RAF Linton-on Ouse9 Nov 2025Stories of wartime romances and lost comrades uncoveredMirror with names of WW2 airmen etched onto it is still a poignant attraction at the famous tearoom.9 Nov 20251 Oct 2022Axed RAF base asylum plan priced at more than £30mHome Office plans to turn an ex-RAF site into a centre for up to 1,500 men were scrapped in August.1 Oct 20229 Aug 2022Ex-RAF site asylum centre plan scrappedPlans to turn the site at Linton-on-Ouse into a centre for up to 1,500 men were announced in April.9 Aug 202213 May 2022Asylum centre could open within weeks - councilOfficials appear to confirm the decision on the site at the former RAF Linton-on-Ouse base is final.13 May 202210 May 2022Planned asylum centre like Alcatraz - villagersResidents near the site of a new asylum centre send 150 letters to the PM opposing the plans.10 May 202227 Apr 2022Council plans legal fight against asylum centreHambleton District Council says it has instructed lawyers over plans to develop RAF Linton-on-Ouse.27 Apr 202222 Apr 2022Apology over lack of consultation on asylum centreThe Home Office apologises for not telling people about plans to convert the ex-RAF base in Linton.22 Apr 202214 Apr 2022Former RAF station to become asylum centreThe centre at Linton-on-Ouse will cut the cost of housing migrants in hotels, the government says.14 Apr 202219 Jun 2021First female RAF pilot recalls trailblazing flight"The day I got my wings was just the beginning of opportunities for women," says Julie Ann Gibson.19 Jun 2021
