Archive
-
Date
Georgie gets the 'what not to wear' treatment
A RYEDALE tea room owner renowned for her home-made scones is enjoying a new kind of infamy as the latest victim of fashion "terrorists" Trinny and Susannah. Georgie Wayper, owner of The Hidden Monkey, Market Place, Malton, wrote to a national newspaper
-
Date
Tucking in at Luttons the healthy way
FATTENING sugar-laden sweets and snacks are a thing of the past for children at Luttons County Primary School. Like many youngsters, their playtime snacks have in the past consisted of crisps, chocolate biscuits and the like, but today the menu offers
-
Date
Broadband target for Ryedale
A BROADBAND future may lie ahead for even the most rural parts of Ryedale. BT this week laid plans to complete the roll-out of high-speed broadband throughout North Yorkshire. It will: Upgrade every exchange where there is sufficient demand; Seek public
-
Date
£500,000 expansion for museum
A MAJOR expansion scheme for one of Ryedale's finest open air museums costing £500,000 is well under way. The project for Ryedale Folk Museum, in Hutton-le-Hole on the North York Moors, will involve creating a new gallery, restoring the museum's Elizabethan
-
Date
Chip shop backs children's charity
OWNERS of a Ryedale fish-and-chip shop have generously pledged to give one night's takings to the BBC Children In Need. On Thursday every penny spent at Ampleforth Fisheries, West End, Ampleforth, will be sent to the appeal by owners Colette Southwell
-
Date
Hoisting the flag of England
A GRAND flag-raising ceremony took place recently at Old Malton. To be specific, in Malcolm and Peggy Horsley's garden, when a group of friends gathered to witness the event, and to partake in a delightful buffet lunch afterwards. All part of an effort
-
Date
Do we need renaissance?
The following letter is from a resident of northern Ryedale. Our policy is not to publish a letter without the writer's name. But in this case we make an exception because the writer, who is known to us, could be compromised in the position he holds because
-
Date
Sending a little hope
KIRKBYMOORSIDE Community Primary School pupils are hoping to bring some Christmas cheer to children less fortunate than themselves. In conjunction with the Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child appeal, the school is sending shoe boxes full of gifts
-
Date
NHS dentist service promised for Ryedale
EMERGENCY and unregistered patient dental treatment will be provided on the NHS in Malton after the lobbying of health minister Rosie Winterton by Ryedale MP John Greenway. The Government is also considering including a dental suite in the second phrase
-
Date
'Use it or lose it' warning not enough to save store
A sub-postmistress at Bulmer has shut up shop saying the community failed to support her venture despite a warning to use it or lose it. After taking over Bulmer Village Stores in January, Pam Mallinson extended the business. While still providing sub-post
-
Date
District council seeks views on waste collections
RYEDALE residents are being urged to put forward their views on plans by the district council to extend its refuse recycling. Some 3,000 households are being asked for their views on the brown bin scheme which was introduced earlier this year to improve
-
Date
The big whammy
A "DOUBLE whammy" by Whitehall looks set to bring a large increase in council tax to North Yorkshire. The county council is on a small list of local authorities to be punished twice by new funding rules. It will not receive the Area Cost Adjustment -
-
Date
Kirkdale go top with Prendergast blitz
RJF Homes Beckett League Division One: Kirkdale maintained their 100pc league record with a 3-2 win at Pickering Royal Oak to take over as first division leaders from Sinnington, who were on cup duty. Oak created the better chances early on but had no
-
Date
Spain pain means Dyson set for Challenge Tour
SIMON Dyson is almost certain to start next year on the European Challenge Tour, having failed to retain his European Tour Card at last week's qualifying school in Spain. The Malton and Norton ace finished five shots short of the 17-under-par mark which
-
Date
How the outside world sees rural life
I AM venturing onto dangerous ground here. Despite being an out-and-out townie, I wish to grapple with the thorny issue of agriculture. While living in London, surrounded by fellow city dwellers and miles away from the nearest farm, knocking farmers was
-
Date
Double triumph for Malton but rugby the real winner
East Yorkshire RFU Mini Rugby Tournament (at Malton and Norton RUFC) Malton and Norton under-9s Malton and Norton under-9 A team steamed through the East Yorkshire Tournament in fiery form, winning all three of their pool games. They beat Hull/Beverley
-
Date
Bid to end village isolation
