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Primary schools across the county are beginning to return into the brave new world created by the Covid-19 pandemic. For many youngsters, it’s the first time they will have been in a formal learning setting […]

A former children’s commissioner for England has said lessons “needed to be learned” and improvements to professional practice “continue to be made”, following an lengthy inquiry into the case of two teenagers who plotted to carry out […]

A body charged with conserving and enhancing the natural beauty and cultural heritage of a national park has issued assurances to villagers they won’t face any more development after being accused of double standards. The […]

A Thirsk resident has achieved her target of standing up 100 times before her 100th birthday to raise money for charity. Joyce Richardson, who struggles to stand up, has been challenging herself to complete 100 […]

Northallerton Mowbray Rotary club re-invented their annual photographic competition this year and raised money for a local charity. The competition was rebranded ‘Life in Lockdown’ encouraged entrants to submit images that depicted how lockdown had […]

Plans for a major extension of one of Hambleton’s key industrial estates have taken a step forward Chief executive of Hambleton District Council, Dr Justin Ives, used his emergency powers to approve negotiations with the […]

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after a vehicle was stolen after a burglary. The blue Isuzu Rodeo 4×4, registration WR11 PVO, was taken from the Bullamoor Rd/Scholla Lane area of Northallerton after a […]

The district council has launched a new Government-led grant scheme  for Hambleton businesses.   The local government discretionary grant scheme has been set up to help businesses who have previously been outside of the scope of the two other coronavirus business grant fund schemes.  […]

North Yorkshire County Council, which has been accused of failing to secure hundreds of thousands of pounds of contributions towards education from housing developers, looks set to overhaul its policy to increase funding to expand […]

A housing association has provided £4,000 worth of funding to support three food banks which are continuing to help local people in need despite the upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Hambleton FoodShare, Influence Church […]