News

Building work could start on a new 3,000-home community in the North Yorkshire countryside within “a year or two”, senior councillors have been told. Members of North Yorkshire Council’s executive today (TUESDAY) voted to adopt […]

North Yorkshire council bosses have agreed a rule change to make taxis more accessible to wheelchair users — despite warnings the change could hit the elderly, disabled and rural residents. The new policy will mean […]

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information following an arson incident near Strikes and Breakspeare Garth in Northallerton. The incident happened at around 3.30pm on Sunday, March 15, in a field where a group of […]

Rishi Sunak has praised the refurbishment of a Northallerton care home following a visit to see its upgraded facilities. The Richmond and Northallerton MP toured Mount Vale Care Home, where extensive improvements have recently been […]

Campaigners claim councillors at North Yorkshire Council are getting “jittery” over the impact of the controversial home-to-school transport policy on rural areas. Campaign group School Transport Action Group (STAG) has spoken out after a councillor […]

Firefighters were called to a small woodland fire close to a shed in Northallerton. A crew from Northallerton Fire Station attended the incident at around 3.10pm on Sunday in Darlington Road. On arrival, firefighters found […]

Staff from National Gas Transmission have joined volunteers from Wensleydale Railway for a hands-on volunteering and development day helping to repair track in Wensleydale. The group worked alongside the railway’s permanent way (P-Way) team near […]

The government is to stop housing asylum seekers in a North Yorkshire hotel. The Home Office has written to North Yorkshire Council to advise that it is terminating the contract for asylum accommodation with Allerton […]