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A groom-to-be had to have a bike lock removed from his neck by firefighters. The man — who was wearing fancy dress — went to the fire station in Northallerton with the lock on his […]

Afghan families fleeing persecution by the Taliban are continuing to be  “dumped” in hotels chosen by the Home Office that local authority bosses have branded “totally unsuitable” due to their location or lack of facilities. […]

Network Rail has outlined actions taken to reduce the rising number of people committing suicides on railways. A meeting of North Yorkshire’s Local Access Forum heard two Network Rail officials recommend direct intervention as among […]

North Yorkshire Police is one of the slowest forces in the country at answering 999 calls, new data has found. Only 44 per cent of calls were answered within the target time of under ten […]

Hambleton Grange care home has thanked nurses in the area by taking trays of tasty doughnuts to local GP surgeries. The home in Station Road, Thirsk, wanted to thank the nursing community for their contributions […]

Fears that local voices will be “drowned out” when a new council covering the whole of North Yorkshire is created have ignited calls for a return to a district committee system. When plans for the […]

An impressive display of memorabilia from the Queen’s reign which has been collected by two Northallerton siblings is now on show at County Hall. North Yorkshire County Council’s headquarters is showcasing a street party scene […]

The leadership of North Yorkshire County Council has vowed to “chase savings” for residents and to bolster services from local government reorganisation as it launched an implementation plan to create a single authority for the […]

A fault with a dishwasher caused a house fire in Great Ayton last night. Fire crews from Stokesley and Coulby Newham were called to the incident in California Grove at around 11.20pm. They arrived to […]

Plans have been announced to launch a Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) in Northallerton to tackle the problem of underage drinking. The scheme will launch in the town on Friday, June 24. It will bring together […]