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  • Overturned van on the A64 near Malton causes long delays

    EMERGENCY services have attended the scene of a crash on the A64 this afternoon. A police spokesperson said that the incident involved an overturned van, on the eastbound lane near Malton. The crash was reported at 1.20pm and the road was closed

  • All the fun of the fair at Kirkbymoorside school

    KIRKBYMOORSIDE Primary School hosts its annual summer fair next Saturday. Organised by the Friends of Kirkbymoorside School, the event will include a feast of activities and attractions. A spokesperson for the Friends said: “We have lots going

  • Funding boost for music fans

    MUSICAL Memories has been awarded funding by the National Lottery to deliver a programme of events over the next three years. The grant, from the Reaching Communities Funding stream, will enable the group to run sessions at Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside

  • Expansion for family farming and fashion business

    A FASHION business set up by a Yorkshire farming family is expanding so quickly that all hands are needed to help deal with demand. Galijah, set up by Sarina Dean at her family’s 190-acre farm at Oldstead, produces individually hand-crafted tweed

  • ‘Yorkie Talkies’ do three peaks

    A FUNDRAISING team including a Slingsby man have raised more than £3700 for charity doing the UK’s ‘three peaks’. The ‘Yorkie Talkies’ walking group, which includes Stuart Jackson, 38, did the three peaks of Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowdon, all

  • Business group appeals for old wellies

    BUSINESSES in Helmsley are appealing for donations of old wellington boots ahead of a summer festival. The Helmsley in Business Group is asking any local residents if they could check their garages, sheds, car boots and cupboards for any spare

  • Care home’s offer to workers

    STAFF at Rivermead Care Home in Norton are inviting all emergency service staff to take their duty breaks at the home for free. It’s a way of saying thank you to those emergency services workers who don’t always have time to go home or back to

  • Pupils’ bid to clean up town

    CREATIVE youngsters are encouraging dog owners to clean up after their pets. Following several complaints about the problem of dog fouling Pickering Town Council decided to run a competition for local school children to design signs encouraging