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Shoppers to Northallerton are to benefit from an extension of free parking under new rules starting on September 1. Free parking will be doubled to an hour on Northallerton High Street until December 31. North […]

The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton has welcomed its second cohort of medical students from Hull York Medical School. Following its success as a pilot last year, the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) developed by Hull York […]

Police have arrested three men on suspicion of preparing to steal fuel from lorries in Thirsk. Members of North Yorkshire Police’s rural task force have been conducting patrols of lorry parks, focussing in particular on […]

Plans to regenerate Northallerton’s town square are up for public debate. Local residents and businesses – and visitors – are being asked for their views on a scheme which will redevelop the area around the […]

The number of assaults against police officers and police staff in North Yorkshire has risen by almost 60 per cent during the lockdown period. It includes officers being punched in the head, bitten, spat and […]

A new eye unit which will treat up to 14,000 patients a year at the Friarage Hospital has been opened by Rishi Sunak.  The Richmond (Yorks) MP shared the honour of cutting the ribbon to […]

Police are investigating the circumstances of a taxi driver’s death. Detectives are appealing for information after his taxi was found abandoned near Oswaldkirk near Helmsley on Saturday night. 37-year-old James (Jimmy) Mallinson from Ampleforth died […]

North Yorkshire’s crime commissioner has defended the handling of the sale of the former police headquarters to a children’s holidays firm after it emerged more than £750,000 of the £2.5m agreed price has been spent […]

Sutton Bank on the A170 between Helmsley and Thirsk will close for eight days next month for maintenance work. The work will include the inspection and maintenance of the rock face to ensure the route […]

The Pizza Express restaurant in Northallerton is one of 73 branches across earmarked for closure. The company’s Darlington outlet will also shut. The chain has 454 UK outlets. Around 1,100 jobs are due to go […]