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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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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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Police force reviews officers' dealings with Savile

4:56pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has asked a police force for details about links its officers had with Jimmy Savile.

"Nighthawks" strike at ancient ruin

5:07pm Thursday 16th May 2013

THE grounds of one of North Yorkshire’s ancient ruins have been damaged in a series of incidents thought to be the work of illegal metal detectorists.

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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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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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Youths beat goose to death with sticks

6:23pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A GOOSE has been beaten to death near a park by three youths armed with sticks.

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Public invited to have their say over multi-million pound business park expansion

5:27pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

RESIDENTS and businesses are invited to have their say on plans for a multi-million business park expansion.

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Wire sheep will have people flocking to Chelsea Flower Show display

1:44pm Monday 13th May 2013

Ewe wouldn’t believe it but these wire sheep will take pride of place in this years Chelsea Flower Show. Made by Whitby sculptor Emma Stothard they will be at the heart of a special garden designed by Bedale group Alistair W Baldwin Associates for Welcome to Yorkshire for the show.

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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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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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News from the North

6:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

Body found: The body of a 52-year-oid local man was found floating in the sea near the lifeboat station at Whitby at around 5am today, May 8. An inshore lifeboat crew recovered the body and police said there were no suspicious circumstances.

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Renewed appeal over Whitby death

5:51pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Police in North Yorkshire have renewed appeals for information in connection with the death of a man who died after being hit by four cars on a main road near Whitby.

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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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Boy hurt while playing

4:36pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Child hurt: A ten-year-old boy had to be flown to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough after he hurt his leg while playing in Whitby shortly after 1pm today, May 7. The injury was described as severe but the boy’s condition was described as stable.

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North Yorks news

5:16pm Monday 6th May 2013

OUTDOOR FIRES: North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have been called to a fire on Crombie Avenue, York, on Sunday, May 5 at 6pm after a fire in a wheely bin spread to a nearby fence and out-building.

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Road crash victim is named as 21-year-old

5:51pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A MAN who died in a road smash near Whitby earlier this week has now been named by police.

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Scheme tackling swearing at North-East football wins award

1:51pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A SCHEME to tackle offensive language in non league football has scored a winner after it struck gold in the FA’s Respect Awards.

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North-East leading way in turning benefits claimants into entrepreneurs, says Government

4:55pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

PARTS of the region are leading the way in Government attempts to turn benefit claimants into entrepreneurs – who set up their own businesses.

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Better services for rape victims

1:01pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

VICTIMS of rape and other sex attacks are being offered more help with the opening of a new service in North Yorkshire.

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New voting booths put on trial

3:43pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

VOTERS heading to the polls in the county council elections in North Yorkshire will be faced with something new.

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Help for sex attack victims

12:32pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

POLICE in North Yorkshire have opened their first sexual assault referral centre, designed to significantly improve services for victims of rape and sex attacks.

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Man dies as car overturns on North York Moors

12:30pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

A MAN died in a single vehicle collision on the North York Moors early this morning.

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Error on Bronte sister's grave corrected after 163 years

1:40pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

VICTORIAN novelist Anne Bronte has been given a new gravestone after 163 years to correct an error on the original.

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REG Food guide launched to highlight food made from local goods

6:40pm Monday 29th April 2013

A NEW guide has been produced which aims to promote North-East eateries who look to put more local produce on the menu.

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Crime levels fall across North Yorkshire

12:10pm Sunday 28th April 2013

CRIME fell by 10 per cent across North Yorkshire last year.

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Children to help save threatened species

12:22pm Friday 26th April 2013

CHILDREN are being recruited to give vital help to a major campaign to reverse the decline in numbers of bees in the UK.

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North Yorkshire news

10:39am Friday 26th April 2013

LINE DANCING: A beginners line dancing class starts in Danby Wiske next month – designed especially for the over 50s.

Force launches major recruitment drive

6:00am Wednesday 24th April 2013

A MAJOR recruitment drive for new police officers has been launched by a force that was beset by scandal following a similar campaign three years ago.

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Police and Crime Commissioner has committed to donating £15,000 for sick and injured police officers

4:07pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

A POLICE and Crime Commissioner has committed to helping injured, ill and stressed police officers with a donation of £15,000 over the next three years – with an immediate cash injection of £10,000.

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Dozens of firefighters called to deal with massive moorland blaze

6:18pm Monday 22nd April 2013

DOZENS of firefighters tackled a blaze that raged for a day over more than 77,143 square meters of the North York Moors.

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Tributes paid to beauty student killed in car crash

5:05pm Monday 22nd April 2013

TRIBUTES have been paid to a beauty student who died in a road accident that left her mother and another teenager seriously injured.

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Swingin' Sixties return to Whitby

3:18pm Monday 22nd April 2013

THE Swingin’ Sixties are being brought back to musical life this summer on the North Yorkshire coast.

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Fundraising lifeboat shop appeals for volunteers

5:09pm Monday 22nd April 2013

The RNLI shop in Whitby is looking for volunteers to join its team running the shop.

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Motocross rider airlifted to hospital after fall

7:21pm Sunday 21st April 2013

A MOTOCROSS rider was airlifted to hospital after falling around 20ft.

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Alarming rise in waiting times across the North-East

7:00am Saturday 20th April 2013

AN ALARMING rise in waiting times at the region's accident and emergency departments can be revealed today. Parliamentary correspondent Rob Merrick and Health Editor Barry Nelson report.

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Duo re-traces Cuthbert's final journey

4:15pm Friday 19th April 2013

A WRITER and a photographer will begin an attempt to retrace the final journey of St Cuthbert’s remains tomorrow (Saturday, April 20).

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