Month: October 2022

The Mayor of Northallerton has officially opened a new shop in the town that will raise money for Martin House Children’s Hospice. Coun Phil Eames cut the ribbon for the store on the High Street […]

Campaigners and residents have called on a council which prides itself on being business-friendly to insist on a full environmental impact assessment of a proposal to build a 40,000sq ft carpets showroom, a 74-bedroom Travelodge hotel […]

A family is in the running for three prestigious business awards. The Downey family, which owns Osprey Meadow in Exelby, has been shortlisted for three awards in this year’s Yorkshire & Humberside Family Business Awards. […]

Parking sensors are to be trialled on Northallerton high street in a bid to help the local economy. North Yorkshire County Council is testing the use of sensors to monitor parking habits, with the hope […]

A site in Hambleton has been put forward as suitable to become ‘investment zones’. North Yorkshire County Council was among authorities invited by the Government to submit a proposal for the Government’s investment zones initiative. […]

Rishi Sunak has visited a primary school to talk to pupils about his work as their local MP. Mr Sunak was shown round Ainderby Steeple Church of England Primary School, near Northallerton, by members of […]

The leader of Hambleton District Council has welcomed confirmation that the Government will not be pushing ahead with its plans a centre for asylum seekers at the former RAF base in Linton-on-Ouse. Councillor Mark Robson […]

Questions are being raised over the future of a partnership which sees North Yorkshire and Cornwall’s fire control rooms share emergency calls at peak times. At more than 300 miles apart, the fire services joined forces […]

The absence of police custody facilities in North Yorkshire is inadequate, hitting response times and taking teams of officers out of action for up to four hours at a time as they drive detainees around, […]