Month: May 2022

Rishi Sunak has praised a junior football club which has tripled the number of young people playing the game. The MP said Bedale Junior Football Club had set an example in growing its membership, having […]

Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted by three attackers in Brompton. The incident happened between 10pm and 11pm on the night of Monday, May 2 in Orchard Grove. Three men called […]

The firm responsible for providing television and radio signals to swathes of the North has revealed its plan to fully restore services with a new 314-metre mast remains on track to be completed by the […]

A landscape gardener who admitted to problem gambling has been sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment suspended for 18 months after pleading guilty to five counts of fraud. Keith Albert Wilson, of Maple Gardens, Sowerby, Thirsk, […]

Councillors serving on a local authority which has repeatedly been accused of putting expanding firms’ interests above those of its residents and the environment have been told being “business-friendly” does not mean having to approve […]

The leader of North Yorkshire County Council’s ruling Conservative group  says the deal to hand central government powers to local authorities serving the county and York will need to be “negotiated with vigour”. Councillor Carl […]

A Sowerby man has been jailed for assaulting a woman and threatening to burn down her house. James Murfitt, 26, of Kings Meadow, Sowerby, near Thirsk, pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared before […]

A novel farm diversification scheme could see the development of the first centre in Yorkshire and the North-East offering holidays and residentialtraining breaks for families with dogs. Harry and Alison Gray have applied to Hambleton […]

Police have issued an appeal after a thief stole rings from a care home resident Officers say the two rings are of great sentimental value and were stolen from a vulnerable victim who lives in […]