Year: 2026

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 […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was allegedly threatened by the driver of a van in Stokesley. The incident happened between 2pm and 3pm on Monday, 1 June, on the High Street. According […]

The Coroner’s Office is appealing for help to trace the family of a Great Ayton man who has died. Officials are seeking relatives of 84-year-old Derrick Dobson, who lived in the village and sadly passed […]

A former North Yorkshire Police community support officer has reached a legal settlement with the force after claiming he was forced out of his job and wrongly barred from policing following questions he asked during […]