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The leader of a North Yorkshire County Council has spoken of his optimism that the next prime minister will plough more funding into areas facing severe financial pressures. In a statement to a full meeting […]

The leaders of a council facing a £2.5m overspend on home-to-school transport have agreed measures to strip back the service to the legal minimum. North Yorkshire County Council’s executive unanimously approved a series of measures […]

The leadership of Hambleton District Council, which saw the number of opposition members swell by 300 per cent after the May elections, has denied setting out to humiliate a Tory turned Independent councillor. Councillor Andrew […]

A plan to create a large extension to a water treatment works on the edge of a Hambleton village has been recommended for approval, despite concerns it could damage the landscape and limit residents’ privacy. […]

The future use of North Yorkshire’s historic lanes remains uncertain as an influential body appeared to hit deadlock over a proposal to automatically ban non-essential vehicles if they damaged the routes. Green lanes – unsealed […]

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information following a burglary at Ingleby Arncliffe. It is believed the incident took place sometime between 4pm on Tuesday and 5.45am today. During the incident, a green Suzuki King […]

Police are appealing for witnesses following a crash near Bedale this evening. The collision occurred at about 6.30pm and involved a black Ford Kuga car and a black motorbike. It occurred on the A684 near the […]

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 […]