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North Yorkshire County Council says it aims to end a “postcode lottery” of benefits facing residents and also provide extra support to households on the lowest incomes. The council’s executive member for finance Councillor Gareth Dadd […]

Parliament will today debate changing the law to make it a specific offence to sell drugs to under 16s. The move follows a campaign by Northallerton mum Kerry Roberts, whose 15-year-old daughter Leah Heyes died […]

The first residents are preparing to move in to a new eco-friendly, affordable housing scheme which will provide homes for local people on the outskirts of Thirsk. And the innovative scheme attracted praise from local […]

Firefighters were called out yesterday after a large crop fire. The incident happened in fields near Crakehall. Firefighters worked with agricultural contractors and the farmer to create a fire break in the crop to stop […]

School leaders and governors have raised numerous concerns over the government’s proposal to transfer the running of all schools from councils to academies, saying there is still a lack of clarity, and evidence, about the […]

Bus services in North Yorkshire are now facing “a potential cliff-edge” after the county failed to secure any money to improve services in the government’s high-profile Bus Back Better scheme, a transport boss has warned. […]

Police are appealing for information after a rock was thrown through a car window in Northallerton. The happened on Central Drive at 10.45pm yesterday. A large rock was throw through the rear window of a […]

Two men are due to appear in court following the death of a man after an incident in Thirsk. Alan Barefoot, 32, suffered significant head injuries in an incident outside a pub in Thirsk Market […]

The family of a motorcyclist who died in a collision near Bedale at the weekend have issued a loving tribute to him. Gregory Peter Newcombe, 26, from Romanby, Northallerton, was riding his mustard-coloured Harley Davidson […]