Glimmer of hope over post offices facing axe

6:01pm Thursday 15th May 2008

COMMUNITIES rocked by news that dozens of post offices in the region are to close have been offered a faint glimmer of hope.

Queen to visit the 150th Great Yorkshire

4:49pm Thursday 15th May 2008

THE Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit the 150th Great Yorkshire Show this year.

Protesters call for parking charges investigation

5:02pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

CRITICS of Hambleton District Council's plans to bring in car parking charges want the motives behind the scheme investigated.

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Views sought on range of transport schemes

10:43am Wednesday 14th May 2008

RESIDENTS in Ripon and surrounding villages are being asked for their views on new plans for transport initiatives in the area.

Check bookings plea as cathedral work starts

6:41am Wednesday 14th May 2008

RIPON Cathedral's long-awaited project to rewire and relight the building will start next month and last until April next year.

Cricket club bowled over with new home

6:44pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

A RURAL cricket club has moved to a new ground for the start of the season, thanks to 15,000-worth of grants.

From school trips to the top of the world

3:36pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

MOUNTAINEER Alan Hinkes is hoping to help inspire teenagers follow in his footsteps.

London wine expert raises a glass to new role in Thirsk

12:44pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

A WINE expert who sold some of the most expensive bottles around to wealthy London customers has left the big city to work in North Yorkshire.

Window-cleaning councillor is city's new mayor

5:59pm Monday 12th May 2008

A NEWLY-ELECTED mayor has given an assurance that his hundreds of customers will not have to wait longer than normal for him to clean their windows.

Cafe culture comes to Richmond but parking spaces are lost

12:30pm Monday 12th May 2008

RICHMOND could soon be going continental, after councillors approved plans to encourage "a new cafe culture."

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