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Let's support the warden
I WAS shocked to read the article on November 1 on the attitude of the landlord at the Lettered Board to having been given three parking tickets. I was under the assumption that a licence was only issued to a landlord on the agreement he would serve anyone
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Poet's work turned to a good cause
"NOBODY buys poetry." The words of a York publisher who turned up his nose when John Nursey first attempted to get his writing into print. It was those pearls of wisdom which inspired the Ryedale poet to prove the publisher utterly wrong. And, of course
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Rural fears over phones
ARE rural public telephone boxes going to start disappearing? The WI thinks this might happen because Oftel, the telephone watchdog, has announced it is relaxing requirements to allow phone kiosks to be removed in urban areas. Oftel is taking this move
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Russian family told they can stay in Britain
A RUSSIAN family, who have been living here for four years under the threat deportation, have now been told they can stay. The Brodski family had been battling to win political asylum and to be allowed to stay in Scarborough because the father, Stanislav
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Coal smoke now smells evil
SOME years ago, Malton Town Council talked about the possibility of Malton becoming a smokeless zone, and this was decided against because it was thought it may cause hardship. It hasn't been too bad, insofar as smoke pollution is concerned, until recent
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Thisk MP Morley to task
VALE of York MP Anne McIntosh is writing to Farming Minister Elliot Morley to demand that he stops attacking Thirsk farmers. Ms McIntosh was contacted by the National Farmers' Union in the wake of recent comments by Mr Morley in relation to the Animal
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When will our county be free?
ON Monday, I got a call from a farmer in the Otley area. I had sold most of his stock for many years. In the first week of June he rang, devastated that he was to be taken out as a contiguous cull and he lost all his stock. I fully expected the news that
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Shop spot on for goods from round the corner
GOOD quality local food - that is the ethos of the new Corner Shop in Harome run by Star Inn owners Andrew and Jacquie Pern. Offering a wide range of locally produced food including meats, cheeses, vegetables, dried produce, eggs, honey and much more,
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Local first for Wombwell Arms
ANDY Cole is a single-minded man and he knows one thing for sure - local means quality. His pub and restaurant at the Wombwell Arms at Wass already had a good reputation when he took it over some months ago. But he has made it a true local with local
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Shop occupancy at five-year high
SHOP occupancy rates in Malton are at their highest rate for five years according to Fitzwilliam (Malton) Estates. "Virtually every estate retail property is now occupied," says Roddy Bushell, estate manager, "which seems to confirm that we have turned
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Dyson defends title
WHEN Malton and Norton ace Simon Dyson tees off in the Hong Kong Open today in defence of his title, he can reflect on what has been a good year as a 'rookie' on the European Tour. The win last year landed Dyson the Asian PGA Order of Merit crown and
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Open up the countryside now
NORTH Yorkshire leaders this week urged the Government to get on with opening up the countryside. Councillors from North Yorkshire County Council and Yorkshire MPs including William Hague told Countryside Minister Alun Michael they want a timetable for
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Wins see Pikes go fourth
Armthorpe Welfare 1, Pickering Town 3 On a difficult playing surface against a physical side, the Pikes were good value for their win, which consolidated their postion in fourth spot in the league. They took the lead after 39 minutes through Gary Chapman
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A swan song of sorts..
