A 16-MONTH-OLD child has been rescued after getting locked inside a car. A fire crew from Kirkbymoorside were called to the B1257 at Helmsley this afternoon (Friday), but the AA also attended and released the child using a metal hook, mini airbag
A GOVERNMENT inspector has given the go-ahead for plans for a petrol station and forecourt shop on a derelict piece of land in Norton. The original application, which included the construction of a BP petrol station, Marks & Spencer food store and
TWO cars have crashed on the A64 this morning. Police were called to the collision near Towthorpe Moor Lane, near York, at around 10.45am. The collision is said to have caused traffic delays. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police commented
RIVER levels continue to remain high with flood warnings is in place for the River Derwent. The flood warning remains in force due to high river levels on the River Derwent around Buttercrambe caused by persistent rain over the last several days
NORTON Town Council has recommended approval for a new housing development. Plans have been submitted for the demolition of existing offices and factory buildings at Bright Steels building, 1 Beverley Road, and the building of four three-bedroom
THE classical autumn season is set to start in Helmsley this weekend. Following the success of the first concert this season, Helmsley Arts Centre is welcoming both the Fitzwilliam Quartet and York Guildhall Orchestra for evenings of classic music
NORTON is aiming to look blooming good next year. The town has decided to enter the Yorkshire in Bloom competition for 2020. Cllr Lindsay Burr has been appointed chairman of the Norton in Bloom group, with the support of the Malton’s town clerk
ORGANISERS of this year’s annual Christmas Tree Festival in Helmsley are promising it will be the most dazzling yet. Timed to coincide with the town’s Christmas lights switch-on, a preview evening will take place on Friday, November 29, at Helmsley
AN ESTATE agent has completed an 80-mile trek across the Austrian Alps for charity. Mark Stephenson, owner Mark Stephensons Estate & Letting Agents, took on the challenge in aid of Ryedale Special Families. For every mile walked, Mark pledged
A POPULAR woman who died of cancer will be remembered at a fundraising event this month. Hilary Turnbull, 72, from Malton, died in September, and now her family have decided to fundraise for Cancer Research UK and Saint Catherine’s Hospice.
A RYEDALE golf club is getting ready to host its first-ever Christmas fair next week. Malton and Norton Golf Club has invited local businesses to the inaugural event at its Welham Road site on Wednesday, November 13, from 10.30am to 3.30pm. Businesses
AN estimated 1,000 people attended a knitting exhibition, which raised more than £2,000 for All Saints’ Church in Kirkbymoorside. The Kirkbymoorside Wool Crafters spent two years knitting different animals for the All God’s Creatures Great and Small
