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James Brabbs jailed for life for Easingwold van driver murder

Killer James Brabbs, who was today jailed for for a minimum of 29 years for the murder of van driver Mohammed Saleem Khan

5:56pm Monday 20th May 2013

A KILLER was this afternoon jailed for life for what his own barrister described as the "atrocious" murder of a van driver.

Easingwold murder suspect admits guilt in shock plea change

12:44pm Monday 20th May 2013

A MAN who denied murdering a van driver in North Yorkshire made a dramatic change of plea today.

Thousands flock to Malton Food Lovers Festival

Barbara Haywood and her daughter and gingerbread maker Liz Druce, of the Gingerbread House, at the Malton Food Lovers Festival

9:07am Monday 20th May 2013

ORGANISERS promised the biggest and best Malton Food Lovers Festival yet – and the thousands of visitors who flocked to the town over the weekend were not disappointed.

Canadian airmen’s sacrifices remembered at memorial service

Sutton-on-Forest Primary School pupil Adam Walker places a wreath on the memorial during the memorial service at Sutton on Forest

8:57am Monday 20th May 2013

MEMBERS of the Royal Canadian Air Force travelled to a village near York for an annual service dedicated to hundreds of airmen from a local air base who died in the Second World War.

North Yorkshire baby is first patient to make use of new children’s air ambulance

One day old Theo Mikova is transported by medical staff to the national Children’s Air Ambulance ahead of his flight to Hull and so become the first infant to fly in the new children’s medical transfer

7:42am Monday 20th May 2013

A TINY baby who needed life-saving surgery became the first infant to fly in a new children’s air ambulance as it got off the ground in North Yorkshire.

Pickering flood protection plan backed

9:04am Monday 20th May 2013

A £2 MILLION flood scheme to prevent Pickering beck from flooding the town, involving a series of measures upstream, including dams to slow the flow of floodwater, has been approved by the North York Moors National Park Authority.

Train driver rescue story on national TV

9:03am Monday 20th May 2013

THE rescue of a train driver who suffered a heart attack on the railway line near Malton will be featured on a TV documentary this morning.

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.

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