MAKING a weight-bearing chair out of sheets of newspaper was the challenge for a group of North Yorkshire schoolgirls.

Teams from four schools were set the task at the launch of a conference designed to get more girls interested in careers in engineering and science.

AN MP has contacted an employer proposing to close a factory in his constituency seeking assurances about employees who may lose their jobs.

A weekend of wall-to-wall sunshine was just what was needed for two great events in the North Yorkshire summer calendar.

On Saturday, the Dales Festival of Food and Drink at Leyburn was packed with visitors from near and far.

Rishi Sunak has welcomed the launch of a high-class hospitality service on the Wensleydale Railway.

The heritage railway, which runs trains between Northallerton and Redmire in Wensleydale, is now serving afternoon tea in a luxury period dining car.

RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak has met the owners of businesses facing difficulties as a result of a road improvement scheme which has been delayed for almost a year.

Dawn was breaking when the result of the Richmond election was announced at Hambleton Leisure Centre in Northallerton last Friday.

BROWN tourism signs to Wensleydale have been erected on the A1(M) just in time for the bank holiday weekend. 

Parliamentary candidate Rishi Sunak took a break from the campaign trail to talk to a group of Brownies about the importance of the democratic process.

A PROJECT to breathe new life into a group of listed buildings in a Swaledale village has reached another milestone.

The Keld Resource Centre held a celebration event to mark the official opening of the top floor of the former Keld Literary Institute.

AN appeal to raise money for new pool facilities at an outstanding special school near Northallerton has entered a new phase.