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Farmers spellbound
AN early morning abattoir slot for a trailer of lambs meant that we were on the roads at the same time as the morning commuter traffic. Our Land Rover and trailer were drawing up at traffic lights with buses full of early morning shoppers and office workers
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A Christmas robin
Mr Robin, a red breast he has, cheeky chappie, upon a tree Christmas would not be the same without him standing on a beam. Mr Turkey, he's fat and plump, the centre table is his place everybody knows his taste all we do is fill our faces. But the robin
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Blue Ball pub to run late-night licence
MALTON'S Blue Ball public house is to get a public entertainments licence, despite objections from neighbours. However, Ryedale District Council's community services and licensing committee ruled out an entertainments licence to run from noon to 10.30pm
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Rachel's royal recognition
A BRAVE Norton College student has received a royal award for succeeding against the odds. Rachel Benhanmou, 14, was nominated by her school for a Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award. She was put forward because of her outstanding contribution to
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Money needed for sport facilities
Pleas for new investment to boost attendances at Ryedale's swimming pools and leisure centres have been made to the district council. Peter Walker, chief executive of Ryesport, which was set up by Ryedale District Council four years ago to run the Ryedale
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Sue's getting in trim for Ecuador trip
A Ryedale woman is trying to raise £1,200 to fund a six-week trip to aid conservation work in the rain forests of Equador. Sue Taylor, 36, who is taking a two-year tourism course at Yorkshire Coast College, Scarborough, is making the ambitious journey
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For the love of Wetwang
MENTION the name Richard Whiteley in Wetwang and you may well encounter a raised eyebrow or two and maybe the odd wry smile. But also a fair bit of gratitude, for it is not every village which has a television celebrity as its honorary mayor. The Countdown
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Prince of Wales to visit hard-hit communities
NORTH Yorkshire communities hit by the foot and mouth crisis are to receive a "welcome boost to morale" from the Prince of Wales. The Prince is coming to the county on Monday, December 17, to show his support for those most affected by the outbreak, and
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Frank still farming at the age of 90
A Ryedale farm has probably the oldest worker of any in Yorkshire in Frank Hill who despite being a nonagenarian is still at work each day! For Frank has been working on Ryedale farms for some 76 years and is still active on Chester Bosomworth's Charity
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Prescott could be called on to get flood work started
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and the Government's Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs are to be urged to step in if work doesn't start next month on the flood defence scheme for Malton and Norton. Coun Keith Orrell told Ryedale District
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Tourism could break through £100m barrier
Ryedale's tourism leaders are confident the industry will break through the £100m barrier in the coming year, with the launch this week of the district's holiday brochure. Already worth £95m to the local economy, tourism is now Ryedale's biggest industry
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Christmas is coming..
IT must be one of the miracles of modern times that, with the levels of sophistication of today's youngsters, the magic of Father Christmas is as strong as ever. There can be few more enduring pictures of Christmas than the wide-eyed amazement of a small
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Rosedale relief as Sinners so close to shock victory
RJF Homes Beckett League First Division Leaders Rosedale would have considered a draw at home to lowly Sinnington as two dropped points before the game last Saturday. But in the end, they were probably glad for a point as they needed a last-minute equaliser
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Fantastic flames win county team prize
RYEDALE Flames have capped an excellent year by winning the Yorkshire Team Championship in Dewsbury last week. Claire Douch, Lorna Ruston, Charlotte Ledden, Sarah Wardle and Stephanie Hackett made up the 12 years and over team (level B), who won the gold
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Tiptree next as Pikes fly Yorkshire flag
FA Vase Third Round Pickering Town 2 Stewarts and Lloyds 0 PICKERING Town made history on Saturday by reaching the fourth round of the Carlsberg FA Vase - the furthest stage the club has ever reached. The Pikes are now Yorkshire's only remaining side
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Long-ago origins of the modern Christmas tree
THE popular custom of displaying Christmas trees in our homes, offices, shops and streets is a curious mixture of modern living combined with ancient pagan practices. So far as I know, our pagan ancestors did not make use of Christmas trees - for them
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Got your invitation yet?
