Month: September 2026

Significant changes are being proposed to North Yorkshire Council’s controversial home-to-school transport policy following a review by senior officers. Council chiefs say they have listened to parents and other critics of the policy — which […]

Concerned councillors have questioned whether North Yorkshire Council’s loss-making housing company will ever turn its finances around — despite a five-year recovery plan being drawn up. Members of the authority’s shareholder committee were today told […]

A vehicle stolen from Great Ayton High Street has been recovered by police within 48 hours. North Yorkshire Police said the vehicle was stolen on September 1 and spotted by officers carrying out proactive patrols […]

Visitors staying overnight in York and North Yorkshire could be charged £1 a night under proposals which it is estimated could raise up to £26 million for the region. A new report commissioned by York […]

Bedale Post Office has reopened following a temporary closure which left the town without a branch for more than two months. The Post Office at 6 Market Place reopened this afternoon, September 7, restoring services […]

Leyburn Town Council has hailed the town’s hosting of the Tour of Britain as a success, while acknowledging that for some businesses and residents the event was not “all raindrops and kittens”. Hundreds of spectators […]

North Yorkshire councillors are to consider whether a series of breaches involving the county’s pension fund should be reported to the Pensions Regulator. Members of North Yorkshire Council’s pension fund committee will be asked at […]

Green councillors are calling for changes to North Yorkshire Council’s planning rules to ensure local councillors have a proper voice when developments are proposed in their communities. The North Yorkshire Green group wants the councillor […]