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A motorist failed a breath test after a crash on the A1(M) last night. The driver lost control and crashed near Dishforth in the early hours. They failed a roadside breath test at the scene. […]

A new approach to make it easier for North Yorkshire’s carers to get the help and support they need has been announced. North Yorkshire Council is marking national Carers Rights Day this week by launching […]

Funding worth more than £15,000 has been awarded to North Yorkshire Council for a scheme that is helping to reduce knife crime across the county. The money, from the Office of the North Yorkshire Police, […]

Residents of North Yorkshire and York are being encouraged to share their views about the area’s nature to help to shape and protect its assets for future generations. To address the decline of nature and […]

Police in the Hambleton area are taking part in a crackdown on uninsured drivers. The force-wide operations has seen dozens of vehicles taken off the road in recent week. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police […]

Firefighters were called out after animal feed caught fire in Great Smeaton today. The incident was reported at about 3.45pm. A crew from Northallerton attended a fire in the open which involved approximately ten tonnes […]

National park custodians have been urged to consider the needs of its communities after a proposal by mobile operator Three to erect a telecoms tower in one of the country’s most protected landscapes looks set […]

The country’s largest Conservative-led local authority has voted against pressing the government to reconsider delaying climate change actions, despite hearing concerns they would be disastrous for the area’s leading industry and condemn residents to suffering […]

Non-North Yorkshire residents are set to be banned from using the county’s household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) as part of changes to the service. Changes to the way commercial waste is handled at recycling centres […]

Candidates contesting a by-election have voiced views over a controversial proposal to build a commercial and light industrial complex across a designated “local green space” and “green infrastructure corridor” at the gateway of a market town. Just […]