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  • Kitchen fire victim given first aid

    A RESIDENT was given first aid after fire broke out in the kitchen of their home in Malton today. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the blaze happened at a property in Princess Terrace at 4.50pm. The Malton crews attended but the

  • Vehicle seized on A64 - even though driver below limit

    A DRIVER was found to be under the drink drive limit after being stopped by police in North Yorkshire - but their vehicle was still seized. North Yorkshire Police traffic officers tweeted that the vehicle had been stopped after it was seen being

  • Well-known farm shop burgled

    ONE of the best-known farm shops in North Yorkshire has suffered a burglary. Outbuildings at the Balloon Tree Farm Shop at Gate Helmsley, between York and Stamford Bridge, were broken into between 6.15pm on Thursday and 8am on Friday. North

  • Hair salon burglary appeal

    POLICE investigating a burglary at a North Yorkshire hair salon are urging people to come forward if they have been sold or offered hair care products, GHD stylers and straighteners. North Yorkshire Police said the break-in happened at Goody’s

  • Re-view: Cinderella, York Theatre Royal, until January 28

    IT began on December 8 and is now the last one standing, the finishing tape not breached until the end of the month. What a long haul for Cinderella and her ball, an even longer stretch than Billy Pearce' Peter Pan at Bradford Alhambra. Convention

  • York Arts Barge bid waiting on decision

    SIX months after a planning application was submitted, the people behind an ambitious plan to create a new floating music, drama and exhibition venue on the Ouse are still waiting for a council decision.The Arts Barge team put their planning application

  • Man suffers cracked ribs in York city centre incident

    A MAN suffered cracked ribs during an incident between a group of men and women in York city centre. North Yorkshire Police said there was an 'altercation' just before 8pm on Thursday in Coney Street. A spokeswoman said a man in his early fifties

  • REVIEW: VAUXHALL CORSA ENERGY 1.0T ECOFLEX

    IT's been around for a long, long time and is as much a part of the motoring landscape as virtually any car you care to name.But at least in terms of sales the Vauxhall Corsa has always had to play second fiddle to the Ford Fiesta.Now we have a fourth-generation

  • Bare-footed motorist arrested for drink-driving in York

    A BARE-FOOTED motorist has been arrested for drink-driving by police in York - while an alleged drug driver has been caught for the second time in six weeks. Officers tweeted that a vehicle was stopped last night in Clarence Street with assistamce

  • 999 vapour alert at York flats

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to an apartment complex in York after chemical vapours percolated through lift shafts into the flats. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews went to Pond Garth at 11.30pm last night following reports of a

  • Forget the January blues with a wonderful refreshing red

    IT was apparently Blue Monday earlier this week - supposedly the most depressing day of the year at the start of the most depressing week of the year. All the Christmas and New Year festivities are long gone, all our presents are gathering dust

  • ‘Bonkers’ for us to give cash to China (letter)

    HAVE some politicians gone completely mad? China, far richer than we are, paying footballers ridiculous weekly wages of £500,000, yet we, through foreign aid, are donating millions of pounds to foster grassroots football in the same country.

  • RACING TIPS: Alary can make waves at Haydock

    ALARY can live up to the hype by winning the Peter Marsh Chase under Aidan Coleman on a cracking card at Haydock.All eyes at the Merseyside circuit will be on the Gold Cup 'talking horse', who makes his British debut amid much fanfare as today

  • We must look after our precious NHS (letter)

    WHEN I was in Amsterdam, I fainted and needed medical treatment. The paramedics were sent out and they charged me the extortionate sum of 688.55 euros, which is around about £600 for a five-mile journey. This is one more reason why our health

  • Project Fear turning scare tactics on NHS (letter)

    WITH the lefty Project Fear brigade having failed in the referendum, though now carrying on their fantasy as Brexit begins, they are turning their scare tactics to the NHS (Letters, January 17). The NHS will not be privatised and will be free at

  • Health privatisation is already under way (letter)

    THE Conservative Government’s squeeze on services has caused a massive implosion within the NHS and social care sector to almost breaking point. Was it the Government’s intentional move to drive through the privatisation of the NHS? We must

  • Parents go back to school for crafty fun

    PARENTS enjoyed an afternoon of fun with their children during a craft day at Leavening Primary School.Headteacher Sian Mitchell said: "The craft afternoon was a great opportunity to invite parents into school to enjoy a bit of fun, get crafty with

  • Students urged to avoid rivers after nights out

    UNIVERSITIES in York have joined forces with the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) to urge caution near rivers. RLSS UK’s Don’t Drink and Drown campaign, which has the backing of York Rescue Boat and York’s bars, warns drinkers to act responsibly

  • It's time to put an end to austerity (letter)

    IT is time for austerity to end. Since 2008, when banks collapsed, it’s the poorer people of this country who have had to pay the most for the bankers’ mistakes. Governments, not only ours, have decided to impose austerity on the people.

  • Barracks jobs pledge by Minister

    MANY of the employees at York's doomed barracks will be guaranteed the option of redeploying to other sites, a Government minister has said.Mark Lancaster said the Ministry of Defence would seek to minimise redundancies and would consult with trades

  • York thieves steal eight-year-old boy's savings

    THIEVES stole family photos, an eight-year-old boy's Christmas money and a handbag and computers, when they broke into a house in York. Ruth Stephenson woke on Wednesday morning to find thieves had been in her family’s home in Shipton Street overnight

  • Village plan 'could have created 50,000 jobs'

    THE abandonment of plans for a 10,000-home ‘garden village’ near Selby could mean the region has missed out on more than 50,000 jobs. Documents released under the Freedom Of Information Act include a briefing received by Selby and Ainsty MP Nigel

  • Peter: We'll never stop looking for Claudia

    THE FATHER of missing York woman Claudia Lawrence has urged anyone who can end his family’s misery to come forward. This week, North Yorkshire Police announced they would begin scaling back Operation Essence - the review into the investigation