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A £2.49 million overhaul of North Yorkshire’s streetlights is set to be approved as part of a commitment to reduce energy use and tackle climate change. At a meeting of North Yorkshire Council’s executive on […]

Charities have received almost £82,000 over the last year from North Yorkshire’s crematoriums as part of a metal recycling scheme. North Yorkshire Council’s bereavement services have raised the funds through the recycling of metals recovered […]

North Yorkshire Police’s Rural Task Force will lead a major crackdown on rural crime next week. The police activity is part of National Rural Crime Action Week, which aims to raise awareness of the impact […]

Police are appealing for information about criminal damage to a house in Northallerton. It happened just after 10pm on Friday, September 8 and involved the window of a home on Meadow Lane. A spokesperson for […]

The father of a firefighter who has risked his life battling blazes linked to climate change has appealed to bosses of a pension fund with 99,810 members to prioritise moving away from investing in oil and […]

A project to improve the riverside in the historic heart of Stokesley has been given the seal of approval by the town’s MP Rishi Sunak. Mr Sunak planted a commemorative tree to mark the completion […]

An evocative new sculpture of the youngest ever inmate of Northallerton prison has been officially unveiled by descendants of her family. In October 1872 at the age of just 11, Sophia Constable was sentenced to […]

A senior police officer has revealed the North Yorkshire force is examining re-introducing officers to more rural areas of the county, saying residents living across England’s largest county should be able to expect equal response […]

Three people have been arrested in connection with a fatal aircraft crash near Thirsk. Three men aged 37, 55 and 68 were arrested yesterday on suspicion of manslaughter. It comes after a light aircraft crashed […]