Month: February 2026

Towns and villages across North Yorkshire will come together when the county hosts the official Yorkshire Day civic celebration in 2029. The announcement was made by the the counci’s chairman, Cllr George Jabbour, at a […]

The departure of another senior officer from North Yorkshire Council has been announced. Gary Fielding, the corporate director for resources, is set to leave his £160,000 a year job with the authority to join Lancashire […]

A Bedale dentist is preparing to ride more than 4,000 miles from the Yorkshire Dales to West Africa in memory of her late mother — and to raise funds for Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Teresa Robinson, […]

Funding is being sought for a bridge over the A19 to stop Coast to Coast walkers risking their lives crossing the dual-carriageway, although national park chiefs admit the bid is “speculative”. North York Moors National […]

Opposition councillors have criticised a rise in parking fees set to cost North Yorkshire motorists more than £3.5m a year in extra charges. North Yorkshire Council has set out plans to increase parking charges by […]

Rishi Sunak joined young footballers in Northallerton to support a growing coaching programme founded by an Army veteran. Visiting Total Control Soccer during its Friday evening session at Oakbridge Church of England Primary School in […]

A new housing development linked to a community’s bid to secure the future of an allotments field has been given the go-ahead. North Yorkshire councillors today agreed with planning officers who recommended they should be […]

​An expert hired by local residents to assess the safety of a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) in the North Yorkshire countryside says the plans have “fundamental deficiencies” and should be rejected. Opponents of […]

A dilapidated farmhouse and barns in the North Yorkshire countryside could be turned into a boutique hotel and spa. A full planning and listed building consent application has been submitted to North Yorkshire Council for […]