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Emergency services are currently at the scene of a serious collision on the A168 in the Dishforth and Boroughbridge area. The crash, which involved two vehicles, happened at around 7.15am today. As a result, the […]

Police are appealing for information after a BB gun was reportedly fired in Bedale. The incident happened on Bridge Street in the early hours of Tuesday, September 10, between midnight and 2am. Officers say the […]

A decision on the closure of two public toilets in North Yorkshire has been postponed amid prickly exchanges between senior Conservative councillors and a former cabinet colleague. North Yorkshire Council’s executive committee has agreed that […]

A senior councillor says the “jury is still out” on North Yorkshire Council’s troubled house-building company Brierley Homes. Deputy leader Gareth Dadd, executive member for finance and resources, said the authority was monitoring the company’s […]

Continued rainfall across Yorkshire has led to a small rise in groundwater and reservoir levels for the first time in eight months. Yorkshire Water said reservoir stocks stood at 30.8% on Monday – a 0.2% […]

Councillors have agreed to request that a banking hub be opened in Stokesley after the town was left without any bank branches. Members of the Richmond area committee voted unanimously to submit an application for […]

A Government decision not to house single male asylum seekers in a North Yorkshire hotel has been welcomed by politicians. The Home Office has written to North Yorkshire Council to confirm that it will not […]

Police are appealing for information following the theft of a Land Rover Discovery in Upsall, near Thirsk. The black vehicle, registration CR08 BYN, was stolen from an address in the village on Sunday, September 14 […]

A free drop-in session to raise awareness about skin cancer will be available at one of the biggest agricultural shows in the region. The skin cancer team from The James Cook University Hospital will be […]

Firefighters from Northallerton and Tadcaster were called to Kirby Sigston at 2.40pm after two cows became trapped in mud in a ditch. Working alongside the farmer, crews used strops, manpower, swift water rescue equipment and […]