Year: 2021

A council which has ploughed taxpayers’ money into defending its decisions over a rural airstrip at several public inquiries has been warned to prepare for a further appeal hearing as it refused extensions and improvements […]

More than 4,000 covid-19 patients have been cared for by doctors and nurses at the South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust since the beginning of the pandemic early last year. The figure was revealed in […]

Candidates aiming to succeed controversy-hit Philip Allott and Julia Mulligan as North Yorkshire and York Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner have just five weeks to convince the public they can rise to the challenge of […]

A district council which paid compensation to a parish council after losing planning control of a controversial airfield has rejected claims it ignores residents’ views and has failed to enforce a planning condition designed to […]

A cut to the amount of salt used on North Yorkshire’s icy roads will not compromise safety, council chiefs say. North Yorkshire County Council says residents can be reassured that the county’s highways team is […]

A voucher scheme to provide online streaming devices for people in areas still without TV services has been announced today. Arqiva, which operates the Bilsdale mast, is issuing £50 vouchers for Currys which can be […]

A man has been left fighting for his life after an assault in Thirsk at the weekend. At around 10pm on Saturday North Yorkshire Police received a report that a 32-year-old man had been assaulted […]

A woman died in a three-vehicle collision on the A1(M) this morning. The incident happened at 2.20am on the southbound carriageway near Leeming Bar. It involved a blue Ford Fiesta, a grey Ford Puma and […]

A motorist had to be cut free after their car crashed through a garden hedge last night. The incident happened in Fleetham Lane, Scruton, at about 10.30pm. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the […]