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  • Communities challenged to tackle 'perception of speeding'

    SPEEDING in villages is partly “an issue of residents’ perception” a council’s leadership has insisted, as it finalised a scheme to allow parishes to take action themselves. As North Yorkshire County Council’s executive passed details of a scheme

  • Warning after 'extremely dangerous' horse drugs stolen

    A WARNING has been issued by police after some extremely dangerous horse medication was stolen from a barn. The medication – which could be extremely dangerous if consumed by humans – was stolen along with tools including a Bosch power drill, a

  • Students are given fashion advice

    MEDIA students have been able to engage with all aspects of fashion during a taster session at Sunderland University. The workshop explored the industry in detail and provided students from Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College with an insight into

  • Bare-chested knifeman: 'I just wanted to go to jail'

    A BARE-CHESTED man who was seen wandering in and out of traffic in the snow has told a court: "I just wanted to go to jail." Andrew Lawson said he was sick of sleeping rough and knew he would be arrested for his dangerous actions in Darlington town

  • Newby Hall made spick and span for the new season

    ONE of the region’s finest country houses is undergoing a spring clean ahead of its reopening for the new season. Newby Hall, in Ripon, North Yorkshire, opens for the 2019 season on Saturday, March 30 and runs until September. The hall, one of