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Bring me sunshine
WHAT weather. The wind. The snow. The ice, sleet, rain and hail. Must have been dreadful. Now us, we've been in Cyprus. Blissfully warm, blue skies, azure-coloured sea, gentle breezes to cool my sweating brow. Came back and we were freezing. John's mum
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Paella, please
How I long to order paella And a large glass of sparkling wine Sitting under a yellow umbrella In the sun, looking simply divine Oh I'd love to order paella And to sit at a harbour cafe With a dark and mysterious fella Who is willing and able to pay We
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Michelle's one in a millennium!
MOST of us vow to spend more time in the garden - but one Ryedale woman has made sure she does just that. Michelle Hunter, from Norton, became a Millennium Volunteer and has just notched up an impressive 100 hours in the great outdoors. And staff at Helmsley
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Couple claims hare coursing triumph
A NORTON couple has won the Waterloo Cup at a prestigious hare coursing event at Altcar near Liverpool. John and Jackie Teal's blue brindle bitch, Petite Glory, came first in the national competition, which attracts competitors from all over England and
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Call to reveal secret report on CCTV
COUNCILLORS are calling on chief constable David Kenworthy to make public a report on the value of CCTV security cameras in Ryedale. The district council's overview and scrutiny committee chairman, Coun Debbie Aubrook, said: "We also want to know how
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A little Endeavour makes a big splash
THOUSANDS of people thronged Whitby's harbourside at the weekend (pictured above) to see history repeated. A replica of Captain James Cook's ship, The Endeavour, was launched 250 years after the original and directly opposite the shipyard where the explorer's
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Local legends perpetuated
MENTION of the roadside gravestones on the side of the A64 between Sherburn and Potter Brompton prompted Bob Cass of Birdsall to give me a call, for he knew about this, and over an hour later we were still chattering about it and other things. Octogenarian
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Sweet record for beet crop
BRITISH Sugar in York has ended its 75th "campaign" with a triumph. Factory manager Sharif Hassanein said that the five-month rush to both harvest and process the beet crop, known as the campaign, was the best ever. The campaign normally lasts 158 days
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Major challenge
AS the new chairman of the influential Country Land and Business Association (CLBA), the Hon Michael Willoughby recognises that he faces a major challenge with farming experiencing its biggest crisis for half a century. "There are a lot of pressures,
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Market to reopen
THE penultimate chapter from 'Tales of the Unexpected' is now being written and Malton has received the go-ahead to name its re-opening day for store cattle as Friday, March 15. This will perhaps surprise and confound those harbingers of doom who forecast
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Help for young mums
A PILOT scheme to help teenage mums is to be set up in Ryedale. The project is part of a national initiative and North Yorkshire is one of the first local authorities to participate in the programme. Project worker Karen Johnson said Young Mums To Be
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Barton is going for gold at Cheltenham
HOLD your breath and cross your fingers. It's D-Day for Barton on Tuesday, as the all-important Cheltenham Festival draws nigh. The pride of Ryedale heads into battle on the opening day of National Hunt racing's version of the Olympics as he bids to strike
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Jessica heads for big time
A DREAM has come true for ten-year-old Jessica Tucker of Stamford Bridge under-10s football team. She has signed for Leeds United Ladies after some stunning performances in goal. Bridge manager Steve Benn said: "Jess has been our regular keeper for the
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Tykes call-up holds no fear for Dan
RYEDALE'S budding young off-spinner Dan Broadbent admitted his call-up to the full Yorkshire squad for the forthcoming trip to Grenada was "a big shock". But according to his former PE teacher Brian Dowson, the 17-year-old from Fadmoor will take the huge
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Heavy going - but runners do school proud
SOME 150 children from eight schools defied heavy going ground conditions to take part in a big cross country run at Woodleigh School, Langton, near Malton. Head teacher Mike England said: "They did extremely well, especially in view of the conditions
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Black Swan swoop into final