RESIDENTS at Rosedale Abbey, one of Ryedale's best known tourist honey-pots, are carrying out an in-depth study into the life of its community. Among the concerns of residents is the low number of young people who are living in the picturesque dale and
-
Date
Disabled man tackles Cleveland Way
A FORMER fireman, who was disabled after taking part in a rescue, is tackling the 110-mile Cleveland Way - on an electric scooter. Alan Bailey was a keen walker until he suffered his accident 19 years ago, but has refused to allow his disability to deter
-
Date
Richard's the king of the track
This week, the Gazette & Herald launches a series of articles which focuses on some of the people and organisations in Ryedale that should make us proud. To kick off the series, CLAIRE METCALFE profiles Pickering athletics star Richard Buck. RICHARD
-
Date
Prices at the stock markets
MALTON: Forward on November 11 were 104 cattle including 49 bulls and 23 cows, and 637 sheep including 83 ewes. Cattle: heavy steers to 120p from A Marson, Hunmanby (ave 98.6p), light heifers to 121p from G I Marwood, Harome (100.37p), heavy heifers to
-
Date
Young farmers' clubs
AMOTHERBY: ON Saturday, November 15, a truly enjoyable evening was had at the Beansheaf Hotel, Pickering, by Amotherby Young Farmers. Everyone arrived looking very smart and, by 8pm, all sat down to have a lovely meal (the Yorkshire puddings were great
-
Date
NVZ information sessions
A SERIES of meetings with advice on the new nitrate vulnerable zones (NVZ) has been arranged by the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group. Meetings organised by North Yorkshire FWAG (contact Karen Stanley on (01609) 783632) include: Tuesday December 2,
-
Date
100-mile Ryedale bridlepath plan
A GROUP which works to promote bridleways in Ryedale has launched plans for an ambitious 100-mile circular trail which promises to attract a new aspect of equestrian tourism to the area as well as making the countryside more accessible to local riders
-
Date
What a waste
THE introduction of the kerbside recycling collection in Norton has caused comment recently. It is, however, high time to move to a new way of dealing with waste. The way we are living creates huge amounts of waste. Ryedale District Council's own figures
-
Date
View from Down Under
FORTUNATELY, I left New Zealand before the nation went into national mourning following their semi-final defeat by arch-rivals the Aussies. The All Blacks certainly looked one of the two best sides in the tournament, and it is sad to see them having to
-
Date
The road that's been closed for a year
REPAIRS will begin on the Ampleforth to Oswaldkirk road on Monday, November 24 - nearly a year after it was originally closed for work. Major geographical faults were found to be the root cause of the damage to the road, demanding extensive surveys and
-
Date
Outreach surgery may be closed in Rosedale
AN outreach doctors' surgery in the isolated village of Rosedale Abbey may be axed because it is seen to be an inefficient use of doctors' time. Residents were dismayed when the weekly service was disbanded in July, but were told that it was a temporary
-
Date
Top marks for ice cream firm
RYEDALE ice cream makers have licked 400 rival entries to scoop the top accolade in the dairy industry's national awards. Former farmers David Otterburn and his parents Richard and Christine, of Church Farm, Helmsley, began making ice cream to use up
-
Date
Rupert safe from salami
MY daughter Jo's old horse, Rupert, is losing what remained of his equine good looks. At 31 years old, he is getting long in the tooth, lean on his back, scraggy all over and sporting the unkempt look of one who has spent a carefree summer outside in
-
Date
Fond farewell to Barton, Ryedale star
BARTON, for so long the shining star of jump racing in Ryedale, has run his last race. The Tim Easterby-trained gelding, who made such a promising comeback at Wetherby at the beginning of the month, when finishing a close second to stablemate Turgeonev
-
Date
Drinkall finds his happy hunting ground
NCE League Cup second round: Garforth Town 1, Pickering Town 2 - LIGHTNING struck twice for Pikes' midfielder James Drinkall at a bitterly cold Wheatley Park last Saturday. On the same ground ten months ago, he came off the bench to net a last-minute
-
Date
Incense
LIKE the pulling power that draws lead to a magnet, Like a drug that's lived and breathed through tide and time, Like a potency with far more hold than liquor - And a nectar with more kick than aged wine. Like a vapour that intoxicates the senses, That
-
Date
Underdogs claim cup progress
Scarborough and District FA Junior Cup: Union Rovers 2, Sinnington 1 - In the all-Beckett League clash between the divisional table-toppers, it was second division Rovers who went through to the next round in a thrilling cup tie. Unbeaten Rovers started