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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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Van driver in serious condition after collision

4:08pm Monday 13th May 2013

TWO van drivers were airlifted to hospital after their vehicles collided in the Yorkshire Dales.

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Two airlifted to hospital after serious crash in Yorkshire Dales

2:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

POLICE are still at the scene of a serious road accident near Middleham in the Yorkshire Dales.

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North Yorkshire Police receives 1,100 applications for 60 jobs

4:51pm Sunday 12th May 2013

North Yorkshire Police has received more than 1,100 applications for 60 police officer jobs.

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General Synod to vote on whether to create "super diocese" for West Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales

5:50pm Friday 10th May 2013

A DECISION on whether to create one large diocese covering West Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales is to be made by the General Synod.

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Discover more about speed cameras

4:20pm Friday 10th May 2013

THE public will get the opportunity to quiz police in North Yorkshire about their mobile safety cameras next week.

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Wild west event at Richmond charity shop

3:10pm Friday 10th May 2013

STAFF at a Richmond charity shop pulled on their chaps and Stetsons for a wild west-themed event to encourage people to donate unwanted goods – old or new.

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Paralysed former soldier to take part in gruelling, 423-mile bike ride

12:32pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A FORMER soldier paralysed in a training accident is to take part in a gruelling, 423-mile cycle ride.

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Artists sought for annual exhibition in Wolsingham

11:26am Thursday 9th May 2013

ARTISTS are being asked to take part in an annual art exhibition in a Weardale town.

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Richmond Operatic Society performs Gilbert and Sullivan

3:52pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

AN OPERATIC society is preparing for its spring concert – the Gilbert and Sullivan production HMS Pinafore.

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Richmondshire news

6:28pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

VANDAL ATTACK: Northallerton police are appealing for witnesses following an act of vandalism in the town.

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Teesdale artist displaying work at Richmond gallery

2:11pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

ART SHOW: Teesdale artist Anne Mason, of Eggleston, near Barnard Castle, is displaying work at The Station, Richmond, North Yorkshire. The show will feature 30 pieces of work including watercolours, and wood engravings showing the animals and landscape of the Northern Dales. The show can be viewed until May 16, daily between 9am and 9pm. Entry is free.

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Museum seminars on local history

5:33pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A MUSEUM will be hosting a series of seminars on objects found locally that give insight into the history of Swaledale.

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New face on Richmond Town Council

3:06pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A NEW Richmond Town Councillor has been elected to fill a gap in the central ward of the town.

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Man exposing himself at play park near Catterick Garrison

2:17pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A MAN has been seen exposing himself near a children’s play park near Catterick Garrison.

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Warning over pitfalls of massive benefits shake-up

7:30am Tuesday 7th May 2013

A MASSIVE shake-up of the benefits system will cause “pain, poverty and misery to many thousands of North-East families,” it has been claimed.

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Cyclists to take on part of the Tour de France Grand Depart for charity

3:37pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A CYCLE centre has organised a gruelling ride of the second part of the Tour de France Grand Depart route to raise cash for charity.

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Richmond coffee morning

5:31pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

COFFEE MORNING: Richmond Ladies' choir, Musicality, will be holding a coffee morning at Richmond Town Hall on Saturday 18th May from 9am until noon. Stalls will include cakes, bedding plants, tombola and a raffle.

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Gunnerside concert

12:48pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

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Caravan badly damaged in A1 northbound causes traffic chaos

12:53pm Monday 6th May 2013

A CARAVAN smashed up in the middle of a dual carriageway has caused traffic chaos after a collision between the car towing the caravan and another car.

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