- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Tributes paid to funnyman Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
Wetherby
Grants for our future stars
ASPIRING sporting stars and artistes of the future are being invited to apply for a grant from Harrogate Borough Council’s Centenary Grants Project.
Go the Mile for Sport Relief
People are being urged to lace up their trainers and get into the spirit of Sport Relief.
Garden boost for Montpellier Court
Residents at a sheltered housing scheme in Harrogate are spending the spring months transforming a dilapidated area of ground into a fantastic new garden – thanks to £27,390 of lottery cash.
Villagers to have say on development
Views expressed by Scholes residents at a public meeting on Tuesday (February 21) could prove significant in their upcoming battle to retain the rural identity of their village.
Wetherby Silver Band to star in TV show
The popular Hardraw Scar Brass Festival organised by Yorkshire and Humberside Brass Band Association is to feature in yet another television programme.
Rucksack thrown at car caused £500 of damage
A HOMELESS mother of three, toting her possessions across Harrogate, threw a rucksack in to a busy main road and struck a car, the town’s magistrates were.
Threat to council prayers
PRAYERS at Harrogate Council meetings could be under threat after a court ruling.
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Sign2Sing record bid at Tadcaster
YEAR eight pupils at Tadcaster Grammar joined more than 150,000 schoolchildren from the UK and overseas in a bid to to break the Guinness World Record for the most people performing sign language.
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Collingham and Linton Parish Council has provided a grant to enable the management committee to undertake essential roof repairs to Collingham Memorial Hall.
Aberford Farmers Market
The third Aberford Farmers Market will be held at the Village Hall from 9.30am to 2.30pm on Saturday February 25.
Boost for wildlife trust with conservation grant
East Keswick Wildlife Trust has been given a boost after it was awarded a grant to help conservation work at East Keswick Marsh.
Helicopter crash – court date
A FLIGHT instructor has been charged over a fatal helicopter crash at Rudding Park four years ago.
Practical steps to protection
Wetherby PCSOs Mick Driscoll and Jenn Corners bring their second column exclusive to the News.
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Burglars strike in Wetherby area
Wetherby police said they are investigating burglaries in the Wetherby district this week and are appealing for help from witnesses.
Bramham Park run raises over £7,600
Launching this year’s Bramham Park Fun Run organisers have revealed last year’s event raised over £7,600 and £500 more than 2010.
New kite festival gears up for take-off in May
A WETHERBY Kite festival will be flying in the town to help raise money for the four primary schools in Wetherby.
Wetherby Jubilee celebrations unveiled
WETHERBY’S Jubilee Committee has confirmed a host off attractions for the event to mark the 60th anniversary Queen’s accession to the throne this summer.
Walk of Hope for high flyer
A HIGH flyer from Wetherby is joining her British Airways cabin crew colleagues to walk with the world’s fastest man for a cause that is close to all their hearts.
Objections raised to waste incinerator
HARROGATE Borough Council has voted to register ‘strong objections’ to plans to build a waste incinerator at Allerton Park.
Man stole over £100 of booze to feed craving
A RECOVERING alcoholic who fell off the wagon over a lost love stole to feed his renewed craving for drink, a court was told.
Drive for better road safety
Wetherby MP Alec Shelbrooke has given his support to a consultation on parking problems in the villages of Barwick-in-Elmet and Scholes after numerous complaints from residents.
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Tax freeze for county
TAXpayers will face the same bill from North Yorkshire County Council from April as they have in the last two years.
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Tadcaster twinning meeting
Three special visitors were welcomed to Tadcaster last week, forging further links with the town’s French counterpart, St Chely D’Apcher.
Youngsters fill up to aid water needy
Over the past few weeks pupils at Gateways School in Harewood have been collecting humanitarian items – ranging from a toothbrush to clothes pegs to a child’s toy – to fill Acquaboxes which will then be sent to disaster areas around the world.
PJ day for Sadie Rose Appeal
YOUNGSTERS at Sicklinghall Primary put their PJs on to help a sick tot.
Council Tax freeze accepted for second year
North Yorkshire County Council’s has agreed to accept the Government’s one-off £6 million council tax grant for 2012/13 in order to freeze council tax for the second year running.
Three injured at accident black-spot
Three injured people had to be cut free after a four-vehicle collision at an accident black-spot outside Wetherby.
Stone walks in for Barefoot show
Following his successful show last year, The Barefoot Gallery in Boston Spa are delighted to announce the date of March 24 for an exhibition of new work by illustrious still life painter Paul Stone.
Search for cute ice baby
A WETHERBY photographer is looking out for ice cream loving tots in a bid to help a sick local youngster.
Anger over youth service restructuring
A YOUTH worker has spoken out about his concern for the future of the district’s youth clubs.
Millionaire’s son thanks pilot for saving his life
THE son of multi-millionaire businessman Jimi Heselden has told of how he cheated death when the plane in which he was a passenger suffered engine failure.
Harrogate says ‘no’ to incinerator
HARROGATE Borough Council has voted strongly against plans for a waste incinerator at Allerton Park.
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Heritage grant to breathe new life into Royal Hall
A LOTTERY grant of £45,000 is set ot breathe new life into Harrogate’s Royal Hall.
Fire warning to Valentines
With the sparks expected to fly this Valentine’s Day, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is hoping they won’t be as a result of cooking or candles left unattended.
Mountains of charity bags
THESE are just some of the 80 plastic “donation bags” put through the letterbox of one Harrogate home in 2011.
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Safer Internet Day advice to users
North Yorkshire Police is advising parents and children to use the internet safely.
Wetherby set for seven-race meet
Wetherby stage a seven-race programme over jumps on Tuesday (February 21).
Group set to lead village development into future
officers have been chosen to lead a group that will shape Scarcroft’s development.
Legacy of rail tracks lives on
The old railways have left us a picturesque legacy of bridleways and cycle tracks around Wetherby.
Rail development sparked fears for future of town
In 1865 the Grand National Hunt was run at Wetherby, and in that year Henry Crossley, founder and proprietor of the Wetherby News bought what was later to be known as the Raby Park Estate which was said to be practically going a-begging at that time.
New face at the control room of North Yorkshire Police
Superintendent Richard Anderson has taken the helm of the Force Control Room (FCR) at North Yorkshire Police.
‘The council stole my tree’
A HARROGATE man came home from work to find that the council had “stolen” his tree.
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Mixed reaction to Tesco
COLLINGHAM residents have given a mixed reaction to plans for a Tesco Express at the former Old Star Inn site in the village, it has been revealed this week.
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Allerton Park waste plan meeting on Tuesday
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a waste recovery park at Allerton Park, near Knaresborough, will be discussed at next week’s planning meeting of Harrogate Borough Council.
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Conservation for village
Parts of a village with a history dating back to medieval and Roman times could soon become a conservation area.
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Council plans cuts
A WETHERBY councillor has hit out at Leeds City Council over planned budget cuts.
District hit by big freeze as snow sweeps in
TEMPERATURES plummeted as snow fell on the Wetherby district last weekend and more is forecast for the coming days.
Home care aid for epilepsy sufferer
Anne Proctor says her family’s life has been transformed by a house makeover.
Youth services boost
young people in Tadcaster and Sherburn are set to benefit from new activities at drop-in sessions.
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Weather for Wetherby
Thursday 23 February 2012
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