Year: 2022

Controversial plans for a 77ha solar farm on open fields near Scruton have been rejected. Despite planning officers at Hambleton District Council recommending the scheme is approved, councillors voted nine to two against the application […]

Police say a teenager reported missing from Masham has been found. The 15-year-old was reported missing yesterday.

The devastated families of three young men who tragically died following a fatal collision have today paid tribute to them. Police are now able to name them as 18-year-old Aaron Bell, from Jervaulx, 18-year-old Tommy […]

North Yorkshire County Council’s opposition leader is calling for a public vote on a controversial devolution deal that could see the region ruled by a powerful new mayor. Liberal Democrat Hambleton councillor Bryn Griffiths says […]

A father and son from Brompton have been fined £3,040 for failing to comply with statutory notices under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. In December 2020, Hambleton District Council’s Environmental Health Service […]

Opposition leaders in North Yorkshire have given a mixed reaction to the announcement that a devolution deal has been agreed and have questioned whether the county’s residents will be fairly treated. With the Tories achieving […]

Long-awaited proposals for a landmark devolution deal to hand over key decision-making powers while bringing hundreds of millions of pounds of investment to York and North Yorkshire have been unveiled. The proposed 30 year devolution […]

Three teenagers died in a collision near Bedale last night. The incident happened at around 11pm. It involved a grey Alfa Romeo car on the B6268, Masham Road, near Thornton Watlass. The vehicle containing four […]

A major repair project is under way on a popular footpath in Thirsk which acts as a key link to the town centre. The footpath connecting St James Green with Marage Road was closed in […]

The A167 is blocked at Great Smeaton by a fallen tree. Motorists are being urged to avoid the area. A spokesperon for North Yorkshrie County Council said: “A fallen tree is currently blocking the A167 […]