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Two injured in microlight crash
TWO people were injured when their microlight plane crashed into a hedge when taking off in North Yorkshire. The men were taking off from Baxby Air Sports Club, Husthwaite, near Thirsk, when their craft hit a wet patch slowing it down. This meant the
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Community projects benefit from developers' cash
PROPERTY developers are boosting six community projects in North Yorkshire with funding of almost £250,000. Six projects in the Hambleton district are benefiting from £222,734 given by developers building in the area. The schemes being supported range
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£1m for steam railway
AMBITIOUS development plans at a leading heritage railway have been given a huge boost by the National Lottery. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has been awarded a grant of almost £1m towards its £1.7m project Train of Thought. A grant of £998,000
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Wartime bomber touches down
THE legendary wartime bomber the Lancaster made a spectacular return to the region when it touched down at a North Yorkshire airbase. The huge aircraft, together with the Hurricane and Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, was one of the
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Super-fit cyclist's heart scare misery
JAMES LEE was a super-fit time trial cyclist. When he suddenly found he couldn't keep the pace with other competitors, he had no idea what was wrong. He was not out of breath and he felt no pain. He said: "It was just as though someone had flicked a
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Family's tribute to tragic walker
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular academic, volunteer and charity fundraiser, who was hit by a car while out walking. Andrew Brian Done, of Ainderby Steeple, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, died in the incident, in the early hours of last Friday
