An unassuming village in North Yorkshire may soon become a hotspot for stargazers, as it will be dimming all of its streetlights to give a better view of the night sky.

STREETLIGHTS across North Yorkshire have gone green after 50,400 of them were replaced with energy saving LED lights at a cost of £8m. Replacing all the county council's lights was due to take ...

North Yorkshire Council is replacing around 4,500 streetlights with LED technology, alongside updates to columns and brackets. This project is aimed at saving about £300,000 in annual energy ...

North Yorkshire's internationally recognised dark skies will be better protected by a £4m plan to upgrade thousands of streetlights, councillors have said. The three-year project will see 4,500 ...

A small North Yorkshire village has been been named one of the darkest places in Britain after treating its residents to stunning views of millions of stars. Hawnby in the North York Moors, home ...

A £2.49 million overhaul of North Yorkshire’s streetlights is set to be approved as part of a commitment to reduce energy use and tackle climate change. Members of North Yorkshire Council’s ...

Plans to switch off non-essential street lights in parts of North Yorkshire have gone out to public consultation. The proposal to turn off lights between midnight and 05:00 BST was approved by ...

Most street lights across North Yorkshire could be switched off at night as part of a cost cutting measure by the county council. The proposals would see two-thirds of the 48,000 street lights in ...

Inhabitants of Hawnby, near Helmsley in North Yorkshire—population 193 at the last count—which is owned by Mexborough Estates, ... particularly those with few streetlights, that are likely to meet the ...