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A proposal to spend £100,000 a year supporting North Yorkshire’s town and parish councils to take on additional responsibilities has been rejected. ​Opposition parties on North Yorkshire Council (NYC) tabled an amendment to the annual […]

​North Yorkshire Council chiefs say they would rather not increase council tax by the maximum allowed — but they don’t live “in a world of unicorns and rainbows”. Members of the authority voted in favour […]

The Richmond and Northallerton MP Rishi Sunak joined young people, volunteers and families to celebrate a year of achievement, service and personal growth at the North Hambleton Scouts Awards. The event, held at East Harlsey […]

A new housing development linked to a community’s bid to secure the future of an allotments field could be given the go-ahead next week. Planning officers at North Yorkshire Council have recommended that councillors should […]

A councillor breached North Yorkshire Council’s code of conduct by using a council pool car at weekends for personal business, a panel has ruled. Councillor Andrew Lee, Conservative member for Appleton Roebuck and Church Fenton […]

Councillors have voted not to take action despite being told that parents have been denied free school transport to their child’s catchment school due to incorrect information in North Yorkshire Council systems. Senior officers have […]

Police are appealing for help to trace a 63-year-old man who has been missing from Northallerton for several weeks. Neil Kendrew was last confirmed to have been seen in Northallerton on Sunday, 7 December 2025, […]

Plans to bring a former high school in Northallerton back into use to support children and young people with specialist educational needs are set to be reconsidered by councillors next week. Members of North Yorkshire […]

A 38-year-old man from Thirsk who was the subject of a police appeal earlier this month has been arrested. North Yorkshire Police confirmed that Liam Baker has now been located and arrested following the public […]

Firefighters from Thirsk, Ripon and Northallerton were called to a wagon fire on the A19 between Ellerbeck and Jeater Houses on Monday afternoon. Crews were alerted at 3.15pm to reports of a lorry carrying fertiliser […]