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An application to remove 223 metres of hedgerow on a North Yorkshire farm should be refused, a council officer has advised. A planning application has been submitted to remove the hedgerow which separates fields at […]

A £1m project to reduce waste and pollution by creating circular communities in North Yorkshire is being discussed. Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) is preparing to submit a bid to the National Lottery […]

Food company HECK! has launched a new community initiative aimed at bringing people together and tackling rural isolation and loneliness, particularly among older residents. The campaign, called Meals That Matter, launched this December. Meals That […]

Firefighters were called to a commercial property on East Road in Northallerton after reports of smoke coming from a till. Crews from Northallerton Fire Station attended the incident at around 10.10am and carried out a […]

Kevin Hollinrake, Member of Parliament for Thirsk and Malton, has welcomed a partial Government U-turn on proposed changes to the so-called family farm tax, while warning that months of uncertainty have already caused significant harm […]

Police have released CCTV images of a person they would like to speak to following a theft in Northallerton. The incident happened at Barkers of Northallerton at around 4.40pm on Sunday, October 20. North Yorkshire […]

An inspirational young Thirsk man has turned the challenges of autism into a remarkable success story after securing his dream career in education. Ben McAuley, 21, faced significant difficulties with reading, writing and maths during […]

Funding of £715,000 has been made available to support organisations working to improve men’s mental health across York and North Yorkshire. The Men’s Mental Health Investment Fund forms the latest stage of Mayor David Skaith’s […]

A pioneering broadband project that has transformed internet access for tens of thousands of homes and businesses across North Yorkshire could soon be rolled out on a national scale. Proposals to create a new council-owned […]

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following a shop theft in Northallerton. The incident took place at Barkers on Tuesday, 12 November 2025, when around £357 […]