Smash hit thrillers, noir nightmares and secret agents
Two début novelists muscls up against giants of the genre as the long-list is announced for the 2013 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award,
Sexual Assault Referral Centre opens for North Yorkshire
The North Yorkshire Police have opened a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) which will significantly improve services for victims of rape and sexual assault.
Police investigate after wild birds shot
Ripon police are appealing for information following an act of animal cruelty. It was discovered on Friday 19 April 2013, at Norton Mills Lake
Coroner records verdict on PC Bramma’s death
A coroners inquest today (1 May 2013) recorded that PC Andrew Bramma died as a result of an accident. PC Bramma, 32 from Leeds
Forensic psychologist is winning role for Ripon school
NHS Careers is delighted to announce that two students from Ripon Grammar School in Ripon are the Yorkshire and Humber regional winners of its
Firearm found following death outside Harrogate Police Station
Police are investigating following the sudden death of a man believed to be in his 60s, outside Harrogate Police Station on Sunday 28 April
Crime drops by 10% in North Yorkshire
Government figures have confirmed that North Yorkshire Police and its partner agencies are winning the fight against crime. In the 12 months up to
Wetherby children’s prison is one of the most violent in England and Wales
Nine assaults were recorded every week at Wetherby children’s prison last year, figures seen by the Howard League for Penal Reform (25 April 2013).
Killer celebration for a ‘decade of crime’
This year, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival celebrates a ‘Decade of Crime’ with its co-founder and original Programming Chair, Val McDermid. Val,
Operational ‘Liberal’ targets rogue traders
North Yorkshire Police and trading standards officers from North Yorkshire County Council and the City of York Council have joined forces with colleagues across
