DRUGS thought to have a street value of thousands of pounds have been seized from a house in North Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire Police raided a property in Durham Place, Scarborough, and arrested a man in his twenties for offences under the Misuse Of Drugs Act.

A spokesman said about 400 cannabis plants were seized from the property, and the man remained in police custody for questioning.

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THOUSANDS of pounds worth of tools and two vans were stolen from WGC Landscapes in Kirkby Overblow. 

The vehicles stolen were a white Ford Transit van, registration number YA13WPY, and a drop-sided lorry derived from a Ford Transit, FV08MVL.

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SANTAS will go on the run later this month to help raise a sackful of funds for Martin House Children’s Hospice.

The annual Santas on the Run event will take place in the sculpture filled Enchanted Forest at Stockeld Park, Wetherby, on Sunday November 30.

Entrance to the fun run, which can be anything from a 1km run or a 5km run through the woods is £10 for adults and £5 for the under 16’s, and will include a free Santa suit and goody bag, said a spokeswoman.

She said registration would be at 8.30am, with the run starting at 9am, although runners could sign up now either by telephoning 01937 844569, emailing events@martinhouse.org.uk or visiting www.martinhouse.org.uk.

“Refreshments will be available for spectators, bring along family and friends for support,” she added.

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NATIONAL Inter Faith Week begins tomorrow with a full programme of events in York.

At 3pm on Wednesday there will be a special tree-planting ceremony at York St John University. For more details on the week’s events go to http://www.yorkinterfaith.org

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VOLUNTEERS are needed to become trustees with York CVS. The service helps charities and organisations with advice on grants and funding and there are currently more than a million trustees across the country – but the voluntary service need more. To find out more go to yorkcvs.org.uk or tweet @YorkCVS

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A CONCERT and raffle will be held for charity in Bishopthorpe this month. The New York Dance Band will perform at Bishopthorpe Sports and Social Club on Saturday, November 29, from 8pm. Prizes for the raffle include a television, family tickets to the Jorvik centre and tickets for the Grand Opera House’s pantomime, plus others. Entry is free and all raffle proceeds go towards St Leonard’s Hospice.

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YORK’S biggest bus operator is set to give cyclists and pedestrians a chance to sit in the cab and discover the blind spots its drivers face. First York is organising the Exchanging Places event between 10am and 2pm on Monday outside the Memorial Gardens in partnership with City of York Council, North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue and North Yorkshire Police.

The event is part of Road Safety Week, which is coordinated by the road safety charity Brake and aims to encourage all road users to look out for each other and save lives on the roads.

Will Pearson, business manager for First in York, said safety was a way of life at First and he was pleased to help encourage all road users to look out for each other.

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A GROUP representing York’s over-50s population will meet on Monday to help prevent injuries caused by falls. York Older People’s Assembly has scheduled a meeting for 2pm at The Friends Meeting House, Friargate.

Guest speakers will include Sian Balsolm, manager of York Healthwatch, and Adele Harvey, who will talk about Falls Prevention on behalf of the NHS Foundation Trust.

According to the most recent statistics, a third of all people aged over 65 have a fall each year and more than 6,500 falls in this region alone could be prevented, which would to save the NHS around £19 million.

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THE Friends of St Nicholas Fields in York are asking local people to help them in their efforts to win the 2014 biscuit wrapper round-up collection contest, a nationwide recycling contest to see who can save the most biscuit wrappers from landfill.

The friends say that for each biscuit wrapper sent in, they earn four pence to help fund recycling initiatives. Wrappers can be taken to the collection box in reception at the York Environment Centre on Rawdon Avenue in York between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday and 10am-2pm on Saturdays.

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A BOOK sale and coffee morning will be held from 9am to 1pm on Saturday, November 22 at The Old School, Mill Lane, Wigginton, to raise funds towards the Old School’s upkeep and Churchfield open space committee for replacement play equipment. Haxby and Wigginton WI are assisting with the refreshments.

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THE next meeting of York’s Community Centres Network will take place on Wednesday, November 26 at Lidgett Grove in Acomb from 10-11.30am. The theme for the meeting is volunteering and the guest speaker is Liz Hamilton from York CVS.

Representatives of any community hubs, groups or centres are welcome, email: Karen.boardman@york.gov.uk for more information.
 

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AN EXHIBITION by a North Yorkshire artist will be held at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park from next month.

Emily Sutton's Town & Country exhibit is a collection of paintings, screen prints and embroidered birds, and will fill the walls of the park visitor centre and shop window.

The new collection is inspired by the artist's trips to Paris and southern France, as well as areas in and around York, where Emily is based.

Her work as an illustrator has also appeared in books for the Victoria & Albert Museum, Faber and Faber, Random House, Penguin and Walker Books, and she has undertaken commissions for brands including Hermes, Fortnum & Mason and Betty’s of Harrogate.

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HONEY produced at a North Yorkshire historic home has triumphed in a national competition.

Beekeeper Chris Smailes takes his beehive to the Nunnington Hall wild flower meadow each spring, and this year his honey got the top prize in two classes at the National Honey Show, which took place in Surrey in late October.

He got “highly commended” in two two-jar honey classes sponsored by the National Trust - and judges are so strict in their standards they did not award first prize.

Nunnington’s head gardener, Nick Fraser, said: “I am not surprised Chris has had this success, he is a skilled beekeeper and the bees at Nunnington thrive in our organically managed meadow and amongst the many flowers of our gardens.”