Year: 2025

Controversial plans for an asphalt plant that local residents fear will be a danger to public health could be given the go-ahead by councillors next week. Officers at North Yorkshire Council are recommending that the […]

North Yorkshire councillors are set to submit a fresh list of recommendations for a shake-up of council divisions after their first suggestions were largely rejected. North Yorkshire Council has admitted the Local Government Boundary Commission […]

Young people are being encouraged to help run the ever-popular Summer Reading Challenge soon to launch in North Yorkshire libraries. The challenge, which is organised by the Reading Agency, relies on volunteers aged between 13 […]

Police are appealing for information after two garage burglaries in High Street, Great Broughton. They happened around 1.40am on Friday, May 30. Items including gardening equipment, mountain bikes and an e-scooter were stolen. A police […]

Three new programmes designed to tackle skills shortages will “break down barriers to learning”, according to York and North Yorkshire mayor David Skaith. More than 1,000 learners and tutors are set to benefit from the programmes […]

Capital projects proposed by North Yorkshire’s former borough and district councils could be cancelled unless new funding can be found, council bosses have warned. Senior councillors at North Yorkshire Council say funding challenges faced by […]

A professional thief is back behind bars after stockpiling an array of crime-related items at a secret hide-out and breaching a court order designed to help police keep track of him. Brian Thexton, 49, from […]

A move to make councillors consider the financial implications of any proposed policy change at North Yorkshire Council has been described as an attempt to “stifle debate and gag opposition”. The recommendation was made by […]

Campaigners trying to stop what has been called ‘Britain’s most controversial motorway service station’ from being built have called for the scheme to go back to the drawing board amid claims new plans differ from […]

Councils engaged with a scheme to bring a new household waste incinerator to Teesside have been given a “look before you leap” warning. The Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TVERF) is projected to burn 450,000 […]