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MPs and council chiefs are lobbying the government to lower its house building target for North Yorkshire amid fears housing development could become a “free-for-all”. A new target of more than 4,000 new homes a […]

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to following a shop theft at Exelby. The theft happened at around 10am on April 2 at Exelby Services on the A19. […]

Firefighters were called to a wagon trailer containing rubbish on fire yesterday. The incident was reported in Thirsk at about 9.30am. Fire crews from Thirsk and Northallerton responded to the incident. Firefighters used breathing apparatus […]

Police are appealing for information about the theft of a push bike from the car park at Thirsk School and Sixth Form car park. It happened between 11am and 12.30pm on Friday, May 2. A […]

Fire crews from Stokesley, Northallerton, and Danby responded to a fire in Great Busby, near Stokesley, that began as a controlled burn but got out of control, spreading to a collapsed stable block. The crews […]

Volunteers behind a community space for those struggling with mental health and emotional well-being are expanding their reach after attracting funding support from a housing association. The Living Rooms in Northallerton town centre attracts people […]

High food standards must remain a red line in any future trade talks with the US, York and North Yorkshire’s mayor has said. Mayor David Skaith said he would continue to press the Government to […]

Parents and opposition councillors have hit out at a council’s “appalling communication” over the introduction of new school bus passes following a change in policy. The criticism is the latest directed at North Yorkshire Council […]

North Yorkshire Council held a flag-raising ceremony at County Hall in Northallerton to mark VE Day yesterday. A two-minute silence was also observed at the remembrance memorial, which took place across the country at 12 […]

Firefighters were called to a park bench on fire in Bedale last night. The incident was reported at about 11.25pm. A fire crew from Bedale responded to the blaze. They used a hose reel jet […]