HISTORICAL FACTS: North yorkshire | History Defined

Yorkshire couple's straw-bale home, built in 2018, now listed for £2.75 million

A four-bedroom country house in North Yorkshire, built using straw bales and lime plaster, has come onto the property market with a guide price of £2.75 million. Known as The Lime House, the property in Whenby was built by Jonathan and Sara Banister and completed in 2018, replacing a 1960s…

The Times of India · Oct 22

Four Boys Rescued From North Yorkshire Cave as Past Emergency at Same Bay Resurfaces

Four youths were rescued from dangerous waters and a cliffside cave at Thornwick Bay after a rising tide left them struggling in rough sea conditions.

International Business Times UK · Oct 12

King Charles visit squirrel contraceptive project to save rare red squirrels

King Charles visited a research project in North Yorkshire exploring a new way to control Britain's grey squirrel population and help protect its native red squirrels. During his visit on May 26, 2026, the King met scientists at the Animal and Plant Health Agency's York Biotech Campus in Sand Hutton…

The Times of India · Oct 7

New report recommends £1-per-night Yorkshire tourist tax

The flat fee visitor levy could raise up to £52m annually for the region

The Independent UK · Sep 8

This Yorkshire holiday home lets you live out the dream of owning a bookshop

After long fantasising about selling novels, bibliophile Joanna Whitehead turned a new page at England’s first guest bookseller stay in North Yorkshire

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Two police officers killed in North Yorkshire crash named

Watchdog launches inquiry into collision in which seven people died involving police car and another vehicle

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22

What if we stopped treating social care like a service? A small village community in Yorkshire showed me another way

Within an hour of arriving in Botton, a small, picturesque village in the UK’s North Yorkshire moors, I was standing in a farm field shovelling hay.

The Conversation · Aug 20

Queen braves rain to enjoy a day at the races in York

Camilla arrived at the North Yorkshire venue during a downpour.

The Independent UK · Aug 19

James Dacombe: The Gen Z founder who left school at 17 and built a $3.3 billion AI chip company, becoming Europe’s youngest self-made billionaire at 25

At 25, British entrepreneur James Dacombe has joined a rare group of young founders whose fortunes have crossed the billion-dollar mark before most people have settled into a career. The North Yorkshire-born programmer left school at 17 to focus on CoMind, the brain-technology company he had started as a teenager,…

The Times of India · Aug 18

North Yorkshire School Funding Falls Short by £62.3M as Council Continues To Seek Increased Budget

North Yorkshire Council reports a £62.3m funding gap for school maintenance, urging the government for additional support. The council prioritises urgent repairs and safety measures across 175 schools.

International Business Times UK · Aug 17