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One of North Yorkshire Council’s most senior officers has spoken of his pride and paid tribute to his colleagues after being given a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours. The council’s corporate director for the […]

North Yorkshire Council bosses have pledged to press the Government for a fairer funding deal for schools in the county. The authority has warned that the county’s schools — particularly small, rural secondary schools — are […]

The colours of North Yorkshire’s wheelie bins are set to be harmonised to align with national recycling campaigns. A range of different coloured waste bins are being used in the county following the change from […]

Firefighters were called to tackle 20 tonnes of logs on fire yesterday. The blaze in Ingelby Arncliffe was reported at about 3.20pm on Sunday. Stokesley and Northallerton fire crews arrived to find a large stack […]

Police are appealing for information after a car was damaged by a youth wielding a baseball bat. The incident happened in Bankhead Road, Northallerton, at 10.34pm last Sunday (December 22). A young person wearing all […]

After years of hard work and fundraising, a new Hospice to serve the people of Hambleton and Richmondshire is beginning to provide its services – and a grant from a housing association is helping to fund new equipment. […]

North Yorkshire Council chiefs will be asked to agree £60m of funding for five new care and support hubs to replace the authority’s crumbling stock of elderly people’s homes. The new hubs would provide residential […]

A group in Great Ayton has been awarded a grant to buy the village allotments and safeguard them for the future – with the help of local MP Rishi Sunak. The grant of more than […]

Plans have been drawn up for an electric vehicle ‘charging plaza’ beside the A1(M) in North Yorkshire. The facility would be built adjacent to Exelby Services, off the Leeming junction. It would feature 20 rapid […]

A former patient who suffered a life-threatening stroke has praised a hospital team for saving her life. Jillian Ryan, 62, is back to running her home business after suffering from a severe stroke earlier this […]