Year: 2026

Rishi Sunak has praised the refurbishment of a Northallerton care home following a visit to see its upgraded facilities. The Richmond and Northallerton MP toured Mount Vale Care Home, where extensive improvements have recently been […]

Campaigners claim councillors at North Yorkshire Council are getting “jittery” over the impact of the controversial home-to-school transport policy on rural areas. Campaign group School Transport Action Group (STAG) has spoken out after a councillor […]

Firefighters were called to a small woodland fire close to a shed in Northallerton. A crew from Northallerton Fire Station attended the incident at around 3.10pm on Sunday in Darlington Road. On arrival, firefighters found […]

Staff from National Gas Transmission have joined volunteers from Wensleydale Railway for a hands-on volunteering and development day helping to repair track in Wensleydale. The group worked alongside the railway’s permanent way (P-Way) team near […]

The government is to stop housing asylum seekers in a North Yorkshire hotel. The Home Office has written to North Yorkshire Council to advise that it is terminating the contract for asylum accommodation with Allerton […]

Concerns have emerged about work taken place at the site of a proposed new housing and care home development before planning permission has been granted. Plans have been filed with North Yorkshire Council for 50 […]

Police are appealing for information after an electric bike was stolen from a car park in Leeming Bar. Officers from North Yorkshire Police say the theft happened at around 6am on Wednesday, February 19 at […]

A new volunteering programme aimed at helping people build confidence and gain practical skills has been launched in Thirsk. Rural Arts is inviting people aged 18 to 65 from across North Yorkshire to take part […]