Month: May 2021

The future of North Yorkshire’s 700km network of historic lanes is looking bright, following years of uncertainty and deterioration, with off-road driving enthusiasts perhaps unfairly taking most of the blame, a meeting has heard. Expressions […]

Police say a missing 84-year-old has been found safe and well. Officers issued a CCTV image of Agnus Pearson in Guisborough on Friday. A major search was launched, with police saying she may be in […]

Police are asking for help to find wanted man Carl Turner. Turner, 31, originally from Northallerton, is wanted for recall to prison after breaching his licence conditions. He was originally arrested and charged with wounding […]

Details of a new primary school to serve new housing in Northallerton have been revealed. North Yorkshire County Council has confirmed that Dales Academies Trust will operate the proposed new school to serve the North […]

The future of a village playground looks set to have been secured after councillors agreed an airfield’s owner should be made to install a fence beside the play area to protect children. A meeting of […]

Leading figures at North Yorkshire County Council, which is striving to offset council tax rises by launching numerous commercial ventures, have spoken of their optimism that the firms’ collective losses of £639,000 last year would […]

Education bosses in North Yorkshire have rejected calls to lengthen schools days and cut school holidays to enable pupils to catch up following lockdowns. A meeting of North Yorkshire County Council’s executive heard the authority […]

The public is being urged to avoid the footpath connecting St James Green with Marage Road in Thirsk which is in danger of collapsing into the river. North Yorkshire County Council has closed the public […]

Hambleton District Council’s says return from its commercial investment is on track despite the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The authority says that in the last 12 months its investment in the Treadmills development in […]

The Covid-19 vaccination hub at the Forum in Northallerton will no longer be needed from June, NHS bosses say. Instead, officials say a local pharmacy is set to play a larger role in the vaccination […]