Month: November 2021

Detectives have arrested a 22-year-old local man in connection with a serious assault in Thirsk. The incident occurred near Thirsk Industrial Estate at around 5.35pm on Monday, November 1. The victim, a 32-year-old man from […]

North Yorkshire’s incoming police, fire and crime commissioner will need to tackle chronic underfunding, systemic on-call staffing shortages, crumbling buildings and out of date vehicles within the county’s fire service. North Yorkshire’s police, fire and […]

The emergency services are at the scene of a collision on the A1(M) northbound this morning. The first two lanes are closed at the Dishforth junction. Police and highways officers are at the scene. Highways […]

Hambleton District Council has approved £50,000 to spend on planting 28 trees for the Queen’s jubilee — but says the project will more likely cost around £7,000 Leading Hambleton District councillor Stephen Watson said since […]

Organisers on Bedale bonfire and fireworks have announced tonight’s event has been cancelled. The decision has been taken to due to the forecast for hights over the next 24 hours. A spokesperson said: “This is […]

Residents of Captain Cook’s boyhood village have claimed its heritage which attracts visitors from around the world remains at risk despite a plan by an organisation created to protect heritage being refused. Great Ayton residents […]

The target opening date for a proposed new primary school to serve a new Northallerton housing development has been delayed. The school to serve the North Northallerton Development Area (NNDA) site had been due to […]

Rishi Sunak has welcomed the resumption of regular opening hours at Northallerton Post Office. It follows a period where the hours were restricted or the branch didn’t open at all because of staff shortages caused […]

Gym members have spent a week bench pressing, squatting and dead liftings all in the name of charity. Evolve in Northallerton set the challenge to lift 1,000,000KGs and asked members and their families to donate […]

A Northallerton man has been jailed after he was caught riding an e-scooter on the road while already banned from driving. Jamie Orchard, of High Street, Northallerton, was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison at […]