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Firm donates new floor to village hall
HAROME Parish Hall has been chosen as December's winner of the Calverts Carpets Community Chest Scheme, run in conjunction with the Gazette & Herald. The committee has recently refurbished the hall, but funding could not stretch to much-needed new
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6pc tax rise for county
TAXPAYERS in North Yorkshire can expect a county council rate rise of about 6pc next year, council bosses have announced. North Yorkshire County Council leader John Weighell made a commitment to the council tax rise figure on Wednesday of last week at
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Man claims supercar prize
A RYEDALE tradesman has scooped a £40,000 Hollywood supercar in a national competition. Ian Smithson, 32, from Kirkbymoorside, is swapping his old van for a souped-up 155mph Mitsubishi Evo Seven racer, made famous in the boy racer movie 2Fast 2Furious
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'Unitary council would save millions in tax'
A SINGLE unitary council covering the whole of North Yorkshire would save millions of pounds of council taxpayers' money, according to figures produced by the county council. The details come against a backdrop of a possible radical change in local government
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Good results in tests on new ryegrass
THE best new generation of high-sugar grasses could have water-soluble carbohydrate contents almost 20pc higher than the pioneering diploid perennial ryegrass variety AberDart - the first forage grass to win the prestigious NIAB Variety Cup for all- round
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Hunt supporters get ready for Boxing Day meets
DEFIANT hunting supporters have pledged they will be out in force this Boxing Day - and for many years to come. The Countryside Alliance has called for record numbers of hunt supporters to join meetings across the country, to make the Government think
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Law is taken too literally
FARMER Andrew Wainwright cannot fly the Yorkshire Flag in Yorkshire. Has every planning official gone stark raving mad? When laws are brought in, there is usually a good reason for them but a few people take them too literally. A no, advertising by means
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Ready Freddy Go!
CHILDREN at Langton Primary School built up an extra big appetite for their Christmas party food last week by working out with Freddy Fit. Fitness promoter Rob Loft, who holds workshops in schools based around a cartoon character called Freddy Fit, was
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Happy Christmas to all
I SEE from the letters column that my old friend Morrice Roger has given me a dressing down for being miserable, and I am quite happy to plead guilty. Our industry at the moment is subject to a totally unreasonable amount of bureaucratic control with
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Anti-fluoride campaign is going national
A LOCAL campaign to oppose the addition of fluoride to tap water is being expanded nationally. Last week, opponents in Yorkshire and Lancashire launched a postcard campaign directed at Yorkshire Water and United Utilities. Now the campaign is going national
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This could be a Knight to remember
SILVER Knight, one of the Gazette & Herald's Ten to Follow this season, is fancied to prove himself a Christmas cracker at Wetherby on Boxing Day. The five-year-old, trained by Tim Easterby, and already a course winner this season, has great prospects
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Ryedale star calls it a day
RYEDALE'S Jon Sleightholme is retiring from rugby union on December 31. The Northampton winger, who first experienced the sport as a junior with Malton and Norton RUFC, made it all the way to the top, being first capped by England in 1996 against France
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Rosedale leapfrog Sinners to claim top spot
RJF Homes Beckett League. ROSEDALE became the first division's new leaders after winning 3-1 at Thornton-le-Dale. They are level on points with Sinnington, but go top due to a better goal difference. Rosedale took the lead after 18 minutes when John Tindal
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Christmas Eve
CHRISTMAS Eve is here once more, Santa's knocking at the door. He didn't want to wake you up But says the chimney's all blocked up. So now he's joining in the fun, His midnight task is almost done, He's come with gifts and just to say: "Joy to all. It's
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Three on the bounce
Scarborough 1, Northwich Victoria 0. SCARBOROUGH could have won by more after missing several chances, including a penalty, against lowly Victoria. But the result gave them their third successive win in a game played in grim conditions due to a wet pitch
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There was always room at the inn
