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Lanes reopens in Malton
A NEW shopping complex has opened in Malton's town centre - and more development is planned. World Wide Shopping Mall (WWSM) has moved into the complex, formerly known as The Lanes, and now renamed The Old Palace Cinema Precinct. Sarah Sykes, the company's
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Ploughing match
A WEEK last Tuesday, Helmsley Young Farmers visited Bisca, a design and architectural firm at Sawmill Lane, Helmsley. Members were shown around by Ian Bell, who explained what the company does and produces. Bisca was founded in 1966 by Richard McLane
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Fylingdales health study 'was rushed'
A STUDY that concluded there was no evidence to establish a link between RAF Fylingdales and cancer cases has been labelled "shallow and hasty" by objectors. Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Primary Care Trust (PCT) worked with the Northern and Yorkshire
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Mirror, signal... crash
MANY people claim to have had a brush with death, but I don't suppose any of them have even come close to the experience of my sister and mum when they took me out driving the other day. Being the grand old age of 16, and having parents that are rapidly
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Parade of champions
AFTER the Rugby World Cup, the most exciting event in the 2003 calendar must be the Malton Christmas Fatstock Show. This extravaganza of bovine muscle was held on Tuesday, when all leading Ryedale beef producers gathered at Malton market to compete for
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Case for dualling A64 'not strong enough'
THE A64 York to Scarborough road will not be made dual carriageway in the next ten years. And without a "robust" case, it may never happen, says Stuart Hurst, a top official in the county's highways and environmental services department. He outlined his
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A new crown for Suddaby's
IT might be called Suddaby's Crown Hotel but that hasn't stopped it being named CAMRA Rural Pub of the Year for the fifth year running. Bar manager Neil Suddaby puts the pub's success down to "hard work" and the support of a motley band of regulars. He
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Critics reject clean bill of health for Fylingdales
A REPORT has found no signs of a health risk from the facilities at RAF Fylingdales. But critics, while welcoming the study, say it is "noticeably insufficient in key areas". The investigation was ordered by the Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Primary
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New equipment to avoid transfusions
SPECIALIST equipment that offers an alternative to blood transfusion during surgery has been presented to Scarborough Hospital by Jehovah's Witnesses. The 'Cell Saver 5 Autologous Blood Recovery System' recycles patients' own blood during operations.
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Stable mourns loss of Bobby
A local stable is trying to come to terms with the loss of one of its star performers, who has lost his life in the autumn of his racing career. Bobby Grant, trained by Peter Beaumont at Brandsby, was fatally injured on his comeback outing at Haydock
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Spare a thought this Christmas
Spare a thought this Christmas-time for those whose larder is not so full of turkey, nuts, fruits and wine, their lives so empty and so dull. Spare a thought for those who serve and tend the sick and lame. Doctors, nurses in attendance keep alive the
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Alice's 75-pint honour!
A KIND-hearted Ryedale woman has donated a grand total of 75 pints of blood during her 41 years of being a donor - almost ten times the volume of blood in her own body. Alice Harland, of Balksyde, Slingsby, first started giving blood in 1962 and has kept
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If you want a Christmas tree, you're gonna have to mush!
