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A senior councillor has told a government minister she is “staggered” at how undemocratic the process to close a North Yorkshire village school has been. Councillor Annabel Wilkinson has written to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson […]

Police have issued an appeal after being called to a pony and trap race on Saturday. The incident took place at about 8am on the A168, near Dishforth, with reports of a number of vehicles […]

Firefighters were called out to rescue four people trapped in a bathroom at the weekend. The incident happened at about 7.45pm in Thirsk. A crew from Thirsk released the occupant’s bathroom after the locking mechanism […]

A driver has been arrested after a collision between a car and a motorbike left the rider in hospital. It happened on West Lane, between Stillington and Easingwold at around 9.20pm last night. A silver […]

Parents will urge councillors to be “big enough to admit when they’re wrong” at a meeting next week to discuss controversial changes to home-to-school transport. Campaigners will return to the council chamber on Monday to […]

Plans by a discount store to open a new branch in a former Barclays Bank are set to be rejected. Officers have recommended that Yorkshire Trading Company’s proposal for the building in Thirsk Market Place […]

A record number of teams from North Yorkshire and County Durham schools competed in a successful Rotary Technology Tournament. A total of 162 students from 11 schools in places including Northallerton, York, Darlington, Thirsk, Richmond, […]

Improving the assessment process is one of the key aims of a new North Yorkshire autism strategy. Council chiefs hope the new North Yorkshire Autism All-Age Strategy 2025-2030 will better support more than 6,000 people […]

Kiplin Hall and Gardens will host a volunteer recruitment event to encourage more people to volunteer and be part of Kiplin’s so-called ‘fifth family’. The venue was previously owned by four families, all related through […]

Three metro mayors have signed an agreement to champion Yorkshire and work together on key areas, such as growth, rail connectivity,  cross-border bus services, and keeping communities safe. Yorkshire’s three metro mayors have today met […]