Shocking Drink and Drug Driving Stats for North Yorkshire Revealed

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• Scarborough Man Jailed For Drug Offences

  Florian Gjuni, 25, of no fixed address in Scarborough, has, on Friday, been sentenced to 29 months imprisonment for possession of cocaine with the intent to supply.

• Scarborough Athletic Return Home To Host League One Barnsley In All-Ticket Clash

  Scarborough Athletic will play at their home ground for the first time in over a year as they host League One side Barnsley in an all-ticket pre-season friendly.

• Whitby RNLI Flags Weekend Promises Mock Rescues And Water Safety Advice

  Lifeboat crews will host a mock rescue and safety demonstrations in Whitby this weekend as part of the annual RNLI Flags fundraising event.

• Drink and Drug Driving Purge in North Yorkshire

  Police have made almost 200 arrests for drink and drug driving in York and North Yorkshire in five weeks.

• Scarborough Pilot Programme to Strengthen Social Care Nursing in North Yorkshire

  Coventry University Scarborough has partnered with St Cecilia’s in a new pilot programme designed to boost career development for social care nurses and address workforce shortages in North Yorkshire.

• Critical Repairs Approved to Secure Integrity of Whitby's 18th Century Town Hall

  A £1.2 million renovation project has been given the green light to repair the critical condition of the 16 sandstone columns supporting Whitby's historic Old Town Hall.

• Hunmanby Surgery Staff's Coastal Walk For Christies

  Hunmanby Surgery staff are walking from the doctor's to Sewerby Hall via the coastal route on Saturday.

• Yorkshire Coast Cricket Action

  There's derby action on another busy Saturday of cricket.

• Pickering Town Face Lincolnshire Test First Up

  It's the first day of the Northern Counties East Premier Division on Saturday.

• Live Facial Recognition Cameras to Scan Crowds In North Yorkshire

  Live facial recognition technology will scan public areas across North Yorkshire in the coming months to identify wanted criminals and protect vulnerable people.

• Maximum Taxi Fares Will Rise Five Percent In August in Scarborough, Whitby and Filey

  Maximum hackney carriage fares across North Yorkshire will increase by five percent from August to help drivers cope with rising fuel costs.

• 60-Bed Scarborough Care Home to Speed Up Hospital Discharges

  Plans for a new 60-bed care hub in Eastfield have been submitted for approval to help alleviate shortfalls in North Yorkshire’s care capacity and speed up hospital discharges.