‘Deeply, deeply dangerous’ for police to worry about making safeguarding complaints, says deputy mayorYorkshire police forces could merge to create ‘mega-force’Mayor Watch: £45bn rail investment and precept hikesMayor Watch: Expenses claims and tourist taxMayor Watch: Missing expenses, active travel and meeting Rachel ReevesMayor Watch: More powers from Westminster and hate crime in HarrogateNorth Yorkshire Police ‘not tin-eared’ about hate-crime debate, but remains tight-lipped on policyOverall crime down but robberies up in North YorkshireHarrogate district has ‘disproportionate level of hate crime’, says deputy mayor£5.7m police and fire maintenance contract awarded to West Midlands company