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  • Richmond gym owner used lockdown to invest in his business

    A RICHMONDSHIRE entrepreneur has put his lockdown time to good use by investing tens of thousands of pounds into his sports and fitness centre. On Saturday the ML Sports and Fitness Centre in Richmond reopened on the back of Government guidance

  • Museum Trust down £1.5m

    A GROUP which cares for some of the regions leading museums is consulting on redundancies after the coronavirus crisis led to huge losses of over £1.5m. York Museum Trust which runs the city's art gallery, the Castle Museum and the Yorkshire Museum

  • Dogs kill livestock

    POLICE are worried that the relaxation of the coronavirus restrictions has meant an increase in attacks on sheep as more people take their dogs into the countryside. After three attacks in the past few weeks North Yorkshire police are producing

  • Delays for gallery reopening

    A FAMOUS gallery is battling to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic and major roadworks which have closed off access. The Joe Cornish Galley in Northallerton opened in 2004 in Zetland Street, Northallerton taking over one of the town's oldest buildings

  • Virtual appointments for patients

    HEALTH bosses say they are becoming increasingly alarmed that patients are living with undiagnosed serious conditions such as heart disease and cancer. As video appointments with GPs soared during the lockdown they say it’s imperative that anyone

  • Forward planning for your family business

    ONE thing that the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us is the need to keep things in perspective and concentrate on the important things in life. This has meant that planning ahead to protect your family and your finances is increasingly important.

  • Call to release money to save jobs

    A NORTH Yorkshire MP is calling on the government to bring forward the release of up to £3bn investment for zero emission buses to help save jobs. Over 530 workers employed at the Scarborough factory run by bus builder Alexander Dennis are waiting

  • Removal of greening rules from payment scheme is welcomed

    FARMERS will no longer be required to comply with complex rules around crop diversification, Ecological Focus Areas and greening permanent grassland, following the Government announcement of the removal of greening rules from the direct payments regime

  • Local artist paints commissions during lockdown

    LOCAL artist and musician John Hunter has been busy during ‘lockdown’ producing a bumper crop of new paintings – several commissioned this year. John initially completed six new paintings for the Guild of Aviation Artists annual exhibition, which

  • Lessons from school

    HALF a century is a long time and it's always fascinating to see the changes a community can undergo even a historic spot such as Bedale, which prides itself on being a market town since 1251. Well Spectator can't go that far back but a devoted reader

  • £548,000 for safer streets

    OVER half a million pounds has been given by the Home Office to carry out a safer streets experiment in North Yorkshire to find ways of protecting rural communities. The money is being spent on looking at how to prevent crime, put off criminals

  • Our own special day: August 1 – Yorkshire Day

    OF all the inhabitants of our nation, us Yorkshire folk have a justifiable claim to be the most proud of where we come from, as is demonstrated by the fact that ours is the most famous of all the county ‘days’. Yorkshire Day falls this coming Saturday

  • Bookmaker takes punt by challenging giants

    A RISK averse owner of a small family-run bookmaker’s shop has announced after 34 years of taking bets she’s about to take huge gamble by taking on the likes of William Hill, Coral and Ladbrookes. Johan Moncur, who runs Vickers Racing in Middleton

  • Tough challenges of all distances for Harriers’ members

    ANOTHER virtual race, Skipton/Kilburn, has taken place for members of Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers, again with huge support – 81 finishers, members and friends – over a tough out and back course. You can tell if you’re at the halfway point near the