The Latest Breaking News from North Yorkshire

York and North Yorkshire devolution deal welcomed by business groups

The unveiling of the devolution deal has been announced on Yorkshire Day

Birmingham Post · Aug 1, 2022

Rugby club says teens killed in horror crash were 'nicest lads you could find'

Teenagers Aaron Bell, Loui Banks and one of their schoolmates died in a crash near the town of Bedale, in North Yorkshire, with an 18-year-old driver left in hospital with serious injuries

Daily Mirror · Aug 1, 2022

Devolution deal for York and North Yorkshire unveiled

The landmark agreement will create a new combined authority across the region led by a directly elected mayor.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022

Life for mother who murdered toddler on day of family court hearing

Carol Hodgson used a plastic bag to smother Daniel Hodgson Green in North Yorkshire in February.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Woman jailed for life after admitting to murdering two-year-old son in North Yorkshire

The mother had murdered her son and then attempted to kill herself, prosecutors said

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

'Brazen' seagull 'swipes 18 bags of crisps in series of raids before stealing flapjacks'

The cheeky bird was captured on CCTV strolling into Heron Foods branch in Filey, North Yorkshire, snatching a large pack of Ready Salted crisps, before being chased out by a staff member

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

Huge fire breaks out in North Yorkshire field as heatwave takes hold

It comes as UK braces for warm weather throughout week

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Abandoned home frozen in time with widow's dressing gowns still hanging off bedroom door

Documents suggest the House of Sadness was once home to a lady named Ann Harrison who lived alone at the property in North Yorkshire after her husband died 17 years ago

Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2022

Second homeowners in UK beauty spot could pay twice as much council tax as villagers

Days after North Yorkshire County Council's executive agreed to investigate whether it could effectively levy a 100 per cent council tax rise on second homes, second home owners have said they are just "easy targets for a complicated problem"

Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2022

School axes uniforms to help kids survive heatwave as letter pleads with parents

Pupils at Stokesley School in North Yorkshire were allowed to wear their PE kits to class on Monday to help them cope in the blistering heatwave, with temperatures set to reach 27C

Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2022