POLICE are appealing for information in relation to the shooting of a female buzzard. The bird was found injured on the B1246 between Kilnwick Percy Hill top and Warter village near Pocklington on August 16. The bird was still alive and when
STAFF were left shocked after finding a large crab abandoned in an alley outside a store. The crab was found outside the Boots store in Coney Street, York, on Monday lunchtime, September 9 and staff alerted the RSPCA. Inspector Thomas Hutton
Police have praised the actions of a 16-year-old boy after a man who stabbed him with a broken bottle was today jailed for 30 months. Jon Callum Shellard attacked two women before assaulting the boy in what detectives described as a “David and Goliath
MALTON Museum is looking for a volunteer to join the team and fill the post of museum administrator. The administrator will help with the running of the museum which holds a nationally important collection of Roman artefacts. Staff regularly deliver
PLANS to increase the number of Taser-trained police in North Yorkshire from 40 to 80 per cent of frontline officers would cost close to £1 million, it has been revealed. The county’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan today released
A PLAN to tackle the “challenges” that hen and stag parties bring to the city centre will be outlined by the council leader. Cllr Keith Aspden will put forward proposals to make the city centre safer and reduce anti-social behaviour. Fifteen
RYEDALE District Council (RDC) is to upgrade footpath lighting in Norton. In a report to the town council it said: “We have decided, after some consideration of various options, to upgrade the RDC owned footway lighting to ‘acceptable’ levels, to
HUNDREDS of people flocked to Dalby Forest to help mark the Forestry Commission’s centenary year. The staff at Dalby Forest shared their knowledge and experiences of the Forestry Commission through a variety of activities, from planting trees to
A DOCTORS’ surgery in Norton is urging patients to “keep the flu at bay” by booking a vaccination appointment. The Derwent Surgery has launched its annual campaign to raise awareness of the flu vaccination. It is available to pregnant women
STAFF at NFU Mutual in Pickering are getting ready to their fourth Macmillan Coffee Morning later this month. The office, which is based in Enterprise Way on the Thornton Road Business Park, will throw open its doors on Friday, September 27, from
A SUPERMARKET is launching a new scheme to offer community groups a free meeting space. Morrisons in Malton is opening its doors to new parents, charities, book clubs, craft groups and gaming communities. Groups can book tables, for up to 20
PICKERING Musical Society is holding open auditions for their annual pantomime next week. The panto will be Humpty Dumpty and auditions for junior parts and chorus will be held at 7pm and adult parts and chorus at 8pm on Wednesday, September 18
A NORTH York Moors holiday home has been named the best National Park property Owners John Brooks and Lynn Bowler, from Goathland scooped gold in the Best National Park Property category for their unique stone barn conversion, nestled in the North
