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Firefighters came to the aid of a disabled woman in Thirsk this morning. The crew from Thirsk attended a property after the woman called to say she could hear running water in her kitchen and […]

North Yorkshire Police is continuing the search for missing Annie Dryden, 20, from Middlesbrough. Annie was last seen on Thursday 4 January, when she boarded a train at 2:09pm at James Cook train station in […]

Zoe Metcalfe has requested an “urgent meeting” with the secretary of state for local government Michael Gove after being told she can only raise the fire service’s council tax precept by a maximum of 3%. […]

A ‘small minority’ of criminal police officers have rocked confidence in policing, admitted the next chief constable of North Yorkshire Police. Tim Forber faced councillors in Northallerton this morning before they confirmed him for the […]

An elderly pedestrian has died after being hit by a Range Rover. The man in his 80s was pronounced dead after the incident at about 5.30pm yesterday on the A172 near Swainby, south of Stokesley. […]

Councillors have granted permission for a further million tonnes of sand and gravel to be mined at Nosterfield Quarry near Ripon. Tarmac, which operates the quarry, says it will be the final extension of the […]

The East Coast Main Line has reopened after person was hit and killed by a train. The emergency services attended the scene between Thirsk and York stations at about 7.15am. LNER later confirmed a tragedy […]

Firefighters were called to help the ambulance service move a patient. The incident happened at about 8.50am in Springfield, Stokesley. Crews from Northallerton and Coulby Newham responded to a request from ambulance crews to help […]

North Yorkshire Council will overhaul the way leisure centres are run across the county by bringing them in-house. The change will mean Richmond Swimming Pool, which is currently operated by Richmondshire Leisure Trust, run by […]