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Residents have accused council officers of bowing to pressure from a police commissioner’s office after appearing to state a police force had committed an offence by blocking a disputed public right of way. Members of […]

A prolific offender has been jailed yet again after terrorising a couple while brandishing a golf club. Darren Jon Hutchinson, 41, was waving the club around outside the couple’s home in Northallerton, shouting: “Come down […]

Almost two months after councils suspended meetings with elected members and handed decision-making powers to their chief officers due to coronavirus restrictions, some have yet to announce when the traditional democratic process will resume. While […]

Hambleton primary school pupils dug deep into North Yorkshire’s archives to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Children from St Peter’s School, Brafferton, joined with the North Yorkshire county record office for the project, […]

A council grant has helped build bridges and repair a footpath damaged by tree roots. The path which is the main footpath across the village of Snape, near Bedale, was so uneven that it had […]

Sowerby’s £5m sports village has won regional recognition. The Hambleton District Council project has been awarded the ‘land and rural’ prize in the inaugural North East RICS Social Impact awards. Judges said it had been […]

Fears that a legal challenge over disabled children’s access to school transport could lead to the service being withdrawn for about 900 pupils or taxpayers left with an annual £1.6 million bill appear to have […]

The High Sheriff of North Yorkshire has appointed a fire and rescue cadet to assist him in his official duties. A ceremony to appoint Samuel Baxter, from Northallerton Fire Cadets, as the High Sheriff of […]

Drainage investigation work to help design a scheme to prevent flooding in Aiskew will start next week. North Yorkshire County Council’s highways department is undertaking the works on Bedale Road (former A684) and Jubilee Road. […]