Month: August 2023

North Yorkshire’s unitary authority which has forecast saving taxpayers’ £5m in its first year is facing criticism that the lower costs are due to falling electricity prices while it has failed to deliver promised efficiencies […]

Two men and a child have been arrested following an arson attacked in Linden Road in Northallerton. Two cars, a lean-to and the rendering on a house were damaged in the incident. Firefighters were called […]

A row which saw community groups offered funding by a council only to be told by another local authority that the money was not available has reignited after it emerged the funding was being set […]

A recruitment campaign is being launched to attract experienced children’s social workers to North Yorkshire and build on the “outstanding” work that has been undertaken to support young people across the county. North Yorkshire Council’s […]

Students from Thirsk School and Sixth Form College have been celebrating excellent A-level results. Despite a national context of falling grades, just under 50 per cent of the results that students received were between an […]

A response to a Freedom of Information request has shown that 13 North Yorkshire Police officers have been internally disciplined in the last year.  Between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, 13 officers faced […]

Two teenagers have been arrested after a Land Rover was stolen in Northallerton. A 15-year-old and a 17-year-old were arrested on suspicion of burglary after thieves stole a Land Rover Discovery. The incident happened in […]

Villagers have voiced joy after a farmer’s appeal to create one of the world’s most advanced free range egg farms in open countryside was comprehensively dismissed. Planning inspector Simon Dean found the benefits of Morton […]

Feelings of delight, relief and happiness were palpable as Stokesley School students collected their results this morning with many opening envelopes to find results that met or exceeded their expectations. Teachers say the overwhelming majority […]