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  • Light fitting damaged in fire at commercial premises

    A LIGHT fitting has been damaged after a fire in a commercial property. Fire crews from Scarborough were called out at 8.40pm last night after reports of an alarm sounding at a commercial premises in the town. A spokesman for North Yorkshire

  • Candle left on top of log burner sparks fire

    A CANDLE left on top of a log burner sparked a fire last night. Firefighters from Scarborough, Filey and Sherburn were called to the property in Scarborough just before 7pm, where a small fire had started. It had spread to a TV and speaker,

  • Crews called to chimney fire

    CREWS from Pickering and Sherburn were called to a report of a chimney fire in Pickering at 10.20pm last night (Wednesday). Firefighters used a chimney kit to extinguish the fire and then carried out a full check using a thermal imaging camera.

  • Assurances sought over future of hospital

    ASSURANCES have been sought over the future of Malton Hospital. Simon Cox, director of acute commissioning at North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), attended a meeting of North Yorkshire County Council’s (NYCC) Thirsk and Malton

  • Students enjoy hot choc with the head doc

    HOT Choc with the Doc has become a new way to celebrate achievement at Norton College. Every Friday those pupils who have gone the extra mile in their attitude and commitment in being part of the school community enjoy a mug of hot chocolate with

  • Hockey player Chloe, 11, wins place in county team

    A YOUNG hockey player has been selected to play for North Yorkshire. Chloe Robinson, a pupil at Malton School, who has been playing hockey since she was six, has been selected for the county’s under 12s team. The 11-year-old, who lives in Malton

  • Swimming pool slide world record attempt in Pickering

    RYEDALE has the chance to make their mark in the record books with the number of people to travel down a water slide in four hours. Ryedale Swim and Fitness Centre, in Pickering, is trying to beat the current record of 620 on January 25, from 1.30pm

  • PICTURES: Doors open on Pickering pantomime

    PICKERING Musical Society’s annual pantomime opens this week. This year the society is performing Humpty Dumpty, written by Ron Hall and directed by Luke Arnold. The panto is set in Nursery Rhyme Land, the kingdom of Old King Cole and Queen

  • Sign up to new weight loss plan

    A NEW scheme is urging people in Ryedale and Scarborough to sign up and start losing weight. The North Yorkshire Weight Management of Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust provides a free 24-week group and one to one support in Malton, Pickering,