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Northern Gas Networks (NGN), the gas distributor for the North of England, is to carry out work in Thirsk to replace the ageing metal pipework with more durable plastic pipes. The company says the work […]

Yorkshire Water says it is investing £3m in its Rainton wastewater treatment works near Thirsk to improve water quality in the River Swale and its tributaries. The project, delivered by BarhaleEnpure, aims to reduce the […]

A derelict caravan was destroyed in a fire started deliberately yesterday. Fire crews from Thirsk and Ripon were called to the blaze at Asenby, near Thirsk, at about 7.30pm on Wednesday. Both crews worked to […]

A North Yorkshire housing association has received more than £1.8m from the government to improve the energy efficiency of hundreds of homes. Broadacres will use the money, which it will match fund, for retrofit work […]

York and North Yorkshire’s mayor has said local bus services are not good enough amid talks with operators over their future. David Skaith said he was trying to make early improvements to buses including extending […]

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a car failed to stop following a collision on the A1(M). It happened between Boroughbridge (Junction 48) and Dishforth (Junction 49) on the northbound carriageway between […]

A wider ban on heather burning on England’s moorlands would put lives at risk from catastrophic wildfires, landowners in the region have warned. Plans announced this week by Defra would extend a ban introduced in […]

A consultation has gone live on draft proposals to reorganise council divisions across North Yorkshire. Under the shake-up by the Local Government Boundary Commission, the number of councillors on North Yorkshire Council is set to […]

Stopping people from falling into a cycle of crime will be central to North Yorkshire Police’s priorities going forward under plans launched by the county’s mayor and policing spokesperson. York and North Yorkshire’s Police and […]

A senior North Yorkshire councillor has been accused of hypocrisy and urged to consider her position over a complaint to the government about the closure of a school in her division. Councillor Annabel Wilkinson has […]