Residents' Information

We are pleased to include information that will be useful to our village residents.

Doctor

The nearest surgery is situated at Glebe House on Firby Road, Bedale.
Telephone 01677 422616

Dentist

NHS provision is available via the Alpha Dental Practice on Bridge Street in Bedale.
Tel. 01677 425427

Private Dental provision can be found at
the Dental Practice on Sussex Street in Bedale Tel.01677 422865
or the Dental Surgery in Leyburn. Tel. 01969 622132

Vet

Wensleydale Vets- Leyburn  01969  422201
Forrest House Surgery -Bedale:: 01677 422124
​Yoredale Vets-Leyburn- 01969 623024

Police

 Non Emergency 101
 Emergency        999

Fire and Rescue

Emergency 999

Ambulance

Emergency 999

Defibrillator

This is located in the village Phone Box.
In the first instance, you must ring 999 to call an ambulance and get advice. 

Hospital
The Friarage Hospital, located in Northallerton, is the nearest hospital.
Telephone 01609 779911 (all departments)

The Urgent Treatment Centre at the Friarage Hospital is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  You do not need an appointment to attend. You can walk in to the UTC, or you may be directed there by NHS 111.

This centre does not treat life threatening illnesses

  • Severe chest pains
  • Unconsciousness
  • Severe breathing difficulties
  • Uncontrollable bleeding
  Call 999
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The Friarage Hospital is part of the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a satellite to James Cooke University Hospital, located in Middlesbrough.

Please note that there is no overnight consultant provision for children at the Friarage.

​NHS Direct 111

Emergency Contacts

Electricity  
Power cut or emergency?
Call Northern Power Grid 
Tel.0800 66 88 77

Water  
​Cuts to supply / sewerage problems?
Call Yorkshire Water
Tel. 0345 124 24 24

Oil Co-operative

In conjunction with Newton Le Willows and Crakehall, villagers are able to order central heating oil with the Newton Le Willows Oil Group Co-operative. Substantial savings are made per litre.
A minimum order of 500 litres must be made.
Please contact Lisle Ryder by e-mail to register an interest
nlwoilgroup@gmail.com

Deadline dates for orders  
14th Oct. 2022
25th Nov. 2022
6th Jan. 2023
17th Feb. 2023

Public transport

TAXI 

Telephone
Coopers 01677 424252
​Proctors 01677 422932
​Ure Cars 01677 448448
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Bus Service

Please consult the Dales and District website and the Little White Bus website for up-dated times and further information.

Train Services

Nearest mainline railway Station- Northallerton providing services to all destinations including York, London, Edinburgh, Bristol and Manchester Airport
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National Rail Enquiries 0345 7484950

LNER (EAST COAST)            
General Enquiries    0345 7225333    
www.lner.co.uk

Grand Central Railways
​Customer Services  0345 6034852    (09.00-17.00 Mon-Fri.)            
www.grandcentralrail.com
                                             
First TransPennine          
 Customer Relations  0345 6001671  (07.00-22.00)
​www.tpexpress.co.uk
Local Authorities
North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall
​Northallerton
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Telephone o1609 780780
Richmondshire District Council
Mercury House
​Richmond

Telephone 01748 829100

The local District Councillor for the Lower Wensleydale ward is:-
Cllr. Richard Ormston

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Local Deliveries
Refuse Collection

​Milk     C.M. Lockey  
            Wild Hill Farm, Hunton
             Tel.  01677 450960

Coal    Derek Elsworth
            Tel. 01677 422328

Oil        See above

​Logs      R.and P.M. Feasby
              Westfield Farm 
              Patrick Brompton
​              Tel.07718273892
              Delivery only

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Weekly collections take place on a Monday, alternating between landfill refuse one week and recycling the next.
Consult  the Richmondshire District Council website for specific details of the cycle of collections and the arrangements when there is a bank holiday. 
The garden refuse scheme is by subscription undertaken by the district council. Please go to the Richmondshire District Council website for further details.