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Developers have secured permission to dramatically cut the proportion of affordable housing they build on an estate after telling councillors they wanted to make several million pounds more profit. A meeting of Hambleton District Council’s […]

A new air rifle range is now operational at Northallerton Squadron ATC after being 18 months in storage due to the pandemic. The squadron took delivery of six new air rifles and range in March […]

A £130,000 community grant to refurbish public toilets has been agreed this week. The bounce back grant funding, aimed at helping towns recover from the Covid pandemic, will be split between three separate projects which […]

Almost 97,000 people who have contributed to the North Yorkshire and York local government pension scheme could see up to £5m of the fund wiped out unless those managing it are able to recover investments […]

A coalition of North Yorkshire environmental groups has written an open letter to the county’s several hundred elected representatives calling for more rapid and ambitious action to cut emissions in the wake of a UN […]

Northallerton library’s children’s area is to be refurbished — as well as £3,000 worth of new books. The new space will include a large tree where children can sit and read, along with decorative tree […]

Bedale could be moved out of the Richmond (Yorks) Parliamentary Constituency under plans announced by the Boundary Commission. The town and surrounding villages would instead join the Thirsk and Malton constituency as part of the […]

A programme of pothole repairs will take place across North Yorkshire during March. Officials say the move will help improve the county’s road network by “making quick but effective repairs” using two machines brought into […]

Managers of a pension fund run for North Yorkshire and York’s biggest employers as well as for a large number of staff working for a spectrum of private firms are struggling to offload indirect holdings […]

A body believed to be missing man Colin Leggat has sadly been discovered. The 75-year-old, from Thornton Le Street, was last seen at his home address on Thursday, March 3. He had been reported missing […]