SANTA took to his sleigh to help launch an eco-friendly Christmas tree sales point in Dalby Forest - but the reindeers were given the boot by a bunch of howling huskies! On December 6 and 7, the Husky Dog Club of Great Britain is staging a two-day rally
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'Spare us this traffic misery'
HAULAGE companies are to be urged to find alternatives to the picture-postcard route from Helmsley to Stokesley because they are making a misery of the lives of residents in villages. It is the latest move in the campaign by people living in the beauty
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Residents approve of recycling scheme
RESIDENTS taking part in Ryedale District Council's recycling scheme have confounded its critics by giving it a big thumbs-up. The authority's community services and licensing committee was told by Phil Long, the commercial services manager that there
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The great giveaway
FOUR Ryedale charities for young people and those with disabilities have received large financial boosts from the Gannett Foundation. The foundation is the charitable arm of Gannett Co Inc, owner of the UK's largest publisher, Newsquest, which owns the
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Coppice-burning project still on track
THE world's first wood-fuelled power station near Selby has been given a new lease of life. The £40m revolutionary plant went into liquidation last August before being bought earlier this year by US-based Bio-development International (BDI). There were
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Conservation project celebrates third year
A CONSERVATION project in which farmers and birdwatchers work together to help North Yorkshire birds has celebrated its third year of success. Thirty people met at Manor Farm, near Malton, recently to mark the third anniversary in Yorkshire of the RSPB
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Long-time stalwart of Great Yorkshire
A NORTH Yorkshire farmer who is recognised as a driving force behind bringing the Great Yorkshire Show to the Harrogate showground has died. Frank Abbey, 94, of Cromwell House, Long Marston, was chief cattle steward at the show for 35 years and a member
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Titbits to help the environment
I HAVE found a few interesting schemes available relating to environmental improvements. Living Spaces: Provides grants to help people improve open spaces in their neighbourhood and create valuable places for the whole community to enjoy. As long as your
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EU has given us big numbers
WHEN I take out a sheet of paper to write this on, I do so from a folder marked A4. In front of that one is another marked quarto, and yet another, foolscap. A few odd sheets left over from another era, when they reigned supreme. We never gave it a thought
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Shop closure
FURTHER to your feature on Bulmer village shop (Gazette & Herald, November 19). It is such a shame that despite the hard work and enthusiasm of Pam at the Bulmer shop over the last 10-11 months it is now unfortunately closed. We here in Bulmer are
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Mural is unveiled
YEAR six pupils from Pickering Community Junior School have produced a ceramic mural, depicting an illustrated map of the world, to mark them winning the International School Award earlier this year. The mural was officially unveiled today by Nadine Blacklee
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Straight from the horse's mouth
RYEDALE has a little-known second hospital. It employs highly-qualified specialists to deal with a range of complex medical procedures - from bone therapy to artificial insemination. The Rainbow Equine Clinic, hidden away off the beaten track in Old Malton
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Vote on Yorkshire Parliament next year
LOCAL government in Ryedale faces its biggest shake-up for 30 years in plans announced this week. The Government's boundary committee has put forward four options following widespread consultation over the last few months. Next year, people in the Yorkshire
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A wise old fox escapes
THE change in the weather to true autumn conditions may not suit a recent visitor to our area. Our friend John was surprised to see a parakeet feeding in his maize field, a splash of bright green feathers against the blackening stalks of the main crop
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Malton pack provide platform for points feast
Yorkshire One - Malton and Norton 49 pts - Wheatley Hills 7 pts. It may have been a dark, wet and windy afternoon but some of Malton and Norton's play in dreadful conditions brightened up the afternoon. This win meant Malton have now drawn level at the
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Russ races to 55-1 treble
RUSS Garritty may be one of the senior riders on the circuit - not that he'll thank me to reminding everyone - but he gave a startling reminder of his skills by completing a treble at Wetherby last week. The Great Habton-based jockey was in blinding form
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Thornton goal saves Factory's bacon
York FA Saturday Senior Cup third round - Malton Bacon Factory 4, T & L Selby 3 (aet). MALTON Bacon Factory made it through to the semi-final but it was far from easy. They scored an equaliser with injury-time beckoning to take the game into extra-time
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Notes from the life of a country ancestor
ONE stifling summer's afternoon some 30 years ago, searching gravestones in Westerdale churchyard for maternal forebears, I struck up conversation with a middle-aged man cutting grass. And no sooner had I mentioned the particular surname I was looking
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Cold comfort for farmers
WHAT fantastic weather we have had this year in our part of the country, with the best spring for many years followed closely by the best summer since records began and then the kind of backend which we all were sure could never happen. As a born-again
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Dogs descend on Dalby Forest
AROUND 70 teams from across the country will descend on Dalby Forest this weekend for a two-day rally staged by the Siberian Husky Dog Club of Great Britain. The huskies will compete in time trials over distances of up to four-and-a-half miles in an event
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Young Pikes make cup progress
York FA Senior Minor Cup - Heworth under-16s 1 - Pickering Town under-16s 2. THE Pikes booked a March semi-final place last Sunday, at Huntington, after Mike Jamel-Jenow got the winner with 15 minutes to go. He scored with a neat finish from ten yards