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The role of hundreds of volunteers who are available to deal with emergencies is being honed to ensure that the response across North Yorkshire can be effective as possible. Teams of volunteers are on hand […]

Tim Forber will start his role as Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police on Monday, April 1, it has been announced. The police, fire and crime panel has now endorsed the police commissioner’s preferred candidate, […]

Police say they have increased patrols in the Stokesley area following an incident. It happened at around lunchtime yesterday in Sowerby Crescent. Four people have been arrested in relation to the incident. A police spokesperson […]

A man has been jailed for nine years and nine months at York Crown Court today for separate rape offences. Following two investigations by North Yorkshire Police, Christian Krishna Martoglio, 25, of Keppel Terrace, Plymouth, […]

National park bosses have suggested low orbit satellites would be the best solution to improving coverage in some of the North’s most remote areas as the impact of towering masts on highly protected landscapes and […]

North Yorkshire Council says it would be “unsustainable” to welcome more than 55 refugees a year into the county due to pressures on housing and local services. The council has responded to a government consultation […]

Communities in the North York Moors can now gain recognition for the work they do to protect and enhance the quality of the night sky above their neighbourhood by meeting new standards launched by the […]

A woman and her friend had to climb up a tree to escape an attack by more than a dozen cows on a public right of way in North Yorkshire. Janicke Tvedt and David Hood […]

A man has appeared in court charged with causing the deaths of three teenagers in a crash near Bedale. Joshua Chapman, 19, of Mosquito Garth, Bedale, appeared at York Magistrates’ Court today to face three […]