An “out of control” serial paedophile from York has been jailed for a series of sexual offences involving children. Leo George Neal, 24, was subject to police monitoring and defied a court order aimed at stopping him abusing children when he carried
A MAN has died in a crash that has shut a major road through North Yorkshire for the day today (April 24). North Yorkshire Police say an HGV lorry collided with an overhead bridge near to the Allerton Waste Recovery site and the driver, a 31-year-old
A buzzard has been illegally shot and killed in the North York Moors National Park, police have said. The protected bird of prey was attacked near Laskill, Bilsdale, on 4 April. Buzzards and all other birds of prey are legally protected by
Developers have been given the green light to create a large-scale tourism destination in open countryside in the Yorkshire Dales National Park for a second time, despite concerns it could undermine the “suffering” holiday cottage industry the area
Plans for a new McDonald's in York have sparked hundreds of objections - with people fearing food smells, increased traffic and litter. Joe Redshaw, of Maple Grove in Fulford, is leading the campaign against the new McDonald's restaurant - which
Officials behind a proposal to extend a 1,200-year-old burial ground in the North York Moors are optimistic the Environment Agency will lift its objection to the scheme. The government body responsible for protecting the environment has raised
THIS lovely photo of a red squirrel was taken by Nick Fletcher from Malton. Nick took the photo during a visit to the Yorkshire Arboretum. Would you like to see one of your photographs in the Gazette & Herald? Email gazette@gazetteherald
Over 400 people took part in Saturday's Earth Day celebrations across Pickering, with many of those pledging to make way for wildlife by rewilding part of their garden. The events signified the start of Pickering’s very own Blue Campaign, where blue
