Month: March 2022

The new crematorium near Thirsk is set to open next week. The multi-million-pound, council led development which has been named Maple Park in memory of the members of the Royal Canadian Airforce who sadly lost […]

National park custodians have been urged to push for legislation for a blanket ban on motorised vehicles on green lanes, after being told its current case by case policy is ineffective and discriminates against other […]

The North Yorkshire coroner’s office is trying to trace the family of a man who died in Stokesley. Robert Young, 72, died in his house on Elmwood Close on Friday, March 18 Mr Young’s death […]

Hambleton’s crime fighting CCTV system has received a £50,000 upgrade. Council officials say the system is now one of the best in the country and the team is already seeing an improved success rate due […]

Firefighters were called to rescue two people stuck in a cherry picker at the weekend. A crew from Bedale attended the incident at around midday on Saturday in Gatenby Village. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire […]

Rishi Sunak has praised the work of the mental health and learning disability teams in Northallerton after visiting their new £5.5m base. North Moor House opened last year and brings together a number of mental […]

Councillors elected to serve North Yorkshire’s communities on the county’s forthcoming unitary authority will have “a real decision to take for the first time in a generation” over how projected savings of up to £67m should […]

Friarage Hospital nurse Helen Sharpe is using her traumatic experience of catching covid to enhance her patient care. Helen, who works in the Northallerton hospital’s Gara Ward, spent 21 days in James Cook’s intensive care […]

Pupils in Hambleton have been showing their support for children and families from Ukraine. Many of the county’s schools are supporting local and national relief efforts by asking families to bring into school items urgently […]