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Grant weaves things together for church
MAJOR repair work at an ancient Ryedale church has been made possible thanks to a £54,000 grant from English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund. St Andrew's in Weaverthorpe will have a repaired tower, chancel roof and ceilings. Work will also be done
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Villagers express fears over 'dangerous rat-run'
HIGHWAY bosses have agreed to meet with residents in Thornton-le-Dale about a narrow street they say has become a rat-run, and a danger to the many elderly people and young families who use it on foot. Roxby Terrace, which links Roxby Road and Maltongate
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Vandals daub obscene graffiti over classrooms
A SCHOOL in Ryedale has suffered damage costing a total of about £1,000 in two graffiti attacks. Staff at Norton College have spent hours scrubbing off obscene phrases scrawled in spray paint over buildings in the second attack in as many weeks. PC Ian
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Concerns for future as car park rise approved
THE future of car parking in Malton and Norton is to be explored by officials of Ryedale District Council and the towns' Initiative Group. Peter Mudge, the town centre manager, said a meeting is to be held in the next few weeks to investigate options
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£37m fund set to boost region's businesses
A MULTI-million pound fund has been launched to help to boost business across North Yorkshire and the East Coast. The Partnership Investment Finance (PIF) is the driving force behind the fund, which aims to invest £37 million in small to medium-sized
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Structure the key to success
A KEY seminar to help rural enterprises to select the best business structure for success is being held in Helmsley next week. A commercial lawyer and a taxation strategist will present a series of workshops at the half-day seminar at The Black Swan Hotel
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Moorsiders reach cup final
RJF Homes-Beckett League: Seven league and cup games survived the wintry weather on Saturday. These included re-arranged games, and games switched because of pitch problems on the scheduled home ground. The second semi-final of the Ryedale Hospital Cup
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Morton and Salt take revenge for defeat
Northern Counties East League: Arnold Town 0, Pickering Town 2 The Pikes gained revenge against Arnold Town on Tuesday night with their two-goal victory to avenge Arnold's win at Pickering last month. Matthew Morton fired them into the lead after 10 minutes
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Agony for Malton in defeat
North 2 East: Malton & Norton 14, Driffield 16 The East Yorkshire derby once again lived up to its billing with Driffield narrowly taking the spoils to avenge their defeat earlier in the season. Malton started the stronger and exerted pressure on
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Reports from the young farmers' clubs
Wednesday, March 9, 2005 Derwent DERWENT YFC will hold their annual "Muck Chuck" fundraising event on Saturday, March 12, around Stamford Bridge and closest villages. The event has run for a number of years now and has proved to be a successful method
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Deadlock reached on new sports facility for twin towns
RESIDENTS of Malton and Norton will have to wait for a decision on the siting of the proposed new sports and leisure centre for the twin towns of Malton and Norton after councillors reached a deadlock. At the end of one of the longest ever meetings of
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Threatened phone boxes 'will be saved'
THE 27 telephone kiosks in Ryedale earmarked by British Telecom for removal are to be saved. The dramatic change of heart follows campaigns by Ryedale District Council (RDC), North Yorkshire County Council, Ryedale MP John Greenway parish councils and
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Bypasses ruled out for towns
LONG-held hopes of multi-million pound bypasses being built around the busy market towns of Helmsley and Pickering have been dashed as have plans for a southern bypass at Malton and Norton. North Yorkshire County Council says the schemes have been ruled
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Police launch inquiry into hunting protest
HUNT supporters who attempted to hijack a steam train near Pickering have sparked a police inquiry in their attempt to raise the political heat on the hunting ban. Local Labour MP Lawrie Quinn - who voted for the ban on hunting with hounds - was travelling
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Spring into action to make your garden blossom
PRUNING our apple trees gives me a great feeling of satisfaction at this time of year, especially the older trees that needed some renovation when I started pruning them eight years ago. I make sure I start pruning in the first week in February, knowing
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Call for action against bikers
A PRESSURE GROUP has demanded stringent new measures to clamp down on the "acute menace" of speeding motorcycles in the North York Moors National Park. Bilsdale Against Noise and Danger (BAND) wants action to be taken by North Yorkshire Police and the
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Cough up some cash, or I'll keep telling puns
As this year's Red Nose Day is almost upon us, Gazette & Herald columnist HANNAH GIBBONS, 17, is going to be funny - so, you'd better laugh... THIS week, I'm obliged by Lenny Henry to be funny, and I'm not joking - it's a hard task. But in the name
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Pigeons are now protected species
DEAF Ear have scored another own goal, demonstrating just how far they are divorced from the countryside that they manage. This time they have focussed on that most rare of British birds, the pigeon, which clearly needs protection. I must be living in
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Ed gets over the massage message
An established therapist with a private clinic in Malton has received national recognition as a state-registered physiotherapist. Ed Jowitt has run the Ryedale Clinic for Physical Therapies in the Market Place, Malton, for the past nine years. To achieve
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New marketing chief to forge better links
BETTER links are being made between Yorkshire Forward and york-england.com after the appointment of Adam Pursar. The former head of business investment at Yorkshire Forward has been given the job of marketing director at york-england.com. The appointment
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Decision time for Roman Ark
A Ryedale trainer, with two Cheltenham Festival winners to his credit, is hoping to bridge a 10-year gap and make it three at next week's showpiece meeting of the National Hunt season. Malcolm Jefferson is set to be strongly represented by Roman Ark,
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Cough up some cash, or I'll keep telling puns
As this year's Red Nose Day is almost upon us, Gazette & Herald columnist HANNAH GIBBONS, 17, is going to be funny - so, you'd better laugh... THIS week, I'm obliged by Lenny Henry to be funny, and I'm not joking - it's a hard task. But in the name
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Prices at the stock markets
Wednesday, March 9, 2005 Malton Forward from March 4 were 85 store cattle and 420 store sheep. Cattle: Cha bulls to £582 from WE Aconley. Cha heifers to £485 from P Burgess. Lim bulls to £635 from A Metcalf. Lim heifers to £595 from JA Aconley. Blonde
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People seeking more advice than ever
FARMERS and land managers struggling with complex agricultural reforms and new regulations are seeking expert advice at unprecedented levels, says rural business leader Susan Cunliffe-Lister. Speaking on her election as chairman of the Yorkshire branch
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New faces join show team
THE bid to transform the site of the Great Yorkshire Show has been strengthened by the addition of "new faces" to the team at the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. Recent additions to the staff are: Nigel Morgan in a new post of operations manager; Mark
