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A scheme to build an estate solely of affordable housing in Northallerton has been warmly welcomed by a council which has voiced frustration over the difficulties in getting below market value properties built. Members of […]

Housing developers have been given permission to ignore a council’s policy and “build into open countryside” amid hopes it will ease major parking issues outside a primary school. Members of Hambleton District Council’s planning committee […]

A warning from bosses at James Cook University Hospital that patients with minor in juries are in for a “long wait” highlights the need for the A&E at the Friarage to remain open, campaigners say. […]

A HGV crashed this morning on the A1 near Disforth. The accident on the northbound slip road at junction 49. The lorry has left the road and driven over a safety barrier. Highways officers are […]

A warning has been issued after reports of rogue traders targeting vulnerable people in Northallerton. In one case this week an elderly woman was pressured into paying £27 for a cleaning cloth and a pair […]

North Yorkshire County Council, which is aiming to recruit an “army of volunteers” to provide services it no longer funds, must ensure those offering help for free are given equal treatment, a meeting has heard. […]

Police are appealing for information after a man conned a Hutton Rudby resident out of cash. On Wednesday, February 20 a man approached a homeowner and claimed to work for Broadacres Housing Association before scamming […]

Dozens of neighbourhood schemes look set to be awarded a share of a £125,000 fund to boost communities. Hambleton District councillors from each of the five market town areas have selected 42 projects to receive […]

A move to focus more high street regeneration investment in Northallerton has been defended by a council as it prepares a multi-million pound bid for government funding. Leaders of Hambleton District Council said a bid […]