Year: 2025

North Yorkshire’s Labour mayor has said he shares some of the concerns raised about the potential impact on disabled people of Government plans to reform the welfare system. David Skaith said York and North Yorkshire […]

MPs and council chiefs are lobbying the government to lower its house building target for North Yorkshire amid fears housing development could become a “free-for-all”. A new target of more than 4,000 new homes a […]

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to following a shop theft at Exelby. The theft happened at around 10am on April 2 at Exelby Services on the A19. […]

Firefighters were called to a wagon trailer containing rubbish on fire yesterday. The incident was reported in Thirsk at about 9.30am. Fire crews from Thirsk and Northallerton responded to the incident. Firefighters used breathing apparatus […]

Police are appealing for information about the theft of a push bike from the car park at Thirsk School and Sixth Form car park. It happened between 11am and 12.30pm on Friday, May 2. A […]

Fire crews from Stokesley, Northallerton, and Danby responded to a fire in Great Busby, near Stokesley, that began as a controlled burn but got out of control, spreading to a collapsed stable block. The crews […]

Volunteers behind a community space for those struggling with mental health and emotional well-being are expanding their reach after attracting funding support from a housing association. The Living Rooms in Northallerton town centre attracts people […]

High food standards must remain a red line in any future trade talks with the US, York and North Yorkshire’s mayor has said. Mayor David Skaith said he would continue to press the Government to […]

Parents and opposition councillors have hit out at a council’s “appalling communication” over the introduction of new school bus passes following a change in policy. The criticism is the latest directed at North Yorkshire Council […]

North Yorkshire Council held a flag-raising ceremony at County Hall in Northallerton to mark VE Day yesterday. A two-minute silence was also observed at the remembrance memorial, which took place across the country at 12 […]