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A fire in a bin spread to a nearby car and house at the weekend. Firefighters from Bedale, Thirsk and Boroughbridge were called to Pickhill, near Northallerton, at about 1pm on Saturday. Crews found the […]

Children identified as having a potential developmental issues, such as autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), are facing waits of up to two years after being referred by a doctor for an assessment, a meeting […]

A planning inspector has branded the decision of elected community representatives to reject a small-scale housing development “unreasonable behaviour”. Government inspector Chris Baxter has ordered Hambleton District Council to pay developer James Baker the full […]

Four empty homes are being transformed to make them as energy efficient and environmentally friendly as possible as part of a pilot scheme. Broadacres Housing Association has taken four representative homes and over the last […]

Long-awaited plans to create a larger food store, a petrol station and specialist homes in a market town with an “astonishingly” high proportion of elderly people look set to be given the go-ahead, after planners […]

Campaigners from animal welfare charity Compassion in World Farming visited the offices of the Richmond MP and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today. The charity called in at the constituency office to press the Prime Minister […]

A motorist had to be cut free after a crash near Brompton last night. The incident happened at around 10.20pm in Stokesley Road. Two fire crews from Northallerton attended the two-vehicle collision. A spokesperson for […]

A Seamer man previously jailed for conspiracy to defraud is wanted by police. John Trevor Dodds, 70, was recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions in January last year.#. Police say that despite extensive […]

Rishi Sunak welcomed Stokesley School students into No 10 Downing Street to talk politics. The 14 sixth-form students were invited into the famous Cabinet Room for a quick-fire Q&A. They quizzed the Prime Minister and […]

A chimney fire at a house in Crayke near Easingwold spread to the airing cupboard. North Yorkshire fire control received a call to reports of a chimney fire in a property at about 8.30pm on […]