Year: 2019

Thirsk School and Sixth Form College has built on its reputation for musical theatre when it brought hit Broadway show Hairspray to town. The show, produced by the school’s performing arts department, starred Dulcie Webster-Jones […]

A Tory police commissioner has raised concerns over her local party’s treatment of female politicians after failing to win automatic reselection for the £74,400 salary role. North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan […]

A man has died following a crash on the A170 this morning. Police were called to a two-vehicle collision between Helmsley and Sutton Bank at around 7am today. The fire and ambulance services also attended […]

A pick-up was stolen from a Hambleton garage last night. The theft took place between 7pm and midnight at the Toll Bar Garage, Great Smeaton. The vehicle was a Mitsubishi L200 Animal in silver. The […]

Conservatives have failed to back North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan to continue in the role beyond 2020. Tory party members voted against allowing Ms Mulligan to be the automatic Conservative choice […]

North Yorkshire’s police commissioner has been warned she will face closer financial monitoring after she set a precept increase of just under ten per cent. North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan said a […]

A daughter has thanked a kind-hearted member of the public who replaced a wheelchair stolen from her disabled mother. North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information following the theft of the wheelchair. The theft took […]

Supporters of an airfield which has been embroiled in a row over noise for the last decade are celebrating after plans to transform the venue were approved. Hambleton District Council’s planning committee approved the fourth […]

Work to bring a former landfill site back to life as a sports village is well underway. Extensive landscaping work at the Sowerby development will bring parts of the site into use this spring. A […]

An MP met a group of WAGs to put the world to rights. The MP was Rishi Sunak and the WAGs were the Welbury Ageing Gentlemen who meet once a month for conversation and companionship. […]