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Councillors have deferred a decision on plans for a new £6m Aldi supermarket in a North Yorkshire town. Members of Thirsk and Malton area planning committee said they needed more information before giving the go-ahead […]

A fire crew from Northallerton responded to reports of a baler on fire in Bullamoor on Friday. The incident was reported just after 5pm. On arrival, this was found to be a bale smouldering inside […]

North Yorkshire Council’s plans for so-called ‘double devolution’ have taken a blow after a deal to transfer the management of public toilets in Malton appeared to collapse. Council chiefs had agreed to offload responsibility for […]

The leader of North Yorkshire Council has been called on to guarantee that no child would be put at greater risk of exploitation from the authority’s controversial home-to-school transport policy. Councillors heard this week that […]

The diversity credentials of North Yorkshire Council’s political leadership has been challenged after one of its youngest councillors was replaced on the authority’s controlling committee. Council leader Carl Les defended his decision to remove 30-year-old […]

Road bosses say “every effort” is being made to ensure a North Yorkshire road reopens in time for a popular agricultural show. Work was due to be completed at Crosby New Bridge, at Crosby, between […]

The region’s air ambulance has been chosen by North Yorkshire Council’s chair as his charity of the year. Cllr George Jabbour, who was appointed as the chair of the local authority in May at a […]

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man wanted in connection with the theft of alcohol in Northallerton. The theft from the Lewis and Cooper store took place on December 14, 2024. Please email victoria.noble1@northyorkshire.police.uk […]

The mayor of York and North Yorkshire has rejected suggestions he favoured his home city over the wider county when he handed out funding for transport projects. North Yorkshire Council this week agreed to accept […]

A serial burglar has been jailed after he broke into a hotel and rifled through the bar in search of cash and booze, then attacked the night porter who confronted him. Martin Alan Wilson, 38, […]