A DRIVER suffered a head injury and whiplash after his car came off the road and overturned in a ditch. North Yorkshire Police say the accident happened on the northbound side of the A19 at Crathorne at about 12.05am last night. It involved a
A BIN containing a large quantity of fat caught fire in the early hours of today. Fire crews were called to Eastborough in Scarborough just after midnight to reports of an industrial bin well alight. The crew from Scarborough extinguished the fire
POLICE have issued a warning after reports that residents have been receiving scam phone calls from people claiming to be police “detectives”. The force said that residents are being requested to return the call and select various options through
DISTRICT councillors have rejected a proposal to freeze council tax. Conservative members of Ryedale District Council’s (RDC) policy and resources committee had endorsed the measure as part of the authority’s budget for the next financial year.
A GROUP of students have hovered their way to success. The Year 6 girls, from Terrington Hall School, were crowned the winners at the SES Hovercraft Day, hosted by York’s The Mount School. Attended by eight other schools, the brief was to design
THE North Yorkshire Moors Railway returns to our TV screens on Friday. The heritage railway will star in third series of The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard, on Channel 5, which begins on Friday, February 21, at 8pm. Viewers will be follow
THE Vintage Vocalist will be performing at Wrelton Village Hall on February 22, from 7.30pm. Paula Marie, a regular performer at Pickering Wartime Weekend, will sing golden hits by Doris Day, Judy Garland, Elvis Presley, Vera Lynn, Billie Holiday
FIREFIGHTERS have raised more than £1,250 for the Australian Bushfire Fund and the Fire Fighters Charity. Pickering fire station organised a sponsored car wash, which saw businesses, residents and on-call firefighters donating towards the cause.
A MUM has successfully helped a campaign to improve the diagnosis and treatment of maternal mental health problems. Libby Binks, from Norton, had post-natal depression and anxiety after the birth of her daughter Chloe in December 2014. As a result
A MALTON-based charity is hoping to reach 50 million people when it holds its seventh annual awareness day on Saturday. The Encephalitis Society is spearheading World Encephalitis Day, which involves a global marketing campaign. Dr Ava Easton
FOR this week’s picture of the week, Deanna Briggs has sent us this picture of Fluffy writing his memoirs on a cold winter’s day in Low Marishes. Each week, we will hand over this space to showcase your photographs. It could be a seasonal landscape
