Year: 2025

No schools will close due to controversial home-to-school transport changes, council bosses say. North Yorkshire Council chiefs have ruled out any changes to the policy in the immediate future despite widespread criticism, saying the authority […]

A tourist tax could provide funds for public services and help finance regional authorities, York and North Yorkshire’s mayor has said. Mayor David Skaith said he would be in favour of a visitor levy which […]

North Yorkshire Police have issued an appeal for help to catch a motorcyclist. The force says that over the past few weeks, officers have attempted to stop the bike on several occasions in the Thirsk […]

Bird owners are being urged to help to prevent the spread of avian flu after two confirmed cases in North Yorkshire have led to a protection zone being introduced by the Government. A three-kilometre protection […]

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a sheep was seriously injured by a dog. Two dogs were seen running loose scattering livestock at the Cod Beck sheep wash car park near Osmotherley at […]

A physiotherapist’s use of digital technology has seen the waiting list for physiotherapy fall by more than 80 per cent. Senior specialist physiotherapist Linda Furness, who works at the Friarage Hospital, in Northallerton, has been […]

A Bedale man has been given two months to clear waste from an illegal site in Catterick Village following an investigation by the Environment Agency (EA). Oliver Henry Alexander King, 52, appeared at York Magistrates’ […]

More than 30 North Yorkshire Council officers receive an annual salary of over £100,000, a new report has revealed. The council’s annual pay policy for senior officers for 2025/26 shows 32 officers currently earn a […]

Wensleydale Railway hosted an evening photo shoot for railway photographers and enthusiasts on Saturday at Leeming Bar Station. The railway’s recently purchased locomotive, a class 47 diesel, number 47714, was the star of the show. […]

A North Yorkshire Council chief has defended plans to cut in half the amount councillors can give out in grants to their local communities. The authority is looking to find savings after reporting a reduction […]