A COUNCIL facing a major decision over one of its key services has been left “between a rock and a hard place” by the government’s demand to replace nine councils with one or more unitary authorities. A Richmondshire District Council scrutiny committee
Salt of the Earth is a partnership between North Yorkshire County Council and the Darlington and Stockton Times to celebrate acts of kindness across our communities. For the latest feature highlighting the impact of good deeds in the county, Alexa
AFTER 38 fatalities and 360 serious injuries on the roads of North Yorkshire last year police leaders are calling on residents to have their say in a national road safety survey. North Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan
EXTRA funding has helped boost domestic abuse and sexual trauma services in North Yorkshire and York as demand soared during the pandemic. The trauma groups at the Women’s Wellness Centre in York were close to capacity before lockdown and extra
PLANS to build five five bedroomed houses on the site of a house and day nursery have been turned down by planning inspectors. An appeal was made after Hambleton District Council refused planning permission for the development which would involve
A WILDLIFE and landscape exhibition showcasing the Yorkshire Dales which has been two years in the making is being staged at Richmond Station. There were fears because of Covid-19 the exhibition featuring work by Dales artist Jo Garlick would not
A HOUSING estate that was left behind as high speed broadband was introduced across the rest of a town is set to get connections that are 1,000 times faster than they currently have. Following an eight-year campaign by councillors in the Park East
DIFFICULT conversations have become one of the big issues of the times. North Yorkshire Police raised the tricky topic this week of approaching the thorny problem of telling relatives and friends it could be time they gave up driving. It came after
IT was great to see so many smiling faces at the home of Allerton Juniors Athletics Club on Sunday, September 6, eager to take part in some tough competition, but more excited to meet special guest and newly crowned British 5k Champion, Marc Scott.
A BODYBUILDER who left the Navy in order to pursue his dream of being a strongman has lifted his way into The UK's Strongest Man finals. Ben Williams, 28, originally from Darlington but now living in Stockton, finished fourth in a recent England's
AN investigation has been launched into why a local authority has written off debts such as unpaid council tax and council house rent totalling more than £2m – the equivalent of it receiving 1,111 fewer band D council tax payments. A meeting of
A WOMAN from North Yorkshire undergoing pioneering treatment for cancer is urging people not to delay seeking medical help because they are concerned about the coronavirus. Barbara Cox, 75, from Northallerton, started to suffer shortness of breath
