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Bedale has become the UK’s second ever Makaton-friendly town – and is now preparing to welcome the Tour de Yorkshire using the form of sign language. The town has been awarded the status by the Makaton […]

Council officials have issued a statement clarifying that a proposed charity motorbike ride was not cancelled by them after facing a barrage of criticism from bikers and residents. Riders taking part in the annual Squires […]

A new community minibus has taken to the road in Bedale. Rishi Sunak MP performed the official launch duties for the new 14-seater vehicle run by Bedale Community Minibus, a registered charity. The new minibus, […]

A decision to end free home to school transport for special needs and disabled pupils aged 16 to 18 has helped save the public purse £905,000 in its first year. A North Yorkshire County Council […]

A total of 42 unwanted bikes were dropped off at Bedale Leisure Centre last weekend in the first of two collection sessions. They included outgrown children’s bikes, four rescued from a skip, a 1980s ladies […]

Police say an offender has been identified after offensive messages were written in marker pen on vehicles in Northallerton. Numerous cars parked in the streets around County Hall and the railway station were vandalised. The […]

Hambleton’s four leisure centres are putting a bit of egg-tra spirit into swimming this Easter. The four district council run centres in Bedale, Northallerton, Stokesley and Thirsk and Sowerby are each holding a special pool […]

North Yorkshire Youth (NYY), a children and young people’s charity based at Carlton Lodge Activity Centre near Thirsk, North Yorkshire has won a 2018 Duke of York Community Initiative Award. HRH The Duke of York […]

Citizens Advice has launched a new service for those who need help to apply for universal credit in Hambleton. People will now be able to get support from the charity as they submit their universal […]

An exhibition charting the history of Northallerton’s former prison has re-opened in the town’s library. Hambleton District Council has installed panels detailing how the prison in the centre of Northallerton has changed through its 270 […]