A FITNESS campaign that gives new members the opportunity to “Beat the Clock” begins in March at Hambleton's four leisure centres. Anyone who becomes a member at Bedale, Hambleton, Stokesley or Thirsk and Sowerby leisure centres before the clocks go forward at the end of March can pay just £12 for their first months membership.

Garden waste: Garden waste collections in Ryedale will re-start next week, March 3, following the winter break. They will alternate with refuse collections until June when the garden waste service becomes a chargeable service and residents will have the choice to subscribe or not.