Year: 2022

A plan to serve alcohol and stage live music at a former police station close to residential properties has been approved after the entrepreneur behind the venture dismissed suggestions he would open a pub. Kevin […]

Hambleton’s new fleet of refuse trucks have taken to the road sporting several new advertising banners. The vehicles are promoting fly tipping and recycling messages as well as ‘Discover Hambleton’ – a social media campaign […]

The police commissioner for North Yorkshire and York has announced her intention to levy the maximum council tax rise permitted, despite the cost of living crisis and the force already having the fourth highest policing […]

Police say they will target speeding drivers on a road near Bedale in February which has seen some of the highest speeds. North Yorkshire Police says 24hr enforcement activity will take place across the county […]

North Yorkshire County Council has revealed it is mapping all non-public right of way cycle routes for the first time to make it easier for people to swap their cars for their bikes. The authority’s […]

North Yorkshire County Council has been urged to recognise the cost of living crisis by abandoning proposals to charge some pupils up to £100 more for home to school transport from September and drop all […]

North Yorkshire residents are asked to carry on being considerate towards each other now Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted. Covid rates in North Yorkshire remain high at 999.1 per 100,000 population and 371 beds in […]

A secondary school has announced measures to tackle a rise in poor and aggressive behaviour by pupils “head-on”, saying lost learning during the pandemic had not simply been about the curriculum. In a letter to […]

North Yorkshire County Council, which was among the country’s first to announce it would suspend the traditional democratic process of face-to-face meetings with elected members due to Covid-19, should not return to holding all meetings […]

North Yorkshire County Council looks set to approve a 3.99 per cent rise in its council tax demand, despite its leadership acknowledging numerous residents would struggle to afford the increase alongside soaring energy and food […]