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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Knife bin roll-out sees 1,700 weapons surrendered
More than 1,700 weapons have been deposited in knife amnesty bins across North Yorkshire since a county-wide roll-out, North Yorkshire Police said. The bins were installed in public locations in February as part of a scheme jointly run by officers and North Yorkshire Council. Weapons including hunting knives, daggers and machetes have been handed in "to prevent them falling into the wrong hands", the force said. Det Ch Insp Jon Sygrove said the impact of knife crime was "devastating", despite levels of it in the county being "around two-and-a-half-times below the national average". "We work 24 hours a day, every day of the year to make sure blades don't fall into the wrong hands and ensure they aren't carried as weapons," he added. He encouraged anyone concerned about someone carrying a knife to report it to a family member, teacher, youth worker or police officer. Many of the knives surrendered so far were legal to possess, but illegal to carry in public without a lawful purpose North Yorkshire Police added. The force said anyone taking a knife to an amnesty bin would not face prosecution for possession. A bin first installed in Harrogate in 2023 as a pilot has been the most used, with 441 knives collected since February. Tadcaster's bin had 212 blades left, with 128 and 125 in Skipton and Knaresborough respectively. The least-used was Heworth (22), which is one of three bins in York, alongside Thirsk (24), Malton (24), Whitby (25) and Ripon (25). Until 25 May, additional temporary knife amnesty bins are in place at York, Scarborough, Malton, Northallerton, Harrogate and Skipton police stations. As part of a nationwide week of action, police officers will also visit schools and carry out extra patrols in "target areas". Heather Phillips, who is responsible for community safety at North Yorkshire Council, said: "No-one should have to deal with the awful consequences that knife crime brings. "By surrendering bladed items you are helping to limit the chances of that happening to a relative, friend or someone where you live." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. More knife bins installed after trial success Knife bins to be rolled out across county Knife bin pilot sees 500 blades taken off streets North Yorkshire Police North Yorkshire Council
BBC News
19-05-2025
- BBC News
Tadcaster: Police appeal after burglary at former retirement home
Burglars have broken into a historic building in North Yorkshire and caused damage estimated to run into thousands of pounds, police have incident took place at Fircroft Lodge on Wighill Lane, Tadcaster, between Friday 9 May and Thursday 15 Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.A police spokesperson added: "Fircoft Lodge is former retirement home that was built in the 1890s and has a vast sentimental history to the local area." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Youth group street art unveiled at Tadcaster Albion AFC
Graffiti-style street art celebrating a North Yorkshire town has been created by a youth group with the help of a Spanish visual from The Barn, a youth and community centre in Tadcaster, sprayed their unique tags on the installation which is located on the outside wall of Tadcaster Albion mural, made in collaboration with artist Eduard Sacrest, aka RICE, is one of three installations around the Yorkshire town as part of the ongoing NowThen! cultural programme."This was an opportunity for the kids to express themselves through art and the creativity and what came out of their minds was impressive," he said. 'Real impact' Now Then! is delivering arts events and activities to the centres of Selby, Tadcaster and Sherburn-in-Elmet between April 2024 and March programme has been given a Place Partnership award from the Arts Council England through the National Lottery and aims to help regenerate the Davies, executive producer at art charity Arcade, the programme delivery partner with The Barn, said: "I think it's a really meaningful project for Tadcaster."It's had a real impact - showing young people that art is for everybody and that you can create beautiful things in the location that you live." The football-themed mural outside the club is one of three that Mr Sacrest has worked on with groups at The Barn - the other two are located in the community centre itself and at Tadcaster Tadcaster Albion artwork was made in collaboration with The Barn and The Brewers youth group which explores positive themes around football, identity and Sacrest is originally from Barcelona and was selected by a panel of teens at the community centre to be the artist-in-residence for the duration of the then helped the group design the artwork to "represent their imagination and experience". Noah, 14, was involved in the entire process - from selection to artwork creation - and described the experience as "really interesting".He added: "It feels really good to have a voice, especially about stuff as personal as the community we live in."The tagging of the mural at the football ground marks the end of the project but Mr Sacrest said he would be back in Tadcaster for the NowThen! summer festival."It is not a goodbye yet - I'll be back to do another mural and I will see everyone again, to create something together," he said. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Sport
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Tadcaster pegged back in unlucky midweek 3-2 defeat to Albion Sports
TADCASTER Albion were unlucky to lose 3-2 to Albion Sports in midweek. Sam Kitchen and Luca Bolino were back in the starting line up whist on loan Jamie Tomlinson was in his favoured position down the left flank. Their opponents stood fifth in the NCEL premier, well in touch with the other playoff contenders, whilst a win for the Brewers would ease their worries at the wrong end of the table. It was unusual to see Junayd Cassius- Gill as a substitute in the dug out of the home side having departed the Young Guns Stadium during the week for Albion Sports. Sports started on the front foot but were pegged back in the sixth minute when a through ball from Olly Norman saw Tomlinson burst through the back line, with a left footed low drive giving Jordan Porter no chance. On nine minutes it was Norman again opening up the home defence, this time for Bolino but Porter was first to the ball. The hosts soon broke back with a good move down the left resulting with a pinpoint pass to Emmerson Cox waiting in the area, who was tripped by Mason Wilson. The referee pointed straight to the spot and Nathan Cartman sent Sam Green the wrong way. Almost from the restart Albion had the chance to score again but the shot was straight at the Taddy goalkeeper. The second-half had hardly begun when Tadcaster doubled their score. In a move which started down the left flank, the ball was floated over to Norman in space on the right, he dribbled around ex-Brewer Luke Sharry before hitting a hard low ball across the six-yard box, where Porter's clearance rebounded off another ex-Tadcaster man in T'nique Fishley and into the back of the net. On 48 minutes, the Lions had a chance to quickly equalize but Wilson was on hand to make a last-ditch challenge, whilst almost immediately Norman put an inch-perfect ball through to Bolino was then upended by the last man. The hosts drew level again shortly after with a cross from the left side of the box, which having eluded Fatlum Ibrahimi, fell to the waiting Cartman who buried it in the right-hand corner . Temour Khan put in a dangerous cross on 54 minutes but Green was ready whilst at the Albion end Ibrahimi almost put Tad back in front shooting from an acute angle which took all of Porters reach to tip it over. With 82 minutes played, Albion took the lead when Cartman got his hat-trick; debutant Jamie Lisles' pass was intercepted by Cassius–Gill who moved it straight onto Cartman, with his shot put beyond the advancing Green. Added time saw Taddy's final chance with Kitchen curling a free-kick to Lisles, but his header cleared the bar. The win keeps Albion Sports at fifth in the promotion places whilst Goole's 2-1 home win over Barton Town provided a life line at the other end of the table. Tadcaster will next be in action on Friday, March 14 (7.45pm) when again facing Albion Sports at the Young Guns Arena. TADCASTER ALBION: Green, Charlesworth (Lisles), Tomlinson (Shillito), Wilson, Smith, Ibrahimi, Kitchen, Shepherd, Bolino (Middleton- Tozer), Greenway (Thompson), Norman.
