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Firefighters were called to a fire caused by a chip pan last night. The incident happened in Favenfield Road, Thirsk, at about 7pm. Fire crews from Thirsk and Easingwold attended the house. The fire had […]

North Yorkshire Council has approved plans for the final phase of a housing development in Northallerton. Housebuilder Persimmon has been given the go ahead to build the remaining properties on the North Northallerton housing development. […]

A serial sex offender has today been sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment at York Crown Court for twice subjecting a young girl to indecent assaults in Northallerton during the 1990s. John William Marshall, 68, of […]

A senior police officer at North Yorkshire Police has been suspended after an allegation they provided a false or misleading account to avoid receiving a sanction for a speeding offence. The officer, who hasn’t been […]

North Yorkshire Police has reported an fault with its 101 number. The force said it was an “intermittent issue” with non-emergency calls to the 101 service. A spokesperson added: “We’ve worked had to resolve this […]

Police have issue an appeal to find the owner of a child’s bracelet. Officers found the silver Pandora bracelet at the junction of Northallerton High Street and Zetland Street. A spokesperson for Northallerton neighbourhood officers […]

Asylum seekers in Northallerton have been given surprise Christmas gifts thanks to the generosity of a kind-hearted teacher and grateful former refugees. Ivana Gardner, an adult learning service teacher with North Yorkshire Council, collected dozens […]

Wanted man Richard Clarke has been arrested. Police issued an appeal to find the 30-year-old from the Thirsk area yesterday. He was wanted in connection with a number of offences. A police spokerspon said he […]

An accumulation of soot caused a chimney fire in the chimney breast this week. Firefighters from Easingwold were called to the incident in the village of Coxwold at about 8.50pm last night. The crew extinguished […]

The emergency services were called to a three-vehicle collision yesterday. The incident happened at about 5.45pm at South Otterington. Northallerton firefighters responded to the incident for scene safety. All people were out of the vehicles […]