CHILDREN in a Ryedale village are making sure they will be at a special Christmas party. More than 100 invitations have gone out to youngsters living in Nawton, Beadlam and nearby Skiplam. And one very important invite has been sent to the man in red
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Burt exit leaves Whitby short
AFTER Saturday's 3-1 league defeat to Burscough, Whitby Town were dealt another blow with the news that young striker Jamie Burt has signed an 18-month contract with second division Chesterfield. Burt had impressed in his short spell at the club since
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Parking system is a moneyspinner
SCARBOROUGH'S highways and engineer chief has defended the resort's controversial parking system, forecasting that it will generate thousands of pounds to improve the transport scheme. Derek Rowell, director of technical services for the borough council
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Show is top of fashion hit parade
A Christmas fashion show staged by Malton fashion shop Ego and Boarding Edge attracted a big audience at Richardson's Bowling Club, Norton. Co-ordinated by Joanne Jarvis. the event included a display by The Goodys artistic hair-styling team and presentations
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Bid to safeguard future of Moors
The economy and the traditional scene of the purple moors of the North York Moors National Park has been given a major boost as a result of a six-year-long initiative to safeguard its future. Thousands of sheep and lambs will survive, thanks to a tick-treating
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Gelding is a banker to claim big race glory
FRESH from his smooth-as-you-like Wetherby success last weekend, Banker Count will bid to hit the jackpot at Cheltenham on Saturday. The much-improved Ryedale gelding heads to the home of National Hunt racing to contest the £100,000 Tripleprint Gold Cup
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Malton lack cutting edge
Otliensiens 17 pts Malton and Norton 7 pts Malton's promotion hopes took another dive at fellow contenders Otliensiens. Despite having the lion share of possession and territorial advantage for most of the game, Malton failed to capitalize and were punished
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Gutter politics in the lowest form
MR Fisher's comments on the Keith Knaggs affair are gutter politics in the lowest form. Firstly there is a vast difference between fiddling one's expenses over a number of years and resigning, when in an untenable position, compared an unfortunate remark
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More tax for town - but it could attract more funds
Council tax payers in Norton will be paying more next year after the town council agreed to ask for an extra 10pc on the town's portion of the tax - but much of the money will be used to attract new investment into the town. Town councillors this week
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Hopes high that homes plan will be rejected
Objectors who packed the planning inquiry into the Kirkbymoorside housing scheme are 'cautiously optimistic' that it will be rejected. Coun Gary Hobbs who represents the town on Ryedale District Council and was one of the leaders of the campaign against
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Poems often touch emotion
A SORT of poetic week, last week, for it started with a small package through my letter-box, and inside a book of poems 'An anthology of Modern Verse', published 1921, with many verses in which had been learned at school. Sent to me by school pal, Dr
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Sugar beet disease fears
NORTH Yorkshire farmers fear new Government proposals could put crops at risk from a highly contagious sugar beet disease. Letters have been sent to sugar beet growers as part of a government consultation on rhizomania, a soil-borne disease which affects
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Party to put year behind farmers
EVERYONE involved in farming is invited to a Christmas party on Friday, December 14, at Laycock's Animal Health in Showfield Lane, Malton. There'll be food and drink, presents, a prize draw plus music, comedy and videos. Invitations went to the firm's
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What a pantomime!
OH no it isn't! - Oh yes it is! The York Christmas Pantomime story continues unabated and, precisely seven days after shutting the York Collection Centre down, DEFRA allowed a new licence to be issued which enabled us to operate last Monday. Having put
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Ryedale death crash driver jailed
A DRIVER who caused an accident which killed two teenage passengers has been jailed for one year. Andrew Tock was at the wheel during an accident on the A64 at Golden Hill last year which caused the deaths of Tom Leng and Becki Atkinson, from Thornton-le-Dale
