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A proposed solar farm on farmland in North Yorkshire would have no unacceptable environmental impacts and would deliver benefits including habitat creation and biodiversity net-gains, the developers behind the scheme say. A planning application has […]

The latest work on a North Yorkshire road bridge which has been repeatedly damaged by vehicles is due to begin next week. Highways officials say the repairs to Morton-on-Swale Bridge have been designed to cause as little […]

Firefighters were called to reports of a deer stuck in a fence at Rievaulx Abbey, at Rievaulx today. The incident was reported at about 11.30am. The crew searched the reported location and it is believed […]

Councillors have deferred a decision on plans for a new £6m Aldi supermarket in a North Yorkshire town. Members of Thirsk and Malton area planning committee said they needed more information before giving the go-ahead […]

A fire crew from Northallerton responded to reports of a baler on fire in Bullamoor on Friday. The incident was reported just after 5pm. On arrival, this was found to be a bale smouldering inside […]

North Yorkshire Council’s plans for so-called ‘double devolution’ have taken a blow after a deal to transfer the management of public toilets in Malton appeared to collapse. Council chiefs had agreed to offload responsibility for […]

The leader of North Yorkshire Council has been called on to guarantee that no child would be put at greater risk of exploitation from the authority’s controversial home-to-school transport policy. Councillors heard this week that […]

The diversity credentials of North Yorkshire Council’s political leadership has been challenged after one of its youngest councillors was replaced on the authority’s controlling committee. Council leader Carl Les defended his decision to remove 30-year-old […]

Road bosses say “every effort” is being made to ensure a North Yorkshire road reopens in time for a popular agricultural show. Work was due to be completed at Crosby New Bridge, at Crosby, between […]