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New chairman for Richmondshire District Council

5:58pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A NEW chairman of Richmondshire District Council has been elected.

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North Yorkshire winners in Visit England awards

5:36pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A WHITBY museum has won gold in Visit England’s Awards for Excellence Competition 2013 at a national ceremony.

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Richmond School gets new all-weather pitch

3:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A NEW surface has been rolled out on Richmond School’s all weather pitch.

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Yorkshire Dales restaurant with rooms is given award for top breakfast

6:15pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A YORKSHIRE Dales restaurant with rooms has been awarded an AA Breakfast Award.

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Kiplin Hall hosts plant, book and craft fair

6:08pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The FRIENDS of Kiplin Hall are holding a plant, book and craft fair on Sunday, June 2 , between 1pm and 5pm.

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New chairman for Richmondshire District Council

5:59pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A NEW chairman of Richmondshire District Council has been elected.

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Richmond charity shop to undergo make over

5:49pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A CHARITY shop in Richmond is hoping to shake off any reputations of being dusty and shabby with a makeover to bring it into the 21st century.

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New mayor for Richmond takes part in Mayor Making ceremony

2:33pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A CEREMONY to welcome a town’s new mayor has been held in front of councillors, residents and special guests.

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Teenager fined after shoplifting to pay rent

5:14pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

STEALING soft furnishings, bedding and pens to give to a person she was staying with in lieu of rent has cost a teenager £182.

Cafe's fund-raising fun

3:19pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Café fun: Lily’s Café on Rosemary Lane, Richmond, will be hosting a “Blooming Great Tea Party” on May 30 from 9.30am to 11.30am. All the proceeds will go to Marie Curie Cancer Care.

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Football club annual meeting

10:45am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

ANNUAL MEETING: Leyburn United Football Club will hold its annual general meeting on Wednesday, May 29 at 7.30pm at The Black Swan, in Leyburn. The club is seeking players for the upcoming season for the Harrogate and District First Division. All welcome.

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School caretaker charged with having indecent pictures of children

10:40pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A SCHOOL caretaker has appeared in court after being charged with having indecent pictures of children, and for voyeurism.

Overseas visits to North-East and North Yorkshire fell last year

6:21pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

OVERSEAS visits to the North-East and North Yorkshire have dropped amid fears the region’s tourism economy is suffering from a cut in global marketing.

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Prince Charles' godson unveils green power plan at beauty spot

6:41pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A GODSON of Prince of Wales and a direct descendant of a Russian tsar are planning to build an environmentally-friendly hydro electric power plant in a national park.

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Rugby club chosen to be a Legacy Centre to encourage more people to take up the sport

2:44pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A RUGBY Union club has received a major boost after being chosen to become a Legacy Centre for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

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Refuse and recycling collection dates

3:25pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

COLLECTION DATES: Refuse and recycling collections will be one day late across Hambleton and Richmondshire districts next week because of the bank holiday.

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Richmondshire and Hambleton news in brief

5:17pm Monday 20th May 2013

COFFEE MORNING: Kirkby Fleetham Village Hall committee is holding a tea, coffee and cake morning in the village hall from 10am until noon on Friday, May 24.

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Girl unhurt after being hit by motorbike

2:35pm Sunday 19th May 2013

POLICE said a 10-year-old girl hit by a motorbike in North Yorkshire was lucky to be left without any serious injuries.

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Woman escapes with minor injuries after vintage motorcycle accident

2:18pm Sunday 19th May 2013

A WOMAN has escaped with minor injuries after what initially appeared to be a serious motorcycle crash during a vintage motorbike rally in the Yorkshire Dales.

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Police and Fire services to work together to support communities

1:40pm Sunday 19th May 2013

A TRIAL scheme has been launched to bring together the police and fire services to better support and protect the vulnerable and elderly.

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Cheerleading squad bring home 16 trophies after regional competition

1:23pm Sunday 19th May 2013

A CHEERLEADING troop has bagged 16 out of a possible 18 trophies at a regional competition.

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Dales school announces innovative steps to improve

10:40am Sunday 19th May 2013

A NORTH Yorkshire school has announced innovative steps to ensure it continues improving.

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Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority approves more than 90 per cent of planning applications

10:30am Sunday 19th May 2013

MORE than 90 per cent of planning applications received by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority were approved in the last year.

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Motorbike collision near Masham

3:32pm Sunday 19th May 2013

A car and a motorbike collided outside the Jervaulx Abbey Tea Room, on the A6108 between Middleham and Masham in North Yorkshire at around 2.20pm today.

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Engineering boss faces prospect of jail following conviction of manslaughter of worker

5:29pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE BOSS of a heavy engineering firm faces the prospect of jail after being convicted today (Friday, May 17) of the manslaughter of a worker who fell from cherry picker.

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Richmond cafe walks its way to raising more than £1,000 for air ambulance

4:26pm Friday 17th May 2013

A RICHMOND tea room has raised more than £1,000 for the Great North Air Ambulance after a month-long event recording how far staff members walked while at work.

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Military charity to hold a reception evening

4:24pm Friday 17th May 2013

A MILITARY charity will be holding a reception and preview of its annual Spring Fair, followed by a charity auction and beating retreat.

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Croft-on-Tees Parish Council report

7:30pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE council held its annual general meeting and Councillor Leo Nugent was re-elected as chairman.

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Appeal after diesel thieves strike at Barton

5:19pm Thursday 16th May 2013

POLICE are appealing for help after thieves stole an unknown quantity of diesel from a farmyard at Barton, near Richmond.

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Artist transports tourist attraction back in time with painting

3:54pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A FORMER railway station converted into a tourist attraction will be transported back in time with an exhibition by a landscape and railway artist.

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Police warn motorists against taking photographs of accident scenes

5:20pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

POLICE have warned motorists against using their mobile phones to take photos of accidents – after several drivers were seen taking images of the scene of a serious rush-hour crash this morning (Wednesday, May 15).

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DST Local sports with e-pic: Under sevens team win first tournament

5:02pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Richmond Town Football Club under sevens enjoyed their first tournament victory at the weekend when they triumphed in the Ferryhill seven-a-side competition.

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Richmond couple launch retro bike company

5:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A RICHMOND couple has launched a company selling retro town bicycles made by their friend in Poland.

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Community projects to benefit from council funding

4:26pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Community and voluntary projects across Richmondshire are to benefit from a £25,000 cash boost.

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District council now fully in control of Independents

4:02pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A DISTRICT council has become the only official Independent council in the Yorkshire and Humber region – one of a very small number in the North.

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North Yorkshire County Council re-elects leader and elects new chairman

4:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A COUNTY council has elected a new chairman and welcomed back its newly re-elected leader.

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Grants scheme to help communities and groups mark the centenary of the First World War

12:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

COMMUNITIES and groups across the North-East and North Yorkshire have been invited to have a share of a multi-million grants scheme set up to mark the centenary of the First World War.

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Operation Christmas Child charity launches new appeal

6:33pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A CHARITY that inspires thousands of people from across the North-East to fill shoeboxes full of Christmas gifts for vulnerable children has launched a new appeal.

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Rural economy "on brink of recession"

3:30pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

COUNTRYSIDE watchdogs are calling on the Government to act now to prevent the rural economy sinking into another recession.

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Straw bale workshops to be held at The Clervaux Trust, in Croft, near Darlington

5:31pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

WORKSHOPS on strawbale building and clay plastering are being held next month.

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