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Parents and carers with children due to start primary school in North Yorkshire in September next year can apply for their places now. Primary applications for children born between September 1, 2021, and August 31, […]

The annual bill for North Yorkshire Council’s member allowances is set to rise to more than £1.6m. An independent panel has proposed that councillors receive an increase linked to the rate of inflation of 3.6 […]

Drivers are being warned to expect long delays on the A19 this afternoon after two separate crashes between Ingleby Arncliffe and Crathorne, near Trenholme Bar. Emergency services are currently at the scene and dealing with […]

Plans to turn a North Yorkshire village pub into homes have been rejected by council planners who heard the business was “vibrant and lively” before its closure. Permission was sought from North Yorkshire Council to […]

Police officers seized a white Ford Transit van on a dark stretch of the A19 after checks revealed it had no valid insurance. The vehicle was stopped by officers who took immediate action to remove […]

A housing association is preparing to open a new supported housing scheme for people with learning disabilities. The scheme, in South Parade, Northallerton, will accommodate local people with additional needs who have been assessed by […]

A charity that uses horse power to unlock the silent world of struggling children has used a housing association grant to add a therapy garden to its smallholding near Northallerton. Avalar Equine Therapy supports those […]

Police are appealing for information following a burglary in Great Ayton in which three pedal cycles and a mini moto vehicle were stolen from outbuildings. The burglary happened between 11pm on Saturday 5 October and […]

Opposition councillors have asked for an investigation into their concerns that party politics has influenced home-to-school transport policy appeal decisions. Three Green Party councillors on North Yorkshire Council have asked the authority’s monitoring officer to […]