Year: 2023

An influential watchdog has urged a police commissioner to delay the appointment of a new chief constable for up to 15 months, partly to ensure the top police officer sees eye-to-eye with an incoming elected […]

The fire officer charged with protecting residents across England’s largest county has defended a policy to charge businesses which repeatedly trigger bogus emergency call-outs. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s chief fire officer Jonathan Dyson […]

The fire service was called out yesterday after a man got his hand stuck in a machine. The incident happened at about 6pm at Great Langton, between Scorton and Northallerton. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire […]

Householders who have been contacted to say they are eligible for support to tackle the cost of living crisis are being encouraged to claim a supermarket voucher to alleviate pressures on their finances. The Household […]

A flagship scheme to hand extra powers to parishes following the creation of England’s largest council by area will not benefit the vast majority of the area, it has been claimed. Opposition groups on Conservative-run […]

The emergency services were called out after a car crashed onto its roof on the A167 yesterday. The single vehicle collision occurred at about 6pm near Northallerton. Police and a fire crew from Northallerton Fire […]

The town councils in Northallerton and Thirsk could take over the running of their weekly markets as a joint venture. Plans to hand powers to town and parish councils to manage schemes that will benefit […]

A proposal to develop a crematorium which would have seen funeral corteges processing along an A-road with the worst serious accident and fatality record in the North of England has been overwhelmingly rejected. Members of North Yorkshire […]

The emergency services were called after a car crashed into trees and caught fire. The incident happened near South Kilvington at about 6.30pm last night. Fire crews from Thirsk and Northallerton responded to the single […]