A VILLAGE tradition is alive and well at one North Yorkshire pub. Boys and men in the village of Melsonby, near Richmond, battled it out for the coveted title of Melsonby Master Chef in the annual Bacon and Egg Pie Competition at the Black Bull pub.
THE A170 over Sutton Bank, near Thirsk, has been re-opened ahead of schedule. Works on the road to ensure it was fit for winter have been completed two days earlier than originally expected.
BEIJING Olympics hero Joanne Jackson will be honoured next week in her home town of Richmond. Joanne, who won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle, will be collected by town mayor Coun Judith Steggles in time for a reception in the Town Hall on Thursday
A BOOK offering viewers a look behind the scenes of an iconic North television series will be launched later this month. Fans of Heartbeat, the North Yorkshire-based Sixties police drama, are being promised a book that will lift the lid on the programme's
A LARGE-SCALE rescue mission was sparked today, when a member of the public reported seeing a paraglider in distress. Police officers, fire fighters, search and rescue teams, the coastguard and the RAF contributed to the search, at Fylingthorpe, near
ONE of the biggest names in British show-jumping will be sharing his expertise with the public next month. Former international star Graham Fletcher will be appearing for the first time at Countryside Live in Harrogate on October 25 and 26. He'll be
A MAJOR national cycling event is set to take place this weekend in Richmond, North Yorkshire. The finale of the British Cycling Premier Calendar Elite road race series will be officially started by Beijing Bronze medalists, swimmer Joanne Jackson from
NORTH Yorkshire is playing a key role in a major new initiative to deter and intercept criminals who use the region's road networks. A Yorkshire Regional Roads Policing Team, one of the first of its kind in the country, has been set up to deny criminals
