Year: 2025

A horse called Hovis had to be rescued after getting stuck in a bog yesterday. The incident at Cod Beck Reservoir near Osmotherley was reported at about 6.30am on Saturday. A fire crew from Stokesley […]

A minibus was destroyed by fire on the A1(M) this morning. The incident happened on the northbound carriageway near the Leeming junction at about 11.30am. Fire crews from Harrogate, Stokesley and Richmond responded to the […]

Eighty-year-old nurse Anne Lamb was today given the honour of officially opening the Friarage Hospital’s new “world-class” £35.5m surgical centre. NHS staff and patients came together to celebrate the opening of the hub which has […]

Fire crews from Thirsk, Ripon and Northallerton responded to a combine harvester on fire yesterday. The incident on the A168 at Sowerby, near Thirsk, was reported at about 6.45pm. The owner had extinguished the fire […]

North Yorkshire councillors should undergo a criminal records check to ensure they are safe to be alone with the public, a meeting will be told next week. A motion to be put to North Yorkshire […]

An elderly woman has died after a collision near Thirsk. Police were called to Carlton Road, in Carlton Miniott, at about 2pm yesterday following a report that a grey Kia Sportage car had collided with […]

The emergency services were called to a single-vehicle collision at Great Broughton last night. The incident was reported at about 9.20pm. A fire crew from Stokesley attended the incident along with police and paramedics. The […]

An overhaul of local government funding is set to be “not good news” for North Yorkshire, a senior councillor has warned. North Yorkshire Council leader Carl Les added that the government’s so-called fair funding review […]

Police are appealing for information about an incident that occurred on the A168 towards Northallerton from Thirsk. It happened at 7.20am on Monday and involved a blue Mercedes panel van equipped with a roof rack. […]