Year: 2019

Members of Hambleton District Council, which has maintained the third lowest council tax in the country, look set to approve launching a £40m commercial property investment arm to help protect frontline services. The council’s cabinet will […]

Family, friends and colleagues of a North Yorkshire Police officer who died on duty six years ago have marked the anniversary of his death by joining a national triathlon challenge in aid of the Police […]

Firefighters were called to a shop fire in Northallerton today. The blaze occurred at cobbler’s shop Dennis & Parry, in Zetland Street, with the Northallerton fire crew called to the scene at 12.55pm. The building suffered […]

Hambleton’s council leader who faced uproar after town centre trees were suddenly chopped down has given a guarded welcome to a Government proposal to increase transparency and accountability over the felling of street trees. Councillor […]

A housing development in an area with a target of 40 per cent affordable housing has been recommended for approval, despite it featuring no affordable housing. Hambleton District Council planning officers said Arncliffe Homes scheme […]

North Yorkshire-based team Row4Victory has reached the half way point of their gruelling 3,000 nautical mile race across the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day. Described as “the World’s toughest endurance race”, the Talisker Whisky […]

Team Sky have announced four time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has his sights set on riding this year’s Tour de Yorkshire. The six-time Grand Tour Champion, who is eyeing a fifth Tour de […]

North Yorkshire’s police commissioner is set to face a fresh set of allegations over her conduct, it has emerged. Members of North Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Panel are set to meet next week to consider […]