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Members of North Yorkshire Council today (Wednesday, March 18) agreed to continue with reviews to look at the structure of governance in 19 parishes across the county. The reviews cover a range of proposals, including the potential creation, merger or alteration of parish councils, as well as changes to council sizes. Recommendations have been prepared…
Voters in Coulby Newham can have their say on the ward’s neighbourhood plan in a referendum on Thursday, March 19. Under existing legislation, parish councils and “designated neighbourhood forums” can prepare neighbourhood plans, which can have an impact on planning policies and therefore development of the land. If approved, the neighbourhood plan will play a…
New pedestrian zones, seating areas, and greenery were set for Yarm High Street last year but backlash saw the works thrown out days before they were due to get underway. Residents and businesses slammed the proposals as being “too modern” and “like Teesside Park” – with one saying it would be “like working on the…
New pedestrian zones, seating areas, and greenery were set for Yarm High Street last year but backlash saw the works thrown out days before they were due to get underway. Residents and businesses slammed the proposals as being “too modern” and “like Teesside Park” – with one saying it would be “like working on the…
The Home Office has written to North Yorkshire Council to advise that it is terminating the contract for asylum accommodation with Allerton Court Hotel, in Northallerton. The hotel will stop being used to house family groups of asylum seekers from the beginning of June this year. The government has pledged to end the use of hotels…
The Home Office has written to North Yorkshire Council to advise that it is terminating the contract for asylum accommodation with Allerton Court Hotel, in Northallerton. The hotel will stop being used to house family groups of asylum seekers from the beginning of June this year. The government has pledged to end the use of hotels…
The undated photograph has been unearthed as part of the US department of justice’s Epstein-related document dump earlier this year. According to ITV News, which first reported the image, it was taken between 1999 to 2000 – the time when Mandelson was MP for Hartlepool. In it the King’s disgraced brother Andrew, and Lord Mandelson…
Reform UK had delivered a seismic shock to the North East’s political landscape, sweeping to control of Durham County Council. And it was no close-run thing, with Reform claiming an overwhelming majority and Labour reduced to just a handful of seats in a county that had been a red heartland for decades. In 2026, Reform…
Northallerton Town Council has formally offered its support to the team preparing the bid, saying it believed backing Richmond was the most constructive approach for the wider region. In a letter of support, the council said: “Following detailed discussion, it was resolved that the most constructive and strategic course of action would be to support…
Northallerton Town Council has formally offered its support to the team preparing the bid, saying it believed backing Richmond was the most constructive approach for the wider region. In a letter of support, the council said: “Following detailed discussion, it was resolved that the most constructive and strategic course of action would be to support…
