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ROTARIANS turned out in force to wage war on litter as part of the Great British Spring Clean.

FORMER pupil Cathy Mason visited Bedale High School to talk to a group of year ten students about her education and business career.

Hello everyone, WELCOME to my latest column for The Northern Echo, and we kick off with the biggest news there could possibly be in the whole universe. Over the years, Sparta has had some big names on its list of clients – but they don’t come much bigger than Santa Claus! Yes folks – and girls and boys – we are delighted to announce that Sparta has been signed up by the man himself to provide the security for The Polar Express this coming Christmas. We first won the contract for...

Submitting... Long-standing fixtures on its attractive High Street include a branch of the Yorkshire institution that is Bettys tea room, which is located in an elegant Georgian building with doll’s house-like proportions and a charming hidden terrace where you can soak up the sun as you enjoy afternoon tea, and the award-winning food and wine emporium Lewis & Cooper, which has occupied the same spot since 1899 and still remains a family run business. A busy market day in Northallerton. Pictu...

RESIDENTS living in the shadow of one of North Yorkshire’s leading industrial estates have accused a council of ignoring a…

A DRUG driver who drove on the wrong side of the road killing a father-of-four in a head-on collision has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. George Thompson, 36, also caused serious injuries to the passengers in his car an adult and three children as he drove along the A6055 at Leeming Bar after leaving McDonalds. in September 2019. After failing to pull in he crashed into a car driven by Richard Blain, 37,a military serviceman from Thirsk and father of four who suffered serious injuri...

North East drug drivers to be banned from the roads after being caught behind the wheel We name and shame the motorists who ended up in court after testing positive for having drugs in their system Sign up for our regular free newsletter for court stories sent straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPriv...

Dad of four young children died after drugged up van driver hit his car on wrong side of the road George Thompson had overtaken another car and stayed in the wrong lane, smashing into the car of dad Richard Blain, 37, who died from injuries sustained in the crash 09:00, 8 MAY 2021 Updated Richard Blain, pictured with his children, has been described as a wonderful father. (Image: North Yorkshire Police) Get the latest news from Teesside Crown Court direct to your inbox with our free email newsl...

Father of four, Richard Blain, who sadly died as a result of the collision, has been described as a "wonderful father" A DRUG driver who drove on the wrong side of the road and killed a father-of-four in a head-on collision has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. George Thompson, 36, also caused serious injuries to his passengers – an adult an three children – including fractured and broken bones. The collision happened on the evening of September 19 2019 on the A6055...

A drug driver who drove on the wrong side of the road and killed a father-of-four in a head-on collision has today been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. George Thompson, 36, also caused serious injuries to his passengers – an adult and three children – including fractures and broken bones. The collision happened on the evening of September 19, 2019 on the A6055 at Leeming Bar. Thompson, of Sprotbrough near Doncaster, was driving a white Ford Transit van with four passe...