Month: September 2023

A police week of action targeting rural crime has seen stolen property recovered, poachers sent to court, cross-border patrols stepped up – and more. National Rural Crime Action Week ran from 18 September. North Yorkshire […]

A man has been jailed for controlling behaviour towards his partner. Samuel Matthew Hammond was also sentenced for sharing a sexual photograph without consent with the intention of causing distress, assaulting a police officer and […]

A joint bid is being submitted for York and North Yorkshire to promote the multi-billion pound visitor economy and provide support for tens of thousands of tourism workers. Plans have been announced this week for […]

An egg farmer who secured victory for the Conservatives in a by-election over the Prime Minister’s local ward has called for an end to in-fighting in the party. Calling for decisive action to be taken […]

The new Coast to Coast national trail looks set to feature a significant diversion for years to come, it has emerged, as it will mean finding more than £10m to enable people to safely cross […]

Rishi Sunak has praised the work of a community organisation which has decided to be more ‘upfront’ about the services it provides. Mr Sunak visited the Northallerton High Street premises of Hambleton Community Action (HCA) […]

Photographs taken by the fire service show the extent of the damage caused by a fire at a farm in Carthorpe, near Bedale, this week. The incident happened on Monday night with around 40 firefighters […]

A housing association is investing £7 million as part of a 12-month programme to further improve its existing homes across North Yorkshire. Broadacres is conducting a range of work across its housing stock in 2023/24. […]

Pressure is mounting on North Yorkshire Council to increase funding to boost national parks, such as by establishing a public transport network and maintaining rights of way, following Government move to force local authorities to […]