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Education bosses have not identified any schools in Hambleton with that were constructed using Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), which experts are concerned cause cause buildings to collapse. Officials say RAAC is less durable than […]

North Yorkshire Police says it has made big improvements to 999 call handling times thanks to a review of its processes and the hard work of its Force Control Room. The force says the time […]

North Yorkshire Council is optimistic about achieving its target for creating an electric vehicle (EV) charging network five years ahead of schedule. Ahead of submitting a bid for a further £4.88m of Government funding to […]

Firefighters were called after youths set fire to straw in Northallerton yesterday. The incident happened outside a commercial premises in Willow Beck Road at about 7.20pm. Northallerton firefighters attended although the fire was out on […]

A family of fundraisers has pledged to make helping a hospice an annual crusade to pay back the ‘guardian angels’ who looked after them in their darkest hour. North Yorkshire wife and mother Gill Raw […]

A 25-year-old man from Middlesbrough has been arrested on suspicion of a burglary in Great Ayton in which a pick-up truck was stolen. This takes the number to six – all males aged from 14 […]

A local authority which is months away from becoming among the country’s first to implement a fresh financial crackdown on empty homes has announced a probe into why the number of vacant properties is continuing […]

A North Yorkshire Council scheme that provides new homes for unwanted laptops and other devices is proving a lifeline for residents who might not otherwise be able to get online. The Reboot service has helped […]

A garden ornament caused a house fire false alarm early this morning. Two fire crews from Northallerton were called out at about 12.40am to a property in the town after reports of an orange glow […]

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson, affray and assault following an incident at a doctor’s surgery in the village of Ampleforth. Police received a call at around 12.25pm today to a report […]