Year: 2019

Work has begun on converting a former industrial site into a “world-class” clinical training facility and new base for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). GNAAS said its new base at Urlay Nook, Eaglescliffe […]

Local people are to be asked how they want to see a former Thirsk hospital redeveloped. Hambleton District Council is buying the Lambert Hospital to save it for the community it served. It closed its […]

North Yorkshire County Council, which is facing having to make more than £40m of savings over the next three years, is set to present its plight to a Treasury minister who has insisted the Government […]

health watchdog has urged NHS bosses to reconsider some cost-cutting changes to patient transport services following a public outcry. North Yorkshire County Council’s scrutiny of health committee has resolved to call on clinical commissioning groups […]

North Yorkshire County Council is planning an an above-inflation rise in council tax. The county council, which makes up just under 70 per cent of a ratepayer’s bill, is looking to up its share of […]

The Post Office has announced today that it intends to launch a consultation on moving the Northallerton branch from its current premises at 156 High Street to WH Smith at 190 High Street. The relocated […]

With 100 days to go until the fifth edition of the Tour de Yorkshire, Welcome to Yorkshire has issued an appeal for volunteer tour makers. This year’s race takes place between May 2 and 5. The men’s […]

A community minibus association has received a cash boost to help spread the word and publicise its use and the services it provides. With the help of a grant of £4,800 from Hambleton District Council’s […]

Road repairs will be carried out in Northallerton and Bedale using £13.7m in funding from the Government. Details have been released about how the extra money for road repairs in a county featuring 5,592sq miles of […]

After nearly 40 days at sea, four Yorkshiremen, known collectively as team Row4Victory, have finished fifth in their epic 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean. In an eight-metre boat, they have relentlessly rowed around the […]