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The Thirsk Weekly News is a family-owned paper for Thirsk and the surrounding area
15th August, 2026.
A young farmer from Thirsk who trains at Henry Wharton’s central York gym is looking forward to making his professional boxing debut on a Leeds show in October.
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15th August, 2026.
Runing isn’t always about race times or PB’s. A lot of the time it’s about social runs, supporting each other, having a catch up, having a laugh with friends and relaxing.
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8th August, 2026.
Another hot summer and Thirsk and Sowerby Festival committee and volunteers pulled off a fantastically well attended tenth year free Festival on the Flatts last Sunday, 2nd August.
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8th August, 2026.
The members of the Thirsk Ladies Club have been clearing out their wardrobes to help support the Yorkshire Air Ambulance team.
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8th August, 2026.
Two charity bike riders have passed through Thirsk on their fund-raising journey – and the remarkable thing is they are both just 12 years old. They hope to raise £50,000 for a children’s cancer charity.
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1st August, 2026.
Ruby Lodge Care Home, in Thirsk has been named among the UK’s Top 100 Care homes and has also secured a place in Lottie’s Top 10 in Wellbeing, recognising the home’s commitment to creating meaningful, engaging and fulfilling experiences for its residents.
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1st August, 2026.
Ashley Dodgson and Paul Chapman represented Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers at the Ravenscar Rumble Revisited, part of the Esk Valley Summer Series.
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1st August, 2026.
Starting in 1987, Thirsk Rotary Club began presenting an award to each of the primary schools in our community.
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25th July, 2026.
A clash of fixtures on Wednesday 15th July spread Harriers out a little this week.
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25th July, 2026.
Jasmine Harrison, world record holder, solo sailor, solo rower and swimmer completed a team English Channel Relay on 17-18th July 2026 in honour of ‘Queen of the Waves’ Gertrude Ederle who was the first female solo swimmer of the Channel in 1926
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18th July, 2026.
Great to welcome Kemi Badenoch to Thirsk to meet some of the incredible businesses driving our local economy.
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18th July, 2026.
On Saturday, Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers were out for a club social run around Thirsk. This is a new monthly session called ‘chat and run’, meeting up at Thirsk clocktower for an easy pace jog to catch up and stretch the legs and explore some of the many different pretty footpaths and scenery around Thirsk.
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18th July, 2026.
Pre-season got off to the perfect start for Thirsk Falcons U14 Golds as they hosted Richmond Town in warm conditions.
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11th July, 2026.
Would you like to be served tea by a robot? That's a strange question but it's an opportunity that you can now take at Thirsk Garden Centre, where they have installed two robots on wheels which will deliver refreshments to your table. They are called Alfred and Petunia and I've had the experience of watching them at work.
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11th July, 2026.
Saturday 4th July, a day that’s accustomed to being celebrated but not usually for this reason: this Saturday was the culmination of all the hard work the 2026 TaSH Beginners Group have put in over the last 10 weeks, with the beginners running their first 5k at Millfield parkrun.
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11th July, 2026.
Today we hosted our second annual Charity Football Match, and what an absolute cracker it was!
A massive showdown between our brilliant Coaches and our legendary Veterans team. Luckily, the weather gods looked down on us a bit more than last year (even if the wind did try to claim an assist or two!).
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4th July, 2026.
Bransdale fell race - Mid-week miles and stunning views. Freddie digging deep and flying through the Bransdale fell race on Wednesday night! Fantastic effort out on the hills.
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4th July, 2026.
With Wimbledon starting, the Padel Shed Thirsk celebrated the occasion with their first Saturday Padel Social!
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27th June, 2026.
If you happen to notice a yellow gritting lorry out on the streets of Thirsk or Sowerby, even though it's summertime, rather hot and not the slightest chance of snow or ice, look carefully and you may spot that it bears the name and logo of a far distant local authority.
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27th June, 2026.
