Month: May 2026

Councillors have approved plans for a 66-bedroom care home in Northallerton despite concerns about parking. Members of North Yorkshire Council’s Hambleton area planning committee today voted in favour of an application to redevelop the former […]

A Brompton-on-Swale-based meat processing company has gone into administration, placing 140 jobs at risk. Holmesterne Farm Co. Limited has entered administration, with joint administrators appointed through the High Court in Leeds. The company’s principal trading […]

Powers to levy charges on overnight stays would be a total game-changer, York and North Yorkshire’s mayor has said following a national announcement. Mayor David Skaith said plans for a visitor levy, otherwise known as […]

North Yorkshire taxi drivers have urged councillors to allow a higher fare increase amid sharp rises in the cost of fuel caused by the Iran War. North Yorkshire Council is proposing a five per cent […]

Devolution in York and North Yorkshire will fail if further decisions are taken that are York-centric, councillors warned today as a row over road repair funding intensified. Members of North Yorkshire Council’s executive committee branded […]

Firefighters were called to a property on Badger Lane in Northallerton after a dog became trapped between a fence and a garden shed. The incident happened at 2.06pm on Tuesday, with crews from Northallerton attending […]

A Conservative councillor has apologised after using a photo of a tragedy which claimed the lives of 116 children to make a point on social media. North Yorkshire Council member Tom Jones this week posted […]

Fire crews were called to a property in Sowerby late on Monday night after a charger caught fire and burned part of a carpet. Crews from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service stations in Thirsk […]

Police are appealing for information after a property was damaged in the early hours of Sunday morning in Great Ayton. The incident happened at around 2.30am on Sunday, May 10, on High Street and involved […]

North Yorkshire Police has confirmed that four people have been arrested on suspicion of burglary following recent incidents in the Hambleton area. Police have sought to reassure residents following community concerns about rural break-ins and […]