A Conservative councillor is facing calls to stand down and stop claiming his £18,000 a year allowance amid criticism that he has failed to attend parish council meetings or help residents with problems. The calls [...]

Taxpayers may not get their money back from North Yorkshire Council’s loss-making house building company, opposition leaders have warned as details of a £7.5m annual deficit are revealed. Council-owned Brierley Homes is forecast to make [...]

A Northallerton man has been jailed after a drunken attack on a man at a funeral wake, causing a skull fracture and bleed on the brain. Paterson Prentice, 36, slapped the victim in the face, [...]

Dog owners are being urged to keep pets on leads and under close control near livestock following a sheep attack near Cod Beck Reservoir. The incident happened at about 10am on Saturday, May 16, in [...]

Police are appealing for information after a quad bike was stolen from a farm near West Harlsey, close to Northallerton. The incident is believed to have taken place between Thursday, 07 May and Saturday, 09 [...]