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A banking hub could be open in Stokesley by the end of August, a meeting heard this week. North Yorkshire councillors were given an update on the new service today (MONDAY) at the Richmond area […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted by a group of youths in Stokesley. The incident happened at about 11pm on Saturday, June 20, near the High Street. According to North Yorkshire […]

Police have released CCTV images of a man and two women they would like to speak to following an alleged make off without payment at a hotel in Great Ayton. North Yorkshire Police said the […]

Regional leaders are set to hold urgent talks to coordinate opposition to the government’s plans to house asylum seekers at the former RAF Linton-on-Ouse site. In a letter to the Mayor of York and North […]

“Devastated” villagers are preparing for a new fight to stop an asylum centre from being opened at a former North Yorkshire RAF base. Councillor Marc Goddard, chair of Linton-on-Ouse Parish Council, said the community was […]

Opposition councillors have welcomed the adoption of North Yorkshire Council’s new Tree and Woodland Policy — but warned that it lacks the urgency and resources needed to deliver its ambitions. Liberal Democrats on the authority […]

Political leaders in North Yorkshire have reacted with dismay to a new plan to create an asylum centre at a former RAF base. The Home Office has earmarked RAF Linton-on-Ouse as one of three Ministry […]

Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has backed his party’s call for increased defence spending to be funded in part through reductions in welfare spending. The proposal was raised during an Opposition Day debate in Parliament, where […]