Year: 2026

A 34-year-old man has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 after ignoring enforcement action and continuing to live in a property built without planning permission. Liam Snowden was convicted at York Crown Court in […]

A North Yorkshire councillor is facing calls to stand down after switching political allegiances for the second time in four months. Councillor John Mann, member for the Oatlands and Pannal division in Harrogate, has announced […]

Four North Yorkshire MPs have written to the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire setting out their opposition to the proposed visitor levy — calling it a “tax on family holidays”. The Conservative MPs — […]

Police have released CCTV images of a man and a woman they would like to speak to following a shop theft in Northallerton. The incident happened on January 24 at a store on Brompton Road […]

​North Yorkshire Council chiefs have been accused of overseeing “a bit of a shambles” after a U-turn over planned parking charges increases was confirmed today. The authority has paused plans announced last week to ‘rebalance’ […]

A community has raised thousands of pounds in memory of a respected Hutton Rudby businessman known for his hard work, integrity and kindness. Friends and family of Tim Lomas organised a fundraising event to support […]

Three men from Leeds have been arrested on suspicion of going equipped to steal after their car was stopped in Leeming Bar in the early hours of this morning. At around 2.30am this morning, officers […]

Towns and villages across North Yorkshire will come together when the county hosts the official Yorkshire Day civic celebration in 2029. The announcement was made by the the counci’s chairman, Cllr George Jabbour, at a […]

The departure of another senior officer from North Yorkshire Council has been announced. Gary Fielding, the corporate director for resources, is set to leave his £160,000 a year job with the authority to join Lancashire […]