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Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) has officially begun construction on its new Northern Air Support Unit facility at Skipton Bridge, near Thirsk. The purpose-built base will provide a permanent home for one of the charity’s helicopters […]

Working parents in North Yorkshire are being encouraged to take advantage of an expansion in childcare provision across the county. From September 2025, eligible families will be entitled to 30 hours of funded childcare a […]

A sensory centre for people with additional needs in Northallerton has been expanded. The centre, run by the Pendragon Community Trust, held an open day to celebrate the new facility and among the visitors was MP […]

Residents are being encouraged to donate unwanted children’s Halloween costumes and accessories this spooky season in a bid to reduce waste. Northallerton, Scarborough, Selby, and Ripon libraries are accepting donations until October 12, before the […]

A group of churches in York and North Yorkshire are celebrating the completion of a major project to cut fuel bills and reduce carbon emissions. Twenty churches in the Yorkshire North & East Methodist District […]

Two cars were destroyed in a blaze in Thirsk town centre in the early hours of yesterday morning. Fire crews from Thirsk and Northallerton, along with a fire investigation officer, were called to a car […]

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a collision in Sowerby. The incident happened on Oak Drive at around 8.30am on Monday, September 22, and involved a Volkswagen Golf and a black Ford […]

A departing senior North Yorkshire Council officer who was knighted for his work has spoken of his pride at what the authority has achieved. Sir Stuart Carlton, corporate director for the children and young people’s […]

The family of a man who died in a collision near Dishforth Airfield last week have paid tribute to him as a “beloved Father, Grandad and friend to many”. Stephen Paul, 69, from Malton, was […]