Broughton Sanctuary estate in North Yorkshire is undergoing a major rewilding transformation with funding from Rebalance Earth. The project aims to restore natural habitats, increase biodiversity, and generate economic returns through nature credits.
A 13-year-old girl has died in the River Wharfe, bringing the UK's water-related death toll to at least 15 during the recent heatwave. A search continues for a missing boy, as temperatures cool after record highs.
Ruth and Mark Hansom, owners of acclaimed North Yorkshire restaurant Hansom in Bedale, have been ordered by the council to stop providing free lifts to customers. The couple began offering the service after customers struggled with poor transport links—no evening buses, taxis unavailable for short journeys, and an 8-mile distance to the nearest railway station. Despite charging nothing, North Yorkshire Council ruled the lifts constitute commercial transport requiring private hire vehicle licences under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976. The restaurant, which has Michelin Guide recognition and a 9/10 review from Giles Coren, has ceased the service.
Plans for a "mini fracking" site in Burniston near Scarborough have been rejected by North Yorkshire Council following local outcry.
MPs from the House of Commons environmental audit committee visited Bentham, North Yorkshire – the UK town with highest PFAS contamination – and called for urgent restrictions on 'forever chemicals' in consumer goods including school uniforms, cookware and food packaging, with bans to begin next year. The committee described the government's existing plan as 'short on decisive actions'.
