Year: 2020

Health officials and police in North Yorkshire have warned against “unacceptable” New Year’s Eve parties and urged people to welcome in 2021 in their own home. Louise Wallace, the county’s new director of public health, told […]

Rescue volunteers came to the aid of a sledger who hit a rock in Wensleydale yesterday. Members of Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team were called out to the incident above Askrigg. A spokesperson for the team […]

Firefighters were called to a house fire caused by a washing machine yesterday. The fire was reported at 12.41 at an address in Catterick Village. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said a washing machine […]

The NHS has insisted Harrogate’s Nightingale hospital is ready to be stepped up again – despite concerns over how it would be staffed. In the face of rising coronavirus cases and mounting pressure on hospitals, […]

By Betsy Everett Flood prevention measures in the Dales hamlet of Appersett are underway after residents met representatives of North Yorkshire County Council to voice their fears, County Councillor Yvonne Peacock has told Hawes and […]

Bishopdale Bridge on the B6160, between West Burton and Kettlewell, could be closed if repairs are not soon carried out soon, Aysgarth and District Parish Council was told at its last meeting. During the virtual […]

North Yorkshire is to be moved from tier 2 to tier 3 restrictions, the Government has announced this afternoon. The change will come into force at midnight tonight. It comes amid a sharp rise in […]

A move from tier 2 to tier 3 for North Yorkshire is “on the cards”, a senior council chief has warned this evening. Richard Webb, North Yorkshire County Council’s corporate director for health and adult […]

Plans have been submitted for the rebuilding of a Richmond petrol station which was destroyed by fire. A planning application has been submitted to Richmondshire District Council for a new service station and shop in […]