At today’s meeting of North Yorkshire County Council Liberal Democrat councillors Gordon Charlton and Richard Hall asked the Tory Executive member what progress had been made on finding and developing Harrogate’s vital second Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Conservative Councillor Clare Wood said in response that they are still in negotiation with landowners.

Cllr Charlton commented:

“This is what we were told 12 months ago. So much for it being a priority.”

Cllr Hall added:

“There is still no assurance that Stonefall will be redeveloped even though we were assured four years ago that funding was ring-fenced.”

Yet again the Tories have let the people of Harrogate and Knaresborough down.