Northallerton news
RAIL RETHINK LNER CANCELS PROPOSED RAIL CUTS
7th Sep 2021
LNER CANCELS CONTROVERSIAL CUTS TO TRAIN SERVICES LNER has cancelled controversial cuts to train services from Northallerton following a BID campaign and other strong local objections. The train operator has scrapped its planned May 2022 timetable changes that would have seen the withdrawal of key services and has promised a rethink. The BID won widespread publicity […]
EX FARMERS ENJOY MULTI-SENSORY WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
16th Aug 2021
FORMER farmers have been enjoying a trip down memory lane thanks to two community heroes making videos of rural life. Wendy Jeffries and Philippa Carter, who help run the Northallerton Secret Garden Project, have been making farming videos for the residents at Beechwood Care Home, on Romanby Road. Many of those living at the home […]
STRONG RESISTANCE FOR PROPOSED RAIL CUTS
1st Aug 2021
STRONG RESISTANCE FOR CUTS IN RAIL SERVICES Major worries are being expressed over the planned reduction in train services from Northallerton next year. LNER is planning to discontinue direct services to Edinburgh, and its new direct service from London to Middlesbrough will not call at Northallerton. TransPennine Express is also planning significant changes in […]
WHAT A START TO OUR GREAT SUMMER OF FUN
29th Jul 2021
GREAT START FOR OUR SUMMER OF FUN The first of our Summer of Fun events kicked off with a fantastic unicyclist and juggler performing across the town-centre. There’s more entertainment throughout the summer holidays as outdoor performers take to our streets to delight shoppers. We’re putting on FREE family-friendly entertainment EVERY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY throughout […]
THE FORUM OPEN DAY & CHILDREN’S SUMMER DISCO
19th Jul 2021
THE FORUM OPEN DAY & CHILDREN’S SUMMER DISCO! Saturday 7th August 2021 – 10:00hrs-16:00hrs – Free Admission Children’s Summer Disco – 18:00hrs-20:00hrs – £3 per ticket / https://bit.ly/ChildrensDisco-Forum Come and join us, as we have lots of things going on and let’s bring the atmosphere back to the Forum, as we’ve missed you all! See […]
SUMMER OF FUN IN NORTHALLERTON
15th Jul 2021
WE’RE ALL SET FOR A SUMMER OF FUN An exciting array of street entertainers is being lined up for a Summer of Fun in Northallerton. Families will be able to enjoy a host of entertainers, including jugglers, stilt-walkers, comic-book heroes and sci-fi stormtroopers, on Wednesday and Saturday market days throughout the school holidays. The acts […]
OLYMPIC HONOURS FOR MARC AND SCOTT
28th Jun 2021
Congratulations to Olympians Marc Scott and Scott Lincoln have become the first track and field athletes from Northallerton to be selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer. Marc, who is pictured with the new Mayor of Northallerton, Cllr Phil Eames, beat reigning Olympic champion Sir Mo […]
COULD YOU BE A STREET ANGEL?
24th Jun 2021
Street Angels to patrol again, can you help? Northallerton Street Angels is a community initiative led by the New Life Baptist Church in Northallerton. Street Angels work alongside colleagues from North Yorkshire Police and Hambleton District Council’s CCTV Team to support vulnerable people who are out and about on Friday and Saturday nights. Understandably they […]
JURASSIC NORTHALLERTON EVENT CANCELLED
25th May 2021
This summer’s Jurassic Northallerton event on the High Street has been cancelled. Organisers Northallerton Business Improvement District (BID) have decided the Government’s strict social distancing measures will make it impossible to stage the event on 18 July as planned. A spokesperson said: “We’ve made this decision with great reluctance because of the significant […]
Job Centre Online Advice Session
11th May 2021
Jobcentre Plus and the National Careers Service are holding an online advice session for people in North Yorkshire who have recently been made redundant or may be facing redundancy. Despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak, there are still jobs out there to apply for. This event will help you to start looking for […]