Year: 2024

Herriot Hospice Homecare is urging those who missed out in the ballot for a place in the Great North Run to consider signing up for a charity place. Last year, charity-place runners raised almost £4,000 […]

A local authority covering the largest area in the country has reaffirmed its ambition to become “England’s most local council” ahead of taking the first steps to shape developments in North Yorkshire into the 2040s. North […]

The government body which champions England’s heritage has thrown its weight behind a proposal to secure the future of a 16th century mansion ranked among the country’s most outstanding properties by transforming it into a […]

Farmers and land managers are being encouraged to share their views on how nature can be encouraged alongside their business. North Yorkshire Council has been appointed by Defra to produce a Local Nature Recovery Strategy […]

Villagers have voiced fury after the firm which transformed North Yorkshire Police’s former headquarters into a children’s residential holiday centre unveiled plans to open the site to “day guests” and significantly extend the hours outdoor […]

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the financial support available to councils in the face of a mounting black hole in North Yorkshire Council’s budget. Mr Sunak was speaking at Harrogate Bus Company’s headquarters in […]

A man has been charged with causing the deaths of three teenagers in a crash near Bedale in 2022. Joshua Chapman, 19, from Bedale, is facing three counts of causing death by dangerous driving. 18-year-old […]

Retired schoolteacher Martyn Coombs has been presented with life membership to the NASUWT following many years of active service. The Bedale resident began his teaching career at Bedale High School under the headship of the […]

Rishi Sunak spoke about the importance of Parliament and democracy during a visit to a North Yorkshire primary school. In an illustrated presentation to Appleton Wiske Community Primary School, the MP described how our system […]