On Wednesday 4th February more than 80 people packed into the tiny village hall at Thornton-le-Street for a public meeting before the parish council formally voted to oppose the scheme.
The chairman of the North Yorkshire branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England David Clarke told those at the meeting: “The key thing any planning [...]

On Friday 23rd January a plan was made public of the intention to create a large retirement community on the outskirts of Thornton-Le-Moor between Northallerton and Thirsk.
The plan, submitted by Nigel and Judy Bell, owners of the Shepherd’s Purse cheese company, envisages the construction of 300 apartments and cottages as well as a nursing home and [...]