Month: June 2026

North Yorkshire Council has been told to apologise to parents after failings were found over its handling of their home-to-school transport appeals by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. The authority must also rerun […]

Firefighters were called to tackle two small fires in woodland near Stokesley late last night. A crew from Stokesley attended the incident on Neasham Lane at 10.53pm after reports of a fire. On arrival, firefighters […]

A driver was taken to hospital after a single-vehicle crash on the A1(M) near Leeming Bar in the early hours of this morning. Fire crews from Richmond, Northallerton and Bedale were called to the incident […]

North Yorkshire opposition councillors have called for greater transparency over a decision to set aside £7m of taxpayers’ money to cover potential losses made by council-owned house builder Brierley Homes. Members of the authority’s corporate […]

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following an alleged fraud at a North Yorkshire hotel. A man booked two rooms at Crathorne Hall Hotel, near Yarm, […]

The family of a man who died following a collision in Thirsk have paid tribute to someone who “meant something to everyone, but absolutely everything to us”. Peter Hudson, 61, from Thirsk, died after a […]

Simplicity must be a priority if a visitor is introduced in York and North Yorkshire, a new report concludes. The study by York St John University found that while a visitor levy could potentially raise […]

Police are appealing for information after an elderly woman was injured in a dog attack in Stokesley. The incident happened at around 10.45am on Wednesday, June 3 on the High Street, near to Y’Thai restaurant. […]

The home addresses of North Yorkshire councillors are to be removed from the public register to protect them from harassment. Under new laws set to come into force later this month, North Yorkshire Council will […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after around £11,000 worth of conductive cable was stolen from a power infrastructure project near Shipton-by-Beningbrough. The theft took place between 9pm on Wednesday, 20 May and 7.30am on Thursday, […]