Month: July 2021

The Covid-19 rate in Hambleton is now higher than at its peak during the last wave in January. The seven day rate per 100,000 people has risen to 489 in the district, with 448 new […]

Northallerton School and Sixth Form College has closed due to an increase in Covid-19 cases among pupils. The school also has a number of staff having to isolate. The school will remain shut until September, although […]

Taxpayers across the region will pay up to £900,000 more to bankroll next year’s Tour de Yorkshire, it has been agreed, as one of the international race’s most loyal supporters announced it would reconsider whether […]

A 41-year-old man has been jailed for 15 years for a series of child sexual offences which he committed while living in Northallerton. Ricky Andrew Clench appeared at Teesside Crown Court yesterday where he was […]

North Yorkshire county councillors have pledged a further £100,000 to ensure the Tour de Yorkshire will take place next year. North Yorkshire County Council had already agreed to back the Tour with £100,000 and the […]

A number of walk-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics will be available in North Yorkshire this week to allow people to pop in at their convenience without needing to make an appointment. The clinics will take place […]

Engineers behind decisions over the introduction of 20mph speed limits across North Yorkshire have been told to factor in people’s feelings rather than just using selected statistics. Councillors who helped shape North Yorkshire County Council’s […]

The number of people in Hambleton testing positive for Covid-19 has risen sharply. The latest figures show that the seven-day rate per 100,000 people has increased to 393 in the district — the highest since […]

A Northallerton man is campaigning for an end to the postcode lottery for families of dementia patients applying for council tax discount. Derek Brown, 71, has launched a petition to highlight an issue which means […]

Police are appealing for information after a quad bike was stolen in a burglary on a farm in Kirby Sigston, near Northallerton. The green Kawasaki KVS 360 quad was taken sometime between midnight and 8.30am […]