Month: October 2022

Council bosses behind a move to equalise council tax charges across North Yorkshire are facing calls to explain why the new system they are proposing to introduce will cost taxpayers millions of pounds a year […]

Police say a 30-year-old Bedale man reported missing has returned home safely. A police spokesperson said: “The missing 33-year-old man from Bedale returned home safe and well late on Wednesday evening. “Thank you for supporting […]

A livestock farmer who has created a dog exercise field on agricultural land without planning consent is seeking permission to use the site, saying it will a provide a secure place for owners who are worried […]

Hambleton households could see their council tax bills increase as local authority chiefs look to introduce a unified approach to council tax across North Yorkshire. The advent of a new council covering the whole of […]

Hambleton District Council looks set use a special regulation for local authorities which are set to be scrapped to bestow four of its members, including its leader, with a rare honour. It has been proposed […]

Rishi Sunak has welcomed the completion of a £3.7m flood defence scheme in Stokesley. The Richmond (Yorks) MP saw how the completed scheme has improved the protection for more than 500 homes and businesses in […]

North Yorkshire Police have urged the public not to hunt online paedophiles through so-called vigilante groups. Police say there’s been numerous instances in North Yorkshire — including several in Hambleton— where groups have live-streamed or […]

A son is organising a charity fundraising ball following his mum’s cancer diagnosis. Matt Ascough, 35, from Yearsley, near Easingwold, will run his sixth Macmillan Hopes and Dreams Ball at York Racecourse later this year. […]

A district council embroiled in a long-running row with a town council over cobbles has taken the extraordinary step of withdrawing its £110,000 grant offer for repairs to the feature at the heart of a […]