Year: 2020

The number of North Yorkshire schools spiralling into debt is set to more than double as major funding gaps widened by the Covid-19 pandemic bite. New figures released by North Yorkshire County Council show almost […]

Coronavirus cases appear to be levelling off in North Yorkshire but residents must remain vigilant to avoid a “Christmas crackdown”, officials have warned. Leaders at the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum told a briefing there […]

Firefighters were called out this morning after a car hit a train at a level crossing. Crews were called out at 4.44am to the incident at the Lodge Lane crossing at Brompton. A spokesperson for […]

Hambleton residents are being reminded that there is only one more garden waste collection left this year for those who have subscribed to the service. Depending when your collection week falls the last collections take […]

North York Moors National Park Authority has revealed proposals to cut funding for many grant-funded initiatives, ranging from those working to improve wildlife habitats to others boosting tourism. A meeting heard much of the public […]

The leader of North Yorkshire County Council has criticised a survey which claimed two thirds of residents support an east/west split of the county – saying it “raises more questions than it answers”. The independent […]

Hambleton rural watch volunteers have helped take a suspected drug driver off the roads. Police tracked down his Subaru Forester after residents reported concerns about poachers in the area. At about 1.40am on Sunday a […]

Two men have been jailed for supplying the drugs that 15-year-old Leah Heyes took on the night she died. Connor Kirkwood, 18, from Dishforth, and Mitchell Southern, 19, from Thirsk, both pleaded guilty to supplying […]

A permanent Covid-19 testing sites is being created in Northallerton to support the ongoing work to expand testing across the UK. North Yorkshire County Council is working with Serco and Sodexo, which operate the sites, […]