Janet Gleeson

Driving rain failed to stop the show going on as Britain’s biggest agricultural event got underway and 35,000 people turned out for the Great Yorkshire Show.

Landowners and rural business leaders launched their plea for ‘security, consistency and consensus’ at England’s biggest agricultural event the Great Yorkshire Show.

An 84 year old walker determined to raise money to fight poverty globally is planning to cover over 400 kilometres over Lent.

Controversial plans for a £57m service area with a 100 bed hotel, petrol station and drive through cafes in a wildlife haven next to the A1M in North Yorkshire are to go before councillors for full planning permission.

The Wensleydale Railway is opening for its new season on March 2 with ticket prices held at the same cost as last year.

The contents of an ATM - believed to be thousands of pounds in cash - have been taken in a raid on a Coop supermarket in Bedale.

The Health and Safety Executive is relaunching a campaign to try and stop deaths and injuries on farms involving cattle and other livestock, amid fears over the number of incidents.

High Sheriff of North Yorkshire Clare Granger visited the Dales Centre in Bedale to present a special certificate recognising the work done to help people in the community.

Leaders at Carlton Lodge activity centre are undertaking a gruelling challenge on Mount Everest to raise money for charitable bursaries for youngsters, and for Women Against Cancer.

A builder and his business partner have bought The Station Hotel at Picton, which has been closed for nearly three years.