Year: 2024

The leader of England’s largest local authority by area has rejected claims it has become distant and detached following the merger of eight councils, leaving residents living near the borders of Cumbria, Durham, Teesside, and West Yorkshire […]

A Catterick mother-of-two is urging parents not to miss out on extra help with childcare costs. Working parents of children older than nine months in North Yorkshire can now apply for funded childcare starting from […]

North Yorkshire Council has voted to ban the public from asking questions at its annual council tax-setting meetings. But there were dissenting voices from some councillors who accused the Conservative-run authority of an “erosion of […]

Rishi Sunak has welcomed progress on creating a new special school in the area. Plans are now well advanced to establish a new free school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs on […]

North Yorkshire NHS bosses are encouraging eligible people to come forward before the end of June for the spring Covid-19 vaccination. People at increased risk from severe illness can get the vaccine, including those aged […]

A landowner in the North York Moors has been told his ambition to launch a glamping site close to one of the national park’s most popular villages could become a reality with a scheme that […]

A councillor with only two years’ experience serving communities in North Yorkshire looks set to become the county’s civic leader amid a furore that he conducted an American presidential-style campaign to secure the coveted and […]

The new chair of North Yorkshire Council has pledged to ensure that the authority remains open and transparent for the public’s scrutiny after being appointed to the role. Cllr Roberta Swiers has become the second […]

Community leaders from across the political spectrum have backed a drive to build an unlimited number of council houses in response to North Yorkshire becoming the second most unaffordable county in England for residents to […]