Month: May 2019

The mother of a teenager who died after taking ecstasy says she is overwhelmed by the support she has received since the tragedy. Kerry Roberts was speaking after friends and family gathered at the Applegarth […]

Great Ayton’s Captain Cook Memorial Garden has been officially reopened after a major revamp and some unexpected finds. The rejuvenated garden has come back to life in a £16,800 project which also celebrates the 250th […]

Drug dealing is taking place in villages with children as young as 13 now involved in drugs, the county’s police commissioner has warned following the death of a Northallerton teenager who police had taken ecstasy. […]

Bedale’s swimming pool has reopened today after a six-day closure due to vandalism. A roof tile was forced into the boiler’s flue which caused it to overheat and burn out – and leave the centre […]

A Northallerton man has been arrested after threats were made to kill fans during the League One play-off game between Portsmouth and Sunderland. The 22-year-old was arrested in the early hours of this morning and […]

A 70-year connection between the Rotary movement and Northallerton has been marked. The loop road surrounding Hambleton District Council’s civic centre and the town’s leisure centre has been named Rotary Way. Northallerton Rotary Club was […]

A councillor who was once told by a judge he was unworthy of holding public office after cheating on his expenses looks set to achieve a remarkable reversal of fortunes by being handed the most […]

Two of the communities on the Tour de Yorkshire route received special plaques to celebrate the visit. Chairman of Hambleton District Council, Councillor David Blades presented them to Exelby and Bedale. Exelby staged a weekend […]

The mother of teenager Leah Heyes, who died after collapsing in Northallerton at the weekend, has paid tribute to her daughter. Kerry Roberts described 15-year-old Leah as her “best friend”. She added: “She was a […]