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Sixth-former Heather is the ideal role model
AFTER being selected as Malton, Norton and District Lions Club's representative in the annual youth award scheme, Heather Pontin-Brown, of Norton, has been nominated to represent the north of England and Scotland. Having won through to the district finals
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Badger cull halted
A BADGER culling programme has been suspended, DEFRA reports. As part of research into possible links between the animals at bovine TB, there had been a "reactive" cull of badgers close to cattle TB outbreaks. That portion of the research has now been
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Organic: 50-year family tradition
A LONG-established organic farm has joined the group of demonstration farms within the farmer-led Forward Farming project. York Grounds Farm, Raywell, near Cottingham, is a 101-hectare mixed arable and livestock farm owned by the Thompson family who have
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Harvest time for Christmas trade
A LOCAL tree farmer has found a way to take the needle out of Christmas. Paul Barnes, whose Boretree Christmas Trees of York has been supplying the wholesale and retail market for 20 years, is now harvesting what he describes as "the tree of the future
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Setting the standards
IN 1997, we started farming our land at Spaunton, using organic standards. Many factors influenced this change of direction and, yes, they included the funding offered by DEFRA, alongside poor returns from conventional farming. More important than either
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Calls for public inquiry are rejected
RYEDALE councillors have rejected calls for a public inquiry into planned changes at RAF Fylingdales, but have called on the Government to monitor health issues which might result from the upgrading for the so-called 'Son of Star Wars' project. Coun Helen
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Teenagers in favour of electoral reform
NEARLY 3,000 North Yorkshire teenagers took part in an electoral reform survey, carried out by North Yorkshire County Council as part of Local Democracy Week. An overwhelming majority of those surveyed voted in favour of electoral reform. Secondary school
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Heart scare for author
THE Rev Graham Taylor, the village parson and successful children's author, is to quit the ministry after suffering a heart scare. Mr Taylor, who was formerly a Pickering police officer, is vicar of Cloughton. He become a national celebrity as the author
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Going out with a bang!
VILLAGERS at Newton-upon-Rawcliffe were treated to fireworks with a twist when John 'Doctor Doom' Mills set off a display from the back of his bicycle. John has been doing this funky fireworks display for several years now, but vowed to go out with a
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It's good to be home
HOME sweet home. Or perhaps, after the last week in France, I should say, chez nous, douce, chez nous. It is great, that last mile down the lane as you turn into the farmyard after being away, checking to see if everything is still there, and hearing
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£1,200 raffle fund split two ways
MALTON and Norton Rugby Club handed over a cheque for £600 to the accident and emergency department at Malton Hospital last Saturday, having raised the money from a raffle held at the club's 50th anniversary ball in June. In total, £1,200 was raised,
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A Cold Winter's Night (in 1936)
TWAS on a cord ord winter's neet, Three of us farm lads stood outside t' village pub. Wiv beer at three ord pence a half pint, Ninepence atween us we managed ti rub. We went in t' pub, and t' landlord said: "What's you three want in ere?" "It's cord stood
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For the sake of the juniper plant
PUPILS from Rosedale Primary School spent a wild and windy day on the moors planting the rare juniper plant. Peter Woods, a member of the North York Moors Association, has been campaigning to save the endangered plant for several years, in conjunction
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Revenge for Corinthians as holders Oak sent crashing
Scarborough and District FA Junior Cup. THERE was no glory this time for cup holders Pickering Royal Oak or last season's runners-up Edgehill reserves, as both sides went out in the first round last Saturday. Oak were thrashed 5-1 at home to Cayton Corinthians
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All racecourses lead to Ryedale
WHETHER it's the Breeders' Cup in America, the Melbourne Cup in Australia or the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France, the origins of the thoroughbred horses taking part in these world-class events can be traced as close to home as Ryedale. David Wilkinson
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A64 upgrade wins council's backing
ANY move by Ryedale District Council to withdraw its support for dualling the A64 would be a "retrograde" step. That was the view of Coun Elizabeth Shields (LibDem) as councillors thoroughly bashed a motion by Liberal Coun John Clark to back off from
