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Plans by a discount store to open a new branch in a former Barclays Bank are set to be rejected. Officers have recommended that Yorkshire Trading Company’s proposal for the building in Thirsk Market Place […]

A record number of teams from North Yorkshire and County Durham schools competed in a successful Rotary Technology Tournament. A total of 162 students from 11 schools in places including Northallerton, York, Darlington, Thirsk, Richmond, […]

Improving the assessment process is one of the key aims of a new North Yorkshire autism strategy. Council chiefs hope the new North Yorkshire Autism All-Age Strategy 2025-2030 will better support more than 6,000 people […]

Kiplin Hall and Gardens will host a volunteer recruitment event to encourage more people to volunteer and be part of Kiplin’s so-called ‘fifth family’. The venue was previously owned by four families, all related through […]

Three metro mayors have signed an agreement to champion Yorkshire and work together on key areas, such as growth, rail connectivity,  cross-border bus services, and keeping communities safe. Yorkshire’s three metro mayors have today met […]

North Yorkshire hospices could be forced to make redundancies, reduce services and even close facilities due to a deepening financial crisis, councillors have been told. The warning was given to members of North Yorkshire Council’s […]

Revenue from a doubling of council tax on second homes in North Yorkshire is set to be used to build more than 500 affordable homes. North Yorkshire Council chiefs hope the 100 per cent council […]

A man who died in an incident in Scarborough in the early hours of Saturday morning has been named as James Roberts, 24, from Alne, near Easingwold. Police attended a report of a collision involving […]

Care workers have spoken of the emotional work on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic as a moving ceremony was staged in North Yorkshire to mark the fifth anniversary of the health crisis. Representatives from […]