Month: July 2021

A steam traction engine is believed to be responsible for a number of roadside grass fires which occurred this morning. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call at around 10.15am to reports of a […]

Police are appealing for information after a report of a burglary at a building site. The incident happened at the KEA building site on Cedar Road, Sowerby, at 5.25am on July 7. Around £6,000 worth […]

A supply teacher has been banned from teaching for life after being jailed for sexually abusing pupils. Jonathan Clayton, 28, from Stockton-on-Tees, was last year jailed for eight-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting six girls at […]

A coalition of environmental groups have praised North Yorkshire County Council for unveiling a fresh carbon cutting strategy, but say it is missing opportunities to effect greater change. Thirsk Friends of the Earth, Zero Carbon […]

A Thirsk-based police officer is to take part in the Police Unity Tour cycling event to raise awareness of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. Inspector Denise Wond, who is […]

The number of Covid-19 patients in local hospitals has more than doubled in the last week, but health chiefs say that the levels remain down on those seen earlier in the year. Forty seven people […]

Three Middlesbrough men have been jailed for more than ten years for stealing high-value mountain bikes after they were caught when their getaway vehicle was stopped using a stinger at Sutton Bank. David Anthony Cave, […]

Almost 200 children per week are talking advantage of a new breakfast club set up at a North Yorkshire school with the support of Broadacres and Greggs Foundation. Broadacres has provided the funding for the […]

Hambleton District Council has pushed forward a plan to spend £156,000 a year employing an officer to work three days a week to oversee its finances, blaming the cost on the government’s decision to reorganise […]

Police investigating the theft of cosmetics worth around £300 from Boots in Thirsk have released CCTV of a woman they need to speak to. The incident occurred at about 11.05am on Wednesday, June 16 when […]