Month: June 2019

Action has been launched to reduce health inequalities which see North Yorkshire men and women with learning disabilities die 13 years and 20 years earlier than others, a meeting has heard. North Yorkshire County Council’s […]

North Yorkshire’s rural areas could become child-free zones unless concerted action is taken to stop the closure of schools, shops and community facilities, a meeting has heard. North Yorkshire County Council’s young people’s scrutiny committee […]

The Friarage Hospital’s clinical decisions unit (CDU) has been rated top of the class when it comes to treating patients safely and efficiently. The unit scored 100 per cent across the board during a recent […]

Civic leaders, tourism bosses and the children of the author of the James Herriot stories have spoken of their joy after it was announced a new All Creatures Great And Small TV series will be […]

A report commissioned by Richmond MP Rishi Sunak into changes at the Friarage suggests the decision to replace the A&E unit with an emergency treatment centre was sound. The independent study describes the controversial changes […]

TV drama All Creatures Great and Small is be remade. The adventures of Yorkshire vet James Herriot, which originally ran on BBC1 from 1978 to 1990, is being given a fresh interpretation by Channel 5. […]

Increased support for children and young people who are at risk of self-harm and suicide is now available in North Yorkshire through the development of an interactive assessment tool. The newly developed North Yorkshire Pathway […]

The manager of Tesco in Northallerton has lost her battle with cancer. A book of condolences has been opened at the store following the death of young mum Faye Stevenson, who died on June 21 after […]

The new cancer centre at the Friarage Hospital has won the Community Benefit Award at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Yorkshire and Humber regional finals. The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre was built […]

Conservative-run North Yorkshire County Council has defended its efforts to press the Government for more funding to cover the spiralling cost of providing for special educational needs and disabled (SEND) pupils. North Yorkshire County Council’s […]