Year: 2026

North Yorkshire Council’s chief executive Richard Flinton is to retire next year after almost 40 years working in local government in the county. Mr Flinton, the council’s most senior officer, will step down at the […]

Firefighters were called to a moorland fire near Great Ayton on Tuesday afternoon. A crew from Thirsk responded to the incident at about 1.25pm alongside crews from Cleveland Fire Brigade. An Argocat all-terrain vehicle from […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was seriously injured in an incident involving a tractor near Great Busby. The incident happened at about 12.30pm on Sunday, August 2, on Busby Lane. North Yorkshire […]

Wensleydale Railway will run a special park and ride train service when the Tour of Britain cycle race comes to Leyburn next month. The heritage railway will operate five trains between Leeming Bar, Bedale and […]

Police officers will be offering advice on home security and personal safety at a crime prevention roadshow in Stokesley next month. The Stokesley Neighbourhood Policing Team will hold its Darker Nights Crime Prevention Roadshow on […]

Police are appealing for information after three high-performance cars and a motorbike were stolen during a break-in in the Stokesley area. The vehicles were taken after thieves forced their way into premises overnight between Wednesday, […]

Police are appealing for information to find a Northallerton man who is wanted for recall to prison. Charlie O’Neill, 27, is wanted after allegedly breaching the terms of his prison release licence. North Yorkshire Police […]

Fire crews from Stokesley, Northallerton and Thirsk were called to the incident on the A19 at about 1pm. Four occupants of one of the vehicles had managed to get out before firefighters arrived and were […]

A body believed to be that of missing Stokesley woman Tracey Smith has been found in a car which had left the road and come to rest down an embankment. North Yorkshire Police were called […]