: #ff0000;">before December 19th</span>. There will be a drop-in public forum December 3rd 3.30-7.00pm in the Majestic Hotel. <span style="color: #333333;">For further details about this consultation, <a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/alerts" target="_blank">please see our &#8216;Alerts&#8217; page.</a></span></p>
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		<title>Is the free TV licence for the over 75s about to be abolished?</title>
		<link>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/is-the-free-tv-licence-for-the-over-75s-about-to-be-abolished/</link>
		<comments>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/is-the-free-tv-licence-for-the-over-75s-about-to-be-abolished/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 10:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current free TV licence for those over 75yr is due to end shortly.The BBC is seeking your views on what happens next. Will it be abolished? Have your say https://bbcconsultation.traverse.org.uk  or tel: 0800 232 1382 for a paper version.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TV-licence-over-75.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-6782" src="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TV-licence-over-75.jpg" alt="TV licence over 75" width="256" height="197" /></a>The current free TV licence for those over 75yr is due to end shortly.The BBC is seeking your views on what happens next. Will it be abolished? Have your say <a href="https://bbcconsultation.traverse.org.uk" target="_blank">https://bbcconsultation.traverse.org.uk</a>  or tel: 0800 232 1382 for a paper version.</p>
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		<title>Do you want to save our main post office?</title>
		<link>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/do-you-want-to-save-our-main-post-office/</link>
		<comments>https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/do-you-want-to-save-our-main-post-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2018 17:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Post office closure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harrogate Main Post Office set for closure Help save Harrogate’s main Post Office As WH Smith continues its programme to amalgamate post offices within its branches, it has been confirmed that the town centre post office in Harrogate is marked for closure. The plan is to relocate the post office within the WH Smith store [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Permalink to Harrogate Main Post Office set for closure" href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/harrogate-main-post-office-set-for-closure/" rel="bookmark"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Harrogate Main Post Office set for closure</span></a> <!-- .entry-header --></p>
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<h2>Help save Harrogate’s main Post Office</h2>
<p><a href="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Post-Office.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-6711" src="https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Post-Office.jpg" alt="Post Office" width="275" height="183" /></a>As WH Smith continues its programme to amalgamate post offices within its branches, it has been confirmed that the town centre post office in Harrogate is marked for closure. The plan is to relocate the post office within the WH Smith store in Cambridge Street. This move comes at a time when the future of the post office in Cold Bath Road is also in doubt. To read more about this, please see our ‘Have Your Say’ page, which includes an article from the Harrogate Advertiser. Make sure you participate in the consultation.</p>
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