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GP surgeries and residents call for 20mph speed limits to protect ‘town’s future’
Campaigners, residents, and GP surgeries have renewed calls for a 20mph speed limit to protect residents and tourism. The 20’s Plenty for North Yorkshire and Whitby Community Network have launched renewed calls for “default” lower speed limits
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YOUNG REPORTER Kids for Kids Appeal Vlad Rabusapca QE Sixth Form
The Kids for Kids charity is making another appeal to help and raise awareness about the forgotten region of Darfur, Sudan. Sudan is going through another bloody civil war which is heavily affecting the already very poor province of Darfur
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Quad bike stolen from remote area of Yorkshire Dales
A quad bike was stolen from a remote area of the Yorkshire Dales at the weekend, and police are appealing for information. Officers issued an image of a similar model and asked if anyone had seen a quad bike fitting its description. The vehicle
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Why Count Dracula was spotted in this North East town at the weekend
Guisborough Theatre Company produced an entertaining version of the Count Dracula legend at St Nicholas Church Hall this weekend. Over three nights, the group staged a tongue-in-cheek version of Bram Stoker’s gothic horror story. Dracula: A
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Police appeal after food donated to charity destroyed by vandals
Police are looking for vandals who are deliberately damaging food which has been donated to a North Yorkshire food bank. North Yorkshire Police said the food bank at a church in Settle is located in a cupboard in the porch. A police spokesman
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Bus driver guilty of causing death of much loved school worker
A bus driver has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a much-loved school worker in a morning rush-hour crash. Saskia Bet was 27 years old. She was a behaviour and wellbeing mentor at Hob Moor Oaks Academy, in Acomb, York. She lived in Easingwold
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Record breaking ticket sales for opening weekend of pantomime
The opening weekend of a North East pantomime saw record breaking ticket sales, theatre bosses said. Jack & The Beanstalk at Forum Theatre in Billingham opened on Saturday, December 2 with two performances which saw near sell-out crowds, resulting
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Woman injured in crash outside North East hospital this morning
A woman has been left with minor injuries after a crash in Middlesbrough. Just before 7.15 am this morning (Tuesday, December 5), two vehicles collided just outside of James Cook Hospital, on Marton Road in Middlesbrough. One woman received
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Nine goats found in North Yorkshire – police appeal to find their owner
Nine goats have been found in North Yorkshire – and police are appealing to find their owner. North Yorkshire Police says the animals were found in the Thorpe Underwood area, between York and Boroughbridge. A force spokesperson said they are
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Start date of 25-week Darlington road closure pushed back to 2024
The start date of a 25-week closure of a Darlington road has been pushed back until 2024 after Network Rail confirmed the change on Monday (December 4). Smithfield Road in the town, which runs underneath railway tracks, has an underpass to allow
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Teenager gets life sentence for murdering friend in North Yorkshire
A teenager from North Yorkshire has been sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 11 years for murdering his friend. Although 17-year-old Dylan Cranfield he had already pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 17-year-old Seb Mitchell,
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North Yorkshire businesses remain optimistic despite high number of closures
Businesses in North Yorkshire say they are remaining optimistic going into 2024 - despite figures showing a high number of closures across the region last year. A study done for the Office for National Statistics figures shows 2,655 businesses
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BBC now a threat to all local newspapers
If the BBC was a family and lived in the house next door to you it would be the neighbour from hell. That's the verdict of some of the most experienced local newspaper editors in the country who now regard the BBC as little more than a state-funded
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Northallerton Christmas fair for Friarage Hospital palliative care team
The community is invited to get into the Christmas spirit and kickstart the festive season while helping to raise funds for one of the specialist teams in the Friarage Hospital. The palliative care team and Our Hospitals Charity are hosting a Christmas
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Plans progress for charity’s Big Green Build project
A social enterprise in Richmond is celebrating after being offered assistance from Kier Construction for an ambitious building project. Just the Job, Richmond, enables adults with disabilities to in practical, work orientated therapeutic activities