A MAN has been rescued from rocks at Whitby after his leg became impaled on a lobster pot. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service the 29-year-old man was on rocks near West Pier when he slipped and he became impaled on a broken lobster pot between
AN INVESTIGATION is under way into the cause of a fire at a flat. Fire crews were called to the blaze in the village of Hutton-le-Hole at 3.15am today. When they arrived a two-storey building was "well alight" and the fire had spread to the roof
YET another plan came together for a group of Ryedale fundraisers. The “A-Team”, the friends who over the last few years have raised more than £100,000 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA), held a packed dance night at Wintringham Village Hall
A WEIGHT management service has had its first birthday and is celebrating the incredible losses members have achieved. The Adult Weight Management service for Scarborough and Ryedale is run by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust and in its first
A NATURE reserve is holding its annual open day this weekend. Visitors will be able to enjoy Tophill Low, the East Yorkshire Nature Reserve run by Yorkshire Water, for free on Sunday, from 10am to 4pm. Reserve warden Richard Hampshire said: “
THINGS got futuristic at Pickering library when it held a pop-up Digital Makey workshop. Virtual reality goggles, robotic Lego and miniature programmable computers were among the high-tech and hands-on objects on show last Thursday. The event
A NEW action group is being launched next week in a bid to spread grassroots environmental action across Ryedale. Malton and Norton Environment Action will hold its inaugural meeting on Tuesday, June 11, at The Mount Hotel, at 7pm. The group
LIBRARIES are encouraging people to make some noise in their premises to help people with impaired vision engage in reading. Malton library is supporting Make a Noise in Libraries fortnight, from June 2 to 15, which encourages accessibility and
HERE’S details of walks taking place this weekend. Ryedale Walking Group June 9: Fylingthorpe and Ravenscar, eight miles (moderate), park/start at 10.30am, considerate parking at Middlewood Lane, Fylingthorpe, grid ref NZ946042. For more
A BUSINESS owner who is taking on the “Ride of His Life” to raise funds for charity has beaten his initial target. Karl Avison, who runs Cedarbarn Farmshop, near Pickering, with his wife, Mandy, is taking part in this year’s Macmillan Ride of their
