Month: February 2020

A blackmailer has been jailed for four years after pleading guilty to demanding £10,000 from a man in Thirsk. Thomas James McDowell, 26, contacted the victim on 13 December 2018 using an unknown number and […]

A catering company which supplied school dinners and catering services to businesses has stopped trading, putting more than 400 jobs at risk. Parents at schools supplied by P&A Food Management Services Limited, which is based in […]

Rural residents who saw bus services to their villages cut to a single outbound service a day have submitted plans for a demand responsive “from-anywhere-to-anywhere” service to an authority seeking to investigate alternatives to traditional […]

Police are appealing for information after a dog was seen chasing and attacking sheep. The incident happened between 7am and 8am in Little Crakehall, near Bedale. Police say the Alsatian dog was witnessed and chased off […]

Traffic police investigating a collision in which a mother and young child were hurt are appealing for a tractor driver to come forward. It happened yesterday at around 7.25pm. A Volvo C30 and a tractor […]

Police are appealing for information following a burglary in Northallerton. The incident occurred at a property on the new Persimmons Homes estate on Darlington Road. It is believed it took place sometime between 4pm on […]

The future of group which is aiming to tackle loneliness among parents has been secured with a lottery award of £173,000. East Thirsk parents, baby and toddler group is inviting parents from the town and […]

The occupants of a stolen car ran off after abandoning the vehicle last night. The white Ford failed to stop for police in Thirsk. The vehicle was abandoned and the occupants ran off. A search […]

Facilities in a village church hall has been upgraded thanks to a district council grant. The outdated kitchen which was installed 25 years ago in Brompton Methodist Church Hall has been replaced with help from […]

Hambleton councillors have today approved a £5 increase for an average Band D property in the district council’s portion of council tax, which is the equivalent of a 4.6 per cent rise. The increase will mean […]