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A council’s legal action against the government over a loss of funding could cost taxpayers more than £250,000. But North Yorkshire Council leader, Carl Les, today told colleagues he believed the loss of the £14.3m […]

Leading councillors have been told they should be ashamed of their refusal to back plans to give greater protection against discrimination to care leavers. One North Yorkshire councillor became visibly upset as it emerged a […]

North Yorkshire Police is encouraging people who can spare 16 hours a month to join the force as a special constable. The force said it was looking for adults of any age, and from all […]

Parents have urged a government minister to reconsider her decision to allow the closure of a North Yorkshire primary school. Campaigners have pledged to fight to save Kirkby Fleetham Church of England Primary School, near […]

Young people who have been in care are set to be given greater protection against discrimination in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Council will tomorrow decide whether to treat care experience as a protected characteristic. The move […]

Police have issued a CCTV image of a woman they want to speak to following a theft in Northallerton It happened at 7.37pm on Friday, February 7 at Tesco, in Northallerton and involved theft of […]

Police have issued a CCTV image of a woman they want to speak to following a theft in Northallerton. It happened at about 5.10pm on Wednesday, January 29 at Tesco and involved the theft of […]

Campaigners have made a final push to lodge their objections to a battery energy storage system (BESS) proposed for the North Yorkshire countryside. Hundreds of objections have been submitted to North Yorkshire Council against the […]

Hundreds of sites where tens of thousands of new homes could be built over the next two decades have been put forward by landowners in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Council has published maps showing the […]

Police are appealing for information after thieves tried to steal a cash machine in Northallerton. North Yorkshire Police received a report about four vehicles acting suspiciously in the Applegarth car park at about 10.43pm on […]