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Firefighters were called to an unattended campfire last night. The incident occurred in Ainderby Road, Romanby, at about 6.15pm. A crew from Northallerton attended the fire. Firefighters extinguished the fire using a bucket of water and […]

North Yorkshire Council has been accused of a ‘cynical ploy’ after notifying parents they will not get free school transport for their child the afternoon before a Bank Holiday Weekend and ahead of the half-term […]

Emergency services were called to a five-vehicle collision on the A1(M) at Dishforth last night. The incident happened on the northbound carriageway at about 9.05pm. Fire crews from Knaresborough, Harrogate, Ripon and Thirsk attended the […]

Two local RAF cadet groups will play a charity football match next month. RAF Cadets from 2040 (Richmond) Squadron are to host a charity football match to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. They […]

Plans to create better walking and cycling links to Thirsk Railway Station have been revealed. National charity Sustrans is working with North Yorkshire Council to create safer connections between the station and new homes in […]

Yorkshire Water is set to begin the first phase of a £1.8m project to replace 5.9km of water mains between Well and Bedale to improve the resilience and reliability of the network. Work will get […]

A Teesside hospital trust says seven patient deaths in 2024/25 were “more likely than not” due to problems with the care provided. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said the figure represented just 0.4% of […]

Police are appealing for information about a burglary and theft of a Polaris all-terrain vehicle that occurred in Chop Gate. It happened at 3.30am on Sunday, May 11. A group of men entered a barn, […]

The new chair of North Yorkshire Council has pledged to work alongside all councillors on the local authority to ensure benefits are realised for communities throughout the county. Cllr George Jabbour has become the third […]

North Yorkshire councillors have voted to keep in place a controversial home-to-school transport policy after hearing a return to the old system would cause “chaos” for the authority. Despite months of criticism from parents and […]