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  • Police attend four suspected poaching incidents in two days

    NORTH Yorkshire Police have been called out to deal with four incidents of suspected poaching in just two days. The calls follow the launch of a high-impact campaign urging residents in rural areas to report all such incidents to the police.

  • Police attend four suspected poaching incidents in two days

    NORTH Yorkshire Police have been called out to deal with four incidents of suspected poaching in just two days. The calls follow the launch of a high-impact campaign urging residents in rural areas to report all such incidents to the police.

  • Mountain rescue team help injured woman

    MOUNTAIN rescue have helped a woman suffering a leg injury this afternoon.  Fifteen members of Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team (SRMRT) attended the incident at 1.47pm on the steep path leading to the Thomason Foss waterfall, near Goathland

  • Man charged with drink driving

    A MAN has been charged with drink driving, after being spotted on CCTV. Two men were spotted on camera on Monday (August 10), appearing to be abusive to members of the public in Scarborough. When approached by North Yorkshire Police officers

  • UPDATE: Man arrested on suspicion of assault

    THE cordon on Franklin Street had now been lifted, following an arrest.  It follows an incident in Scarborough, which was reported to police at around 4am today (August 12.)  When officers arrived, a man climbed on to the roof of a building

  • Firefighters rescue girl stuck in a bathroom

    FIREFIGHTERS rescued a young girl stuck in a bathroom. Fire crews attended the scene in Kirkbymoorside, around 10.53pm yesterday. The young girl was released unharmed using small tools.

  • Firefighters help collapsed woman

    FIREFIGHTERS helped a woman after collapsing in Scarborough. Fire crews assisted the women who sustained head and facial injuries, at around 7pm yesterday. Crews remained on scene and left the casualty in the care of the ambulance service.

  • College groundsman feared for his job, inquest told

    A GROUNDSMAN at Ampleforth College who feared for his job during lockdown took his own life, an inquest heard. Andrew Cornforth, 50, from Kirkbymoorside, who had a history of anxiety, was concerned bad publicity about the school and students not

  • Ryedale town named top place for dog-friendly staycation

    MALTON has been named as one of the most dog-friendly staycation spots in the UK. The town was one of five locations recommended to take your pet this summer. Shannon Keary, campaigns manager at Canine Cottages, which carried out the survey,

  • Covid-secure Glorious Twelfth gets under way

    RURAL communities and businesses are stepping up efforts to ensure safety measures are in place to enable the traditional shooting season to go ahead, starting with grouse today (Wednesday). A widespread safety initiative has been launched so that

  • 'Darcy gives us strength to help others in her name'

    THE family of a little girl who died from a heart condition are continuing to keep her memory alive following the birth of her baby brother. Darcy, who lived in Malton, with her parents Emily and Kristian D’Rosario, died on January 24, 2019.

  • Arts centre launches appeal as it gets ready to reopen

    HELMSLEY Arts Centre (HAC) is launching a new campaign to raise £50,000 in 90 days as it reopens its doors next week. The Light Up HAC initiative aims to cover some of the lost income from this year and going forwards while the centre is on a reduced

  • Charity launches new 450-mile walking challenge

    A CHARITY has launched a new campaign to walk the 450-mile perimeter of Yorkshire during August. Marie Curie is encouraging groups of walkers to come together for the campaign, called Walk Yorkshire. Each walker will set their own target distance

  • REVEALED: Ryedale towns in line for broadband boost

    AN internet provider had outlined plans to provide full-fibre broadband in Ryedale. Openreach will be upgrading broadband in 11 market towns and villages, including Malton, Pickering, Scarborough and Whitby. The project is expected to start within