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A time capsule marking a milestone in the development of the Friarage Hospital has been found a home in the heart of its new surgical unit. The capsule has been placed in an ornamental house […]

North Yorkshire Council is seeking an £800,000 grant to buy ten affordable homes in two market towns. The funding is being sought from Homes England to purchase social rented and shared ownership housing in Ripon […]

A primary school in Thirsk is looking to the future after appointing an internationally experienced literacy expert as its new headteacher. Jonny Davies has taken over leadership at Keeble Gateway Academy, bringing with him a […]

North Yorkshire Council is set to introduce a unified right-to-buy policy after it inherited thousands of council homes from the former district and borough councils. The authority is responsible for around 8,500 council houses, which […]

Police are appealing for help to locate David Glover, who is also known by the name David Jukes, after he was wanted for breaching court bail. The 28-year-old is believed to be in the Northallerton, […]

The support given to a 30-year-old mother-of-three from the traveller community who took her own life after suffering sexual and domestic abuse was not always coordinated or sustained, a report has concluded. North Yorkshire Safeguarding […]

Firefighters from Thirsk were called to an incident in Topcliffe after two people became trapped inside an electric vehicle. The incident occurred at 5.17pm in Long Street, when the crew was mobilised to reports that […]

The government has been urged to take urgent action to help North Yorkshire Council fund the rising cost of providing education to children with special needs. Councillor Janet Sanderson, executive member for children and families, […]

The Friarage Hospital has reached a major milestone after completing its 1,000th robotic-assisted surgical procedure, just 18 months after the technology was first introduced. The landmark operation was carried out at the Friarage Surgical Hub […]