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  • Police appeal for information on illegal off-road driving

    NORTH Yorkshire Police are trying to identify the number and location of illegal off-road motoring incidents that are taking place. A spokesperson said: "These usually involve trials bikes or quad bikes being ridden on land that they do not have

  • Man knocked unconscious during violent incident at pub

    A MAN was knocked unconscious during a violent incident at a pub. It happened at The New Globe Inn in Yorkersgate, Malton, at about 10.45pm on Thursday. The 21-year-old was taken to hospital where he was treated before being discharged. North

  • Motorcyclist dies in crash with pick-up truck

    A MOTORCYCLIST seriously injured in a crash with a pick-up truck has died. The accident happened at 3.40pm last Thursday on the A166 at Garrowby Hill Top, near Hill Top Farm, and involved a grey Ford Ranger pick-up truck and a silver coloured Triumph

  • Pile of sawdust and hay catches fire

    A PILE of sawdust and hay caught fire in Helmsley last night. Firefighters were called out at 8.44pm to reports of a fire in the open. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire Service said: "On arrival this was an area of approximately 10 x 12

  • Fire crew call-out to leaking barbecue gas cylinder

    FIREFIGHTERS were called out after gas started to leak from a barbecue cylinder. A crew from Kirkbymoorside attended the scene in Wombleton just after 1.45pm on Sunday. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire Service said: "A propane cylinder

  • Firefighters tackle out of control bonfire

    EMERGENCY services were called out to a field on fire after a bonfire got out of control. Scarborough fire crews responded to the call-out at about 10.15pm on Saturday. They used backpack sprayers and one hose reel jet to extinguish.

  • Quick-thinking motorist puts out a car on fire

    A QUICK-thing motorist put out a car on fire in Thornton-le-Dale. Fire crews from Pickering were called out at about 8.15pm on Friday to reports of smoke coming from a car on the side of the road. A passing motorist with a dry powder extinguisher

  • Police investigate unexplained death

    POLICE are investigating the unexplained death of a man in a seaside resort. Humberside Police said officers went to a property in Richmond Street, Bridlington, yesterday, following concerns for the safety of the man. "Sadly, he was found deceased

  • CORONAVIRUS: Latest Ryedale confirmed case numbers revealed

    THE Ryedale District Council area has now gone more than a month with just one new confirmed case of coronavirus. The total number of cases in the district stands today at 136, compared with 135 on July 8, after a single new case was confirmed

  • Charity gets ready to reopen shops

    SAINT Catherine’s is preparing to reopen a further six charity shops. As lockdown eases, all 11 shops will be open again by August 19. The Pickering branch is reopening on August 12, while the Helmsley shop is reopening on August 19. The shops

  • Norton carer celebrates after qualifying as a nurse

    A NORTON care home is celebrating a longstanding care practitioner qualifying as a nurse. Staff and residents at Rivermead were delighted when Victoria Taylor completed her nursing degree, despite her father dying in April. Victoria started her

  • Five ways to enjoy your garden without wasting water

    Cancelled summer holidays have made enjoying warm weather especially difficult this year, with many people confined to their gardens. It can be tempting to try and give your garden the feel of a holiday resort by filling up paddling pools and constantly