People struggling with the darker winter months can now borrow light therapy lamps from libraries across North Yorkshire as part of a pioneering scheme to help tackle seasonal depression. North Yorkshire has become the first [...]

Plans to fell two tall trees in a North Yorkshire village should be refused because there is no evidence they pose an unacceptable safety risk, according to a council tree expert. North Yorkshire Council’s arboricultural [...]

Opposition to plans for a massive poultry farm in North Yorkshire continues to grow despite the developer submitting new information aimed at easing concerns over the disposal of thousands of tonnes of chicken manure. Forest [...]

Plans for 52 new homes in a North Yorkshire village have been approved despite warnings that the local GP surgery cannot cope with additional patients and concerns about pressure on infrastructure. North Yorkshire Council’s Thirsk [...]

A motorist escaped injury after a tree fell onto their car in Stokesley on Sunday evening. Firefighters from Northallerton and Coulby Newham were called to the incident at about 7.35pm. The occupant had managed to [...]