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Christmas switch-ons to light up Ryedale
THE lights are set to sparkle all over Ryedale as locals prepare for Christmas switch-ons. If you are dreaming of a white Christmas, then Pickering is the place to be on Friday, November 28, where snow is guaranteed, complete with polar bears, walking
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NHS Direct was a lifesaver
A RETIRED Ryedale man has sung the praises of NHS Direct after a quick-thinking nurse helped save his life. Ian Wright, of Rockingham Close, Malton, woke one morning with severe chest pains, which he mistook for a bad bout of indigestion. His wife Barbara
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Knife found on pupil at school in Ryedale
THE discovery in a Ryedale school of a flick knife in the guise of a cigarette lighter has triggered a major campaign to clamp down on lethal weapons being sold to children. It was only the quick thinking of a teacher in the school, which has not been
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Coming clean with diversification
A YOUNG Ryedale farmer has turned to a new venture to offset low farm incomes. Andrew Warriner has taken on the first Yorkshire franchise of The Travelling Car Valeter, a Derby-based firm. The 27-year-old helps his family to run Swainsea Barn Farm so
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Future of Yorkshire countryside must be decided locally - Haskins
LORD HASKINS today demanded decisions on the future of North Yorkshire's countryside should be taken locally after attacking the idea that "the man from the ministry knows best". The former Northern Foods chairman made the argument in a hard-hitting report
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Are newspapers female?
I HAVE a neighbour who usually cuts me anything to do with aviation, or that he thinks might interest me, out of our sister paper, the Northern Echo. That broadsheet has a reporter and photographer with a great interest in aeronautical news, and history
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Driest year on record
I'VE just read the letters in the October 29 Gazette & Herald and couldn't believe one of them. J S Gilks talks about the beck at Helmsley being empty and the ducks "sitting high and dry", then says "presumably a farmer had extracted too much water
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Stamp your feet and win a competition
CALLING all children! A new children's continental shoe shop will be opening in Malton early next year and it needs your help. The shop, Stamp Your Feet!, is calling on children to create a foot design which will act as a logo for the business. The winning
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Residents object to plan
PLANS to alter a campsite at Rosedale Abbey have caused consternation among some of the village's residents. Flower of May Holiday Parks Ltd is proposing to reorganise its existing caravan and camping site to replace temporary caravans with 20 static
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'Going private saved my life'
A TRIPLE heart bypass patient from Malton claims going private saved his life. Ray "Mac" McElwain, 67, of Highfield Road, was told he would have to wait at least six months for the operation on the NHS, despite the fact that he was suffering daily attacks
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Lady Luck repays Town as Emmerson gets off the mark
NCEL Premier Division, Pickering Town 1 - Mickleover Sports 0. IN Pickering boss Steve Brown's words, it was a case of "after the lord mayor's show" at Mill Lane last Saturday, following on from his side's superb display at Brigg the week before. Newly-promoted
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Duffield is 'young' pretender for Hide's record title
Edward Hide's hugely-impressive career score of 2,593 winners, which puts him in eighth place in the all-time list of most wins by flat jockeys in Great Britain, is under threat. The achievement by the long-since retired former Cock O'the North, the king
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First defeat for Malt but what a cracker
Yorkshire One - Malton and Norton 13 pts - Pontefract 15 pts. Malton and Norton may have surrendered top place to Pontefract after this game but the real winner was the game of rugby. Both sides put on a show which will be hard to replicate. Top-of-the-table
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Karl triumphs in front of a legend
Rillington's karl Moon won the BRDC Formula Ford single-seater Winter Series last Sunday after dominating the last two finals on the National circuit at Silverstone. Karl, aged 16, qualified on pole for both races. He won the first race by over eight
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Santa Claus is coming to town
SANTA and steam may not seem the likeliest of companions, but the Santa Specials certainly fit the bill at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The trains will again be running along the moors railway line, starting from December 6 and continuing each weekend
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Are newspapers female?
I HAVE a neighbour who usually cuts me anything to do with aviation, or that he thinks might interest me, out of our sister paper, the Northern Echo. That broadsheet has a reporter and photographer with a great interest in aeronautical news, and history