One of Harrogate's recycling centres is returning to normal opening hours - here is everything you need to know

The Penny Pot Lane site - which reopened in May - will be operational every other day of the week between 8.30am to 5pm.

All the county council's recycling centres closed temporarily in March in response to government restrictions to protect the public during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The centres reverted to their usual six-day opening in May, expect the Penny Pot Lane site which stayed open on Wednesdays while options were developed to reopen Harrogate’s other site, Harrogate Stonefall.

Following the reopening of Harrogate Stonefall earlier this month demand at West Harrogate has now started to decline, the county council said.

Coun Andrew Lee, executive member for waste management, said: “As we are no longer experiencing long queues for this site, we can return to the normal opening days. The tonnages and users of West Harrogate are dropping because Harrogate Stonefall has now re-opened, so we are continuing to return to business as usual."

The council's mobile recycling centre service also resumed this month, with sites within Harrogate district.

For more information on restrictions visit www.northyorks.gov.uk/household-waste-and-recycling-during-coronavirus-covid-19