1) THE Selby bonfire has been cancelled due to health and safety concerns, but the fireworks display will still take place. The fireworks display will be held in Scott Road, with gates open at 6pm. Displays take place at 7pm and 7.30pm.
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2) FIREFIGHTERS were called out after a member of the public reported seeing smoke shooting six feet into the air from a grass verge at Harlow Carr, Harrogate, which appeared to be moving, and smelling a strong smell of sulphur on Thursday. 

Crews said the problem was caused by shorting electrical wiring in the area.
 

3) A SHEEP has been killed by a loose dog on the A169 between Pickering and Whitby – the incident happened at Saltergate on the North York Moors last week. 

Police have urged dog owners to keep their animals on a lead where livestock were present, as they risked having their dogs shot if they were seen worrying the animals.


4) FIREFIGHTERS cut off the roof of a Ford Fiesta to free a 35-year-old woman who was trapped after an accident in Harrogate Road, near Stockeld.

She was taken to hospital by ambulance with spinal injuries, not thought to be serious.
 

5) WOULD-BE songwriters have been invited to write an anthem for Bishopthorpe Road.

The light hearted competition is to write a song that could be sung at any street party or meeting of the Bishopthorpe Road Traders Association.

The winner will receive a rich fruit cake from The Good Food Shop in Bishopthorpe Road.

A spokesperson for The Good Food Shop, said: "You can choose any piece of music you like to set your words to, but remember that everyone should be able to sing it so nothing obscure please.

"The theme is “I Love Bishy Road” but it can be humourous, stirring , emotional or just plain wacky. Think Jerusalem mixed with Bohemian Rhapsody. Keep it topical not seasonal – it might be sung this Christmas but also might be sung at the next Street Party and always, always, whenever Bishopthorpe Road Traders Association have a meeting."

Bring your entries in to The Good Food Shop, 20 Bishopthorpe Road or email to caroline.lewis@zen.co.uk. Don’t forget to include the name of the song that your song should be sung to.


6) A NEW website promises to make it easier to access sexual health information and order chlamydia testing kits.

The YorSexualHealth website is now responsive for smartphones and has a new “hide” feature so that you can quickly and easily remove it from the screen should you not want anyone to see what you are looking at.

There is also a new translate feature so that the whole site can be translated into other languages so visitors and students can easily access the information they need.

The website has been designed and developed by local York-based company See Green.

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of sexual health services throughout North Yorkshire and York to men and women of all ages.

If you’re looking for information about sexual health services in York and North Yorkshire, go to yorsexualhealth.org.uk
 

7) THE Ancient Society of York Florists will hold the last of its four shows of 2014 at Askham Bryan College in the Conference Centre between 11 am and 3.30pm on Sunday.

Show secretary John Galvin said it promised to be a first class finale to a good year, with an excellent display of chrysanthemums, pot plants, fruit and vegetables, flower arranging, baking and handicrafts. Admission is £1, but children and parking are free.
 

8) EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council is reminding Bridlington residents that there is still plenty of opportunity to go swimming during the building of the new East Riding Leisure Bridlington facility.

Bridlington Sports Centre in Gypsey Road has a temporary 25 metre pool, open to everyone. Full details of the programme is at leisurecentres.eastriding.gov.uk


9) A COUNTRY and western night planned for Monday, at Tang Hall Working Men’s Club in York has been cancelled.
 

10) THE University of York is to host a TV debate on devolution for Yorkshire.

BBC Look North is filming a special programme at the university’s film and television department, with City of York Council boss Kersten England among the contributors.

The debate will examine whether Yorkshire deserves more power and funding, and will also include contributions from Ukip MEP Amjad Bashir and the Yorkshire First campaign.

The programme “More Power for Yorkshire? A BBC Look North Special”, will be broadcast on Wednesday, November 5 at 10.35pm.


11) AN EVENT to fit dogs with microchips was held at Foxwood Community Centre on Thursday, October 23. Forty dogs were microchipped for free by the Dogs Trust at the invitation of the Foxwood Residents Association.

Shirley Gumley, chair of the association, said: “There are a lot of dogs in this area so we thought that it was appropriate to offer residents this free service and we are grateful for the help and support of the Dogs Trust.”


12) FIREFIGHTERS were called to a property in Elma Avenue, Bridlington, after a fire was caused by a battery charger for a mobility scooter. Smoke detectors were fitted and activated, said Humberside Fire & Rescue Service.


13) HOLTBY Traders hold are organising their monthly sale in the village hall at Holtby, near York, between 10am and noon tomorrow. Fairtrade products, honey and crafts will be on sale.


14) The memory of a Yorkshire admiral and 1,600 sailors will be remembered today exactly 100 years after they died in a First World War battle.

Admiral Christopher Cradock commanded the Good Hope and the Monmouth at the Battle of Coronel off the Chilean coast at dusk on November 1, 1914. A wreath will be laid on his memorial in York Minster tonight.


15) A CHURCH in York is appealing for help as it tries to raise another quarter of a million pounds towards a major revamp of its community hall.

St Edward the Confessor Church in Dringhouses has so far raised £573,000 through fundraising, grants and direct gifts, but the total cost of the scheme is estimated to be £834,000.

The church newsletter says that once builders’ tenders are in, one will be chosen and then an application will be made to the diocese for formal permission to go ahead.

Grants can be applied for once the builder is chosen, but now an appeal has gone out to churchgoers and the wider community in Dringhouses for contributions in the form of one-off gifts, promises of payments every month or interest-free loans.


16) THE company behind a new retirement living development in Top Lane, Copmanthorpe, has named it Smithson Court in recognition of the village’s trade history.

McCarthy & Stone said it was committed to choosing names which had significance to the local area and Copmanthorpe roughly translated from Old Norse to trader’s or craftsman’s village and Smithson was a name traditionally appropriated by the families of craftsmen.

Construction of the complex has started and on completion, it will comprise 28 one and two bedroom Retirement Living apartments, exclusively for over 60s.