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Northallerton Leisure Centre’s new toning suite is having an open morning. The suite which opened its doors in 18 months ago is aimed at people who are keen to exercise but find it challenging due […]

A man missing from his Thirsk home has been found. Ken Wood was reported missing by family members at the weekend. However, North Yorkshire Police confirmed on Monday that he had been found safe and […]

Around 20 firefighters were called to deal with an outbuilding containing fuel and gas cylinders which was on fire this morning. The blaze occurred in Scruton, between Bedale and Northallerton. Crews from Bedale, Colburn, Richmond […]

A scheme designed to improve car parking in Northallerton town centre, where there has been repeated frustration over a lack of spaces, has been passed. Nine out of ten Hambleton District Council planning committee members […]

Campaigners have accused a council which has seen a sharp decline in public transport services in rural areas of failing in its statutory duty to investigate residents travel needs. Following bus services in Helperby, near […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision which occurred at 11.45am this morning on Yafforth Road in Northallerton. A white Volkswagen van travelling toward Yafforth from Northallerton and a red MGZR car, travelling […]

An inquiry by publicly-funded bodies into the circumstances surrounding two schoolboys plotting a Columbine-style massacre looks set to conclude in the coming months, it has emerged. Parents have welcomed an announcement by former Children’s Commissioner […]

A meeting to decide whether a plan to create an outdoor activities holiday centre for 500 children close to people’s homes was acceptable was dramatically halted – due to the noise of two youngsters playing nearby. […]

A cloud of uncertainty has enveloped Newby Wiske Hall and the surrounding rural area it dominates for seven years. After being selected as Tory candidate to become North Yorkshire’s first police and crime commissioner in […]

Residents of Crakehall have called for measures to tackle what they describe as a ‘huge speeding issue’ in the village. Crakehall with Langthorne Parish Council has highlighted official data which shows more than a third […]