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Hambleton District Council has pushed forward a plan to spend £156,000 a year employing an officer to work three days a week to oversee its finances, blaming the cost on the government’s decision to reorganise […]

Police investigating the theft of cosmetics worth around £300 from Boots in Thirsk have released CCTV of a woman they need to speak to. The incident occurred at about 11.05am on Wednesday, June 16 when […]

A section of Dalton Lane in Thirsk is due to be resurfaced later this month. North Yorkshire County Council’s contractor will carry out and fund the work, which involves resurfacing a section of road they […]

North Yorkshire County Council, which was confronted with a wall of opposition over a proposal to mothball its much-loved outdoor education centres, has signalled its determination to secure a viable commercial future for the sites. North […]

More big names have been added to Northallerton’s first music festival this summer. The North Yorkshire Music Festival takes place at Canada Fields Caravan Park from August 13 to 15. Judge Jules, Danny Rampling, Toploader […]

The owner of Queen Ethelburga’s School, near York, has been sent to prison for three years and three months for non-recent sexual abuse of a boy and a girl. Brian Richard Martin, aged 71, of […]

A pilot on-demand bus service has been launched in Bedale. Run by North Yorkshire County Council, the YorBus pilot is under way in the Bedale, Ripon and Masham area.  County Councillor Don Mackenzie, executive member […]

Families in North Yorkshire who are likely to struggle with the additional cost of food and other essentials over the summer holidays, may be eligible for food vouchers. The Covid Local Support Grant provides food […]

Hospital rates in North Yorkshire are not rising as quickly as in previous Covid-19 waves, according to a county health chief. Amanda Bloor, accountable officer for the North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group said that the […]

A housing association work has started work on the building of almost 100 affordable homes on the outskirts of Thirsk, all of which will be heated using innovative renewable energy technology. Working with its development […]