North Yorkshire councillors are set to submit a fresh list of recommendations for a shake-up of council divisions after their ...

Young people are being encouraged to help run the ever-popular Summer Reading Challenge soon to launch in North Yorkshire libraries. The challenge, which is organised by the Reading Agency, relies on ...

Police are appealing for information after two garage burglaries in High Street, Great Broughton. They happened around 1.40am ...

Three new programmes designed to tackle skills shortages will “break down barriers to learning”, according to York and North Yorkshire mayor David Skaith. More than 1,000 learners and tutors are set ...

Capital projects proposed by North Yorkshire’s former borough and district councils could be cancelled unless new funding can be found, council bosses have warned. Senior councillors at North ...

A professional thief is back behind bars after stockpiling an array of crime-related items at a secret hide-out and breaching a court order designed to help police keep track of him. Brian Thexton, 49 ...

A move to make councillors consider the financial implications of any proposed policy change at North Yorkshire Council has been described as an attempt to “stifle debate and gag opposition”. The ...

Campaigners trying to stop what has been called ‘Britain’s most controversial motorway service station’ from being built have called for the scheme to go back to the drawing board amid claims new ...

Councils engaged with a scheme to bring a new household waste incinerator to Teesside have been given a “look before you leap” warning. The Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TVERF) is projected to ...

The rainfall over the weekend was not enough to see reservoir levels increase across the region, Yorkshire Water bosses say. The water company said its reservoir stocks have been falling since late ...

A man has been jailed for dangerous driving following a police pursuit that started on the A64 and ended on the A19 near Easingwold. Kenan Joseph, 23, previously of Harehills, Leeds, was jailed for 16 ...

Thirsk and Sowerby Festival is among the successful applicants for phase one of the Vibrant and Sustainable High Street Fund launched by the mayor of York and North Yorkshire. Mayor David Skaith ...