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My Favourite Tonic
SUNSHINE after a rainy day, Clear blue sky after clouds of grey. A cup of tea on the garden seat, A real good soak for tired feet. A hairdo when you are feeling flat, Or get yourself a nice new hat. A walk round the garden on a warm sunny day. A letter
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Wars are getting too fast
A SUBJECT in the national media last week was the problem of casualties, whilst in a war situation, by so-called, ' friendly fire'. People who have not been in such a situation are always very ready to start blaming some other nation for slackness, carelessness
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Progress at last on flood scheme
WORK on a Ryedale town's flood defences are set to move on to the next phase as contractors finish re-routing utilities on site. Gas company Transco announced yesterday that it had completed its part of the work on the Mill Beck pumping station scheme
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Dear Mr Blair, is a year's work worth just £20?
THE following open letter to Prime Minister Blair came to us this week. To avoid embarrassment for the farmer involved, we are not publishing his name, or the name of the person who works on his accounts. We publish the letter because it outlines in a
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Church needs help to save ancient murals
PICKERING's parish church may have to launch a huge appeal to save its medieval wall paintings after failing to get heritage lottery funds for the third time. Estimates for the roof and other essentials for the church could be as high as £100,000. But
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Farmers urged to take part in bird survey
CONSERVATION officers of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the National Farmers' Union have joined forces in a new initiative aimed at helping the countryside and its wildlife in Ryedale. Arable farmers can bid for EU environmental funding
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Farmers markets runaway success
FARMING industry leaders in North Yorkshire have welcomed news that farmers markets have more than doubled in popularity in just two years. The industry was set up by cash-strapped producers following the BSE crisis and now rakes in £166m a year, according
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Big cat is sighted on the loose near Kirkham Priory
ANOTHER big cat sighting has been reported on a country road in North Yorkshire. Bob Chaffer, from the British Big Cats Society, said the leopard-like creature was seen sitting on a roadside verge by a family visiting Kirkham Priory, off the A64 between
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Patients back hospital services in region
PATIENTS from the Ryedale and Scarborough area have given a thumbs-up to hospital services run by the area's NHS Trust. The results of a patient survey, presented to the trust board yesterday, revealed that 98pc of those attending the accident and emergency
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£32,000 scheme to improve rights of way nears completion
WORK is nearing completition on a £32,000 programme of work to improve rights of way in the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Nine villages have benefited from the scheme says Paul Jackson, the AONB officer - Howsham, Whitwell-on-the-Hill
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What the future holds
WHAT is farming for? Clearly, in the first instance, to produce food. During the last 50 years, farmers have been spectacularly successful at increasing food production. They have intensified the use of non-farm resources, such as pesticides, fertilizers
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Fingers crossed for Bollin Eric as Ryedale colt bids for St Leger
SATURDAY is D-Day for Bollin Eric as he carries the Ryedale flag into battle in the £400,000 Rothmans Royals St Leger in a bid to provide Tim Easterby with his first Classic success at only his second attempt. Although without a win to his name this season
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Landlords rule OK
THE three Bs that have ruined Pickering - beware, behave or be banned. Dare anyone go against them 'Hell No'! This is the mafia of a small market town. The Landlords rule OK. If half the public houses were to close down it would go unnoticed, because
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Plus for conservation
MY life has had a plus for conservation and a minus for saving the planet, all in the space of a day. On the negative side, the fridge has blown its entire contents of freon, the ozone-hole-punching gas, in one go; straight up through the atmosphere,
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From whitewater rafting to fighting waste build-up
LIVEWIRE Julia Robertson left behind white water rafting down under to help solve the growing waste disposal problem in Ryedale. She has just taken up her post at Ryedale House with a remit to involve other surrounding local authorities with ways of getting
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Are ye up tae yer oxters in snaw? Or daft as a naffeared ninny?
YORKSHIRE dialect is one of the oldest languages in the kingdom, says dialect expert Ron Scales. He told a packed audience at the Memorial Hall at Pickering how accusations that Yorkshire dialect was the speech of the ignorant and uneducated were completely
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The last hunt?
SHOCK and anger followed reports that fox hunting will be banned in upland areas such as North Yorkshire. The reaction was furious to the news that rural affairs minister Alun Michael had already stated his view at the beginning of a fact-finding enquiry
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Competition gets to the art of the village
"WHAT a response to our paint a character competition!" exclaimed Ian Hughes of Terrington post office and internet cafe. He called upon the villagers - old and young - to paint and portray Terrington characters. Results have now gone up in the stores
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Frustration mounts in the countryside
NEVER in the whole field of agriculture has so much anger been felt by so many, and this resentment can be most visibly demonstrated by taking over the capital for a short while on Sunday, September 22. Ten days ago, I stayed with my daughter on their
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Purity test clears way for GM crops
THE purity of seed for the last round of GM crop trials for winter oil seed rape has been confirmed, reports the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Following the discovery in August of additional GM material in spring oil seed rape
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NFU campaign - 'Farming Counts'
THE National Farmers' Union this week launched a 'Farming Counts' campaign across Yorkshire and the north-east to explain to the public the difficulties farming is facing and what they risk losing if farming continues to decline. On Friday, farmers will
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Exhibit lens itself to story of U-Boats
A NEW exhibit at a North Yorkshire museum is shedding light on the German experience in the bitter naval battles of the Second World War. The signalling lamp which once belonged to the German Navy has been donated to Eden Camp, near Malton, and will form
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In phantoms' footsteps
THE medieval Treasurer's House in York's Minster Yard is not only one of city's most historic buildings, it also houses the city of York's oldest ghosts. And in an ancient city like York, bursting at the seams with ghouls and spectres, that's quite a
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Chance to glimpse church interior
A RARE and unaltered example of North Yorkshire's rich seafaring and church history will open to the public as part of the Churches Conservation Trust open days for 2002. St Stephen Old Church, Fylingdales, is a stone's throw out of town on a hill above
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Euro best for Dyson in Alps
SIMON Dyson earned his highest ever winnings on the European Order of Merit last week in the Omega European Masters in Switzerland. The Malton and Norton golfer took home just short of £44,000 after finishing joint fourth at the Crans-sur-Sierre course
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Goal-shy Pikes no match for classy Brid
Pickering Town 0, Bridlington Town 2 The Pikes were well beaten last night (Tuesday) by newly-promoted Bridlington Town, who have a 100pc record in league and cup matches so far this season. On this showing, they look a good bet for league honours, being
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Malton show they can make the grade
Yorkshire Two: Malton and Norton 18 pts, Keighley 16 pts NEWLY-PROMOTED Malton got off to a winning start, but not before causing a few flutters in supporters' hearts, as the lead changed hands throughout the game. Keighley opened the scoring with a penalty
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Pet project for Alicia
A BRAND new setting has been created for Pickering pets thanks to the artistic talents of a local student. Alicia Ogg of Thornton-le-Dale took up her paint brush and made a woodland scene at the Pet Store in Pickering. The 18-year old Lady Lumley's student
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Westow complete amazing turnaround
WESTOW have won promotion to the York Vale League first division, just one year after staring relegation in the face. Last season, the club should have been relegated to division three but were given a reprieve after Burythorpe dropped out of the league
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Aussie star Ben is cream of the crop
York and District Senior League round-up THOUGH final statistics are still being compiled, league secretary Albert Pattison confirmed that Malton and Old Malton's Australian batsman Ben Nicholson has scored the highest number of runs in all divisions
