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Couple retire from post office
THE village of Ampleforth is shortly to suffer a two-pronged blow with the retirement of two of its stalwarts and the closure of a combined shop and post office. The shop in the main street has existed since 1895, says John Severs, the sub-postmaster,
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Heartbroken pensioner offers reward after break-in
A HEARTBROKEN North Yorkshire man is offering a £1,000 reward for the return of his prized horse-drawn rulley. Robert Taylor from Pickering arrived at his yard on Sunday to discover thieves had smashed through locked iron gates and stolen his pride and
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It's a dog's life for Jasper
THERE'S not a dog in Yorkshire unluckier than Jasper. For despite never doing a thing wrong, this seven-year-old is back at the Blue Cross adoption centre in Thirsk for the sixth time. Deputy manager Jackie Haw said: "Jasper is a handsome, friendly dog
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MP calls for Ryedale to be given new name
RYEDALE MP John Greenway is calling for his constituency to be given a new name if changes are made to its boundaries. Speaking at a public inquiry into Boundary Commission proposals to alter constituency boundaries across North Yorkshire and York, he
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Equine Activities
WE are creating a forum in the Gazette & Herald for news of equine activities. If you are the chairman or secretary of a pony club, or riding organisation of any sort, please contact us with your name and a phone number for us to contact you. Please
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Free advice on potatoes
LOCAL potato growers and agronomists are urged to take advantage of free business advice at workshops organised by the British Potato Council (BPC). The Central Science Laboratory will host a series of practical and interactive sessions on February 24
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New from the EU - piggy toytime
PIG farmers are facing fines of up to £2,500 if they don't supply their animals with toys. New EU legislation, expected to come into force on Friday, February 7, rules that the animals be given "manipulable materials" to keep them entertained. The legislation
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Michelangelo drawing could be leaving country
THE Government now says that a lost work of art discovered at a North Yorkshire stately home could be heading out of the country forever. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said that a temporary export ban imposed on a Michelangelo drawing would
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Ian warms up in style for Colonial Trial
RYEDALE'S Ian Austermuhle prepared for this week's Colonial Trial at Rosedale in fine style by winning the opening round of the Yorkshire Centre ACU trials championship at snow-blitzed Keighley Gate last Sunday. The former Lady Lumley's School pupil,
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Bring and buy sale to aid appeal
CHILDREN at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School in Malton are raising money for Blue Peter's WaterWorks Appeal this Friday by holding a bring and buy sale. Funds from the appeal, organised in conjunction with WaterAid, will go towards providing clean
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What's in the Dark?
SNAIL track, Sky is black, Scampering fox - On rubbish stack. Rat (brown), In river (drown), Flying bat (Gets chased by cat). Moonshine, Silver pine, Aeroplane, Road white line. Stars (small), Golden lawn, Snow-lined-roof, Field of corn. Chimneys (tall
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Seven straight wins for ruthless Royal Oak
RJF Homes Beckett League,2nd Division.Black Bull Thirsk 1 Pickering Royal Oak 10 IN the only Beckett League game to beat the bad weather last Saturday, Pickering Royal Oak maintained their promotion bid in style, reaching double figures in claiming their
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A house full of treasures
RARELY seen objects belonging to the last owner of Treasurer's House in York are to go on display - as the National Trust launches an appeal for volunteers to work at the historic building. They are wanted to becomes garden guides or room stewards as
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Angry residents voice maternity unit concerns
ANGRY Ryedale residents have packed out a meeting in their determination to show health bosses their support for Malton's maternity unit. More than 50 people - some of whom had brought children with them - attended the Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale
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A traffic shake-up would transform towns' economies
A MAJOR shake-up of the traffic-choked twin towns of Malton and Norton will kick-start their economic revival, believes the manager of the local regeneration project. Donna Lee, programme manager for the Malton and Norton Partnership, which supplied much
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Farm incomes up 15pc
FARM incomes last year rose by 15pc, according to new statistics from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Estimated total farming income in the UK in 2002 is put at £2.36 billion, compared to £2.07 billion in 2001. Income per head
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A chip off the old block
I SAW a very good cartoon in the paper, depicting the four horsemen of the apocalypse, skeletal figures with grim scythes, plus a fifth one, a snowman, armed with a carrot. "Oh no" said the onlooker "War, plague, famine, death and now snow." My thoughts
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If it ain't broke don't fix it
MALTON, January 23 and now, late afternoon, the wild geese have just flown over on their westwards course, in what was about the straggliest formation I've ever seen. Normally they're in a fairly tidy 'v' but today something must have happened to upset
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What happens if we say no?
IT would seem that Bruce George, a member of the Defence Select Committee, who recently visited RAF Fylingdales, showed more concern for the people living around the base, than did their own Ryedale MP. John Greenway told his fellow MPs that all right-minded-people
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Scotland passes land-grab bill
IN legislation that would have made Robert Mugabe proud, the Scottish parliament last week passed the Land Reform Bill which, to my mind, has two extreme provisions to worry land owners and farmers. Scottish crofters have been given the right to acquire
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The voice of the people can ensure a bright future
THERE is a real chance to bring money into the Kirkbymoorside area if everyone says what they want for the future. A group of residents in an area stretching from Kirby Misperton in the east to past Nawton in the west met last week at the Rose and Crown
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Log on to make your views known
THE debate over a regional assembly for Yorkshire has gone on-line - and North and East Yorkshire residents are invited to have their say. The Government is currently inviting views on whether or not regions support a referendum on the possibility of
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Beaumont stablestar thirsting for gold - but not cognac
HUSSARD Collonges is set to miss the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday and is to be aimed directly at another gold - the Tote Gold Cup, at Cheltenham next month. Brandsby trainer Peter Beaumont, with his eyes fixed on one main objective
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Revenge for Ripon as Malton stutter
Yorkshire Two. Ripon 10 pts Malton and Norton 7 pts Having been on the wrong end of a 50-point defeat from Malton and Norton earlier in the season, Ripon were desperate to gain revenge over their North Yorkshire rivals. From the start, they played with
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The day an England footballing legend visited Ryedale
STAFF and customers at The Malt Shovel in Hovingham were given an unexpected surprise last Sunday when they were paid a visit by none other than Alan Shearer. The former England captain was in Ryedale visiting racehorse trainer Richard Fahey's Butterwick
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Results go in Pikes' favour
Both Pickering Town's matches - last Saturday, at home to Brigg Town, and last night, at home to Harrogate Railway - fell victim to the wintry weather. But they didn't lose much ground in the fight to stay in the NCEL Premier Division. Although bottom
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A prince among trees
ALTHOUGH many of us associate the oak with the ash, possibly regarding them as two of our most beloved trees, it is the oak which tends to receive most of the praise and glory. I am sure this is to do with its role in building the warships of our past
