A FUNDRAISING concert is being held in Wrelton Village Hall this Saturday. Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer will perform 'Jazz in the village'. The pair been performing together for a number of years playing melodic improvisations on jazz standards
A TEAM of Pickering Running Club members lined up for the fundraising Princess Challenge in Ravenscar. The event raises money for the Scarborough Mountain Rescue and is a popular one with PRC members, and 11 wannabe princesses joined in with their
TWO dead kittens found buried in a shallow grave have prompted an appeal for information from the RSPCA. A passerby made the find under a bush in West Square, Scarborough on Monday after the kittens bodies had been partially exposed. The shocked
MALTON’S Harvest Food Festival welcomed thousands of visitors for a feast of this season’s bounty at the weekend. The free Festival showcased an array of treats across 80 stalls for visitors to indulge in, as well as a packed line-up of demonstrations
TRANSPORT Secretary, Grant Shapps MP and Roads Minister, Baroness Vere have promised to speak urgently with Highways England about the proposed dualling of the A64 following a meeting with Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin Hollinrake and his parliamentary
A CELEBRATION of one of the country’s best-loved cars has helped raise funds for a Ryedale-based charity. North Yorkshire Minis was created in 2004 to organise events in the area for classic mini owners. The event has raised thousands of pounds
TRIBUTES have been paid to a young woman who was kind, caring and full of life. Emma Bottomley, who lived in Malton, passed away on August 26, at St Catherine's Hospice, Scarborough. The 26-year-old had been fighting ovarian cancer. Emma's
MORE than 500 motorists in North Yorkshire face action after the highest ever deployment of Community Speed Watching groups in a single day. Twenty groups of volunteers across the county - including those in Allerston, Weaverthorpe, Sheriff Hutton
A LIGHT installation will illuminate the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey this month. Touring artwork Museum of the Moon will be coming to the abbey, which is in the heart of the North York Moors National Park, for four nights from September 19 to 22, between
NEW street lights are to be installed on County Bridge between Malton and Norton. The work, by North Yorkshire County Council, will involve removal of the existing street lights, installation of new foundations and new heritage-style streetlights
A RYEDALE B&B has been shortlisted for a national award that recognises the best independent hosts and hoteliers in the UK. Carr House Farm B&B, near Ampleforth, has been nominated for the Bed, Breakfast & Beyond Award at the Eviivo Awards
A MALTON food company is celebrating after seeing its turnover rise by 200 per cent since 2017 following a boom in the meat-free industry. The Tofoo Co, run by husband and wife team David Knibbs and Lydia Smith, started as a small family-run business
RYEDALE District Council has approved a contribution of up to £320,000 towards the Malton, Norton and Old Malton Flood Alleviation Scheme (MNOMFAS). Councillors agreed to the contribution, at a meeting of the authority’s full council last Thursday
GAS repairs lasting 10 weeks got under way in Norton this week. Northern Gas Networks (NGN) is spending £150,000 on replacing old metal pipework with more durable plastic pipes. Work is scheduled to last for about 10 weeks and will be carried
AN INDEFINITE moratorium on fracking in Ryedale has been supported by district councillors. Ryedale District Council’s (RDC) Conservative group put forward a motion at the authority’s meeting last week calling for it to be prohibited until at least
