A dog walker was trampled by a cow in a farmer’s field, causing horrific injuries including seven broken ribs and a perforated bowel which required emergency surgery. Former army officer Janicke Tvedt, then 55, lost consciousness following the attack on farmland near...
Harrogate teen jailed for terrifying knifepoint robbery
A Harrogate teenager has been jailed for an attempted knifepoint robbery in which he lunged at the victim with a serrated blade after warning him: "Don’t think I won’t take your life". The named victim and his female friend heard the “click” of a folding knife after...
Harrogate paedophile who had 32,000 indecent images jailed for two years
A Harrogate paedophile, who downloaded more than 30,000 indecent images of children and offered to sell sexual images of young people online in return for Bitcoin and Amazon gift cards, has been jailed for two years. Stuart Witham’s “vast” collection of images...
Harrogate man jailed for stalking and strangulation
A notorious Harrogate man waged a relentless stalking campaign against his ex-partner in which he harried her on social media, strangled her and left a crushed-up Viagra tablet outside her home in the hope that her dog would eat it. John Christian Lister, 33, couldn’t...
Leeds player fined for using mobile phone while driving in Harrogate
Leeds United defender Rasmus Kristensen has been fined over £1,600 and had nine points added to his licence for speeding and using a hand-held mobile phone while driving. Kristensen is the second United player from Harrogate to be penalised for speeding in Harrogate...
Harrogate man jailed for stalking ex-partner
A vengeful Harrogate man has been jailed today for stalking his ex-partner, breaking into her home and smashing her work van — while she was inside. Colby Beattie, 22, waged a relentless stalking campaign against the young woman following the breakdown of their...
Harrogate woman jailed for chasing supermarket staff with drug needle
A Harrogate woman who chased supermarket staff with a drug needle after they tried to stop her stealing alcohol has been jailed for 19 months. Prolific shoplifter Julie Ruth Rutherford, 54, became aggressive after staff tried to stop her stealing two bottles of...
Harrogate heroin and cocaine dealer jailed for over three years
A heroin and crack-cocaine dealer from Harrogate has been jailed for over three years. Scott Bradley, 36, was arrested after patrol officers in Harrogate town centre came across a group of suspicious-looking men, York Crown Court heard. The group were “huddled” around...
Pentagon officer cleared of seriously injuring Harrogate schoolboys
A US colonel has been cleared of causing serious injury by careless driving following a horrific road crash in which two Harrogate schoolboys were badly injured. Benjamin Oakes, 46, was in a white Vauxhall Astra which pulled out of a junction at the end of the...
Accused in Harrogate schoolboy crash didn’t check road was clear, court hears
A highly decorated colonel in the US military has gone on trial accused of causing serious injury to two Harrogate schoolboys by careless driving. Benjamin Oakes, 46, was in a white Vauxhall Astra which pulled out of a junction at the end of a driveway next to...
Green Hammerton man jailed for historic sex offences in Harrogate
A 62-year-old man has been jailed for two years for child-sex offences committed more than 40 years ago. Sean Harland, from Green Hammerton, appeared for sentence at York Crown Court on Friday after a jury convicted him of two counts of gross indecency with a young...