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  • Five events happening in Ryedale this weekend

    Half-term may be coming to an end but there are still plenty of events happening across Ryedale as Halloween and bonfire night celebrations get underway. Kaboom at Castle Howard The Ghostbusters themed firework event on Saturday promises to be

  • Warmest Halloween on record

    Britain has experienced its warmest Halloween on record. The record of 20C (68F) set at Dartford, in Kent, in 1968 was beaten before noon when the temperature reached 20.5C (68.9F) in Filton, Bristol, the Met Office said. It posted a tweet

  • Volunteers muck in to help spruce up Dick Turpin’s grave

    THE final resting place of legendary highwayman Dick Turpin is getting a bit of a spruce up. Council workers and volunteers from Aviva, who are part of the York Cares partnership, will help to improve the area in and around St George’s Burial Ground

  • Austrailian Herriot fans donated £2,000 to fund

    A GROUP of Australian vets who are also fans of the stories of James Herriot have donated a cheque for £2,000 to his legacy fund. The World of James Herriot, in Thirsk, accepted the cheque from the Australian Cattle Veterinarians Association after

  • Fire crews rescue man stuck in mud at motorcross circuit

    MOUNTAIN rescuers were called out at lunchtime yesterday to help when a 61-year-old man got stuck in mud in fields close to the Low North Camp motorcross circuit near Scarborough. Firefighters initially had difficulty freeing the man and asked