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Work on the £2.57 million scheme to regenerate the centre of Northallerton will start early next month. Contractor Galliford Try will move on to the site on March 8. Work will initially begin outside Barkers […]

A new project is giving legal help and advice to Hambleton residents who need it to solve problems in their everyday lives, as well as support for those representing themselves in court. Three newly recruited […]

A 21-year-old from Thirsk has become the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Swimming teacher and part-time bartender Jasmine Harrison set off on her 3,000-mile (4,828km) challenge from La Gomera in the […]

North Yorkshire councillors have voted to freeze their allowances for the first time in several years, despite having dedicated large amounts of extra time serving their communities during the pandemic. North Yorkshire County Council will […]

Residents whose incomes have been hit by the pandemic will face an extra council tax burden because of the Government’s repeated failure to introduce reforms of social care, a meeting has heard. Councillors from across […]

A Bedale man has been jailed for sending malicious messages. Alastair Nigel Burt, 29, of Mowbray Grange, appeared before York Magistrates’ Court yesterday. He was charged with sending several messages which were deemed to be […]

New cases of covid-19 have dropped sharply in areas of Hambleton — but remain high in Northallerton, the latest figures show. Data published by North Yorkshire County Council reveals there were no cases in the […]

All frontline social care workers in North Yorkshire are urged to get vaccinated in the fight against covid-19. Although the county take-up rate of vaccination among care staff is better than the national average of […]

Leaders of a council facing a £1.6m shortfall over its much-loved outdoor education centres due to the pandemic have ruled out mothballing the service and instead will seek to enhance and protect it. North Yorkshire […]

Police are appealing for information following reports of a woman knocking on vulnerable residents’ doors in Northallerton and asking for money. The woman has asked to borrow money from the residents in the Lascelles Lane/The […]