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  • Six-day-old calf rescued by firefighters

    A SIX-DAY old calf was rescued by firefighters after it fell down a 10 foot drop by the side of the River Aire at Carlton, near Selby. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue service said firefighters assisted a farmer in returning the animal to its

  • Review: James, Scarborough Open Air Theatre, May 22

    NOT since King Arthur has a lake been so vexatious for a leader. The restored Scarborough Open Air Theatre divides band from audience by means of brown water that romantically might be called a moat, or at least that was the effect in the mind

  • Eve Ensler's explosive new short play opens at Playhouse

    EVE Ensler's Avocado, the latest play by the Tony Award-winning writer of The Vagina Monologues, is a short, sharp shock of the new at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, from Tuesday to Saturday. This commission from the American human rights

  • Motorist suffers head injuries in A19 crash

    A MOTORIST suffered serious head injuries in a crash which led to the closure of a North Yorkshire dual carriageway for hours. The man, in his 20s, was airlifted to hospital by air ambulance helicopter following the accident, which happened on

  • Food lovers festival hailed by cookery guru

    COOKERY guru Prue Leith has hailed the Malton Food Lovers Festival, which has been attracting huge crowds over the weekend. The food writer, TV presenter and campaigner, who has been one of the culinary stars of the event, said that what festival