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  • Man jailed for eight and a half years for rape of woman

    A MAN has been jailed for eight and a half years for the rape of a woman. Joseph Barstow, 40, from Scarborough, was sentenced at York Crown Court after a jury found him guilty of one count of rape. The court also issued him with a restraining order

  • North Yorkshire chippy is named as one of UK's top five

    WHO doesn't love fish 'n' chips? There's no shortage of shops selling Britain's 'national dish' but how far would you travel to enjoy your favourite fast food? The Fisherman’s Wife in Whitby, has been named as one of the UK’s top five fish and

  • Frankel colt joins Ryedale stud

    By Lucy Russell-Hughes Norton Grove stud recently lost their popular stallion Monsieur Bond at the age of 19 to illness. He was a high class sprinter and sire, breeding winners of over 500 races including two Group 1 scorers with Gilt Edge Girl

  • Vehicle damaged by off-road motorcycle in car park

    POLICE are appealing for information after a vehicle was damaged in a car park. It happened on Seavegate, Forge Valley, Scarborough, on Saturday, November 9, at about 1.30pm. A member of the public was parked in one of the car parks off the main

  • Man charged with assaulting member of the emergency services

    A MAN has been arrested and charged with assaulting a member of the emergency services and using threatening or abusive words/behaviour. Police were called to an altercation involving a man and a woman on the swing bridge in Whitby at about 4.25pm

  • X-ray machine at York Hospital out of action for a year

    AN X-RAY machine at York Hospital has been out of action for more than a year - but hospital bosses insist its unavailability has had no impact on patients. The hospital has also been affected by a national shortage of radiographers, with seven