TRANSPORT bosses have been told bus services covering a borough are totally inadequate, with poor routes, unattractively priced fares and poor reliability. A meeting of Darlington Borough Council’s communities and local services scrutiny committee
EFFORTS to recycle rubbish in town and village centres would be more successful if bins are moved further away from takeaways, better signposted and processes simplified, a meeting has heard. Leading members of Richmondshire District Council said
FLOOD-hit parts of North Yorkshire are preparing for more bad weather this weekend. North Yorkshire County Council is working with the Met Office and Environment Agency to track where strong winds and heavy rain are most likely to hit when Storm
A LONG-running inquiry has concluded introducing a blanket 20mph speed limit across all settlements in England’s largest county would be “unrealistic” in terms of cost and enforcement and could also be unnecessary. While a growing number of authorities
WIND and driving rain are debilitating for us all, for people whose homes and businesses have been flooded in the past it's a true nightmare. And with the floods earlier this week people were again battling to keep the water out. Some didn't manage
RAIN, wind and snow are causing chaos for many as the clean up continues in the wake of Storm Ciara and amid continued weather warnings. Closed roads reopened as the pressure on the Tees, Swale, Ure and Ouse reduced but four schools were closed
BRITAIN'S friendliest Bed and Breakfast is showcasing local produce in a drive to offer guests a special themed cookery experience. Paul and Amy Callin, owners of Woodlands Farm near Thimbleby, on the North York Moors, was voted Britain’s friendliest
VISITORS and residents who use car parks across Hambleton a million times a year will now be able to pay by every possible method councillors have agreed. Hambleton District Council is bringing in the changes to ticket machines at their car parks
THE region's top farming awards will mark the start of a new decade by once celebrating the very best of Northern agriculture. The countdown has begun to the big night when the winners of this year’s Northern Farmer Awards will be revealed. The
A DALES artist will host a second exhibition of work at the end of the month in Richmond. My Back Yard an exhibition of paintings and prints by Wensleydale – based Lynn Ward inspired by the humble magnificence of Yorkshire Dales landscape which
Making Tax Digital (MTD) – Time is Running Out By Helen Robinson, Armstrong Watson Northallerton MAKING Tax Digital came into force in March 2019 for UK VAT registered businesses with turnover in excess of £85,000. Since then, the vast majority
A YORKSHIREMAN living in China has shared his experience of coronavirus with The Northern Echo. Christian Austin, from Catterick, has been “heavily affected” by the virus, forced to work from home inside a gated community where he is unable to leave
ONE of North Yorkshire’s youngest Scout groups looks set to help shape waste management in a village after they wrote to a council to highlight how a mountain of waste was being dumped outside their school, homes and where they play. Members of
WORK has begun on Darlington’s new fire station this week, marking goodbye to a 50-year-old building. County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service’s (CDDFRS) fire station, in Darlington town centre, will be completely rebuilt in a bid to
A WOMAN who smashed the handle of a frying pan when she whacked a man over the head following a drunken argument has pleaded guilty to affray. Laura-Jane Storey picked up the weapon when a brawl in a house on Wilson Street, Darlington, spilled out
FROM the devastation of losing loved ones to improving health, people who had been struggling with rising drinking have shared their stories to inspire others as part of a campaign in North Yorkshire. Four residents shared their stories in the Wake
A GARDEN memorial has been unveiled to a woman who devoted herself to helping the community in Northallerton and the surrounding district. June Darrah MBE died last year aged 89 after a lifetime of volunteering, community work and helping those
IT WAS A QUIETER week for Richmond and Zetland Harriers’ finest but a storm did get in the way and ended a few trips out due to cancelled events, however plenty was achieved both at home and also further away – a lot further away. It was the Northern
WITH storm Ciara forecast for Sunday, the Saturday park runners were lucky to get their races in before the weather significantly worsened. It was a special day for Rosie Gatenby achieving her 100th Park Run, this week at Fountains Abbey, though
LABOUR Party leadership candidate Keir Starmer will today slam the Tory government for what he describes as a "decade of failure" on Tees Valley transport infrastructure. Ten years ago, proposals for a Tees Valley Metro system were cancelled by
