A GROUP of local authority leaders fighting plans which would see their councils replaced by a unitary authority covering the largest area in England have ramped up tensions by accusing their county council rivals of using “propaganda”. The leaders
A HUGE fire has completely destroyed a fuel station and shop in Richmond. Large plumes of smoke could be seen across the town and beyond after the fire broke out at the Nisa Local fuel station and shop in Victoria Road, at around 2.30pm today.
TWO talented North-East music students are in wonderland after teaming up with one of the world’s best drummers. James Hughes and Maria Winter have collaborated with Keith Carlock on their new song “Alice”, which has just been released on Spotify
TEN projects in Yorkshire have been approved for funding from a Government scheme to help boost economic recovery. The infrastructure projects will benefit from £15.4m secured by York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership. The funding
MUSICIANS from the orchestra of Sage Gateshead came together to play for the first time in nearly five months as part of two special outdoor performances in Newcastle last Saturday. Royal Northern Sinfonia became one of the first full orchestras
THE deadline to apply for a scheme set up to help dairy farmers during the pandemic has been extended. The NFU has welcomed the news that Defra has extended the application deadline to midnight on Friday, September 11, giving farmers yet to be paid
Fines for repeatedly refusing to wear a mask could soar to £3,200 and organisers of illegal raves could face a £10,000 penalty - Boris Johnson has announced ahead of further easing of England’s lockdown. Here is a full summary of the changes across
Hairdressers in England will have to wear a face mask and a visor under strict new rules, Boris Johnson has announced. The move comes as the PM revealed on Thursday night (August 13) that more lockdown restrictions would ease across the country
A CYCLIST whose life was saved by her helmet has urged other riders to always wear one. Fiona Wyne, was badly injured in the crash losing her front teeth, broken ribs and a cut to the back of her head. But the North Yorkshire cyclist says the important
A WALTER Mitty character who was in severe financial difficulties took his own life after checking into a hotel in North Yorkshire. Adam Rutherford, 20, from Hartlepool told a girlfriend and his employers he had to look after his mother who was
EMPLOYERS will be able to claim a one-off payment of £1,000 for every employee they have previously received a grant for under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and who remains continuously employed through to the end of January 2021.
HOW sad the news that Charles Barker has died. Head of the renowned Barkers department store in Northallerton the tributes that have been paid are a testament of the calibre of a man who was universally described as a 'true gentleman'. Not only
A FOODBANK which has seen need quadruple over the pandemic has said a big thankyou to supporters and is reminding people they are there to help. Hambleton Foodshare is based in Northallerton . Chairman Michael Webster said: "We want to say a massive
A SCAMMER claiming to be a police detective has been relentlessly targetting residents across North Yorkshire. Police have issued an urgent warning to people not to be taken in by the fraudster who has already got away with thousands of pounds.
AN immaculately presented triangle of land at the junction of some of Darlington’s most used roads will become the focus of an event to remember the sacrifices of Britain’s Armed Forces and those who died in some of the worst atrocities of the Second
BEDALE AFC have announced their Covid-19 plans to enable the season to start with friendly games immediately and league games early in September at the Heck Stadium. The club received a £,2700 grant from the Sport England Community Emergency Fund
SINCE the invention of the internal combustion engine, mankind’s desire to pit himself and machinery against his counterparts has evolved into British motorsport boasting a rich and successful history which continues to this day. The North-East
LANCE CORPORAL John McDonald died of dysentery in a crowded Japanese “hell ship”, and his body was buried at sea somewhere off Taiwan, but he left behind an amazing piece of writing about a rare moment of beauty amid the squalid horror in a Far East