THE five greylag geese that have left their summer home at the pond to return to us at home have been replaced in the field by several swans. The swans are grazing the grass by the pond and fly off into surrounding fields and down to the river when the
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Silent music
THE river at the break of day Far from the haunts of men, Where mists of early autumn lay Across the Norfolk fen. And willows at the water's edge Stand motionless and tall, With morning dew upon the sedge Where alders lean and sprawl. About this early
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An excellent year as Malton pupils earn awards
MALTON School's annual celebration evening took place on November 15, when the school reviewed the previous year's highlights, and made awards to 115 students in the school who had qualified to attend by their performance over the previous year. As is
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In search of the Green Man
There's a man in Settrington who sees little green men wherever he goes. Bruce Skinner has a most unusual pastime - he collects sightings of the ancient pagan figure - the Green Man. He has visited most of Ryedale's 120 churches in the hope of finding
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Full tax for second homes could raise extra £272,000
There are 650 second homes paying half-price council tax in Ryedale. At the moment, the average discounted council tax on a second home in Ryedale is just £420 a year. This compares with an average £840 for the ordinary resident with just one home. In
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Residents take fight to appeal
A GROUP of determined residents is preparing for the next round in a fight to block plans for 33 new homes at Kirkbymoorside. In August, more than 20 locals went to a Ryedale District Council planning committee meeting to express their opposition to the
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Fears for Rillington bypass
CAMPAIGNERS for a bypass around a North Yorkshire village have raised fears that the scheme may have been scuppered. Plans to build a road around Rillington, near Malton - which is choked with traffic travelling to and from Scarborough - were put forward
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Second term as chairman
RYEDALE farmer Derek Watson has been re-elected for a second year as National Farmers' Union chairman for the county. Mr Watson, who farms 250 acres at West Knapton, pledged to continue battling for farmers and the British food industry. He said: "I will
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Sheep subsidy fears
RYEDALE MP John Greenway warned this week that DEFRA ministers are planning to discriminate against sheep producers in England while farmers in Scotland and Wales and the rest of Europe would receive higher subsidies. The European Council of Ministers
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Harvest the wind
CRISIS-hit farmers in North Yorkshire have been urged to boost their incomes by £4,000 a year by giving up land for a windfarm. The Government has set up a scheme in partnership with National Windpower to build a network of small wind turbines across
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Couple killed in motorcycle tragedy
A RYEDALE man and his girlfriend on their way to a family barbecue were killed after their bike failed to negotiate a bend, an inquest was told. Lee Michael Routledge, 27, a Royal Engineers soldier who was originally from Swinton, near Malton, and his
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Tories claim N Yorks facing council tax rise
HOUSEHOLDERS in York face a Council Tax hike of 6.8 per cent, according to the Conservatives. This would add £54 to the bill for an average Band D property - taking the total to £851. Other rises predicted by the Tories are £54 for a band D property in
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N Yorks finally beating foot and mouth
THE battle against foot and mouth disease in North Yorkshire has scored another significant victory. The last remaining part of the county to be classified as "infected" has now been downgraded to "high risk." Farmers are hoping the whole of North Yorkshire
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Road conditions led to fatal crash on A64
A coroner has called for highway engineers to improve the drainage on part of the A64 road after hearing how a newly-qualified motorist hit a large area of water which resulted in the car she was driving crashing into an oncoming motorist. Lisa Burdett
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Pupils battle it out in robot wars
PUPILS from Ryedale School, Nawton, are waiting to hear if their home-made robots have bested their mechanical rivals. Teams from the school created two ferocious robots to compete in the regional heats for the BBC Techno-Games 2002 last week. The year
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Going snooker loopy
RIGHT on cue, snooker at its best comes to York next week as a glittering array of top international names from the sport arive in the city. Scotland's John Higgins will be defending his title at the UK Championship, starting on December 3 at the Barbican
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Tom's ten to follow
IT'S that time of year again, when the National Hunt brigade finally takes over the centre of the stage from the flat performers. Ryedale is so strongly represented right across the board that pinpointing a wide-ranging select squad leaves the selector
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Brave Whitby go down fighting
Plymouth Argyle 3, Whitby Town 2. WHITBY Town's FA Cup adventure finally came to an end on Tuesday night in their first round replay at Plymouth Argyle. But Town did not go out without a fight, as they clawed their way back from 3-0 down to narrowly lose
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Moorsiders back on top after crunch win
KIRKBYMOORSIDE are back on top of the first division after they beat title rivals Wards 2-0. Following the big clash, the Moorsiders leapfrogged over Wards and also West Pier and Eastfield. The goals were scored in the last ten minutes after Wards had
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Penalty pain for hat trick hero as Ampleforth miss out
In a week when the Beckett League has found a new sponsor, it was ironic that the brother of the sponsor's Managing Director would feature prominently in the match of the week. Ed Fawcett, brother of Bob (of RJF Homes), scored a hat-trick for Ampleforth
