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A decision to end free home to school transport for special needs and disabled pupils aged 16 to 18 has helped save the public purse £905,000 in its first year. A North Yorkshire County Council […]

A total of 42 unwanted bikes were dropped off at Bedale Leisure Centre last weekend in the first of two collection sessions. They included outgrown children’s bikes, four rescued from a skip, a 1980s ladies […]

Police say an offender has been identified after offensive messages were written in marker pen on vehicles in Northallerton. Numerous cars parked in the streets around County Hall and the railway station were vandalised. The […]

Hambleton’s four leisure centres are putting a bit of egg-tra spirit into swimming this Easter. The four district council run centres in Bedale, Northallerton, Stokesley and Thirsk and Sowerby are each holding a special pool […]

North Yorkshire Youth (NYY), a children and young people’s charity based at Carlton Lodge Activity Centre near Thirsk, North Yorkshire has won a 2018 Duke of York Community Initiative Award. HRH The Duke of York […]

Citizens Advice has launched a new service for those who need help to apply for universal credit in Hambleton. People will now be able to get support from the charity as they submit their universal […]

An exhibition charting the history of Northallerton’s former prison has re-opened in the town’s library. Hambleton District Council has installed panels detailing how the prison in the centre of Northallerton has changed through its 270 […]

North Yorkshire Police is calling on knitting enthusiasts to create and donate special teddy bears to help comfort traumatised children. Bobby Buddies, which were created by Tracey Conroy and pioneered by Dorset Police, will be […]

North Yorkshire County Council is looking to take back control of highways maintenance. The council currently uses contractors to maintain the county’s roads. The contracts with maintenance company Ringway and professional services consultant WSP will […]

A scout centre has improved its outdoor play equipment thanks to council cash. The Watson Scout Centre in Carlton in Cleveland has used a grant of  £4,500 from Hambleton District Council’s Making a Difference Fund […]