Month: July 2026

Rural communities have been “let down and left behind” by governments of all parties, the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire said as regional leaders agreed a new plan to deliver 5,000 rural homes and […]

Funding for North Yorkshire communities on the 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain route has been announced, as the full course for the penultimate stage is announced. The fourth men’s race stage will begin in Helmsley […]

Representatives from South Korea have visited the Yorkshire Dales to learn how England’s National Trails are planned, managed and promoted as they develop the country’s first coast-to-coast long-distance walking route. A delegation of seven representatives […]

North Yorkshire Council says its planning department — previously branded as “diabolical” — is seeing staffing improvements. A number of new planning officers had joined the council to cover the Richmond constituency area in recent […]

Cricket legend and life peer Ian Botham has spoken out over plans to “destroy the gorgeous countryside” by installing wind farms on remote moorland. Lord Botham, who lives near Richmond, is backing a campaign to […]

A former tearoom near a historic monument is set to be turned into holiday accommodation. Plans have been submitted for the change of use of buildings on the Jervaulx Abbey Estate, between Leyburn and Masham. […]

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a marked police vehicle was involved in a collision with a car on the A684 near Leyburn. The collision happened at about 12.50pm on Tuesday on the […]