Year: 2025

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 […]

An anaesthetist nurse accused of trying to murder a shopkeeper by injecting him with a potentially lethal dose of muscle relaxant did not intend to kill, his barrister claimed today. Darren Harris, 58, is accused […]

Align Property Partners, North Yorkshire Council’s building design consultancy, is welcoming applications from contractors to assist in the rollout of up to £300 million worth of energy efficiency upgrades to homes. The latest phase of […]

Households in Northallerton can now get internet speeds of up to 2Gbps after a full five service went live. Virgin Media’s services are now available to homes locally after work to bring full fibre connections […]

A prolific thief has been jailed after he fled from Mainsgill Farm Shop with a staff member clinging to the bonnet. Alan Lewis, 58, was banned from driving at the time of the shocking incident […]