Pateley parking permits reduced to £10 a year

Pateley Bridge’s annual parking permits will go on sale on April 1 at the reduced price of £10.

The permit, which is available to residents and non-residents, enables free parking for two hours at the town’s council-run Southlands and Nidd Walk car parks.

The permit cost £12 last year and also included parking at Nidderdale Showground.

But that arrangement ended in December when NIdderdale Agricultural Society, which owns the showground, ended a 21-year lease agreement with Harrogate Borough Council to operate the car park and appointed a private company instead.

The issue caused bad feeling as people who had bought the annual permit in good faith were shocked to discover before it had expired that they were liable for charges at the showground.

The 2023/24 permits, which cover two vehicles, will go on sale at Nidderdale Plus on Station Square on April 1.

Pateley town councillor Mike Holt said the permit was tremendous value, adding:

“The council was bitterly disappointed with the parking situation which occurred at the showground and has been in negotiation with Harrogate Borough Council.

“We are pleased to announce that through these negotiations, the parking permits will still be valid at Southlands and Nidd Walk for £10.”

Cllr Holt said the council received an allocation of 600 permits each year and usually sold 300 to 400 on the day they went on sale and the majority of the rest afterwards.

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Spate of falls at unlit corner of Pateley Bridge

An unlit corner of Pateley Bridge has become an ongoing cause of concern in the Nidderdale town.

The King Street junction at the bottom of the town’s high street has been under a cloak of darkness throughout the winter months due to a faulty street light.

Now, after a spate of falls by residents, the town’s mayor is calling for the light to be fixed.

The light shines in a popular area of town for residents. The area is also prone to flooding when the River Nidd bursts its banks.

The Stray Ferret first reported concerns about the faulty light in November when local man Roger Jefferson spoke out after hearing someone had slipped over. He said the light had been out “since summer”.

Since then it is believed two more older people have fallen and another person has been struck by a car wing mirror.

The Mayor, councillor Mike Holt, talked to a North Yorkshire County Council engineer in December about the problem.

The engineer told him the light needed to be re-wired with help from Northern Powergrid, which made the timeframe difficult to predict. But the matter remains unresolved.

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North Yorkshire County Council told the Strat Ferret the repair had been raised and would be carried out soon.

Melisa Burnham, highways area manager, said it acted on complaints “as swiftly as possible”. She added:

“An order has been raised to replace the control box on the light before the electric company can carry out repairs.

“Our officers have been incredibly busy with their winter duties but please be assured the work will be carried out as soon as possible. We will update the public when we have a scheduled date for repair.”

Mr Jefferson and Mr Holt said they were pleased to hear repair work was in the pipeline and hoped for a speedy resolution.

‘Stop dumping waste in recycling bins’, says Pateley Bridge mayor

Pateley Bridge Town Council is urging people to stop dumping domestic rubbish in recycling bins.

Town Mayor, Councillor Mike Holt, told the Stray Ferret that Pateley’s recycling site was being used for fly-tipping, which is a criminal offence.

He said:

“I am asking everyone to help us in trying to stop this abuse so that we can retain and enjoy this facility, for which we all pay for through our rates.”

At a virtual meeting on Tuesday, the council discussed correspondence from a parishioner about the untidy state of the recycling area on Southlands, at the bottom of High Street.

It’s a complaint received by the council several times and from many different sources.

The recycling bins in Southlands are provided by Harrogate Borough Council for domestic use only (Photograph: Councillor Stanley Lumley)

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Cllr Holt said:

“Pateley Bridge retains this facility because we have some residents who do not receive the benefit of a street-side recycling collection service. The recycling facility is expensive, and Harrogate Borough Council have closed many similar centres throughout the district.

“We do not want to lose this benefit to our town, but it will happen if it continues to be abused.

“Residents can report fly tipping by calling 01423 500600, or by email to customerservices@harrogate.gov.uk. More information is available on the HBC website and I urge everyone to try and help reduce the abuse of this area in our town.”