Thirsk Slimming World group members recently did the Raceforlife 5K in Darlington to raise money for cancer research.
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27th June, 2026.
Another successful local fundraising quiz at Thirsk & Sowerby Institute.
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20th June, 2026.
To all members of the Falcons Family, On behalf of the club, we would like to say we are so grateful to everyone who helped make this evening so special.
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20th June, 2026.
Herriot Hospice announce a brand new event, coming to Thirsk this October to raise money for hospice care.
The Moonlight Glow Walk will be lighting up the hearts of the North Yorkshire community this October, with a high-energy 5k walk through the streets of Thirsk, raising vital funds and awareness for Herriot Hospice.
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13th June, 2026.
Fantastic visit to Twisted in Thirsk today.
Really valuable to spend time with Charlie, Rob & Matt discussing how we can continue backing skilled local jobs, engineering talent and global exports here in North Yorkshire.
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13th June, 2026.
Last Wednesday evening, saw an octet of Harriers running the Whorlton Fell Race: 6.8 miles of forest tracks and open fellside in the Cleveland Hills.
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6th June, 2026.
Every day, hundreds of us walk past the towering stone walls of St Mary’s or cut across the quiet corners of St James Green without looking up.
We see them as landmarks, or worse, just background scenery.
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30th May, 2026.
The bank holiday weekend brought interesting people to Thirsk.
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30th May, 2026.
Evening racing kicked the week off on Tuesday with a multi-terrain 10km held at Rudding Park, Harrogate.
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23rd May, 2026.
A very varied week of events at Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers again with members travelling to the Lake District for fell running, a city half marathon, village 10k, lots of parkruns and training at our wonderful track at Sowerby Sports village.
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23rd May, 2026.
Dare I say it, but Thirsk has more than its fair share of national celebrities, more than just the obvious ones related to certain veterinary activities.
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23rd May, 2026.
Another successful Quiz evening at The Thirsk & Sowerby Institute raising the fantastic amount of £600.
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16th May, 2026.
Visitors were greeted with the real thing, as the annual Emergency Services Day was celebrated, with the attendance of Fire, Ambulance, Police plus some other examples of volunteer life saving efforts that are more under the radar.
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16th May, 2026.
Today the Falcons Ladies team travelled to Leyburn to compete in the Wensleydale Ladies Tournament.
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16th May, 2026.
It has been a historic week for the local running community, with standout performances ranging from brutal 100-mile ultra-marathons and arduous fell races to emotional personal bests on the Saturday morning circuit.
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9th May, 2026.
A glorious Saturday morning saw
the u9 girls going to their first away tournament of the season in
Wigginton.
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9th May, 2026.
Thirsk, Kodiak Self Storage
has announced its support for the Salvation Army in Thirsk by
donating a storage container free
of charge, helping the organization
meet its growing demand for
space as it continues to expand its
community services.
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9th May, 2026.
A Thirsk farming family have transformed a former potato shed
into the towns’ first padel courts.
The new space, dubbed Padel
Shed Thirsk, offers both a single
and double court providing local
access to the UK’s fastest growing
sport and supports the availability
of leisure services on the Sowerby
Gateway development.
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5th May, 2026.
Summer sees the return of
evening races, included in our Club
Championship was the Redcar
Spring Coastal 5k.
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5th May, 2026.
Thursday night saw us welcome
Catterick Garrison down to pick
up one of our postponed league
fixtures, and what a game it turned
out to be.
Catterick got off to the perfect
start, opening the scoring with a powerful driven strike straight
down the middle.
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25th April, 2026.
It’s been a busy training week
and a weekend of very different
types of races and parkruns for
Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers across
the country.
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25th April, 2026.
U14 CLARETS | CUP QUARTER
FINAL
Boro Rangers Oranges
Outclassed. Outfought. Out of the
Cup.
Cup football gave the Clarets a
harsh but valuable lesson today.
