A CASH-strapped council which is stripping back services to meet statutory requirements looks set to approve providing free transport to ensure patients can reach medical appointments. North Yorkshire County Council’s leading members have been recommended
A SECOND bus strike could be called off if drivers vote in favour of a revised pay offer this week. Unite the Union has reached a consensus with Arriva management after being locked in days of talks, and will ballot members on the pay offer today
THE date for this year's Festival of Thrift has been announced. Organisers have confirmed that celebration of sustainable living with return to the grounds of Kirkleatham Museum over the weekend of September 14 and 15. They are promising a weekend
THE managing director of one of the region's most successful businesses will end a 30-year association with the company on Friday. Mike Matthews at Eaglescliffe automotive firm Nifco at the end of the week, with the company saying he wants to devote
A HEALTH watchdog has urged NHS bosses to reconsider some cost-cutting changes to patient transport services following a public outcry. North Yorkshire County Council’s scrutiny of health committee has resolved to call on clinical commissioning
A CONSERVATIVE-run council which is facing having to make more than £40m of savings over the next three years is set to present its plight to a Treasury minister who has insisted the Government is “not making cuts to local authorities”. North Yorkshire
A CAMPAIGNING shareholder has renewed his protests over the management of a brewery. The storm has been building over the Black Sheep Brewery, based in Masham, since last year when shareholder David Nabarro set up a website entitled "Building a
A LABOURER’S right arm was crushed under falling roof trusses after a council failed to ensure adequate safety measures were in place to protect workers on a building site. The man had been walking in front of a building plot in Darlington when
A FORMER RAF engineer is aiming for the skies after returning to the classroom to qualify as an aerospace engineer. Mother-of-one Catherine Lollis, 26, toured the world while working with the air force, visiting Italy, Gibraltar, Spain and the United
A COUNCIL leader has been urged by opposition councillors to support Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen's plans to buy Durham Tees Valley Airport. Sue Jeffrey, leader of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, has been told to support Mr Houchen's plans
BOSSES at a children's theatre have said their audiences will be able to enjoy "world-class" performances over the coming months after announcing their spring performance line-up. The new season at Darlington's Theatre Hullabaloo will start with
SOARING numbers of children identified as having special needs, rising costs and inadequate Government funding are fuelling the “biggest school funding crisis in decades”, a leading headteacher has warned. Dean Judson, chairman of Darlington’s School
A YOUNG stroke survivor's courage in the face of illness has been recognised with a national award. Angel Williams, from Stockton, suffered a stroke when she was just three-years-old. The ten-year-old was born with an atrial septal defect (ASD
