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A motorist wanted by police was stopped while transporting two reindeer. The driver was stopped by police on the A1(M) in the Hambleton area as part of pre-Christmas roundup of wanted people yesterday. The motorist, who […]

Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) has announced the arrival of its third, brand-new, H145 D3 helicopter, G-YAIR. Following a medical fit-out at Airbus Helicopters in Oxford, G-YAIR made its maiden flight into Yorkshire today. Charity bosses […]

Two red Honda quad bikes were stolen from Ingleby Greenhow, near Great Ayton, overnight between Wednesday and Thursday this week. The registration numbers for the quads are YW23 BVF and NT08 FCF. A North Yorkshire […]

Council chiefs have accused the Government of ‘cherry picking’ urban authorities for extra funding and leaving rural authorities in a perilous financial position by cutting their grants. Leaders at North Yorkshire Council have warned of […]

North Yorkshire councillors have given the go-ahead for the redevelopment of Bagby Airfield which has been at the centre of a long-running planning row. Permission has been granted to upgrade the facilities at the airfield […]

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to following a theft in Barkers Department Store on the High Street in Northallerton. It happened at 12pm on December 2 and […]

Rishi Sunak has expressed his gratitude for the work of postmen and women as they cope with the busiest time of the year for the postal service. Mr Sunak visited the Royal Mail’s Northallerton delivery […]

A local authority has decided against a ban on controversial weedkiller chemical glyphosate. A study by officers at North Yorkshire Council concluded that using alternatives for clearing weeds on the county’s roads could cost up […]

Changes to North Yorkshire’s taxi licensing rules threaten to push drivers out of the industry and lead to towns being “swamped” by unscrupulous Uber drivers, councillors have been warned. North Yorkshire Council is revising its […]

A housing association has officially closed a flood-hit sheltered housing scheme in Thirsk after the last remaining residents were found alternative homes. In 2019, following a series of flood events and near misses in previous […]