Year: 2026

North Yorkshire Council has decided not to pursue a judicial review over the way York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith allocated road maintenance funding, but has warned it will not hesitate to challenge future […]

Campaigners fighting plans for an asylum centre on a former North Yorkshire RAF base have spoken out after their bid to petition the government over the plans was rejected due to it being a “local” […]

Police are appealing for information after a quad bike was stolen from the Chop Gate area near Stokesley. Officers are trying to trace a Polaris 570 EPS quad bike, registration YY21 CUH, which was stolen […]

Plans for a motorway service area (MSA) off the A1(M) in North Yorkshire have been approved despite a claim the scheme amounts to the “rape of the countryside”. North Yorkshire Council has granted planning permission […]

Firefighters were called to reports of a combine harvester fire near South Otterington on Monday evening. Crews from Northallerton and Thirsk were dispatched to the incident at 5.43pm. On arrival, firefighters found the combine harvester […]

Cuts to a 24/7 emergency helpline for elderly North Yorkshire residents have been pushed through without consulting users of the service, say critics. North Yorkshire Council is overhauling its Lifeline service with the aim of […]

Campaigners opposing the proposed Vale of York motorway service area (MSA) have urged councillors to consider what they describe as “serious unresolved legal questions” before determining the application. Kirby Hill Residents Against Motorway Services (RAMS) […]

Terrified motorists in Thirsk had to take evasive action as a speeding car came hurtling towards them the wrong way on a dual carriageway. As motorists swerved this way and that to avoid a collision […]

Two people have been charged with drugs offences following a series of police raids as part of a lengthy investigation into suspected drug supply across the Hambleton area. Officers from North Yorkshire Police’s Hambleton Neighbourhood […]

Six North Yorkshire councillors whose attendance at committee meetings fell below the expected level will not be asked to pay back any of their allowances. North Yorkshire Council said it had accepted the explanations given […]