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A wall lining Great Ayton’s High Street is to be rebuilt after engineers decided further movement meant it was unsafe. An emergency lane closure has been in operation on the High Street since April due […]

Firefighters broke through a door to help a woman who had fallen yesterday. The incident happened in Stokesley at about 6.20pm. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said its Stokesley crew was asked at help […]

North Yorkshire Council has revealed £6m has been spent so far on the transition from eight councils into one. Local government reorganisation has been the biggest change in local government in the county since 1974 and […]

Northallerton’s swimming pool is to close for around six weeks while new energy-saving equipment is installed. Leisure bosses say the £350,000 new air handling unit at the leisure centre, which circulates air throughout the building […]

Residents are being encouraged to share their travel habits in a bid to shape a transport strategy across North Yorkshire over the coming decades. A survey has been launched this week to inform the first […]

Volunteers aiming to create an affordable transport system to and around the North York Moors has had its appeal for a lifeline grant rejected after it was agreed to focus spending a windfall on “more […]

Green Party councillors have accused the Conservatives of putting party politics before tackling the climate crisis following the appointment of a climate champion for North Yorkshire last week. At a full meeting of the council […]

The NHS trust which runs the Friarage Hospital has moved from ‘requires improvement’ to being rated ‘good’ overall following inspections which revealed a turnaround in its fortunes. The South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had […]

An investigation has been launched after the first full meeting of a new unitary local authority saw a Tory whip accused of pushing down a Conservative colleague’s hand during a council chamber vote. In an […]

Teams of so-called ward walkers are leading efforts to get more patients discharged quickly from North Yorkshire hospitals. North Yorkshire Council staff, officially called transfer of care co-ordinators, work alongside NHS colleagues to identify patients […]