POLICE have renewed their appeal for information about a dead buzzard after it was discovered that the animal was poisoned. In October 2018, Humberside police put out an appeal after a common buzzard was found dead between Millington and Huggate
FOUR men accused of violence towards hunt protestors during a Middleton Hunt meeting have been formally cleared. The CPS offered no evidence against all defendants at the end of two days of legal argument. York Crown Court heard part of the prosecution
A THREE-year-old boy diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer has returned home. Freddie Thompson, who lives in Ampleforth with his parents Philip and Emily and older brother Oscar, was diagnosed with an aggressive stage four neuroblastoma when
THREE people were killed when a man drove head-on into another car after suffering a heart attack at some stage that day, an inquest heard. Nurse Tracy Denton, who was driving behind Richard Holmes’ Peugeot along the A1079 just after 8pm near Dunnington
A PICKERING firm has seen sales of one of its products go through the roof after it was featured on social media. The Dustpan and Brush Store, based on the Thornton Road Industrial Estate, specialises in supplying cleaning items. Tom Thorp,
CALLS have been made for an urgent expansion of GP services in Malton and Norton. Patient numbers had grown at Derwent Surgery to 20,431 at the start of the year with staff said to be struggling to find clinical rooms for them to see patients.
AN online poll taken by a local councillor saw a majority of respondents say they wanted the trial HGV ban at Norton level crossing to end. Last week, 66 per cent of more than 1,000 respondents to district and county councillor Keane Duncan’s social
CYCLING and walking between Malton and Huttons Ambo is about to get easier and safer following the construction of a new path. The scheme involves constructing a new shared cycle and footpath between the town and the village, adjacent to - but segregated
A MALTON woman who was killed when her car crashed in Australia was over the drink-drive limit, an inquest heard. Katherine Mary Hannah, who was 27, died in the accident on October 17, last year, in New South Wales, Australia. A post-mortem
A BEER fan has taken on the challenge of going a year without alcohol to raise funds for Ryedale & District Mencap. James Welham, 30, a sales consultant at Malton Coachworks and the Classic and Sports Car Centre, decided to do something to support
RYEDALE District Council is hosting an environment forum to give people a chance to work together on key green issues. The meeting takes place at 7pm today (Wednesday) at Ryedale House in Malton. It is part of the work being carried out by the
