News

Drivers who speed through North Yorkshire towns and villages are being warned that they will be caught as a county-wide operation launches. Traffic officers, safety camera operators and volunteers from community speed watch groups will […]

The North York Moors National Park Trust is examining the development of a project to boost habitats for Yellowhammer, Song Thrush, Redstart and Turtle Dove, which have seen significant declines due to farming practices. A […]

Police are hunting thieves who broke into cars parked at Northallerton Rugby Club. The incident happened on Saturday evening at the club in Northallerton Road, Brompton. Police say a number of vehicles were broken into […]

The owner of a controversy-hit airfield has dismissed claims he is ignoring planning restrictions and developing the site to welcome jet planes. It has emerged that since Hambleton District Council approved Martin Scott’s plan to […]

A hung-over driver who was still over the limit when he caused a fatal crash 19 hours after his last drink has been jailed. Tradesman Peter Newbrook fell asleep and ploughed his van into the […]

A housebuilder says they are investigating whether a minor earthquake on Teesside could have caused a porch on a home 25 miles away near Bedale to collapse. The porch collapsed at the home of Caryl […]

A small village, which has been the ancestral home of the Crathorne family since the early thirteenth century, is making its play area safe thanks to council cash. After eight years of work by Councillor […]

North Yorkshire Police say the county continues to have the lowest crime rate in the country despite a 12 per cent rise in recorded offences — including a sharp 26 per cent increase in violent […]

A 52-year-old woman has been arrested following the discovery of 25 cannabis plants in Northallerton. The drugs were found following a drug seizure at a house in the town on Wednesday. Police searched the property […]