Good morning everyone and welcome to the start of a new week with the Stray Ferret's traffic and travel service.

Make sure to keep an eye on this blog throughout the morning.

If you spot anything, let me know on 01423 276197. Let’s help everyone have a smooth journey today.

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9am – Full Update 

Roads

That is all from me this morning, I will be back from 6.30am tomorrow. The roads are getting more busy this morning as more people head out to work for the last week before Christmas. Here are the hot spots to look out for:

• Wetherby Road between Hookstone Chase and the Empress roundabout


• High Street in Knaresborough between Briggate and Bond End

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• No problems after the earlier cancellation of the Harrogate to London Kings Cross service

Buses

• The 36 - The 7.35am Harrogate to Leeds is unable to run


• The 36 - The 8.55am Leeds to Harrogate is unable to run


• Harrogate Bus Company experiencing disruption on the 1A, 1B and 1C this morning

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8.30am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are getting more busy this morning as more people head out to work for the last week before Christmas. Here are the hot spots to look out for:

• Wetherby Road between Hookstone Chase and the Empress roundabout

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• No problems after the earlier cancellation of the Harrogate to London Kings Cross service

Buses

• The 36 - The 7.35am Harrogate to Leeds is unable to run


• The 36 - The 8.55am Leeds to Harrogate is unable to run


• Harrogate Bus Company experiencing disruption on the 1A, 1B and 1C this morning

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8am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are getting more busy this morning as more people head out to work for the last week before Christmas.

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• The 7.36am Harrogate to London Kings Cross is no longer starting from Harrogate

Buses

• The 36 - The 7.35am Harrogate to Leeds is unable to run


• The 36 - The 8.55am Leeds to Harrogate is unable to run


• Harrogate Bus Company experiencing disruption on the 1A, 1B and 1C this morning

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7.30am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are running smoothly so far this morning, but keep checking back as things will likely get busier as the morning goes on.

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• The 7.36am Harrogate to London Kings Cross is no longer starting from Harrogate

Buses

• The 36 - The 7.35am Harrogate to Leeds is unable to run


• The 36 - The 8.55am Leeds to Harrogate is unable to run


• Harrogate Bus Company experiencing disruption on the 1A, 1B and 1C this morning

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7am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are running smoothly so far this morning, but keep checking back as things will likely get busier as the morning goes on.

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• The 7.36am Harrogate to London Kings Cross is no longer starting from Harrogate

Buses

• Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability. The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds

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6.30am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are running smoothly so far this morning, but keep checking back as things will likely get busier as the morning goes on.

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• The 7.36am Harrogate to London Kings Cross is no longer starting from Harrogate

Buses

• Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability. The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds