POLICE have charged two people with the attempted murder of an elderly woman. The 82-year-old was rushed to hospital after the attack on Friday night, February 29, in York. North Yorkshire Police announced last night that a man and a woman from the
A TREASURE house of historical information will throw open its doors for its fifth open day next month. North Yorkshire County Record Office has organised guided tours behind the scenes, displays by local heritage groups, a family history advice clinic
CHARITY was the winner when a club staged a men versus women football match on Saturday. Women from Sherburn Hill Club took on men from The Lambton Arms, Sherburn Village, to raise money for St Cuthbert's Hospice. The men ran out 3-1 winners with goals
THE Archbishop of York's spokesman has slammed a national newspaper for inaccurately reporting a speech made by the religious figure. The Sunday Telegraph published the story on its front page today under the headline: Britain is broken says archbishop
COUNTY Durham is to get almost £8m from the Housing Corporation to build affordable homes. This is the first new allocation from the corporation's National Affordable Housing Programme for 2008 to 2011 and will build 211 new affordable homes across the
AN auction of celebrity items for a North-East hospice has raised at least £7,000. Billy and Jenny Ellwood, of Consett, County Durham, whose 17-year-old son Andrew has cerebral palsy, held the event at St James' Park, Newcastle on Friday to raise money
A HOSPICE has received a £500 donation from the local group of Freemasons. Herriot Hospice Homecare is based in the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, and serves patients in the whole of Hambleton and Richmondshire. Mac Storm, worshipful master of the
A WOMAN was taken to hospital in the early hours of this morning after being cut free from a car which left the road and collided with a tree. A vehicle came off the A688, just outside Stainton Village in Teesdale, County Durham at about 1.44am. The
MORE than nine out of ten Army recruits in the region have said their main reason for signing up was to make their parents proud, a survey has revealed. Whilst travel and excitement are often attributed as the main attractions for signing up to a life
HIGH winds have resulted in the closure of a notorious accident blackspot road to high-sided vehicles. Police closed the A66, which runs from Cumbria to Middlesbrough, to high-sided vehicles at 9am this morning and warned other motorists to drive carefully
THE leader of the Catholic church in the North-East died peacefully in hospital last night. The Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, the Right Reverend Kevin Dunn, 57, died in the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, at 9.30pm. The website of the Roman Catholic
FORMER Coronation Street star Richard Fleeshman will be Sir Elton John's support act when he performs in Darlington this summer, it has been announced. The actor-turned-singer-songwriter will open the five UK tour dates for the pop legend, who plays
