Police have appealed for a key witness to come forward after a 19-year-old man was assaulted in Starbeck.
The man was attacked by four teenage boys while walking across Belmont Park towards Wentworth Close on August 31 between 4.30pm and 5pm. He had to go to hospital with an eye injury.
A teenage girl intervened in the assault and the teenagers walked away.
As part of an investigation into the assault, officers are appealing for the girl to come forward.
A North Yorkshire Police statement added:
“There is no further description of the suspects, but the victim recalls one of the teenage boys was carrying a blue tooth speaker at the time of the assault.
“As well as appealing for the key witness to get in touch, officers are also asking for any information or private CCTV footage that could help to identify the suspects.
“If you can help the investigation, please email jemma.grant@northyorkshire.police.uk. You can also call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2, and ask for Jemma Grant.
“If you wish to remain anonymous, you can pass information to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Please quote the North Yorkshire Police reference number 12220156586 when providing details.”
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Could Harrogate’s ‘little temple’ be moved to ‘neglected’ Starbeck?
A Starbeck community group has offered to find a new home for the ‘little temple’ that looks set to be moved from Harrogate.
North Yorkshire County Council said yesterday it had submitted a planning application to remove the tempietto in Station Square.
It plans to sell or recycle the construction so it can open up the area and use the space to host events, as part of the £11.9 million Harrogate Station Gateway scheme.
Postmaster Andrew Hart has written to the council offering to donate £1,000 towards bringing the little temple to Starbeck.
Mr Hart, who founded Starbeck Community Group, which has 1,800 members, wrote in his letter:
“Starbeck is very much the poor relative of Harrogate and Knaresborough and has suffered badly due to a depleted High Street, covid and the economy.
“We noticed with interest that you are planning to recycle or sell the tempietto from Harrogate. Could we please have first claim on it as either a gift or as a purchase?
“The community would be so proud to have this in Starbeck, it would not only enhance our community but it would lift spirits. I would happily start a community fund with a donation of £1000 towards the purchase if necessary.”
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Mr Hart was behind a successful bid last year to relocate eight planters from Harrogate to Starbeck when Harrogate Borough Council decided to get rid of them.
He said “these things help poor neglected Starbeck” and told the Stray Ferret the idea of Belmont Park hosting the little temple had been well received by locals:
Gang of girls admits causing actual bodily harm in Harrogate“Everyone is working hard in Starbeck to make it look more colourful and this would give us a sense of pride.
“I saw the story and thought ‘this is a great opportunity for us’.”
Four teenage girls have pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm to a female in Harrogate.
The girls, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are between 14 and 17 years old.
They admitted jointly assaulting the victim on August 15 last year in Belmont Park, Starbeck.
Three of the girls are from Harrogate; another is from Blackpool.
They pleaded guilty when the cases were heard at North Yorkshire Youth Court, sitting in Harrogate, on Friday.
The girls were ordered to £200 compensation each and referred to youth offender panels for 12 months.
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