Year: 2021

Yorkshire Water will carry out work to lay new clean water pipes in Hawes over the coming months, as part of more than £1 million investment in the area. The water company, who said it […]

The county’s police, fire and crime panel has welcomed the resignation of North Yorkshire police, fire and crime commissioner Philip Allott. Mr Allott resigned yesterday after the panel was unanimous in a vote of no […]

Richmondshire District Council has stated it is facing a dilemma over improving the amount of household waste that it collects for recycling to help its “embarrassing” recycling rates. A meeting of Richmondshire District Council’s internal […]

A kitten has been rescued after from the bottom of a 30ft-deep quarry. The animal is set to be rehomed after being stranded in Harmby Quarry, near Leyburn, for at least three days. The kitten’s […]

A police commissioner who has sparked an outcry by stating women “need to be streetwise” following the murder of York woman Sarah Everard has resigned following a unanimous vote of no confidence. Just 134 days […]

An estimated 23,000 homes are still unable to receive a TV signal after the switch on of the temporary Bilsdale transmitter, engineers say. The 80-metre mast was turned on yesterday and people are now being […]

Richmondshire District Council has cancelled plans to increase charges for parking permits and garden waste collections amid concerns about rising fuel prices and expected national tax increases. The council’s corporate board rejected its medium-term plan […]

Under-fire North Yorkshire police boss Philip Allott will face a vote of no confidence in his leadership at a crunch meeting today. The motion, which will be proposed by Liberal Democrat councillor Darryl Smalley, will […]

More than 2,000 properties have lost power this evening due to a cable issue. Northern Powergrid says 2,020 homes and businesses in the Richmond area are affected. Power is due to be back on by […]