Year: 2021

Firefighters were called to rescue a motorist from floodwater near Thirsk this morning. Crews were called to Blakey Lane, Sowerby, just before 6am after a motorist for stuck in a vehicle in floodwater. Firefighters in […]

Hambleton District Council has made changes to its waste collection service today due to the weather. Officials say that due to demand from sandbags yesterday evening and this morning they were unable to deliver a […]

All care home residents and staff in Hambleton and across North Yorkshire could receive their first vaccine jab against Covid-19 by the end of this week, health officials have said, as the expanding roll-out is […]

Two North Yorkshire MPs are urging highways bosses to make safety improvements to the A19. Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton, and Rishi Sunak, MP for Richmond (Yorks), are pressing for junction improvements to […]

North Yorkshire’s magistrates court system faces becoming “utterly overwhelmed” following the Covid pandemic and a Government drive to increase the number of police officers by 20,000, it has been claimed. North Yorkshire County Council’s corporate […]

HSBC has announced its Northallerton branch is to close. The bank, which is one of 82 across the country set to shut this year, will close on August 27. The bank will shut its Richmond […]

Hambleton District Council has launched the Hambleton Heroes scheme, aimed at recognising those who went “above and beyond” during 2020. The Hambleton Heroes scheme seeks to give people the opportunity to say thank you to […]

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after a motorbike was stolen in Northallerton. The theft of a black Yamaha 125cc motorcycle registration PO11 LGN took place between 1pm on Sunday and 7am on Monday. […]

The mental health trust for Hambleton is encouraging people to look after their mental wellbeing during the winter months and ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV), which provides mental […]

A £4 million makeover for Thirsk’s leisure centre is set to get underway thanks to council cash. Work on the 30-year-old Thirsk and Sowerby Leisure Centre begins in February with planned upgrades and extensions bringing […]