A paedophile who was found with dozens of indecent images of children on his phone after a random police search has been spared jail. Michael Wells, 27, a benefit claimant from Thirsk, was found with [...]

Plans have been submitted to turn an empty warehouse in Northallerton into a six-court indoor padel centre, complete with a café, fitness facilities and hot and cold therapy rooms. The proposals would see the former [...]

North Yorkshire already has planning permission or land identified for around 40,000 new homes, it has emerged amid growing anger over Government-imposed housing targets. Councillor Simon Myers told colleagues the scale of existing housing permissions [...]

Businesses and shop workers caught breaking new tobacco and vaping laws in North Yorkshire could face on-the-spot fines under powers approved by the council. New legislation that introduces fixed penalty notices for certain offences involving [...]