A NORTH-East hairdresser of the year has celebrated 30 years of her Thirsk salon and a business which has grown to a group of five salons.Jill Watkins-Wright celebrated with around 100 clients and staff and said she was overwhelmed by the loyalty her
THIRSK MP Kevin Hollinrake facilitated a “robust but constructive” meeting over the policing of anti-fracking protests.Protestors and residents had contacted Mr Hollinrake voicing concerns over the way that protests at the Third Energy fracking site in
A PROFESSIONAL adventurer is set to focus his next expedition in Yorkshire, when he will climb onboard a waterbike and help remove litter from the waterways, as part of a national campaign. Matt Kettlewell, from Askrigg in Wensleydale, will be taking
VOLUNTEERS have helped keep a national park on track to hit a target central to one of its main purposes.A report to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has revealed despite a large volume of work needed on rights of way in the new, western area
A FIRE which destroyed a stable block on council-owned smallholdings is the latest in a series of arson attacks there, locals say.The blaze, on Monday night, ripped through an old railway carriage used to house livestock on one of the plots on the edge
A RUGBY team will be turning out in new kit next season thanks to a sponsorship deal with Gisborough Hall.Guisborough Rugby Club, ‘The Priorymen’, as they’re known, play in the Durham and Northumberland Division One at Belmangate in Guisborough.Graham
A MAJOR flower festival is about to be held at one of the region's greatest stately homes - and the staff are getting in the spirit of the occasion.The team at Castle Howard near Malton will don their finest floral prints to celebrate displays created
YOUNG artists are putting themselves in the frame with an expressive arts exhibition of multi-media work.Fifty-six students from Northallerton School and Sixth Form College will display a variety of original artwork in a two-day exhibition at Northallerton
A COMMUNITY raised £2,187 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance from the sale of special bikes created for the Tour de Yorkshire.After successfully producing plywood bikes for the Tour de France's Grand Depart in Yorkshire in 2014, Bedale-based Dave Allison
AUTHOR Imogen Robertson joined volunteers for a special evening to raise money and support for a community library which has to raise over £8,000 a year to keep going.Ms Robertson who was born and brought up in Darlington was the guest speaker at Bedale
FOUR A-roads with among the country’s the worst accident records have been handed more than £11.5m for road safety improvements.Government figures show there were 332 casualties, ten of which were fatal and 96 serious on the major North Yorkshire routes
BUILDING firm H&M Construction have been granted a Highly Commended Award at the LABC Regional Awards. Business partners Peter Henderson and Ross Mitchell were nominated for the extension they built at Chantmarle, in Mickleton, Teesdale, which was designed
A HEALTH watchdog will highlight concerns over the future of health services to the Prime Minister, after it emerged several doctors’ groups managing NHS services had acted unlawfully.The leader of North Yorkshire County Council’s scrutiny of health committee
THE TRANSFORMATION of the HM Bark Endeavour from a replica of an iconic vessel to a visitor attraction is almost complete following extensive work since its arrival into Whitby earlier this month.The Captain Cook replica ship is taking shape as The Endeavour
A TINY abandoned kitten with the odds stacked against him has survived risky surgery and found a happy ending with his life-saver.Nicknamed ‘Piglet’, the ten-day-old kitten was abandoned by his stray mother and was taken into the Blue Cross in Topcliffe
DOCTORS from North Yorkshire have appeared in front of the camera to help educate people about how to treat common summer-related ailments.The bite-size videos explain how to treat common illnesses using over-the-counter remedies available at pharmacies.GPs
