Year: 2023

A farmer’s crowdfunding campaign to cover the costs of a planning application to convert a range of traditional agricultural buildings into a venue for small-scale music festivals has received more than £2,500 in donations. More than […]

A House of Lords peer has strongly criticised devolution in North Yorkshire calling it an “effective destruction of local government” for the region. Lord Wallace of Saltaire, who is a Liberal Democrat, was speaking on […]

The emergency services were called to a collision in Sowerby yesterday. The incident occurred at about 5.20pm in Front Street. Fire crews from Thirsk and Northallerton attended the single vehicle road collision. One male was […]

A charity bike ride with routes to suit different abilities is taking place in July to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). The GYRO, which stands for GNAAS Yearly Ride Out, […]

North Yorkshire councillors have urged authorities to redouble their efforts to educate children about the dangers of vaping, amid concerns actions to date have failed to arrest an “explosion” in young people using e-cigarettes, even […]

Two suspected boat thieves were arrested after being pursued at high speed down the A66 and A1(M) by police. North Yorkshire Police received a report that a suspected stolen speedboat had been spotted being towed […]

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (NYFRS) chief fire officer ‘doesn’t anticipate’ all of its inadequate areas to be good by its next inspection. Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire Zoë Metcalfe told […]

North Yorkshire Police says the emergency 999 number is now working again. The force was affected by a national system problem which was hit a number of emergency services around the country. A spokesperson said: […]