POLICE and the public have been rewarded for their bravery at a ceremony hosted by the commander of North Yorkshire Police's eastern division, Chief Superintendent David Short.

The county's high sheriff, Air Commodore Simon Bostock, presented the awards at the Feversham Arms, in Helmsley.

Among the recipients were Scarborough's Detective Sergeant Angie Carey, who helped convict a local music teacher who was sent to prison for eight years for sex offences against 11 children.

Northallerton PC David Atkinson, who saved a man threatening to commit suicide by jumping from a railway bridge in May, also received an award. Sergeant Michael Millington and PC Michael Atkinson were commended for preventing another person jumping from Scarborough's Valley Bridge in June, while the Scarborough District Search and Rescue Team received awards for helping police locate a vulnerable 78-year-old missing from her home in July.

Colin Spink, from Scarborough, and James Holland from Bridlington, were presented with commendations for detaining a burglar at Mr Spink's Scarborough antiques shop. The intruder was later charged with burglary.

Mick Waudby, from York, was also recognised for his long-term support for the force's Bike Safe campaign.