1) FIREFIGHTERS were called to a flat in Goole after a CD was left on a hob.

Crews were called to the smoke-filled home in Burlington Crescent in Goole after the CD melted.

The incident happened at 10pm on Monday said a Humberside Fire & Rescue spokesman.


2) SHOPPERS in the East Riding should benefit from free parking in the run up to Christmas.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is due to decide next Tuesday whether to go ahead with proposals to waive parking charges in its public access car parks from 8am Saturday to 8am Monday for the first three weekends in December for the festive period.

The scheme would coincide with Small Business Saturday and council officers hope it will boost the communities and businesses in the local area.


3) POLICE are investigating after an alleged indecent exposure in North Yorkshire. 

A member of the public phoned police at 1.50pm on Saturday after a man allegedly exposed himself to them in the underpass under the A64 between Tadcaster and Stutton. 

Anyone with information about the incident should phone police on 101.


4) FIRE crews have extinguished a blaze in a house in Harrogate.

Four people were outside the house when crews got to Oxford Terrace to tackle the fire at 6pm on Monday. The fire is believed to have started in a fuse box.


5) RYEDALE MP Anne McIntosh, who chairs the influential House of Commons environment select committee, has warned England risks missing key recycling targets.

Miss McIntosh and the committee have called on the Government to do more to make sure only genuinely residual waste goes to waste treatment sites, encourage and improve recycling rates, and do something to curb the frequent occurrence of fires at waste management sites.


6) A BODY building competition will take place on Saturday, November 5, at the Tramways Club, York, from 11am.


7) YORK’S Civic Party will once again show their support for the annual Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal this year on Friday.

The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Ian Gillies, will be joined by members of the York branch of the Royal British Legion at the Mansion House for the annual start of the Poppy Appeal in the centenary year of the outbreak of the First World War.

The appeal helps to support past and present soldiers and their families within the British Armed Forces. Cllr Gillies said he was delighted to support the annual appeal and would, as ever, wear his poppy with pride.


8) STAFF at BMI The Duchy Hospital in Harrogate raised nearly £200 for Macmillan Cancer Support during the world’s biggest coffee morning.

The cancer charity’s biggest fundraising event raises money to support people living with cancer, to help make sure no one has to face the disease alone, from the moment they are diagnosed, through to treatment and after diagnosis care.
 

9) EAST Riding of Yorkshire council is starting reviews of its transport services in a bid to improve and save £2 million a year.

The reviews will look at home-to-school transport to try and reduce reliance on taxis, more flexible use of vehicles used to take children to special schools, a new fuel management system designed to save 10 percent on fuel costs, and the travel options for adults going to day care centres. 

Cllr Symon Fraser said: “Some of these initiatives may seem small but together they equate to significant annual savings for the council andwithout having a major impact on passengers.”


10) A YORK charity which works with vulnerable young people has received a grant from a royal award scheme.

The Island received £2,000 from the Duke of York’s Community Initiative’s Innovation Fund.

Nigel Poulton, mentoring co-ordinator, received the grant at the Initiative’s annual award ceremony which this year took place at the Magna Science and Adventure Centre in Rotherham.

The Island supports over 50 vulnerable young people in the city through its volunteer mentoring programme, but has more than 80 more young people who are waiting for a suitable volunteer mentor to become available to them.

To address this challenge, The Island has introduced two clubs in the community in the north and south of the city for the young people waiting.

For more information about the charity, visit theislandn1york.org.uk


11) GUIDED tours of Flamborough Lighthouse are being held for a week.

Staff members from Sewerby Hall and Gardens are offering informative guided tours of the lighthouse from this Saturday until Sunday, November 2.

Regular maintenance will be carried out on Friday, October 31, when the lighthouse will be closed to the public. Opening times are noon until 4pm.

Flamborough Lighthouse is located on Flamborough Head and offers views over Bridlington Bay and the Heritage Coast. Tours cost adults £3.50 for children and £2.50 for over 60s. A family, of two adults and two children, is £10.50. 


12) A YORK law firm has spoken of its delight at being included in a prestigious lawyers’ directory for the second year running.

The Legal 500 describes Howard & Byrne of Lawrence Street as “remaining the market leader in North Yorkshire in terms of volume and quality of work.”

It singles out its prison law section, led by solicitor Jacky East for particular praise. Kevin Blount, a higher court advocate and one of the firm’s 11 solicitors, said: “We are delighted to be recognised for our work.” The firm specialises in criminal law, both in England and Wales and abroad.


13) THE Apprentice star Nick Hewer will be the guest of honour at the NSPCC Christmas Fair at Castle Howard will this year.

Nick will visit the Christmas fair – which last year raised some £40,000 for the children’s charity – and starts on the evening of Thursday, November 6, running through Friday and Saturday.

Nick said: “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to support such a worthwhile cause as the NSPCC.”

The biggest fundraiser for the NSPCC in the North East, the fair will have 65 stalls on offer this year.

Tickets are now on sale for the preview event on Thursday evening at http://nspcccastlehowardchristmasfair.co.uk/