Month: May 2026

Richmond has officially welcomed its new mayor following the town’s 358th Mayor Making Ceremony. During the ceremony on Monday, 18 May 2026, Cllr Clive World was elected as Mayor of Richmond for the 2026/27 civic […]

Road signs which display a driver’s speed alongside a smiley or sad face could continue to be banned from North Yorkshire’s roads despite pleas from communities to allow their use. North Yorkshire Council looks set […]

A man who fled the UK for Cyprus after terrorising his partner at their home has been jailed. Steven Keenan, 27, from Middleham, was due to face trial for affray back in November 2021 but […]

Hipswell and Colburn councillor Kevin Foster has been re-selected as leader of the Green and Independent Group at North Yorkshire Council. The group confirmed Cllr Foster’s reappointment at its latest meeting. In a statement following […]

No motorists have been turned away from North Yorkshire’s household waste centres following the introduction of a rule change, councillors have been told amid ongoing fears about fly-tipping. Concerns were voiced at North Yorkshire Council’s […]

North Yorkshire councillors have urged the region’s mayor to “come to the table” to discuss their authority’s allocation of road repair funding. Members of North Yorkshire Council this week voted in support of a decision […]

Jokes about UFOs at a North Yorkshire Council meeting were a sign “that the truth is out there” about a backroom political deal, it has been claimed. Speaking at a meeting of the full council […]

Firefighters from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service provided first aid to two people following a road traffic collision on the A66 near Gilling West. The incident happened at around 11.20am this morning and involved […]