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  • Man suffers facial injuries in serious assault in York

    A 60-YEAR-OLD man has suffered facial injuries during a serious assault in York - in which he was attacked by two younger men. The incident happened at the Clifton side of the Scarborough Bridge at around 11pm yesterday (October 21), when the victim

  • Major boost for campaign to save village pub

    A CAMPAIGN to save a village pub near York has won a major boost. Planning officials are recommending that plans by Richard and Tracy Harrison to change The White Swan at Thornton Le Clay into a residential property should be turned down by councillors

  • Discovering origins of Yorkshire sayings

    My dad was an expert in various things, including Yorkshire dialect, and dialect words often crop up in his past columns that I look upon for inspiration. In his column from 17th October 1981, he talks about the word ‘tyke’ being associated with

  • Infant school’s skills are recognised nationally

    A RYEDALE infant school’s practice has been recognised in national guidance Developing children’s early language and communication skills is crucial with research suggesting that good communication, language and literacy at a young age have the

  • New grant for EV chargers

    Ryedale District Council (RDC) is launching a community-based £10.5k Electric Vehicle Charge Point grant scheme - the first of its kind in North Yorkshire. The Electric Vehicle Charge Point grant scheme will help people move towards more sustainable

  • Car fire on major road

    FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a car on fire on a major road. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called out at 10.47pm last night (October 21) to the A64, westbound near Musley Bank after fire control received a call to a report of