Month: June 2023

A housing estate proposal which would increase the size of an ancient village by about 40 per cent has been approved after councillors were told the scheme would meet local housing needs. North Yorkshire Council’s […]

Two South Yorkshire men have been jailed for a high-value burglary conspiracy which targeted boilers, furniture and building equipment from housing developments. Shaun Andrew Finley, 34, of Goldthorpe, Barnsley, and Stephen William Case, 43, of […]

Wensleydale Railway has announced the introduction of a ‘kids for a quid’ travel offer for 2023. Children travel for only £1 on all normal scheduled train services and the offer is valid all year round. […]

The emergency services were called to Cod Beck Reservoir last night after reports that youths were starting a bonfire. The incident was reported at about 8.10pm. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and rescue Service […]

Sunlight reflecting through a glass window caused a fire in a garage. A fire crew from Northallerton were called to the incident in Morton-on-Swale at about 10.50am on Friday after reports of smoke coming from […]

The leadership of a Conservative-led council with almost four years to run until the next election is hoping to woo councillors from outside their party to work with them after losing its majority for the first […]

The Yorkshire Party candidate for the North Yorkshire joint authority mayoral election next year will run as an independent following a disagreement over a policy to hand out free chickens. Keith Tordoff pledged in an […]

A 37-year-old woman reported missing in the Skipton area who had connections to Northallerton has been found safe and well. The woman had been reported missing after being last seen in Skipton last Friday. A […]

A teacher who used words such “fa**y” and “fa***t” when dealing with pupils has been banned from teaching. A tribunal heard that Terence Wall, who worked at the Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service in Northallerton, also […]