Year: 2024

Elected community representatives who do not spend most of their £10,000 allowance to respond to local needs should be named and shamed, a North Yorkshire Council committee has been told. A meeting of the authority’s […]

The emergency services were called to help an injured climber after a fall on Saturday. The incident happened in Scugdal near Swainby. Members of Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team (CMRT) were called by  North Yorkshire Police […]

The fire crew from Bedale responded to a report of a male who had fallen outside a commercial property. The incident happened at 12 noon on Saturday in North End, Bedale. The crew provided first […]

A man has been jailed for five years for sexually assaulting a woman and wounding a man by smashing a bottle of vodka over his head. Daniel John Wrightson, 35, formerly of Catterick Garrison, sexually […]

Count Binface is among 13 candidates contesting the new Richmond and Northallerton constituency at the General Election. Billed as an independent space warrior, the character played by comedian Jonathan Harvey says he wants to give […]

The proposed police and crime boss for York and North Yorkshire has pledged to restore public confidence in the force following an inquiry concluding many community groups have lost the community policing relationship, felt unsafe in public […]

Four suspects in a Stokesley burglary have been arrested in Middlesbrough following a pursuit. As part of an investigation into a burglary at a business premises in the town, reported in the early hours of […]

The newly-appointed chief executive of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has welcomed the opportunity to make a real difference as £112m looks set to be invested regionally. James Farrar, formerly chief operating officer […]