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North Yorkshire residents are being promised a “seamless transition” of council services when a new unitary authority covering the whole county launches in April 2023. The new North Yorkshire Council will replace the existing county and district […]

A property firm behind plans to bulldoze farm buildings and create commercial and industrial units, two drive-thru restaurants, a convenience shop and a fuel station across 21 acres of sheep grazing fields has claimed the […]

The cost of a local authority’s ambition to bolster the future sustainability of a county town’s high street looks set to soar by more than £700,000 to cover the cost of a “considerable” amount of […]

An 18-year-old woman died when her car was involved in a collision with a tractor on the A6055 between Catterick Village and Leeming esterday. The incident happened at Little Holtby, near the entrance to Holtby […]

A chef who trains school kitchen staff across North Yorkshire is determined to get as many pupils in the county as possible sharing a freshly cooked meal each day. Kath Breckon is passionate about good […]

Work will start next week on repairs to a stretch of the A19 near Thirsk. From Monday, April 4, work to repair the northbound carriageway on the A19 Thirsk bypass, between the A170 York Road […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a three-vehicle crash on the A1(M). The incident occurred near Ainderby Quernhow at around 3.05pm yesterday. At the time, the weather conditions were described as a “torrential downpour of […]

A Thirsk woman has described the moment her legs were straightened at the roadside following a head-on collision as the worst and most painful experience of her life. Sarah Richardson-Kane had gone out to buy […]

A combination of more social contacts, a new strain of Omicron and waning immunity has caused the recent surge in Covid cases. That is according to Dr Victoria Turner, public health consultant at North Yorkshire County Council, who […]