- Brave schoolboy wins police award
- '50st teenager' cut free from home
- Councils issue more parking tickets
- UK basks in hottest day of the year
- Hospital inquiry into rabies case
- Patients to rate hospital treatment
- MPs warn over defence cost-cutting
- Libya visit in Wpc murder inquiry
- Clegg warning over Greece euro exit
- Hunt defended over BSkyB letter
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Police swoop in cannabis probe
POLICE seized dozens of cannabis plants from the blacked-out attic of a home in a “sleepy country village.”
Action group to help town beat recession
A NEW action group has been formed by companies in a Ryedale market town to defy the economic downturn.
Jewellery theft plea
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man and a woman stole jewellery from a shop in Malton’s Market Place.
Roofer, 39, preyed on elderly victim
A ROGUE roofer who preyed on an elderly man in Pickering has been sentenced to a nine month suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £2,000 compensation to his victim at York Crown Court.
Speed cameras: new locations
North Yorkshire Police will be carrying out mobile safety camera enforcement on the following roads fron today until Tuesday.
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Regional
Concert to help Chernobyl children
Music will help to bring children from Chernobyl to West Yorkshire for a much-needed holiday to escape the effects of radiation.
Cafod Lent appeal raises £8 million
Aid agency supporters have raised £8 million to help provide clean drinking water to poor communities around the world, with residents in Leeds and East Anglia quadrupling last year's total donations.
Security fear over Westminster cuts
Staff cuts are compromising security in the Palace of Westminster, a Huddersfield MP has said.
YCR has places in Great North Run
Runners keen to get a place in the Great North Run can get their hands on a spot through Yorkshire Cancer Research (YCR).
Hawk deal 'will not help site jobs'
Unions have welcomed a £1.6 billion deal to supply Hawk aircraft to Saudi Arabia but said it made no difference to the Hawk site at Brough in East Yorkshire.
National
Brave schoolboy wins police award
A schoolboy who was stabbed while trying to prevent a fellow pupil being attacked and a man shot in the stomach while seeking to foil a robbery at a jeweller's have been honoured at a police bravery awards ceremony.
'50st teenager' cut free from home
A teenager thought to weigh more than 50st had to be cut free from her home by emergency services because she was too big to leave the house.
Councils issue more parking tickets
Local councils handed out an increased number of parking tickets last year despite cutting back on traffic wardens, according to latest figures.
UK basks in hottest day of the year
Sun worshippers have flocked to beaches and parks as they enjoyed the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching almost 28C (82.4F).
Hospital inquiry into rabies case
An investigation has been launched into how a woman suffering from rabies was reportedly turned away from a hospital emergency department.
Business
Entrances showing signs of life
WELCOME signs into Norton, Malton and Old Malton have been smartened up, thanks to the efforts of local volunteers.
Beer festival cooks up a chefs brew
FOR the first time in the Malton Beer and Cider Festival’s four-year history, there will be an exclusive beer brewed by two of the region’s most distinguished chefs.
Factory club could close
THE Malton Bacon Factory Club in Norton could be set to close its doors because of falling membership and rising debts.
Choose a charity to claim a cash prize
THE Norton branch of Asda has launched a new monthly contest which will see local charities receive a cash prize.
Education
Chance to get up close with badgers
Nature fans are being offered a close encounter with badgers deep in a Forestry Commission woodland in North Yorkshire.
Cooking up a treat for Queen’s Jubilee
SCHOOL chefs in Ryedale and North Yorkshire are getting ready to give children across the county a taste of tradition and serve up a fine afternoon tea to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Jumble sale at village hall
THERE will be a jumble sale at Weaverthorpe Village Hall from 1pm to 2.30pm on Saturday May 12.
Environment
Chance to get up close with badgers
Nature fans are being offered a close encounter with badgers deep in a Forestry Commission woodland in North Yorkshire.
Local bike firm to lose Dalby contract, again
A ROW over the provision of cycle hire in Dalby Forest has resulted in the Forestry Commission returning to its original plans.
Managing woodland
ADVICE on how to manage and improve woodland for game and wildlife is on offer at a free training day organised by the North York Moors National Park Authority.
Warm welcome for walkers
RESIDENTS in Rosedale Abbey are celebrating after it became the first village in the North York Moors National Park to gain Walkers are Welcome status.
Spend a night under the stars
YOU do not have to be in the middle of Alaska to get a real wilderness experience.
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Friday 25 May 2012
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