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Wensleydale Railway has announced that a 21-year-old member of staff has qualified as a train driver on their heritage railway. Oliver Kirkby, from Harrogate, passed his driver training at the beginning of June, the same […]

Police have issued an appeal for information after a van was stolen from Thirsk. The white Citroen Relay was taken from the Sowerby Parks area on May 24 or 25. It has registration number starting […]

Campaigners say they have been inundated with requests for help from North Yorkshire families affected by a change in the home-to-school transport policy. School Transport Action Group (STAG) said the membership of its online group […]

Environmental campaigners have criticised a decision to allow a new asphalt plant that local residents fear will be a danger to public health. Members of North Yorkshire Council’s strategic planning committee last week gave the […]

Police are appealing for information after human remains were discovered in a burnt-out vehicle near Malton today. Detectives say formal identification of the remains found in Marishes Lane at around 4am today is yet to […]

Police are investigating a fatal collision which occurred on the A1(M) at the Dishforth junction last night. A man in his 20s was driving a blue BMW 1 Series which crashed on the A168/A1 at […]

York and North Yorkshire’s mayor has said he is incredibly disappointed following the spending review despite investment being announced for the region. Labour Mayor David Skaith said he welcomed investment into York Central and a […]

Two new appointments have been announced for North Yorkshire Council’s decision-making executive. The council’s leader, Cllr Carl Les, has confirmed that Cllr Malcolm Taylor is taking on the highways and transportation portfolio while Cllr Richard […]

Rishi Sunak has expressed his disappointment that the go-ahead for the upgrading of the vital A66 trans-Pennine road was not included in today’s Spending Review statement. Work was due to start this year, but the […]