Month: November 2023

Drivers of farm and construction vehicles are being urged to play their part in helping to keep North Yorkshire’s highways safe by avoiding leaving mud on roads. Members of the public have been contacting North […]

Firefighters were called to a suspected fire at a crematorium today. Firefighters from Ripon and Thirsk responded to the incident near Thirsk at a bout 1.30pm today. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue […]

A new “joined-up approach” for council-owned leisure venues in the county will be considered by councillors next week with a focus on unifying services for customers. The recommended proposals would see leisure centres owned by […]

Senior councillors have given the go-ahead for a major investment into outdoor learning centres at Bewerley Park and East Barnby near Whitby. North Yorkshire Council’s executive met yesterday to approve spending £4.2m on an 84-bed […]

“Don’t shatter lives’ is the message from the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership this December. The empty chair at the table, the unopened gift under the tree, and the memories of Christmas past […]

Bedale High School held its annual presentation of awards recently. The joint chairman of governors Steve Ingram spoke about the success of the school, and the year-on-year increase in numbers on roll, something with which […]

Firefighters tackled a chimney fire in Romanby yesterday. The incident was reported at about 5.30pm. Northallerton firefighters attended and extinguished the fire in a chimney. Crews worked with tools to cut away fire board above […]

A temporary road closure will be in place at the James Cook University Hospital this week to enable a new urgent treatment centre (UTC) to be built next to the hospital’s emergency department. The UTC, […]