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  • Recycling road surfaces plan approved

    A PLAN to recycle road stones by creating a plant capable of crushing 10,000 tonnes a year has been approved despite concerns over noise from the operation hitting nearby residents. North Yorkshire County Council’s planning committee heard the scheme

  • Energy firm exchanges fracking for green aim

    THE energy firm behind one of the most controversial plans North Yorkshire has seen in decades has announced it has dropped its ambition to frack for shale gas and instead is working towards environmentally-friendly schemes. Almost four years after

  • Spring Ball brings another year of fundraising

    A SPRING Ball is set to take place on Saturday May 2, hosted by the charity Wendy’s Wish. The event, in Leyburn,North Yorkshire, comes after the success of the first Wendy’s Wish Ball held in 2017. The charity was set up in memory of Wendy Reed

  • Guisborough crush Whitby in derby match

    Guisborough travelled a short distance over the North York Moors to take on Whitby in a derby day clash. Playing uphill against the wind and low bright sunlight, the visitors attacked from the kick-off. Phil Shields broke out of his own 22 metre area

  • Letters to the Editor: Friday, January 17, 2020

    Forward planning IN support of Ken Tunstall’s letter (D&S Times, letters Jan 10) may I offer the following as further proof that North Yorkshire County Council do not seem to “forward plan and evaluate the consequences of road schemes”. Just

  • Zero carbon in a decade 'among top challenges'

    A LOCAL authority with a carbon footprint equivalent to more than 13,000 transatlantic return flights could forego significant amounts of its resources to become more environmentally-friendly. The scale of the challenge facing North Yorkshire County

  • Guisborough extend unbeaten run with hard-fought draw

    Guisborough Town 2 Hebburn Town 2 (Northern League – Division One) Guisborough Town stretched their unbeaten run to six matches with a well-earned and fully deserved point against high-flying Hebburn Town at the KGV Stadium on Saturday. The 2