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There are some important updates concerning the Winter Fuel Payment that we are keen to pass on to pensioners. If pensioners earn over £35,000, HMRC will take back their Winter Fuel Payment.  From April 2027, if pensioners only pay tax through PAYE, HMRC will start collecting this money earlier, in the same year it is

Nidderdale Plus Community Hub has been successful in winning funding from the final round of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Vibrant & Sustainable High Streets Fund.  The fund, launched by Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith (pictured above), set out to find ambitious, innovative proposals designed to breathe new life into York

Nidderdale Plus has been running its own charity shop on Pateley High Street for almost 4 years now. The idea behind the shop is that all donations brought to and sold at the shop serve our local community here in Nidderdale and the Washburn Valley, either by helping to fund Nidd Plus’s charitable services, or

Together with North Yorkshire Council, and working with the newly formed Nidderdale Community Partnership, we are developing a new investment plan for Nidderdale and we want YOUR voice at the heart of it: • What do you love about living in or visiting Nidderdale? • What would make it an even better place to live,

Nidderdale Plus has recently gained funding to provide employability training to help people build their confidence and their skill set, when they are looking for and applying for jobs. This employability training is provided by Next Step, based in Killinghall, and offers strategies and techniques to improve the skills sought by most employers. The training

You will hopefully be aware of the grant scheme that Nidd Plus operates from the proceeds of the sales at Nidderdale Charity Shop on Pateley High Street- (but if you are not aware, read more about it here). But there is also a local fund operated year-round on a rolling basis by North Yorkshire Council

Nidderdale Plus has been working with the NHS to spread the word about the importance of medical research and how you can get involved over the past few months. We have been working with a team of community champions across Nidderdale who have been giving their time to talk to local residents about the importance

We are holding a meeting on Tuesday 20th May from 2-4pm at the Pateley Bridge Council Chamber in Pateley Bridge where members of the Nidderdale business community can come along to have their say on the formation of a new Nidderdale Chamber of Commerce. The new Chamber would be Nidderdale-wide and would be for all

Nidderdale Plus is very excited to have been asked to partner with the NHS locally to launch a new research-ready community champions programme across Nidderdale and the Washburn Valley. The aim of the programme is to ensure that under-represented communities get more opportunities to learn about and take part in health research initiatives, whether they

As we approach the end of 2024, it is good to take stock and have a look back over what has been a very busy year for us all here at Nidd Plus. We started the year by completing Explore Nidderdale, our brand new guide to where to stay eat and visit in Nidderdale. The