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Firefighters came to the aid of a man and his 10-year-old daughter stuck in floodwater. The incident happened at about 1.10pm today at Kirkby Wiske. A crew from Northallerton responded to the emergency. Two firefighters […]

Four women were recued from a car stuck in floodwater this morning. Firefighters from Northallerton, Bedale and Richmond were called to the incident at Morton-on-Swale at about 2.40am. Crews from Northallerton, Bedale and Richmond responded […]

Conservative leaders running an authority with a thin majority have dismissed claims they are attempting to “stifle democracy” by banning residents who cannot attend their weekday daytime committee meetings from having their questions about key […]

Five years after its launch, North Yorkshire and York’s hugely controversial £1.4bn billion energy from waste incinerator has been declared a success, including by community leaders who voted against it. The towering Allerton Park plant, […]

The leader of a unitary council which is looking to transfer powers to parish and town councils as part of its flagship ‘double devolution’ scheme is calling for more people to stand to represent their communities. […]

The politician charged with ensuring a range of key services are maintained for North Yorkshire’s 618,000 residents has warned unless the authority strips back £25m of annual costs its ability to fulfil a range of […]

A leading soft drinks manufacturer has unveiled further plans to expand its base, just months after villagers voiced dismay over its ambition to build a three-storey factory larger than an Amazon warehouse overlooking their homes. […]

Police say a missing Great Broughton man has been found. An appeal was issued this week after the man was last seen in Middlesbrough on Thursday 12 October.    

Police are searching for the body of a honour killing victim beside the A19 near Thirsk after receiving new information. Mother-of-three Rania Alayed, 25, went missing in June 2013. Her husband Ahmed Al-Khatib, 35, was […]

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a disturbance in a shop Stokesley. A man is reported to have acted aggressively and threatened another man in Co-op, […]