Year: 2023

The succession of rural primary school closures across England’s largest county are “only likely to get worse” with a looming oversupply of places, despite attempts to prevent an increasing number of schools going into the […]

National park bosses have warmly welcomed a last-minute amendment to legislation which looks set to see public bodies and firms with statutory powers such as utility firms forced to demonstrate how any works in protected landscapes […]

Around 40 firefighters were called in to tackle a major barn fire last night. North Yorkshire Fire and rescue Service said they received a large number of calls to the blaze at Carthorpe, near Bedale, […]

An evil sex offender and career criminal has been jailed yet again after he breached a sexual-harm prevention order designed to protect children. Garry Dover Afflick, 57, formerly of Northallerton, was under a strict order […]

Firefighters were called to extinguish a fire in a bin caused by a firework yesterday. The incident happened at the Treadmills complex in Crosby Road, Northallerton, at about 4.30pm on Sunday. The Northallerton crew extinguished […]

Libraries are enticing visitors with a host of green-themed events as part of a week-long scheme focused on supporting sustainability and tackling climate change. The annual Libraries Week will this year take place from October […]

Firefighters were called to a kitchen fire in Little Fencote, near Bedale, last night. The incident was reported at about 8.25pm. Fire crews from Bedale and Northallerton responded to reports of a kitchen fire in […]

Crimestoppers is asking for anonymous information in a drive to protect North Yorkshire’s birds of prey. As part of National Rural Crime Action Week, the charity has launched a campaign appealing for people to speak […]