Year: 2026

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a serious collision on the A19 near Knayton that left two people in hospital. The single-vehicle crash happened at about 11pm on Wednesday, July 1, on […]

North Yorkshire Council has begun using a new road repair treatment designed to extend the life of roads, reduce potholes and cut maintenance costs as it faces growing financial pressures. The council’s highways teams are […]

Yorkshire Water has started a £766,000 project to replace around two kilometres of ageing water mains in Marton cum Grafton, with the aim of improving the reliability of drinking water supplies and reducing leaks. The […]

Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch joined more than 500 party faithful at the launch of the Yorkshire Conservatives’ local election campaign at an event in Harrogate on Friday. The gathering was originally planned for Northallerton but […]

North Yorkshire councillors have been called on to urge local NHS leaders to halt the rollout of a controversial data platform developed by US technology firm Palantir. Adam Rimmer, representing the campaign group No Palantir […]

Major changes to the way hospital care is delivered across Teesside, East Durham and North Yorkshire are being proposed to ensure NHS clinical services remain sustainable. North Yorkshire Council’s scrutiny of health committee heard how […]

The leader of North Yorkshire Council has accused the Government of contradicting its own position on housing migrants near schools by proposing the former RAF Linton-on-Ouse base for an asylum centre. In a letter to […]

A woman has died following a two-vehicle collision on the A19 near Great Thirkleby, close to Thirsk, and police are appealing for witnesses. The crash happened at about 2.20pm on Wednesday, July 1, and involved […]

New Home Office plans for an asylum centre at the former RAF Linton-on-Ouse base were already damaging the village, campaigners have warned. Members of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority heard today that uncertainty […]

Members of York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority have voted against making the former RAF Linton-on-Ouse base a mayoral development zone (MDZ) amid plans to build an asylum centre on the land. Following a debate […]