Online discussion of council budget

NORTH YORKSHIRE: The county council’s leader and chief executive are to hold a web chat to discuss the authority’s financial challenges.

Carl Les and Richard Flinton will hold the live budget web chat between 5pm and 7pm on January 23. The authority is about to set its budget and will likely raise council tax by 4.99 per cent. To take part in the web chat visit www.northyorks.gov. uk/budget.