Record £2.5 million investment in North Yorkshire’s car parks Card, cash and app payments will be possible in every car park in North Yorkshire for the first time under council plans to make parking easier than ever before. North Yorkshire Council’s largest ever car parking investment plan, worth almost £2.5Continue Reading
The first patients have been welcomed into a new state-of-the-art community health facility in Teesside. The Tees Valley Community Diagnostic Centre will offer rapid tests for a range of health issues including cancer, heart and lung disease. The site, which opened this month in Bridge Street in Stockton, is beingContinue Reading
A man has been jailed for four-and-a-half-years for sexually assaulting a woman whilst she slept. Sam Clarke, 23, abused the victim at a house party while she was sleeping, however she awoke and confronted Clarke, who tried to claim the activity was consensual and that she was awake. The braveContinue Reading
Householders across Harrogate and the surrounding area are being advised to look out for a letter about their waste and recycling collections. To ensure the waste and recycling service remains as efficient as possible, and there is a harmonious approach across the county, North Yorkshire Council is making some changesContinue Reading
Officers investigating an alleged disturbance in Newcastle have appealed to the public for information – after a man has been charged. Shortly after 7.30pm on Wednesday, March 26, it was reported two women in their 20s had been walking through Exhibition Park in the city centre. As they walked towardsContinue Reading
Heading to Bishop Auckland Food Festival this weekend? Organisers have announced travel arrangements for getting to the event. Bishop Auckland Food Festival returns to the town centre on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April, for two days of fun, food and family entertainment. With over 150 stalls, festivalgoers will beContinue Reading
A money launderer who fled during his 2018 trial has been extradited from the Netherlands and jailed for five-and-a-half years. Javed Ahmad was caught trying to stuff more than £100,000 in a filing cabinet when HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers raided his Burnley office in November 2015. The 50-year-oldContinue Reading
Officers are appealing for the public’s help in locating a wanted Sunderland man. Connor Tayton, 29, is wanted in connection with reports of threats to kill. Tayton has strong links to the Sunderland and South Tyneside areas. On Monday, officers asked for the public’s help to trace him and urgedContinue Reading
A crooked accountant who abused his position to orchestrate a £1.7 million tax fraud – spending the stolen cash on lavish holidays and cars – has been jailed for four years. Kenneth Scott, who ran an accountancy firm from five bases across the North East, charged clients VAT but failedContinue Reading
A man who breached a court order to groom a teenage girl has been jailed for 13 years – as his brave survivor speaks out. Curtis Cruickshank, now 23, was handed a two-year Sexual Risk Order (SRO) in April 2021 which placed strict restrictions on him including permitting him fromContinue Reading
