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Taxi drivers in the Hambleton district will have to go through criminal background checks every six months under strict new rules proposed by the council. The new licensing measures are being proposed by Hambleton District […]

The owners of the Bilsdale transmitter which caught fire yesterday have not given a timeframe for when TV and radio services in the region will be restored. The fire at the mast near Helmsley has […]

The number of Covid patients in local hospitals has fallen for the first time in six weeks. There are now 109 patients in the four main hospitals serving the county – down from 131 last […]

An update is expected today on when TV and radio services can be reinsated following a fire at Bilsdale transmitter on the North York Moors yesterday. Engineers say temporary equipment will be used to restore […]

A “dyed in the wool” fraudster who conned two North Yorkshire victims out of more than £100,000 has been jailed for more than three years and now faces a confiscation hearing which could see him […]

Resurfacing work is to be carried out on the A167 Northallerton Road through Great Smeaton. The work will begin on Monday, August 16, and will last for two weeks under a full road closure from […]

A fire at Bilsdale transmitter on the North York Moors has been extinguished, but TV and radio services remain out.  The fire has affected more than a million people in Yorkshire and the North East.  […]

Hambleton Council has vowed to clampdown on motorists who “abuse” a town centre’s last free car park as part of an effort to improve access to sporting facilities. The district council’s cabinet today approved the […]

A £750,000 new all-weather football pitch could soon be provided for teams in Bedale if funding can be secured. Hambleton District Council is to undertake a feasibility study for the 3G pitch would be located […]

The executive decision-making body of North Yorkshire County Council has been reshuffled, less than nine months before elections are due to be held. Its leader Councillor Carl Les said while the majority of the positions […]