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A professional thief is back behind bars after stockpiling an array of crime-related items at a secret hide-out and breaching a court order designed to help police keep track of him. Brian Thexton, 49, from […]

A move to make councillors consider the financial implications of any proposed policy change at North Yorkshire Council has been described as an attempt to “stifle debate and gag opposition”. The recommendation was made by […]

Campaigners trying to stop what has been called ‘Britain’s most controversial motorway service station’ from being built have called for the scheme to go back to the drawing board amid claims new plans differ from […]

Councils engaged with a scheme to bring a new household waste incinerator to Teesside have been given a “look before you leap” warning. The Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TVERF) is projected to burn 450,000 […]

Richmond and Northallerton MP Rishi Sunak has called on the government to give the green light to the A66 upgrade in next month’s spending review. The MP urged ministers to authorise the £14bn project during […]

The rainfall over the weekend was not enough to see reservoir levels increase across the region, Yorkshire Water bosses say. The water company said its reservoir stocks have been falling since late January, or 120 […]

A man has been jailed for dangerous driving following a police pursuit that started on the A64 and ended on the A19 near Easingwold. Kenan Joseph, 23, previously of Harehills, Leeds, was jailed for 16 […]

Thirsk and Sowerby Festival is among the successful applicants for phase one of the Vibrant and Sustainable High Street Fund launched by the mayor of York and North Yorkshire. Mayor David Skaith launched the fund […]

Rishi Sunak was among the 1,300 runners who took part in the Northallerton 10k. The Richmond and Northallerton MP clocked a time of 47 minutes 20 seconds for the demanding course which started and finished […]

Police are appealing for information after a car was in Dalton-on-Tees. The grey Mercedes C200 – reg-number J800 KEA – was taken without the keys from a driveway on Garth Terrace at around 11.28pm on […]