Year: 2021

The victim of an assault — who had been fighting for life in hospital — has died without regaining consciousness, detectives have announced. Alan Barefoot, 32, from South Kilvington, had become a father again to […]

The chair of North Yorkshire County Council has joined communities from across the UK in a project to plant trees to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Councillor Stuart Martin has shown his backing […]

A full resurfacing of the A684 through Crakehall is underway, with the road shut for more than two weeks while the work is carried out. North Yorkshire County Council highways teams is carrying out the […]

Police has released CCTV stills of several people that they would like to speak to about a serious assault in Thirsk. The assault took place at the back of the White Horse Café in Thirsk […]

More than 3,000 people have now signed a petition calling for the Government to change the law on supplying drugs to children. The petition has been launched by Kerry Roberts, whose 15-year-old daughter Leah Heyes […]

An actor and writer originally from East Cowton is seeking funding to make a movie. Former Allertonshire School pupil Stuart Mackie Ellis hopes filming can start on The Final Chapter of Madness later this year. […]

North Yorkshire County Council has admitted it has “clear areas for improvement” on how it communicates catastrophic social care costs to residents after an ombudsman found multiple failings over how it suddenly levied a family […]

Police have asked for help to find the next of kin for a Hambleton man. 68-year-old David Tomkins who was found dead at his home in Newby Wiske on October 19. Mr Tomkins was living […]

North Yorkshire County Council has admitted it has “clear areas for improvement” on how it communicates catastrophic social care costs to residents after an ombudsman found multiple failings over how it suddenly levied a family […]