Traditionally, Christmas is considered to be the season of peace and goodwill to our fellowmen. As befits the season, reporter JAMES KILNER relates a heart-warming tale from the Second World War, when, for one group of Canadian airmen stationed in North
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Church has its own Christmas 'miracle'
A SURPRISE legacy left by a woman who was a Catholic priest's teenage housekeeper nearly a century ago will likely provide £100,000 to restore the roof of a Pickering church. Nellie Tobin - who became affectionately known as Auntie Nellie to the congregation
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Harvest start for coppice fuel crops
THE massive Drax power station, near Selby, will soon receive its first delivery of home-farmed fuel. The plant is to now burn wood along with coal, and harvesting of 160 tonnes of short-rotation willow coppice was to begin today. The operation is at
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Report claims gains from biotech crops
A STUDY of nine biotech crops shows their widespread adoption throughout Europe would increase yields by 8.5 billion kilograms per year, increase grower net income by 1.6 billion Euro per year and reduce pesticide use by 14.4 million kilograms per year
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Making fresh start in the meat trade
AFTER more than 20 years in the meat industry, two Ryedale businessmen have decided to start again from scratch. Jerry Petch and Andrew Chandler began their working careers as trainee butchers and, until recently, were the managing director and production
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Recycling your tree could win you a prize
RECYCLE your Christmas tree and you could win a prize. A joint campaign by Ryedale District and North Yorkshire County councils and Yorwaste aims to make the season a little greener. In addition to taking your tree to the shredder, please recycle your
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Let's fly the Yorkshire flag
HORRIFIC headlines in the Gazette & Herald, such that I feared I might see one day, yet hoped that I never would. "Farmer told he cannot fly Yorkshire flag". This, of course, is downright stupid. This country (and this county) fought a war in the
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There's a whispering in the trees
IF you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise. But don't worry - the mysterious voices echoing around Dalby Forest near Pickering are nothing to fear, nor do they mean that the trees are talking to you. They are the result of a new multi-media
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Ampleforth ready to welcome girls
PREPARATIONS are underway at Ampleforth College for the full introduction of girls in the next academic year. Building work is about to begin on the new girls' accommodation, St Margaret's college, which will be completed in time for their arrival in
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Concern over 30mph limit
FORTY villages across North Yorkshire have 30mph speed limits which cannot be enforced, it has been claimed. County Coun Michael Pitts told the county council's Yorkshire coast and moors area committee that it was "intolerable" that such a situation existed
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The gift of Christmas
IT is difficult to know precisely when the custom of giving Christmas presents actually began. There are many theories about this - indeed, one of them predates Christ's birth by some 500 years, so we cannot claim that that particular custom was associated
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Pupils going local for their daily dinners
A SCHEME to get pupils eating top quality local produce for their school dinners in three Ryedale primary schools will be extended across North Yorkshire in the new year. Children at Rosedale Abbey, Gillamoor and Kirkbymoorside primary schools have been
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Park to go into battle over listed buildings
A MAJOR survey of hundreds of listed buildings in the North York Moors National Park is to be carried out over the next seven years to clamp down on unauthorised alterations. Beth Dexter-Smith, the park's new building conservation officer, says: "The
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Partytime for toddlers
WHILST hammering up and down the A1 on mercy missions to daughter Bryony I began to feel rather hungry. Bryony's baby is due on New Year's Eve, but because of problems with her blood pressure and ensuring that not too much of the care of grand daughter
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Christmas number one spot for magic Malton
Yorkshire One: Malton and Norton 22 pts, Old Crossleyans 9 pts. MALTON and Norton gave their fans a welcome Christmas present as they reached the dizzy heights of top spot in Yorkshire One with this fine victory over their visitors from Halifax. The atrocious
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Looking for a Christmas wish?
RUNNING plans, at the time of writing, remain fluid over the busy post-Christmas weekend, but enthusiasts might well earn themselves some Christmas cheer by looking out for the following local horses... Roman Ark, trained by Malcolm Jefferson, made a