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People who are struggling to meet the cost of basic essentials as a result of Covid-19 can get emergency food or help paying their utility bills following the release of funds by North Yorkshire County […]

Hambleton residents are coming up with creative ways to enjoy the season of scares while staying Covid-aware. Villagers in Little Thirkleby, near Thirsk, decided to create a pumpkin trail where families decorate pumpkins and leave […]

The owners of a country estate have unveiled plans to build a water extraction and bottling plant the size of a supermarket in a rural landscape. Tanfield Lodge Developments has applied to Hambleton District Council […]

North Yorkshire’s Tier 1 status is “hanging by a thread”, a local council chief has warned, with a decision on whether to impose tougher restrictions possibly coming as soon as this week. Richard Webb, North […]

Firefighters were called out early this morning after a motorist fell in a stream. Crews from Easingwold and Helmsley responded to the incident in Easingwold. On arrival crews found that a man had fallen through […]

A long-held ambition to provide a range of outdoor recreation facilities for residents of Northallerton and its surrounding villages could be achieved in five years, a report has revealed. Hambleton District Council’s cabinet will next […]

North Yorkshire County Council bosses claim there would be “huge disruption” to services for the frail and vulnerable as well as to children’s education if it loses part of its area in a local government […]

Bedale High School has confirmed another Covid-19 case among pupils. The school said a year 8 student had tested positive for the virus. The school said in a statement on social media: “We have collated […]

Hambleton has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases with 88 positive tests in the last seven days. The district saw the most positive tests for a single day since the pandemic started on Wednesday when […]