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Knife bins to be installed across North Yorkshire in crime crackdown
Knife bins are to be installed across York and North Yorkshire in a bid to crackdown on crime. The announcement follows the success of a pilot scheme in Harrogate where over 500 knives and bladed articles have been deposited since the start of
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Rare bird of prey brought back from the brink in North Yorkshire
Survival rates of the chicks of a rare bird of prey that is finding a foothold in North Yorkshire are being helped by an innovative scheme. Hen harriers are being recorded on at least half of grouse moors in England including on the Swinton Estate
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Concern millions wasted on failed Durham and Darlington levelling up bids
A government decision to ignore bids for levelling up projects in County Durham and Darlington has sparked calls for a better funding process, as councils warn they cannot afford to waste money. Both local authorities failed to receive funding
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Police chief reveals alarming statistics about youth crime
A police chief has revealed alarming statistics about youth crime as he spoke of growing problems with grooming and exploitation. Superintendent John Wrintmore urged for more work to be done on prevention and intervention with children and young
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Villagers plead for more time time to save North Yorkshire pub
Residents in a North Yorkshire community are calling on planners to give them a chance to save their village pub after an application to turn it into a house. The Horseshoe Inn at West Rounton, between Northallerton and Yarm, has been a pub since
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Developers given consent for unusual affordable housing move
Housing developers have been given consent for a highly unusual move to increase the amount of affordable housing on an estate where they had been given consent to create scores of open market homes. A meeting of North Yorkshire Council’s Richmond
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Mixed views from farming sector to Chancellor's Autumn Statement
There were mixed views from farming and agricultural business representatives to the measures announced in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement on Wednesday. While some policies were welcomed, such as cuts to self-employed National Insurance, the