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Thirsk & Malton Families £3,250 report...as featured in The Thirsk Weeky News 25th April 2026")
25th April, 2026.
New analysis shows that families
in Thirsk and Malton could save
£3,250 when moving home under
Conservative plans to abolish stamp duty on the family home.
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18th April, 2026.
Gates opened for the first time
in 2026 at Thirsk Racecourse on
10th April. There was a bumper
card of eight races, Easter-themed
activities and Spring was in the air.
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18th April, 2026.
After what felt like a long spell
away from the pitch, the Falcons
U7s returned to action with a fantastic showing on a cold and
windy trip to Richmond.
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18th April, 2026.
The Heart of the Marketplace: Footprints and Foundations in this third month of our Thirsk Community Journey, I’ve spent time simply standing in the Market Place, watching the town’s unique ‘social living room’ in action.
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11th April, 2026.
On Wednesday evening, Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers were officially presented with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) by the Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, Mrs Jo Ropner.
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11th April, 2026.
The English Whisky Guild (EWG) returned to Parliament on 25 March with its now wellestablished English Whisky Showcase in the Jubilee Room. Now in its third year, the event has become a highlight in the parliamentary calendar.
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4th April, 2026.
Thirsk & Carlton Miniott enjoyed an entertaining, fun and informative evening after this year’s International Women’s Day when Dr Simon Fox, author of ‘The Official BBC Doctor Who Puzzle Book’ came to speak on the highly appropriate ‘The Pioneering Role of Women in Doctor Who’.
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4th April, 2026.
Nobody comes to North Yorkshire for the weather, and this fact of life has been realised by the family run Monk Park Farm adventure park, just outside Bagby.
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4th April, 2026.
Another fantastic Family Fun Quiz at Thirsk & Sowerby Institute where the fabulous sum of £600 was raised for Sowerby Flatts Bowling Club.
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28th March, 2026.
Ritz Cinema in Westgate hosted a congenial visit from members of the family of the Darlington entrepreneur Walter Power, who took over the semi-derelict Mechanics Institute, and set up the first cinema in the town, which still operates, after more than 115 years.
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28th March, 2026.
Early Saturday morning, 7 harriers started out on the Hardmoors 55 with 300 other runners.
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28th March, 2026.
For the March meeting, Sowerby Flower Club enjoyed a demonstration by Alex Gracey from Grassington.
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21st March, 2026.
On Saturday 14th March Fran Jeffery completed the 45th Haworth Hobble: a 31mile category BL fell race across the wild moorlands of the Brontës.
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21st March, 2026.
When Kevin Hollinrake achieved his dream in 2015 of becoming the MP for Thirsk and Malton, he could not have imagined that 10 years later he would become Chairman of the Conservative Party, but that is what happened as part of the summer 2025 reshuffle by Party leader Kemi Badenoch.
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21st March, 2026.
Solo sailor Jasmine Harrison completes the Mini Globe Race of 26,000nm in a 5.8m long boat.
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14th March, 2026.
A family-run furniture shop in Thirsk is supporting Teenage Cancer Trust with a special charity sale, as co-owner Josh prepares to run the 2026 TCS London Marathon to raise funds for the charity.
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14th March, 2026.
Thirsk Falcons u10 girls v Strensall Tigers u9 girls
Our u10 girls played a very challenging match this weekend due to going up in our league table and despite their hard work and determination, they unfortunately came away with the result we didn’t deserve!
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14th March, 2026.
Herriot Hospice has announced a landmark moment in its development, by welcoming overnight patients to The Lambert in Thirsk, from 10th March 2026.
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7th March, 2026.
Harriers made the most of the fine weather at the weekend, taking part in a mix of events.
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7th March, 2026.
Northallerton Town 8 – 0 Thirsk Falcons Whites
Sometimes in football, you just have to stand back and admire quality.
Thirsk Falcons Whites made the short trip up the road to face Northallerton Town, and from the very first whistle it was clear we were up against a side operating at a very high level.
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