Month: January 2025

North Yorkshire Police have issued an appeal for help to catch a motorcyclist. The force says that over the past few weeks, officers have attempted to stop the bike on several occasions in the Thirsk […]

Bird owners are being urged to help to prevent the spread of avian flu after two confirmed cases in North Yorkshire have led to a protection zone being introduced by the Government. A three-kilometre protection […]

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a sheep was seriously injured by a dog. Two dogs were seen running loose scattering livestock at the Cod Beck sheep wash car park near Osmotherley at […]

A physiotherapist’s use of digital technology has seen the waiting list for physiotherapy fall by more than 80 per cent. Senior specialist physiotherapist Linda Furness, who works at the Friarage Hospital, in Northallerton, has been […]

A Bedale man has been given two months to clear waste from an illegal site in Catterick Village following an investigation by the Environment Agency (EA). Oliver Henry Alexander King, 52, appeared at York Magistrates’ […]

More than 30 North Yorkshire Council officers receive an annual salary of over £100,000, a new report has revealed. The council’s annual pay policy for senior officers for 2025/26 shows 32 officers currently earn a […]

Wensleydale Railway hosted an evening photo shoot for railway photographers and enthusiasts on Saturday at Leeming Bar Station. The railway’s recently purchased locomotive, a class 47 diesel, number 47714, was the star of the show. […]

A North Yorkshire Council chief has defended plans to cut in half the amount councillors can give out in grants to their local communities. The authority is looking to find savings after reporting a reduction […]

An anaesthetist nurse has been found guilty of attempted murder after plunging a hypodermic needle loaded with a muscle relaxant into a record shop owner’s backside, rendering him unconscious and near to death. Darren Harris, […]

A meeting to discuss controversial home-to-school transport changes was halted this week amid claims from angry parents and councillors of a “cover-up” by council bosses. Members of North Yorkshire Council’s Richmond area committee voted to […]