A new project which aims to provide support to older or vulnerable people is calling for volunteers in the area to act as good neighbours.
Stokesley school changing from an L.A. school to an Academy
The school is holding a Parents’ Forum meeting on 13th November at 6p.m. which will be an opportunity to discuss issues from the proposed change. At the meeting governors will be available to answer questions and listen to comments.
Infrastructure repairs and improvements
The council will be carrying out work from the 3rd to the 14th of November in Seamer.
Rishi Sunak chosen to replace William Hague
Rishi Sunak has been picked as the conservative candidate for Richmond following the resignation of former foreign secretary, William Hague.
Rishi, who co-founded a £1bn global investment firm, is also a governor of the East London Science School.
Warning! don’t fall prey to the Microsoft phone scam
The Microsoft phone scam is not new, it has been doing the rounds for a several years to my knowledge, this is the umpteenth time they have tried to con me with their implausible lies, sadly it shows no sign of slowing down.
North Yorkshire backs rural road safety campaign
“A death on our roads is a death too many,” Cllr Dadd added, “and therefore we do all we can to teach people about the specific dangers of the rural network.”
Save our Stokesley campaign succeeds!
The controversial plans to develop Mill Riggs farm and build a new big supermarket and petrol station have been dropped for the present, much to the relief of the very well organised opposition in the Save our Stokesley campaign, local residents and traders. The fear that this intrusion would decimate the traditional high street in Stokesley, like it has done in so many other towns up and down the country, motivated what has become a successful campaign.
Developers appeal against the decision to reject plans for 226 new homes off Tanton Road
Developers are appealing against the decision to refuse planning permission to the new development just off Tanton Road at the edge of Stokesley. The site which was chosen for development is on agricultural land located between the town and a wooded
Northallerton Friarage Hospital changes made despite protests
Changes to children’s and maternity services at a North Yorkshire hospital are coming into force.
The Friarage Hospital, in Northallerton, will now no longer provide overnight children’s care.
And from Monday, only women deemed low risk will be able to give birth at the hospital. Those assessed as high risk must go to Middleborough or Darlington.
Seamer celebrates new lease of life for memorial hall
RESIDENTS are celebrating the reopening of a village hall, which was built as a memorial to those who died in the First World War.
The small community of Seamer near Stokesley, has been fundraising for the renovation for a number of months and after sourcing several grants, managed to raise £35,000 to fund the overhaul of the centre’s interior.