Month: October 2020

The Government has now invited councils in North Yorkshire to submit proposals for unitary local government in the area, officially beginning the process of devolution. The county’s councils will now have the opportunity to develop […]

Police have issued CCTV of two people they would like to speak to following a theft from the Northallerton recycling centre. It happened overnight between Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6. The offenders entered […]

Police are asking for extra vigilance and increased security after break-ins this morning in Northallerton. Someone gained entry to garages on Bankhead Close and Ashlands Close during the early hours of this morning. A suspicious […]

A proposal to build an 85-home estate on farm fields has been recommended for approval by council officers, despite developers appearing to bypass a requirement to provide green space and offering to build less than […]

An ambition to end decades of congestion in Northallerton by building a link road and bridge over the railway line looks set to become a reality in a year’s time. A North Yorkshire County Council […]

A delivery driver who picked up and raped a vulnerable woman has been jailed for 12 years. Richard Ramsey, 34, of View Ings Lane, Bedale, had denied two counts of raping the woman on Monday, […]

The Wensleydale Railway has been awarded a £90,000 heritage grant to help secure its future. The railway is one of 433 cultural and heritage attractions across England to receive a share of £67m from a […]

Hambleton District Council has dismissed claims it has prepared a one-sided report in favour of a controversial proposal to build a BP petrol station, alongside Costa Coffee, M&S and McDonalds outlets on farm fields on […]

Police are currently at the scene of a two vehicle collision on the A19 at South Kilvington. It was reported at 5.30am and happened on the south bound carriageway involving a white Audi A4 and […]