WORK on a £91,000 project to give a market town a new-look tourist information centre (TIC) is expected to get under way later this year.
Hambleton District Council has revealed its preferred plans for the relocation of the Thirsk visitor centre and wants construction to begin in November.
The scheme, which is aiming to provide a higher profile for the authority in the heart of Herriot Country, is also set to give a boost to another attraction.
The current facility is in the £1.4m World of James Herriot Centre, which will be allowed to expand once the new Market Place TIC is up and running.
Councillors are being urged to back a scheme which is likely to generate an income of about £20,000 per year.
The authority is hoping to have a new TIC in place by Easter next year, allowing the Herriot centre to begin the new season with an extended retail outlet
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