Month: May 2026

Firefighters were called to Stokesley in the early hours of the morning to assist a person who became stranded on the roof of a property. The incident happened at about 5.16am when Northallerton’s fire engine […]

A 25-year-old man from Stokesley who was the subject of a police appeal has been found safe and well. North Yorkshire Police confirmed the update today and said the appeal issued earlier to help locate […]

A 26-year-old man has been charged in connection with a rape investigation in Northallerton and is due to appear before magistrates today. North Yorkshire Police confirmed that the man, from the Durham area, has been […]

A 26-year-old man from County Durham has been arrested after a woman was raped in Northallerton. Police were called at 1.17am on Thursday following reports that a woman had been sexually assaulted at a property […]

Villagers have made an eleventh-hour appeal to councillors to reject plans for almost 100 homes on the edge of a North Yorkshire village. Dishforth Residents’ Group has written to councillors urging them to examine their […]

A popular independent newsagents which served generations of customers in Northallerton has closed its doors for the final time after almost a century in business. Mitchells made its own headlines on its final day of […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglar entered a house in Thirsk while a woman in her 70s was asleep inside. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened in the Sowerby area of the […]

North Yorkshire Council has brought in financial investigators to look into its loss-making housing company Brierley Homes, it has emerged. Senior councillors heard this week that the company had appointed Veritau to examine decisions made […]

Broadacres Housing Association has secured a £106.7 million funding package from NatWest Group to support new housing development and future investment across North Yorkshire and surrounding areas. The Northallerton-based housing association said the funding would […]