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North Yorkshire County Council has set an above inflation increase in council tax, with the leader of the authority urging the Government for a long-term solution to “unrelenting pressures on spending from adult and children’s […]

Villagers fighting plans to transform a former police headquarters into a children’s holiday centre have vowed to battle on after the Court of Appeal dealt a fatal blow to a key part of their campaign. […]

Two Hambleton projects are among five schemes set to share £167,000 of grants to boost community transport services across North Yorkshire. Leaders of North Yorkshire County Council will hear the funding is set to be […]

A housing association’s strategy of investing in its existing homes to ensure village communities remain affordable for future generations has received the seal of approval from the new Chancellor. Rishi Sunak MP was recently invited […]

A local authority which was forced to drop charges for pupils not entitled to free home to school transport following a legal challenge from a disability rights campaigner looks set to re-introduce the fares wherever […]

A suspected drink driver has been arrested on the A19 after a member of the public saw them swerving all over the road. The driver of the Mercedes was spotted them on the A1(M) in […]

A public consultation event for the district’s proposed new crematorium on land near Busby Stoop is taking place next week. The drop-in session at Sandhutton and Breckenbrough village hall on Wednesday, February 26 between 1pm […]

Members of a local authority faced with deciding how to cut a further £24.8m from key services have been urged to accept a rise in their basic allowance. An independent panel’s review of the payments […]

North Yorkshire Police are working with Hambleton District Council to target fly tipping. The bodies have launched Operation Clean to address the issue. Inspector Sarah Sanderson, of Hambleton Neighbourhood Policing team, said: “Under Operation Clean, […]

Police are appealing for information following the theft of a motorhome. The vehicle was stolen between 11pm on Sunday, February 16 and 6am Monday, February 17. The vehicle was a white Ford Transit motorhome which […]