Year: 2026

A Teesside man has been jailed for four and a half years after carrying out an unprovoked stabbing at a North Yorkshire holiday park. Joshua Donnelly, 22, of Duxford Road, Middlesbrough, pleaded guilty to Section […]

A 61-year-old man has died after being struck by a car in the centre of Thirsk. Emergency services were called to Market Place at about 10.30pm on Sunday following reports that a pedestrian had been […]

A volunteer group that has helped thousands of North Yorkshire residents reduce waste, save money and protect the environment is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The North Yorkshire Rotters were founded to promote home composting and […]

Two care home residents who have spent years exchanging letters as pen pals have finally met face-to-face in an emotional reunion. Shirley Wills, a resident at HC-One‘s Hambleton Grange Care Home in Thirsk, travelled to […]

A North Yorkshire MP said there is a ‘gaping hole’ in the Government’s announcement of a £3.2m support package to restore the North York Moors National Park. ​​The fire at Langdale Moor, in the North […]

A North Yorkshire leisure venue has applied for planning permission to allow it to continue operating its existing facilities. An application has been submitted to regularise the use of the outdoor café seating area, children’s […]

A Government target to build thousands of new homes in North Yorkshire could lead to the “death of villages”, a councillor has claimed. The comments from Green Party councillor Arnold Warneken come as North Yorkshire […]

A dramatic accident which left a car on its roof has prompted fresh calls for a speed reduction through a North Yorkshire village. The accident happened on the B6265 at Little Ouseburn, between Boroughbridge and […]

A vacant town centre property in Thirsk could be transformed into a new bar under plans submitted to North Yorkshire Council. The application seeks permission to change the use of 19 Market Place, formerly occupied […]