Poultry farmer charged with Helperby hay barn arson

A POULTRY farmer has been charged with arson following a devastating hay barn fire which led to fuel spilling into a river. Shaun Traves denied setting fire to a huge barn in Back Lane, Helperby, near Thirsk, which stored freshly harvested sil

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The father-of-one collapsed in the bathroom quarters at the Oak Tree Inn, Helperby, North Yorkshire, where he was working. Zaman did not enter any pleas during a hearing at Teesside Crown Court today, during which a trial date was set for Apri

Arson attack on barn sparks fuel spill in river and fears for homes

Farmer Richard Spilman, chairman of Helperby Parish Council, said the fire had come just five years after another arson attack on dutch barns on the same site. He said it was particularly upsetting due to the amount of work that had gone into