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Two men have been sentenced for their roles in a serious assault which claimed the life of 32-year-old Alan Barefoot from South Kilvington, near Thirsk. 22-year-old Benjamin Calvert, of Kings Gardens, Sowerby, was sentenced to […]

Hundreds of thousands of people across North Yorkshire are being given the chance to help to shape the region’s economic future. A consultation is being launched today to give residents, community groups and businesses as […]

A controversial plan to site a giant free range egg farm, including two 172m-long sheds, on open countryside has been recommended for refusal, after planners concluded it would have “a significant harmful impact” on the […]

A council which will disappear as part of local government reorganisation in North Yorkshire has agreed to press on with a move to honour four of its serving members before the authority is abolished. A […]

The mum of Leah Heyes — who died aged 15 after taking ecstasy — has joined forces with the police commissioner to urge parents to talk to their children about the dangers of drugs and […]

A council which is set to be abolished in five months has unananimously approved a pay-off of about £225,000 for its chief executive. With the exception of the authority’s leader, 20 Hambleton District councillors made no […]

The Mayor of Northallerton has officially opened a new shop in the town that will raise money for Martin House Children’s Hospice. Coun Phil Eames cut the ribbon for the store on the High Street […]

Campaigners and residents have called on a council which prides itself on being business-friendly to insist on a full environmental impact assessment of a proposal to build a 40,000sq ft carpets showroom, a 74-bedroom Travelodge hotel […]

A family is in the running for three prestigious business awards. The Downey family, which owns Osprey Meadow in Exelby, has been shortlisted for three awards in this year’s Yorkshire & Humberside Family Business Awards. […]