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  • Two missing teenagers found safe and well

    Police have confirmed that Lewis Bonson and Neil Gordon have both been found safe and well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Police are asking the public to help them find two teenagers missing

  • N Yorks high speed broadband

    A MOBILE telephone company is offering high speed broadband for more than 4,600 homes in North Yorkshire. EE, part of BT Group, is aiming its new 4G home broadband solution at rural areas where the current broadband speed is under 10 Mbps. It claims tests

  • Sentamu backs church unity plans

    THE Archbishop of York is backing plans to bring the Church of England and the Methodist Church in Great Britain closer together. Dr John Sentamu supported a motion at the General Synod’s February meeting welcoming proposals to put the two churches

  • SELBY TOWN: Robins are bobbing along in fifth place

    SELBY Town, buoyed by their 2-0 midweek victory at Tadcaster Albion that put them into the West Riding County Cup final, are up to fifth in Toolstation Northern Counties East League Division One.The Robins won 4-0 at AFC Emley on Saturday to climb from

  • Man threw crutch and scooter at love rival’s car

    A MAN with an injured foot threw a crutch and a child’s scooter at the car containing his ex-girlfriend’s new partner, York Crown Court heard. Nathan Humble, 24, told the other man, who had locked himself into the vehicle, to get out and threatened

  • Heckingbottom's first Leeds match ends in derby defeat

    NEW Leeds boss Paul Heckingbottom began his reign with a defeat at Sheffield United but vowed to get his players to perform with more freedom.Billy Sharp scored twice against his former club, either side of Pierre-Michel Lasogga's header early in

  • Writers urged to put pen to paper

    RYEDALE Book Festival and Blackthorn Press have launched a short story competition. There are prizes totalling £500 and the top 10 stories will be published by the Blackthorn Press. Sarah Tyson, festival director, said: “We are delighted to

  • COLUMN: Beware - plastics can get into our diets too

    MY niece received an exciting letter from David Attenborough last week. She had written asking for his advice on how to help save endangered sea creatures, and his reply was straight to the point: we must stop throwing away so much plastic. Every

  • Plaque at chapel site

    HAXBY’S first Methodist chapel has been marked with a blue plaque - the seventh in the local area. Haxby and Wigginton history group sleuth Alan Clark - who has researched Methodism in the area - found out that, from 1782, meetings were held in

  • Farmworker broke 18 ribs, court told

    AN EAST Yorkshire farmer has been ordered to pay a court bill of more than £2,800 after one of his employees broke 18 ribs and both wrists in an “avoidable” farm accident. The worker also suffered internal injuries when he fell ten metres from

  • Council to consult on school transport plan

    NORTH Yorkshire County Council is holding a series of consultations on changes to its home to school transport policy for those with special educational needs or disabilities. The consultations will continue through to late March and follow a decision

  • Firm hits £1million charity goal

    A YORK outdoor events company is celebrating after helping to raise more than £1m for a children's cancer charity. Over the past three years, Rat Race Adventure Sports - based in Shipton-by-Beningbrough - have been partnered with nationwide charity