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A banned driver who led police on a high-speed car chase while high on cocaine and cannabis has been jailed for 18 months. Toby Boyes, 26, from Northallerton, sped around blind bends on the wrong […]

Consultation on proposals for further safety improvements on one of the busiest roads in North Yorkshire will start in the spring. The proposals for the A19 – which include closures of some central reservation gaps […]

The development of a £1.6m all-weather pitch in Sowerby, near Thirsk, is now underway. This work signals the start of the next phase of Sowerby’s new sports village which is linked to the Sowerby Gateway […]

The NHS trust which runs the Friarage and James Cook hospitals says it is still on track to cut the number of patients waiting for more than two years for non-urgent planned medical procedures to […]

A woman was treated for smoke inhalation after an incident in Northallerton yesterday.  Firefighters were called to Bulamoor Road at about 5.30pm after a report of smoke in a property. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire […]

Fiery exchanges erupted as Conservative-run North Yorkshire County Council approved levying close to the maximum permitted council tax rise after hearing residents were facing a financial “perfect storm”. The last full meeting of the authority […]

A pensioner has lost her licence after being caught drink driving three days in a row. Police arrested Rita Walker, 74, of Thorntree Road, Northallerton, on August 13, 14 and 15 last year. Each time, […]

Traffic could be banned on streets directly outside many schools at drop off and pick up times as part of efforts to improve safety, encourage active travel and cut pollution if a pilot study proves […]

A plan to build a housing estate on a derelict farm featuring creatures such as herons, kingfishers, otters and owls will rob Thirsk of its rural identity, while proposed measures to offset ecological damage are “laughable”, […]

Thirsk is one of the latest towns to benefit from the introduction of free public access WiFi. North Yorkshire County Council in partnership with NYnet is rolling out the scheme in 18 market towns across […]