north yorkshire

  1. Robber chased off with bottle of Flash cleaning fluid

    A plucky pair of pensioners fended off a knifeman trying to rob them, armed with just a bottle of Flash cleaning fluid. June Cawkill and Norma Doherty were working at the Millgate Service Station when a man threatened them with a knife and demanded the money from the till. However, the...
  2. Earthquake hits North Yorkshire

    SCIENTISTS are investigating an earthquake felt in much of North and East Yorkshire and York tonight. Calls flooded into the county's police control room shortly after 9pm from an area between York, Thirsk and Skipton, with reports also coming in from Riccall and other places south of York...