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  • Motorcyclist killed in A171 collision named

    THE man who died in a collision on the A171 at the weekend has been named as Howard Hughes, 62, from Driffield. Mr Hughes died after his red Ducati 1299 motorbike was involved in a collision with a red Volkswagen Transporter van on Sunday, July

  • Ryedale gas company finalises sale

    KNAPTON-based Third Energy Onshore Ltd - the Ryedale gas company poised to 'frack' its well at Kirby Misperton - has been sold to US energy firm Alpha Energy. The sale, first announced in April, was completed today. The sale includes the onshore

  • Three animals die after fire at flat

    TWO dogs and a cat died after a fire broke out at a flat. Fire crews were called to the incident on the first floor of a three storey block of flats in Whitby at 7.35pm yesterday (July 8) The fire started in a kitchen, which was "totally destroyed

  • Tractor run raises £900 for hospital

    THE Jack Cariss Memorial Tractor Run was held last month. Organised by Dan Carris and his crew of helpers, the event raised more than £900 towards Malton Hospital League of Friends. The tractor run was supported by local agricultural firms Russell

  • Farmers are urged to sign up to Prince's project

    FAMILY farm businesses in the north of England are being invited to take part in the fourth year of the highly successful Prince’s Farm Resilience Programme, run by The Prince’s Countryside Fund. Proven to help family farms improve their way of

  • Donate campaign is just the ticket for Moorsbus

    THE Moorsbus Network in the North York Moors now has a new bus ticket - one of the first of its kind in the UK. Trialled on Moorsbus last year, the “Donate Ticket” enables passengers to make a small additional contribution to keep the bus running

  • Training exercise for emergency services

    EMERGENCY services have carried out a training exercise with the help of youngsters from Norton Explorers. A fire crew from Scarborough and two on-call crews from Malton and Filey attended a road accident exercise near Cayton last Wednesday.