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North Yorkshire education bosses have spoken of their optimism about tackling the slide in the average attainment of children as they progress through primary schools in the county. Executive member for education Councillor Annabel Wilkinson […]

A band of courageous midwives will be setting off on an adventurous mission to fundraise for the maternity centre in Friarage Hospital. To mark the centre’s ten-year anniversary, the midwifery team will be tackling 84-mile […]

New taxis in North Yorkshire could soon need to be either wheelchair-accessible vehicles (WAVS) or zero emission. Proposals to update North Yorkshire Council’s taxi licensing policy and a plan setting out a more inclusive service […]

A man has admitted causing the death of a motorcyclist by careless and inconsiderate driving. Cameron Ward, 30, was driving a Ford Fiesta on the A684 between Bedale and Crakehall when it collided with 26-year-old […]

Police are searching for a wanted man with links to Northallerton, Harrogate and Stockton-on-Tees. John Donaldson, 33, of Stockton, is wanted in connection with a sexual offence and arson. The incidents took place in the […]

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a serious collision on the A6108 close to West Tanfield Cricket Club. It happened at about 2.30pm on Saturday and involved a blue Suzuki motorcycle ridden […]

A mother-of-two has lost more than seven stone and dropped five dress sizes after embracing exercise classes at her local leisure centre. Helen Farndale, a housing manager from Northallerton, attributes much of her transformation to […]

Police have issued CCTV images of a male and woman they want to speak to following a theft from a store in Northallerton. It happened in the Asda store on Darlington Road at 11.45am on […]

Police have renewed their appeal for sightings of missing Aldo, 17, from Northallerton who has been missing since July 8. It’s believed that Aldo could have travelled to Doncaster in South Yorkshire or Swansea in […]

Police have appealed for information after thieves stole vehicle keys from a home in Brompton. The burglary took place at Wide Yard between 11pm on Wednesday, August 21, and 7am on Thursday, August 22. During […]