Local Issues

The blocked drain under the pavement, causing the overflow of water down Low Lane, has been cleared - by a local hero from Yorkshire Water! Shown here proudly displaying 3m of tree roots extracted from the drain.

The Draughton Vergers, our doughty band of volunteer strimmers, mowers and clippers, are about to take to the roadsides again - their mission: the trimmest village yet! If you'd like to join them, contact Cllr Richard Neale for details (email address

At the meeting held on 16 March (see the draft minutes on the Minutes page of this site), the Parish Council approved further comments objecting to the housing application at the top of the village. See the letter of comments on

We have received a complaint from our Newsagent that newspapers are continuing to disappear from the telephone box.  Please only take the paper you have ordered. The Newsagent loses money every time one goes missing and has to be replaced. 

We have noticed an increase in littering at the top of the village.  Please be vigilant, and if you see anyone disposing of bags of rubbish in any of the fields around the village, contact the parish clerk with details: parishclerk@draughton.org  

The rats recently sighted in the village have been tracked to a nest in the bramble growth to the rear of the village hall.  Steps will be taken to trap and kill many of the vermin, and remove the brambles. 

There has been a recent problem with increased evidence of rat activity near Rock Farm and Howgill House and in the surrounding area. There have been daylight sightings on our joint drive and nearby on the road. As a result

Please note that Low Lane is not a priority route for gritting by the county council, and residents can use the grit provided in the grit bins to clear the road on wintry days.  The grit is for the roads,

We have reports of a theft of logs from a Draughton resident's wood shed in his garden.  Be vigilant.