Cuts to a 24/7 emergency helpline for elderly North Yorkshire residents have been pushed through without consulting users of the service, say critics. North Yorkshire Council is overhauling its Lifeline service with the aim of [...]

Campaigners opposing the proposed Vale of York motorway service area (MSA) have urged councillors to consider what they describe as “serious unresolved legal questions” before determining the application. Kirby Hill Residents Against Motorway Services (RAMS) [...]

Terrified motorists in Thirsk had to take evasive action as a speeding car came hurtling towards them the wrong way on a dual carriageway. As motorists swerved this way and that to avoid a collision [...]

Two people have been charged with drugs offences following a series of police raids as part of a lengthy investigation into suspected drug supply across the Hambleton area. Officers from North Yorkshire Police’s Hambleton Neighbourhood [...]

Six North Yorkshire councillors whose attendance at committee meetings fell below the expected level will not be asked to pay back any of their allowances. North Yorkshire Council said it had accepted the explanations given [...]