"Elections were held to elect councillors to these new town councils on 1 May 2025 for a term of two years. Elections will be held again in 2027 for a four-year term to align with elections for North Yorkshire Council and all other parish councils."

"The sites are seen as providing an ideal opportunity for future development and are aimed at bringing fresh investment to Scarborough while helping to boost the town’s vital visitor economy, which is already worth £561 million each year and employs more than 5,600 full-time staff in the area."

There has been a progressive slowdown across the board at the Anglo American' Woodsmith Mine but for some soft engineering the Ladycross shaft has now been boxed so from next week access into the tunnel and its boring machine that has been slightly squeezed by the mudstone will be pushed above and beyond over the festive season.

The Lockwood shaft site has had a good tidy up and like the Ladycross shaft site these will be relandscaped and compressed until the construction is completed for ventilation, egress and continuation purposes once the ramp up is approved.

"The House of Commons reconvenes on Tuesday to elect the speaker, after which MPs, old and new, will be officially sworn in, a process that can take several days."

https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jul/06/labour-starmer-rig...

"Key events that make elections possible are set out in legislation and must be followed by returning officers, who are responsible for the conduct of elections in their constituencies."

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/timetable-for-the-2024-general-elec...