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The leader of a council which has spent years seeking more powers has spoken of his hope that the government will agree a devolution deal on Yorkshire Day, following the passing of a key target […]

A man has been arrested for drink driving in Thirsk after police were alerted by door staff. Door staff at a licensed premises in Thirsk alerted police to a man who was about to drive […]

The Home Secretary has been told North Yorkshire’s chronically under-funded fire service needs an extraordinary package of financial support, including an ability to charge significantly more council tax, to operate. Police, fire and crime commissioner […]

Hambleton District Council chiefs say they are still waiting for the Government to make a decision on whether asylum seekers will be housed at the former RAF base at Linton-on-Ouse. However, the council has now […]

A  factory worker has issued a warning to vape users after his exploded causing devastating facial injuries. The victim, who wishes to be known only as Paul, had been considering quitting the habit completely when the […]

A chief constable has revealed a police force which has been criticised over the poor quality of its child protection investigations has vacancies for about a third of detectives it needs. North Yorkshire Police’s most senior […]

A chef has been jailed for two years for downloading indecent images of children and breaching a strict court order designed to curb his illicit online activities. Callum Godfrey, 33, from Great Langton, between Scorton […]

A body has sadly been found today that is believed to be Matthew Newbould, the missing 31 year-old man from Brompton near Northallerton. A police spokesperson said: “Thank you to everyone who shared the appeal […]

The public has been urged not to have barbecues or fires in the open amid continuing concerns over wild fires. It comes after firefighters were called out on Wednesday night to reports of two fires […]

More than 30 firefighters tackled a large field fire today as a major incident was declared in North Yorkshire due to the workload faced by the fire service. Crews were called to the incident at […]