Malton

Norton lorry driver Jaroslaw Grzegorz Stadnik died in B1248 crash

Jaroslaw Grzegorz Stadnik, 51, of Norton, died of his injuries when the vehicle he was driving crashed on the B1248 at Wharram Le Street, near Malton, on Tuesday, April 9.
Coroner Jonathan Leach opened an inquest into Mr Stadnik’s death on Tuesday (Apr…

Incident summary 19 December, 2023 – Day shift

To ensure that people are not identifiable from our incident round-up, we will no longer be providing street names for smaller towns and villages, where incidents have occurred.
Time:  09:00   Location: Raskelf
Following a call from Network Rail who ha…

Storm Debi leaves devastation across North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire Police are urging motorists to take extra care this morning after exceptionally heavy rain overnight left roads in North Yorkshire flooded.
The force say they have dealt with calls about people being trapped in vehicles in floodwater, c…

Interesting article on the railway at Scarborough Road (Norton …

The accident referred to as taking place “sometime before 1853” must have occurred during the construction of the line as Sessay Wood Jn (later known as Pilmoor Jn) – Malton via a reversal at Scarborough Road Jn didn’t officially open until 19 May 1853…

Howard Campion looks back at Scarborough Road

GOING out from Norton and heading towards Scarborough, there is a slight rise in the road’s gradient which soon falls back down to its original level next to a timber framed building on the left hand side.
This was ‘The Balaclava’ (AKA ‘The Bala’), a R…