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The Friarage Hospital has welcomed its first medical students from Hull York Medical School as they embark on a new education initiative. The programme will see six students working alongside doctors and healthcare professionals over […]

A carer stole more than £20,000 from a 96-year-old woman she was supposed to be looking after. Joan Garbutt, 59, from Bedale, withdrew and transferred large sums of money from her victim’s bank account after […]

Police investigating an assault at a Halloween party in Huby near Easingwold are appealing for guests at the event to come forward. A 15-year-old boy sustained serious cuts to his head at the party on […]

Visitors to Romanby over half-term were wowed by 85 homemade scarecrows, with the festival raising more than £2,900 for charity. During the the Romanby WI Scarecrow Festival took place this October half term, local residents […]

Drugs were found in a raid on a house in Stokesley last week. Officers from Stokesley Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a drugs warrant at an address on Sowerby Crescent on Friday. A quantity of cannabis […]

Police are appealing for information after vandals sprayed graffiti in Northallerton. The vandalism occurred on boards surrounding the site of the new Treadmills scheme in the town centre. It occurred at 1.42am on Wednesday, October […]

Facilities at a small village hall near Easingwold have been upgraded thanks to a district council grant. The outdated kitchen which was installed when the hall – in Tholthorpe – was extended 20 years ago […]

The influence of the media on young people was the discussion point at a citizenship class held at Bedale High School. Rishi Sunak accepted an invitation to join the Year 11 group debate having been […]

Residents living close to Thirsk town centre are being asked if they would use electric charging points for their cars – if points were installed in the market place. Close to 600 homes are being […]

The national boss of the National Health Service accepted an invitation from local MP Rishi Sunak to see the care being delivered by the Friarage Hospital. Mr Sunak invited Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS […]