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LESS than a mile from a council recycling centre, fly tippers have left an unsightly mess in a secluded spot. A week after several fence panels were dumped, the same location has been again targeted by fly tippers who this time left an unsightly pile of hard-core, soil and lawn turf. The secluded spot just off Northallerton Road, Leeming Bar, is at the back of a small industrial estate and also the end of the military airbase runway. It is a popular area for plane spotters, dog walkers an...

IF you fancy a part time acting career then a heritage railway is offering opportunities to journey back to 1925.

Ahead of Sunday, March 14, Masons of Yorkshire has launched its personalised range of flavoured bottle gin. The firm, which is based in Leeming Bar near Northallerton, is offering customers the chance to add their own touch to its well-known 70cl bottles.  With the option to add up to 20 letters on its Original, Tea, Orange & Lime, Pear & Pink Peppercorn and English Lavender flavours, it is the first time it has offered such a service. The new venture comes weeks after Masons launched ...

Englands mini Covid hotspots: Cases drop in 95% of council boroughs and number of patients in hospital has fallen to HALF its January peak but infections triple in micro-hotspots in 0.6% of wards Cases are falling in almost all large local authority areas but rising in one in five of the smallest council wards Two biggest risers were in Yorkshire, with positive tests increasing six-fold in week to February 9 The rates have tripled in 42 areas out of 6,791 in the most recent week, despite Englan...

A HERITAGE railway is looking for people who can accompany passengers on their journey back to 1925.

Highways England warns of snow, icy and rain affecting travel conditions this morning, as this weather camera at Dishforth shows SNOW, ice and heavy rain are again affecting travel conditions in the region. Many parts of the North-East and North Yorkshire have seen snow overnight and early this morning and there are reports of widespread ice. A yellow weather warning issued by The Met Office remains in place until midnight and Highways England has issued a severe weather alert for snow af...

Highways England warns of snow, icy and rain affecting travel conditions this morning, as this weather camera at Dishforth shows SNOW, ice and heavy rain are again affecting travel conditions in the region. Many parts of the North-East and North Yorkshire have seen snow overnight and early this morning and there are reports of widespread ice. A yellow weather warning issued by The Met Office remains in place until midnight and Highways England has issued a severe weather alert for snow af...

A consultation on the proposed solar farm is underway WORRIED councillors are calling for an action group to be set up to fight plans for a solar farm on their doorstep which they warn would be disproportionate, obtrusive and intrusive. Developer Lightrock Power is consulting residents over plans for a 150-acre solar farm between Leeming Bar and Scruton. They say the site is ideal for Leeming Solar Farm, providing power for 15,000 homes. However Scruton Parish councillors are concerned an...

The proposed site of the roadside services at Thirsk A CONTROVERSIAL roadside services area has been approved at a greenfield site despite uncertainty over its benefits. Hambleton District Council’s planning committee voted to allow BP, McDonald’s, Marks & Spencer and Costa Coffee build outlets and a 22-space lorry park on farm fields off the A19 at the York Road junction. The meeting heard the scheme would have a significant environmental impact and that the authority had previously ...

How to drive in the snow 07/01/2021, 2:44 pm A car navigates Woodhead Road near Holme Moss in the Peak District National Park as more snow hits the UK. Around this time of year the UK is often battered by strong winds and rough weather, but occasionally things get bad even by our standards. Experts say that another Beast from the East could be on the way, with many parts of Scotland already seeing heavy snow and more on the way for England and Wales. Although the UK is currently in a national ...