Year: 2026

Police are continuing to search for Neil Kendrew, 63, who has been missing from Northallerton since early December. North Yorkshire Police say Neil was last confirmed to have been seen in the town on Sunday, […]

Councillors have re-approved a second home council tax premium in North Yorkshire despite calls for it to be scrapped. ​North Yorkshire Council has voted to keep its 100 per cent council tax premium on second […]

A 28-year-old man from Bedale who was the subject of a police appeal earlier this week has now been arrested. North Yorkshire Police confirmed that the man was located and taken into custody following the […]

A proposal to spend £100,000 a year supporting North Yorkshire’s town and parish councils to take on additional responsibilities has been rejected. ​Opposition parties on North Yorkshire Council (NYC) tabled an amendment to the annual […]

​North Yorkshire Council chiefs say they would rather not increase council tax by the maximum allowed — but they don’t live “in a world of unicorns and rainbows”. Members of the authority voted in favour […]

The Richmond and Northallerton MP Rishi Sunak joined young people, volunteers and families to celebrate a year of achievement, service and personal growth at the North Hambleton Scouts Awards. The event, held at East Harlsey […]

A new housing development linked to a community’s bid to secure the future of an allotments field could be given the go-ahead next week. Planning officers at North Yorkshire Council have recommended that councillors should […]

A councillor breached North Yorkshire Council’s code of conduct by using a council pool car at weekends for personal business, a panel has ruled. Councillor Andrew Lee, Conservative member for Appleton Roebuck and Church Fenton […]

Councillors have voted not to take action despite being told that parents have been denied free school transport to their child’s catchment school due to incorrect information in North Yorkshire Council systems. Senior officers have […]