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Ryedale Archive

• Sorting out the post codes

  YOUR front page article and photograph (Put Ryedale on the Map, Jan 17) was interesting, but it highlighted the fact that a lot of people don't seem to know what does and does not constitute a postal address. An accurate geographical description of where one lives or works is useful for visitors trying to find your house, but a postal address is essentially an indication of which postal sorting offices your mail has to go through to reach you with minimum delay, any other geographical indications such as "N Yorks" or "Ryedale" being not so much wrong as quite irrelevant. read more

• Bureaucracy goes mad on markets

  THE long-awaited final version of regulations for the reopening of markets arrived last Friday; and has been "condensed" from its previous 18-page volume into an 81-page serial killer. read more

• A 'watershed' for farming

  THE blueprint for the future of the beleaguered farming industry unveiled on Tuesday has been called a "watershed" by Secretary of State for DEFRA Margaret Beckett. read more

• Major meetings set on nitrates rules

  The NFU has organised two major meetings on Friday, February 15, for farmers to find more out about new legislation regarding nitrates which could cost them thousands of pounds. read more

• Wind turbine is not just hot air

  Dotterel Farm, Weaverthorpe read more

• Seminar on stewardship

  A SEMINAR has been organised to explain and answer questions about the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. read more

• Swanning away to victory

  Slingsby 0 read more

• Things we take for granted

  THE end of the world came to Malton a couple of weeks ago, or so it seemed, when in fact it was just an electricity failure. I was in Malton's main street, it was getting towards tea-time and as I walked past a shop window, suddenly it went dark, and I realised the whole town had gone dark too. read more

• Flood scheme delay shocks residents

  A FLOOD defence scheme for Pickering is unlikely to get underway for nearly a year, residents were told this week. read more

• A64 roadshow is branded 'a sham'

  A HIGHWAYS Agency A64 roadshow has been branded a 'sham' and roundly criticised for ignoring the economic and transport problems in Ryedale and Scarborough. read more

• All systems go for skateboard park

  THE ambitious plan to build a skateboard park for the youngsters of Malton and Norton is set to go ahead within a few weeks after the granting this week of nearly £36,000. read more

• Joe-Joe inspires his mum to run

  WALKERS who spot Katharine Graves jogging around the Thornton-le-Dale countryside may be forgiven for giving her a second look as she runs with her 20-month-old toddler Joe-Joe in his buggy and the family's pet labrador. read more

• Special day for couple

  A WELL-KNOWN farming couple who celebrate their diamond wedding on Saturday attribute their long marriage to "give and take". read more

• The Euro

  THE Euro it's a-coming; read more

• Residents welcome crossing plan

  RESIDENTS living next to a busy main road have welcomed the news that a pedestrian crossing is to be built linking them to the rest of the market town. read more

• A real home from home down at your local boozer

  A LANDLADY is inviting her regulars to turn their drinking spot into a home from home. read more

• Beaches to earn Blue Flag status

  TWO popular holiday beaches on the Yorkshire Coast - Scarborough's North Bay and the West Cliff at Whitby - are in line for the prestigious European Blue Flag awards. read more

• Dyson claims top ten spot in Europe

  MALTON and Norton golfer Simon Dyson shot his way into the Volvo European Order of Merit top ten last week after finishing joint fifth in the prestigious Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia. read more

• Butterwick Kid picks up Django's rhythm

  The Butterwick Kid, Richard Fahey's chaser won the Django Reinhardt Chase at Southwell last week, ridden by Padge Whelan. The names of races, apart from the dismal all lower case "getyourmoneyintoourcoffers.co.uk" style of the internet bookmakers, can be a fascinating subject. read more

• Gannock plays host to a rugby masterclass

  Yorkshire Three read more

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