Scarborough and District FA Junior Cup semi-final Black Swan, Pickering, 1, Ayton 0 Black Swan, Pickering, reached the final for the first time in their history thanks to a goal from Steve Sailes just after half-time. In a competitive cup tie which either
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Councillors may quit because of new rules
A NEW controversy is stirring in councils across North Yorkshire over rules imposed by the Government. Some veteran councillors have said they will resign over the issue and there are warnings of increased costs; but there are others in local government
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'More will die if A64 is not improved'
THE LACK of action to improve a notorious stretch of the A64 road which has claimed 12 lives in some six years, has been slammed by the area's coroner. The broadside by Michael Oakley, the North Yorkshire East Coroner, came when he was giving his verdict
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Hawnby farm given F&M all-clear
THE foot and mouth scare is over. The final all-clear was given on Sunday for a suspected case of foot and mouth disease at a farm in Ryedale. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) announced that no traces of the disease were found
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For tenant farmers
THE impact the Curry report will have on tenant farmers is to be discussed at a meeting next week in Malton. The information session has been organised by the Tenant Farmers' Association and speaking on the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming report
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Ryedale residents warned of windows 'rip-off'
HOMEOWNERS in Ryedale should be wary of unscrupulous salesman taking advantage of a change in the law, say senior council officers. The warning comes as new EU regulations into the quality of double glazing windows come into force from April 1. But building
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Mums put best foot forward
SIX Ryedale mothers set out this week on a 166-mile circular walk around Yorkshire to raise money for a cash-strapped charity which aids disabled youngsters. Their ambitious project - which will take 14 days to complete - was given a send-off with an
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Relics of the Bronze Age
MINING experts have joined archaeologists to carry out vital work on a 3,500-year-old structure discovered on the North Yorkshire coast. The Bronze Age timbers, which may have formed part of a dock, were found at Staithes Beck following the floods of
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Save the pool
Mayor 'sick of'heritage plea MAJOR development plans for Scarborough's derelict South Bay Pool area have suffered a setback with moves to have it made a listed building. The Twentieth Century Society, founded in 1979 to protect British architecture and
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Flat caps and broomsticks
CURLING certainly appears to have been a popular sport in Malton back in the early 1900s, judging by the number of curlers on view in this picture of Malton curling rink. It was sent in by Mr and Mrs Digby and Jean Rawling of Malton, who believe it was
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Readers' stately offer
CASTLE Howard is delighted to be able to offer Gazette & Herald readers a special discounted rate on its grounds and gardens season tickets. Set in 1,000 spectacular acres of parkland, lawns, woodland gardens, adventure playground, lakes and fountains
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Internet ideas
WEB surfers would be able to submit their ideas on the future shape of Europe under a scheme proposed by Conservative MEP Timothy Kirkhope. Using search engines like Lycos, Yahoo and Google, internet users would find a link on the main page for the 'Future
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Record-breaking Malton serve up three-figure treat
Yorkshire Three Malton and Norton 123, Wath-on-Dearne 7 Someone had to suffer for last week's defeat against Heath and it was Wath who were the unlucky victims of a 19-try record romp by Malton and Norton. Coach Bill Laidler confirmed it was the club's
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Mad march hares going out in the English spring
I am not sure who coined the phrase which reads "As mad as a March hare" but it occurs in all manner of places, including the Alice in Wonderland stories by Lewis Carroll. Carroll also popularised the phrase "As Mad as a Hatter" but the two cannot be
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Wash strikes but Pikes lose key test
Hallam 2, Pickering Town 1 DESPITE taking an early lead, the Pikes lost this crucial game. Hallam's win mean they are now level on points with Pickering. On what is the oldest pitch in the world, Matthew Morton won the ball in midfield and supplied a
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Make sure of your facts
MR Tom Tyler may not be a member of the Conservative Party, but it seems strange that he perpetuates myths that they have created, but which have no basis in fact. He alleges that the Monks Cross sports complex was a gigantic fiasco which cost £9m and
