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The newly-appointed chief executive of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has welcomed the opportunity to make a real difference as £112m looks set to be invested regionally. James Farrar, formerly chief operating officer […]

North Yorkshire Council has revealed it is grappling with a schools maintenance backlog of at least £22.3 million, and says a further £73.3 million more will be needed to address the condition of classrooms within […]

A plaque has been unveiled at Crakehall Railway Station to mark Wensleydale Railway’s win of The Hendy & Pendle Trust Volunteers Award at the 2023 National Railway Heritage Awards. The award was received for the […]

Police who were urgently searching for a teenager missing from Northallerton say he has been found safe. The 17-year-old was reported missing yesterday afternoon. Police say he was found overnight. “Thank you to everyone who […]

A controversial proposal for a solar farm the size of 154 football pitches which could generate sufficient energy to power 15,000 homes should be approved, planners say, despite mounting concerns over the cumulative impact of […]

The heir to the title of 9th Baronet Sheffield has unveiled a proposal to open up his family’s historic home more to help fund the conservation of one of its designated heritage assets. Robert Sheffield, whose […]

The Liberal Democrats have called for a new protected status for local rivers after figures revealed that Yorkshire Water dumped sewage 5,114 times in the Richmond and Northallerton constituency area in 2023. Analysis of official […]

Firefighters were called to extinguish a deliberate field fire in Fairfield Road, Stokesley, yesterday. A crew from Stokesley attended at about 6.50pm. Firefighters extinguished the small fire using a bucket of water. In a separate […]

Police are appealing for information about criminal damage at St Mary’s Church in Thirsk. It happened between Friday, May 24 and Sunday, May 26 when numerous windows of the church were broken. The windows are […]