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  • Carnage after arsonists target pigeon lofts

    A MAN has been left devastated after vandals broke into his allotment and set fire to one of his pigeon lofts, killing 41 young birds. The arsonists struck late on Saturday night at the gardens off Stanghow Road, New Skelton. The carnage could have

  • Appeal for witnesses to night-time attack on lone woman

    POLICE have appealed for witnesses following an attack on a young woman by a man who dragged her into a field in Darlington. The attack on the 28-year-old woman happened at about 8.40pm on Wednesday of last week. She had walked from the industrial estate

  • Day to remember for young visitors

    VULNERABLE and destitute youngsters from India were given a day out to remember last week, when they paid a visit to a Yorkshire theme park. The group of 30, aged between eight and 14, were from Maher - a refuge for battered women and children in Pune

  • More bobbies on the beat? Cost is the problem

    A POLICE chief says he is committed to putting more bobbies on the beat in a bid to combat problems with anti-social and drunken behaviour, but the cost might prove prohibitive. Grahame Maxwell, North Yorkshire's chief constable, told 50 residents at