Month: January 2026

The government has been urged to take urgent action to help North Yorkshire Council fund the rising cost of providing education to children with special needs. Councillor Janet Sanderson, executive member for children and families, […]

The Friarage Hospital has reached a major milestone after completing its 1,000th robotic-assisted surgical procedure, just 18 months after the technology was first introduced. The landmark operation was carried out at the Friarage Surgical Hub […]

Fire crews were called to a property on Station Road in Scruton on Monday morning following reports of a small kitchen fire. Northallerton Fire Station responded to the incident at 11.39am, after a small ignition […]

Opposition councillors say they will be watching closely after Conservative and Labour leaders on North Yorkshire Council denied a deal had been struck between the groups. Rumours are circulating at County Hall in Northallerton that […]

The vital role farmers play in feeding the nation and caring for the countryside will be celebrated at a special Plough Sunday Service at Ripon Cathedral at the start of the new year. The service […]

Firefighters came to the rescue of a kitten after it became stuck inside a kitchen cupboard at a home in Great Broughton. A crew from Stokesley Fire Station was mobilised to a residential property on […]

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a single-vehicle collision on the A1(M) near Leeming Bar on New Year’s Day. The collision happened at around 7.15am on Thursday, January 1, on the southbound […]

Police are appealing for information following the theft of a 10-ton red tipping trailer near Ingleby Cross, close to Northallerton. The trailer, which has ‘Griffiths Trailers’ name plates on the side and a plant number […]

Housing could be built on land in Northallerton previously earmarked for a commercial development which it was claimed would create 750 jobs. A planning application for 170 homes on fields off Darlington Road has been […]