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The Thirsk Weekly News is a family-owned paper for Thirsk and the surrounding area

Wedding band found by local brothers after being missing for 60 years...






27th August, 2022.


Local brothers Stephen and Shane Pattison, known as the Darrowby Diggers online, were looking for historical artefacts with their metal detectors on Cecil Hutchinson’s land near Thirsk when they discovered a gold ring........

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Thirsk School and Sixth Form College A Level Results...






27th August, 2022.


Sixth form students from Thirsk School and Sixth Form College have received their A level results Thursday 18th August........

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Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers...






27th August, 2022.


Happy was the word to describe the Sessay Swift 6k last week, just a bit longer than a park run but still a chance for a good blow out........

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Carers work with local business to make a YouTuber’s dreams come true...






27th August, 2022.


Few people could rival Louis Graham’s interest and enthusiasm in transport, and his fascination with everything from trains to trucks has led him to launch a YouTube channel........

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A very Successful Thirsk and Sowerby Festival 2022...






20th August, 2022.


Thirsk and Sowerby Festival Committee and local sponsors are to be highly congratulated for a revised festival on the Flatts ground at Thirsk last Sunday, 7th August, amid an increasingly warm day........

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Chance to win £2,000 in local hospice raffle...






20th August, 2022.


A local hospice care charity is offering the opportunity to win £2000 in their raffle, while supporting their family of services........

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Rewarding endeavour...






20th August, 2022.


Every year the Rotary Club of Thirsk makes an award for endeavour to a year 6 pupil in each primary school in the area, as well as Thirsk School and Sixth Form College........

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Thirsk care home residents spend a day beside the seaside...






20th August, 2022.


Staff and residents at Hambleton Grange care home in Thirsk enjoyed a day beside the seaside recently, when they took a trip to Whitby........

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Not a white elephant...






13th August, 2022.


How much paint does it take to repaint a slightly grey White Horse, and who does it........

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What a year !!! Thirsk Community Primary School...






13th August, 2022.


WOW what a year, certainly something we want to shout about!! Another unforgettable year for so many reasons........

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Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers...






13th August, 2022.


Four members were among the 1121 runners at the popular 2 lap, mostly flat Darlington 10k Road Race on a warm day for running........

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MP welcomes North Yorkshire devolution deal...






13th August, 2022.


On Yorkshire Day, I’m pleased the landmark devolution deal to York and North Yorkshire, including a new elected mayor, has been signed by Secretary of State, Greg Clark, at the National Railway Museum in York........

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Permanent repairs under way on unsafe Thirsk footpath...






6th August, 2022.


A major repair project is under way on a popular footpath in Thirsk which acts as a key link to the town centre........

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The Full Length of Britain 900 mile swim...






6th August, 2022.


Solo female swimmer, Jasmine Harrison from Thirsk, reaches North Wales on her The Full Length of swimming Britain challenge........

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Reception Graduation Celebration Thirsk Community Primary School...






6th August, 2022.


From the oldest class in school to the youngest, our 2022 reception class also put on quite a show........

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Skitterlings...






6th August, 2022.


It’s school summer holidays and what do you do to keep the kids happy and out of mischief? One answer is to teach them to knit and crochet, and this is what Yarnbombers are doing at the Community Library........

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