Month: June 2025

A man claiming to be a professional bathroom fitter, has been given a two-year prison sentence suspended for two years after defrauding customers out of thousands of pounds. Liam John Harbottle, 41, of Aiskew near […]

The HECK! Community Pink Bus, which helps people in parishes around Kirklington near Bedale stay connected, is appealing for more volunteer drivers to keep up with growing demand. Since launching, the bright pink bus has supported over […]

Dozens of phone calls were made to the emergency services from phone boxes earmarked for removal by BT, it has emerged. The phone company has given notice of its intention to withdraw more than 90 […]

Rishi Sunak has praised the fundraising initiative of a school pupil who recently completed treatment for cancer. Rosie Gordon, a Year 2 pupil at Applegarth Primary School, Northallerton, organised a Wear Your PJs to School […]

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a serious collision on Bridge Cottage Road, Over Dinsdale, near Yarm. It happened at about 12.54pm on Tuesday and involved a green tractor pulling a trailer, […]

A six-week consultation has been launched to review the maximum fares for taxis operating across North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Council sets the maximum fares for taxis and aims to strike a balance between setting a […]

Wensleydale Railway has announced that a 21-year-old member of staff has qualified as a train driver on their heritage railway. Oliver Kirkby, from Harrogate, passed his driver training at the beginning of June, the same […]

Police have issued an appeal for information after a van was stolen from Thirsk. The white Citroen Relay was taken from the Sowerby Parks area on May 24 or 25. It has registration number starting […]

Campaigners say they have been inundated with requests for help from North Yorkshire families affected by a change in the home-to-school transport policy. School Transport Action Group (STAG) said the membership of its online group […]

Environmental campaigners have criticised a decision to allow a new asphalt plant that local residents fear will be a danger to public health. Members of North Yorkshire Council’s strategic planning committee last week gave the […]