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The custodians of the North York Moors National Park look set to consider ramping up efforts to prevent the destruction of its cultural heritage after becoming overwhelmed by unauthorised works to nationally important buildings. A […]

The Wensleydale Railway has appealed for information following vandalism at the line’s Leeming Bar station. Railway volunteers have blamed children for the damage to coaches at the site. They posted photos of the vandalism on […]

A ten-mile stretch of the A1(M) will be resurfaced using pioneering technology next week. Highways England is taking an innovative approach to reconstructing the southbound stretch between Leeming and Ripon interchange. Road chiefs say the […]

Police are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage after a black Renault was involved in five separate collisions, including one that left a motorcyclist seriously injured. At around 12.35pm on Wednesday, the rider of a […]

A scheme which provides emergency food parcels for people facing temporary financial problems has a new coordinator. Alison Grainger – a former trustee of the scheme has taken over the reins. Alison has been involved […]

North Yorkshire Police is joining forces across the country in appealing for people to hand in unwanted guns with a two-week surrender of firearms and ammunition, starting today. Although offences linked to firearms are extremely […]

A band of knitters are set to decorate Northallerton with rainbow bunting and cycling shirts to celebrate the visit of the world road race championships this September. But the groups – Barkers Knit and Natter […]

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 […]