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The future of a former Thirsk hospital looks set to be decided in September. Hambleton District Council bought the Lambert Hospital earlier this year to save it for the community it served.    It closed its […]

Proposals for a Hambleton-based crematorium were unveiled by district council leaders today. Leader of the council, Councillor Mark Robson, said that approval for the scheme will be sought from members in September. Work on the […]

A housing association has announced plans to start work on a rural affordable housing schemes near Thirsk. Broadacres used Rural Housing Week to reveal that work will shortly get underway on the two schemes – in […]

A van has overturned causing delays on the A168 this morning. The occupants suffered minor injuries in the accident on the northbound carriageway between Topcliffe and the B1448 Thorpefield junction. Police say they will need […]

A former councillor who is campaigning against a ban to stop lorry drivers from staying overnight on an industrial estate has announced he will hold a new of direct action there later this week. Andy […]

Four boys have been praised by North Yorkshire Police for handing in a dangerous knife they found in Thirsk. At around 4pm on Sunday 14 July the four boys, aged approximately, had been in the […]

A man has pleaded guilty to a robbery at a jewellers in Northallerton earlier this year. 38-year-old Victor Okumu, from Lazenby, near Middlesbrough, has pleaded guilty to robbing Bradley’s Jewellers on March 11. He is […]

Volunteers are wanted for the Good Friends project in Hambleton which is run by Age UK North Yorkshire & Darlington. The scheme helps connect communities by matching lonely and isolated people with volunteers in their […]

North Yorkshire’s police and fire commissioner has outlined her determination to implement measures to prevent bullying in her office following criticism that she failed to act upon a series of recommendations to address the issue. North […]

Police are appealing for information after a motorbike was stolen from a pub car park. The black AJS Regal Raptor motorbike was taken from the car park of the Green Tree Inn in Brompton at […]