A huge new solar farm being planned for countryside near Selby will “completely destroy our lives as we know it”, residents have said.

The government has been urged to take urgent action to help Council fund the rising cost of providing education to children

North Yorkshire Council has been accused of being “reckless and short-sighted” with its new school transport policy, amid the blanket of snow and ice covering the region.

A person has been detained by police after drugs and paraphernalia have been found at a home in North Yorkshire. Officers from the Neighbourhood Policing Team joined North Yorkshire Police’s Operational Support Unit in a Misuse of Drugs Act in Selby on Thursday (January 8). The person is assisting officers with enquiries, police said.

Other people recognised in this year's list from North Yorkshire include: Simon John Roberts (Sainsbury's CEO), CBE for services to the retail industry Robert Mcintosh (Network Rail), OBE for services to the railway in the North of England Ishtiaq Ahmed Din, MBE for services to the arts and young people

Nestled on the western fringes of the North York Moors, you'll find Osmotherley, a delightful village brimming with natural splendour. It's often the perfect pit stop for ramblers exploring the surrounding trails - a tradition that spans centuries.

According to new NHS England data, smoking rates among pregnant women have fallen to their lowest level on record across Yorkshire.

A man has died after a lorry crashed into a field in North Yorkshire. The man in his 60s was driving the white Scania HGV which crashed in Drax, near Selby, in the early hours of Tuesday (January 6), North Yorkshire Police said. A force spokesperson said the lorry left the road and came to rest in a field at around 2am on Tuesday.

North Yorkshire Council has had to pay out “significant sums of money” after losing planning appeals to housing developers, a senior council told colleagues today.

Parts of North Yorkshire including Whitby and Pickering issued with a further weather warning for snow and ice tonight as Storm Goretti arrives

A North Yorkshire coastal spot will celebrate 400 years as a spa town in 2026 and it's home to a seafood restaurant recently added to the Michelin Guide.