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​A junior football club has called on council chiefs to honour a funding pledge for a new full-sized 3G pitch in a North Yorkshire market town. North Yorkshire Council is set to remove a commitment […]

The family of missing Easingwold man Robert Rees-Hughes have paid tribute to him, describing the 35-year-old as “the most gentle and loving person”. Robert has now been missing for 13 days. His family have released […]

Temporary hosepipe restrictions across Yorkshire have been lifted today after a significant recovery in water resources following the region’s driest spring in 132 years and a record-breaking warm summer. The ban, introduced on 11 July, […]

North Yorkshire Police have issued an urgent appeal for sightings and information as officers search for a wanted man from Thirsk. Aaron Telford, 31, is wanted for breaching safeguarding conditions imposed by a court after […]

A conman who cruelly deceived an elderly resident into handing over £1,500 has been jailed. Patrick William John White, 26, from Middlesbrough, turned up unannounced at a property in Thirsk on 11 June 2024. He […]

Rishi Sunak joined pupils, staff and parents to celebrate a Northallerton primary school’s success. The MP took part in Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School’s Golden Assembly which recognises the achievements of individual pupils. He presented […]

People’s lives are falling apart because of huge solar farms being built in the North Yorkshire countryside, say campaigners who claim the cumulative impact of the schemes is being ignored. The warning comes after the […]

North Yorkshire Police have put a dispersal order in place in Thirsk this evening after receiving reports of increased antisocial behaviour. Officers say large groups have gathered in a way that caused alarm to members […]

A maternity support worker at the Friarage Hospital has been recognised with a Chief Midwifery Officer (CMidO) Maternity Support Worker Award for her outstanding contribution to maternity services in North Yorkshire. Becky Eason received the […]

Police are urgently searching for three men who fled from officers on the A19 east of Northallerton this afternoon. A black Ford Kuga was found abandoned near the Tontine, close to Osmotherley, shortly before 3pm […]