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Proposals to build a Hambleton-based crematorium have been supported by councillors. Member of the district council’s cabinet gave the go ahead for the idea and agreed that £250,000 be included in the capital programme to […]

A former Thirsk hospital is be converted into Hambleton’s first permanent hospice. Hambleton District Council is to gift the Lambert Hospital to Herriot Hospice Homecare to create a facility offering a range of end of […]

A legal challenge which was designed to increase disabled children’s access to school transport could lead to the service being withdrawn for a mass of pupils or taxpayers left with an annual £1.6 bill. In […]

Northallerton School and Sixth Form College has been handed almost £9m to move site as a new management structure is announced at the school. The school has received the money from the Department for Education […]

Sutton Bank will close for a week from next Monday for annual maintenance work. During the closure the rock face beside the A170 will be inspected to ensure the route remains structurally safe. Osgodby Lane, […]

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision on the A172 early this morning. At 12.15am oa white Nissan Navara pick-up truck and a JCB tractor, which was towing a trailer, collided on the […]

A contractor has been appointed to begin work on the Treadmills scheme in Northallerton. Central Northallerton Development Company Ltd (CNDCL), which is behind the redevelopment of the former Northallerton Prison site in North Yorkshire, has […]

North Yorkshire County Council is encouraging local organisations to apply for grants for initiatives which will widen participation in cycling, as a result of Yorkshire hosting the UCI Road World Championships in September. The Places […]

Police in North Yorkshire have warned poachers that their illegal behaviour will not be tolerated as autumn approaches, with Hambleton identified as a hotspot for the problem. The seasonal trend of illegal hare coursing matches […]

North Yorkshire continues to have the worst record for crimes against birds of prey in the country, with the RSPB calling for an independent review of driven grouse shooting in the country. The charity says […]