Year: 2020

North Yorkshire’s Tier 1 status is “hanging by a thread”, a local council chief has warned, with a decision on whether to impose tougher restrictions possibly coming as soon as this week. Richard Webb, North […]

Firefighters were called out early this morning after a motorist fell in a stream. Crews from Easingwold and Helmsley responded to the incident in Easingwold. On arrival crews found that a man had fallen through […]

A long-held ambition to provide a range of outdoor recreation facilities for residents of Northallerton and its surrounding villages could be achieved in five years, a report has revealed. Hambleton District Council’s cabinet will next […]

North Yorkshire County Council bosses claim there would be “huge disruption” to services for the frail and vulnerable as well as to children’s education if it loses part of its area in a local government […]

Bedale High School has confirmed another Covid-19 case among pupils. The school said a year 8 student had tested positive for the virus. The school said in a statement on social media: “We have collated […]

Hambleton has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases with 88 positive tests in the last seven days. The district saw the most positive tests for a single day since the pandemic started on Wednesday when […]

A roe deer had to be rescued from netting after getting its antlers stuck. The RSPCA was called after the male deer became entangled in chicken coop netting in a field near Thirsk. Officers managed […]

A Bedale runner was determined to complete a marathon in her own time despite the cancellation of the Yorkshire Marathon due to Covid-19. Michelle Slade, 58, has done so much training for the challenge, that […]

Plans to regenerate Northallerton’s town centre have won public support. Local residents and businesses – and visitors – were asked for their views on a scheme to redevelop the current high street square as part […]