Month: May 2023

Council bosses have pledged to improve educational opportunities for disabled children and young people, and those with special educational needs. North Yorkshire Council’s executive has recommended the authority adopts a fresh strategy to open up […]

Rishi Sunak has celebrated the fifth anniversary of a community group formed to keep North Yorkshire tidy. The Wombles of Hambleton were formed in 2018 to collect litter in and around Northallerton. In five years […]

NHS bosses have reminded thew public that its urgent treatment centre (UTCs) at the Friarage Hospital will be open over the bank holiday weekend. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust the Friarage UTC is open […]

Firefighters were called to a blaze near the railway line yesterday. The crew from Northallerton was called to the town’s Springwell Lane at about 7.45pm. On arrival they found a small fire consisting of twigs […]

A controversial farm diversification venture that could see up to 140 wedding guests creating traffic congestion on a narrow lane should be approved despite dozens of residents raising concerns, planners have said. Stuart and Catherine […]

Firefighters were called to reports of a fire at Dalton Industrial Estate near Thirsk yesterday. The incident was reported at about 4.25pm. Crews from Thirsk and Ripon attended. The incident involved an external extraction unit. […]

North Yorkshire’s third police commissioner in three years is facing pressure to step down following further criticism that the force is failing to protect vulnerable children. Leading North Yorkshire councillors have voiced dismay over the […]

Wensleydale Railway has announced further dates for its new Saturday lunchtime fish and chips dining trains to Leyburn. The heritage line said that due to the success of its inaugural service on April 22, the […]