YORK'S pedalling paramedic is set for an early start on Monday - when he heads off to help out at the Whitby Regatta at 5am.

It will be the first time that Mark Inman, who provides the Life Cycle service in York city centre, has been called into action outside the city. But not content with providing a full service during the final day of the event, he and project manager Paul Brown have decided to cycle all the way to the resort.

Updated: 10:28 Saturday, August 18, 2001