Year: 2022

The council serving England’s largest county is set to consider returning to the traditional democratic process almost two years after suspending face to face meetings, despite the move having cut councillors mileage claims by the equivalent […]

The floodlights at Thirsk hockey pitch have been replaced with new climate friendly LED lights. The hockey pitch, which is based at Thirsk School and Sixth Form College, is benefitting from £32,000 council funding which […]

Passengers at Northallerton station are to benefit from upgrade work to improve accessibility and bring more reliable journeys. An Access for All scheme, funded by Department for Transport, will see Network Rail install lifts on […]

A man suffered smoke inhalation in a house fire in Northallerton yesterday. Two fire engines from Northallerton and an appliance from Bedale were called to the incident in Applegarth terrace at about 6.15pm. A sofa […]

Four men have been jailed after a man was severally injured after being hacked with shovels. A witness described the attackers as “like a pack of hyenas to meat” during the incident in Sowerby, near […]

A Stokesley man has appeared in court for drug driving. Gareth Parkinson, 28, from The Stripe, was arrested on the A684 at Leeming Bar on April 15, 2021. Tests showed he had cannabis and cocaine […]

The director of public health for North Yorkshire says she is “cautiously optimistic” that the county has seen the worst of the Omicron wave as Covid infections continue to fall. Louise Wallace told a meeting […]

An amateur rider is living his dream of becoming a racehorse jockey after being selected to take part in a prestigious charity horse race at York Racecourse. George Atkinson, 19, from Northallerton, who is deemed […]

Hambleton residents are starting to benefit from improved access to mental health support thanks to a new partnership, NHS officials say. The partnership is made up of North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, local Primary Care […]