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Norton fire flats landlord jailed for 12 months

Alan Foster

10:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

The owner of flats where two young jockeys died in an arson attack has been jailed for a year, after a judge said he showed “complete disregard” for residents’ safety.

Road error cost student her life

9:48am Saturday 18th May 2013

An “error of judgement” cost a university student her life as she crossed a major road with her boyfriend, an inquest heard.

Poetry professor seeks beauty among rubbish

9:29am Saturday 18th May 2013

SOME poets find inspiration from nature, others from myths and legends. But one has now chosen a very different setting in which to seek his muse – a North Yorkshire rubbish depot.

North Yorkshire Police could face questions over officers' Jimmy Savile links

Jimmy Savile

9:05am Saturday 18th May 2013

NORTH Yorkshire Police will be asked to consider whether there are any questions over officer conduct in connection with revelations about Jimmy Savile.

Tighter dog ownership laws urged by North Yorkshire MP

7:58am Saturday 18th May 2013

The Government’s moves to tackle irresponsible dog ownership do not go far enough, a North Yorkshire MP has warned.

Ryedale District Council gets a new chairman

Ryedale District Council gets a new chairman

9:47am Saturday 18th May 2013

THE NEW chairman of Ryedale District Council, Coun Janet Frank, receives the chains of office from immediate past chairman Coun Eric Hope.

Malton cricket club blaze probe continues

9:30am Friday 17th May 2013

TWO men arrested after a cricket pavilion was gutted by fire have been bailed.

Threatened ring ouzels find safe haven in Ryedale

A ring ouzel

8:15am Friday 17th May 2013

ONE of the UK’s most threatened species of bird is finding a safe haven on the North York Moors.

Rotary honour for Harry Woodhead

9:02am Friday 17th May 2013

A WELL-known community stalwart in Thirsk , who was last year made an MBE, has now been honoured for his 60 years’ dedication to Rotary International for England and Ireland.

Attack gang hunted

8:23am Friday 17th May 2013

A GROUP of men is being hunted after five people were assaulted in Thirsk.

Accused’s threat to ‘do’ van driver

9:59am Thursday 16th May 2013

A MAN accused of murder stabbed an Asian delivery driver in the neck after threatening to “do” him, a court has been told.

Land Rovers transformed to take part in Gumball rally

Charlie Fawcett, managing director of Twisted at Thirsk, with one of the Land Rover Defenders taking part in the Gumball 3000 rally

9:40am Thursday 16th May 2013

Four Land Rover Defenders worth half a million pounds have been transformed to gear them up for the trip of a lifetime, a 3,000 mile rally across Europe.

NHS ‘place of safety unit’ to open in Scarborough

9:37am Thursday 16th May 2013

A “place of safety” unit will be set up in Scarborough to prevent people with mental health problems being detained in police cells.

Wanted Scarborough man arrested

9:19am Thursday 16th May 2013

A MAN wanted by police has been arrested in a York.

Terrington Surgery taken over by Helmsley GPs

Practice manager Heather White, right, with the team at Terrington Surgery, from left, Dr Nick Wilson, Dr Judith Matthews, Carole Willis, Karen Stubbings, Fiona Darrell and Sara Fargher

8:12am Thursday 16th May 2013

A NEW era has dawned for a Ryedale village surgery after it was taken over by doctors from a nearby town.

How websites can help rural charities

8:10am Thursday 16th May 2013

A website for small local charities has held a free workshop in Ryedale to outline the benefits of receiving donations online.

Babies at the double at Malton’s Montessori School

Staff at Malton Montessori School with their bumper crop of new arrivals

8:34am Thursday 16th May 2013

THERE must be something in the water at Malton’s Montessori School.

Four arrests after arsonists destroy Malton cricket pavilion

UPDATED Four arrests after arsonists destroy Malton cricket pavilion

3:20pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

ARSONISTS left cricketers without a pavilion when they struck at night in Malton.

Food bank to aid Ryedale families in crisis

From the left, Trish Herbert, Lesley Hurley and Lynda Grice, with some of the items already donated for the Ryedale Food Bank

3:05pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A FOOD bank is to be set up in Malton and Norton due to a growing need from families in crisis.

Reprieve for Ryedale Indoor Bowls club

3:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Ryedale Indoor Bowls Centre have moved a step forward after a surprise move by Norton Town Council.

Scotch Corner Chapel open to public

2:49pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A TINY chapel and its unusual sculptures will be open to the public on Saturday as part of three special visitor days this year.

Crossbow attack on sheep

2:54pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

POLICE are appealing for information after a sheep was shot in the head in a crossbow attack.

Tasty line up ready for Malton Food Lovers Festival launch

Tom Naylor Leyland, centre, organiser of the Malton Food Lovers Festival, with Deb Waite, from We Love Malton, and Elis Bucher of Paley’s Greengrocers in Malton, getting ready for this weekend’s event

2:48pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

ORGANISERS are promising this weekend’s Malton Food Lovers Festival will be the biggest and best yet.

Rosti McKechnie factory expansion plan moves closer

2:45pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

AN ambitious plan to build an extension to the Rosti McKechnie factory in Pickering has been given the go-ahead.

Writer helps youngsters create storybook

2:44pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A LOCAL children’s writer is helping hundreds of Ryedale schoolchildren create their own storybook.



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