Councillors are set to debate calls for North Yorkshire Council to suspend its controversial second home council tax premium after a petition attracted 1,000 signatures. The petition will go before the Thirsk and Malton area [...]

North Yorkshire Council chiefs have rejected calls to scrap an unpopular school transport policy, telling opposition councillors they would make the same decision if they were responsible for the authority’s finances. Campaigners told members of [...]

A North Yorkshire man has been jailed for 40 months after admitting stalking and harassment which caused his former partner to fear violence. Max Midgley, 38, of Hustwaite Road, Coxwold, was sentenced at York Magistrates’ [...]

Campaigners have reported high levels of bacterial pollution at six locations along the River Ure following the latest round of testing by citizen scientists. Members of Stop Ure Pollution (SUP) joined forces with the Yorkshire [...]

Police have appealed for information after damage was caused to the bandstand in Bedale Park. North Yorkshire Police said officers were investigating a report of criminal damage which occurred sometime between the evening of Sunday, [...]