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• Action needs to be taken

  SO, the planning permission for yet another take-away - it is one on Eastgate - has not been given. "Thank goodness," say the few flat dwellers that would have been affected. But the reasons given - smell, litter, noise - are the same ones we in Burgate have been suffering for eight years!! Will anyone listen to our pleas? No, is the answer. There's been loads of meetings, discussions and suchlike but still no action. read more

• Theatre company makes a drama out of a crisis

  A NEW foot and mouth drama is to strike East Yorkshire. read more

• Young farmers set sartorial standards

  ON the evening of September 26, R Yates and Sons held a fashion show in their Pickering garden centre, when, with the help of Ryedale Young Farmers, they showed off their range of winter clothes. read more

• Harvest thanksgiving

  RIPON Cathedral is the venue for the Yorkshire Agricultural Society's annual Harvest Thanksgiving Service when the Rev Dr Stuart Burgess, chairman of the Methodist York and Hull District, will be the preacher. read more

• Was BBC gagged over march reports?

  NOW that the dust has settled after the glorious march of September 22, I have had time to reflect upon the coverage given to the largest demonstration in British history by the media, and one particular sector has been found surprisingly lacking. read more

• WATERSHED

  MEETING Simon Thackray is like stepping into another reality. His world is completely different from anything probably anywhere. read more

• The £70m dream

  ONE man's dream of building a £70m university in Norton could, he says, create hundreds of jobs and turn the town into a multi-cultural centre for Ryedale. read more

• Future is bright for Malton Hospital

  MALTON Hospital faces a bright and secure future, say health chiefs, who have drawn up a strategic vision for the community hospital. read more

• Ryedale Run debut a success

  THE first ever Ryedale Run has been hailed a success by organisers - who promise next year's race will be even bigger and better. read more

• Office will be crown for Ryedale's jewel

  KIRKBYMOORSIDE'S new all-embracing community office, converted from a former public toilet, was hailed as a potential great asset to the residents of the market town and its neighbouring villages at its official opening last Saturday. read more

• We'll be singing hymn number 246... and counting

  SINGERS were rocking around the clock this weekend - at a fundraising event with a difference. read more

• Dare no one grasp the nettle?

  I'M beginning to think that Government ministers think we're all a load of furniture, judging by the letters they send out. In August, one from DEFRA bearing the address of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, was addressed to the "chairs" of all parish councils. It began - "We are writing....." which was quite obvious, otherwise there wouldn't be a letter there. It was signed by Alun Michael (who I later found out is Minister for Rural Affairs) and someone unknown to me, Jeff Rooker, who wasn't telling either. read more

• Ryedale clergyman steps down after 40 years of service

  THE REV Denis Samways, one of Ryedale's best known rural clergymen, retired this week after nearly 40 years in the ministry. read more

• Meteor

  Meteor, read more

• Farmers must get a fair deal

  Low prices continue to plague farmers' lives. ROB SIMPSON, the regional information officer for the National Farmers' Union, examines the state of the industry. read more

• Wanted: National Park panel recruits

  PEOPLE who love the North York Moors have only a few days left to apply to join a new panel which will help shape the future of the national park. read more

• Malton pay for mistakes

  Yorkshire Two read more

• Chloe wins Yorkshire title

  RYEDALE Flames gained the top three overall placings in the level one category for eight and nine year-olds at the Yorkshire floor and vault championships in Dewsbury recently. read more

• Ryedale pupils shine in sporting contests

  RYEDALE School's year nine netball team are the district's Under-14 champions. read more

• Magic Milner lifts British rally crown

  THOUSANDS of spectators flocked to the North York Moors forests over the weekend to see Yorkshire's Jonny Milner clinch the Pirelli British Rally Championship with an emphatic home win in the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire. read more

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