#Ripon-based charity Dementia Forward is celebrating its fifth birthday. It provides much-needed support to people affected by dementia across the #Harrogate District and beyond. Chief Executive Jill Quinn tells Stray FM how much the charity has achieved in those first few years.

A village near #Harrogate has launched a new service for its elderly and vulnerable residents. Darley's shop is making and delivering meals on wheels. Project Manager Helen Flynn has been telling Stray FM more.

#NorthYorkshire County Council is supporting a national campaign to encourage more people to adopt a child. Stray FM has been finding out more from Adoption Manager Mel Hutchinson.

County Councillor Don Mackenzie has been telling Stray FM about extra funding for adult social care and grants for community projects in villages near the Allerton Waste Recovery Park.

County Councillor Don Mackenzie has been telling Stray FM about work to tackle congestion on some of #Harrogate and #Knaresborough's busiest roads and a project to reroute the A59 at Kex Gill.

#NorthYorkshire's Trading Standards officers are trying to stop young people smoking by targeting retailers who sell tobacco to underage customers. They're also making sure that shops are following rules which came into force last year. Stray FM has been speaking to Trading Standards officer David Miller.

Communities need volunteers to run their local libraries, but who can get involved? Julie Blaisdale, from #NorthYorkshire County Council, has been telling Stray FM more.

Julie Blaisdale, from #NorthYorkshire County Council, has been telling Stray FM about #Bentham Library's relocation.

David Miller, from #NorthYorkshire's Trading Standards team, has been telling Stray FM about checks to make sure that retailers are now selling tobacco in plain packaging.

Jo Boutflower, from #NorthYorkshire's Trading Standards team, has top tips on how to avoid being scammed when booking a holiday.