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Firefighters were called to reports of smouldering wood chippings on Yafforth Road in Northallerton. The incident occurred at 10.22am on Sunday, when an appliance from Northallerton was mobilised to the scene. On arrival, crews found […]

A U-turn on parking fee increases by North Yorkshire Council has prompted campaigners to question why no changes have been made to the authority’s controversial home-to-school transport policy. Campaign group the School Transport Action Group […]

Fire crews were called to Chop Gate on the North York Moors after a dog fell around 10 feet down a disused mine shaft. The incident happened at 12.35pm on Friday, February 28. A crew […]

Police are appealing for information following a shed break-in in the village of Manfield. The incident happened overnight from Friday, February 21 into Saturday, February 22, on Bowling Green Lane. A shed was broken into […]

A 34-year-old man has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 after ignoring enforcement action and continuing to live in a property built without planning permission. Liam Snowden was convicted at York Crown Court in […]

A North Yorkshire councillor is facing calls to stand down after switching political allegiances for the second time in four months. Councillor John Mann, member for the Oatlands and Pannal division in Harrogate, has announced […]

Four North Yorkshire MPs have written to the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire setting out their opposition to the proposed visitor levy — calling it a “tax on family holidays”. The Conservative MPs — […]

Police have released CCTV images of a man and a woman they would like to speak to following a shop theft in Northallerton. The incident happened on January 24 at a store on Brompton Road […]

​North Yorkshire Council chiefs have been accused of overseeing “a bit of a shambles” after a U-turn over planned parking charges increases was confirmed today. The authority has paused plans announced last week to ‘rebalance’ […]