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Ryedale Archive

• Carnival was a fantastic day

  THE people of Pickering, along with help from Wrelton and Lockton, have done it again. They turned out in force to support the recent carnival with good spirit and humour. The floats and fancy dress were fantastic, as were the banners. read more

• 'Uncle Frank' YFC stalwart

  WHEN a Young Farmers Club celebrated its 70th birthday, founder member Frank Flintoft was proud to be present. read more

• Show success on the wolds

  AN East Yorkshire village show, which was cancelled last year because of foot and mouth, has returned as a resounding success. read more

• Theatre in auction ring at Skipton

  SKIPTON auction market is making dramatic changes thanks to funding from a variety of sources. read more

• Bells ring out in Ryedale

  THE bells are certainly ringing in Levisham and Lockton. read more

• Malton market place is 'untapped gold mine'

  MALTON'S historic Market Place is an under-used asset which could become a focal point for helping to regenerate the town's economy, believes Steve Smith, who last weekend master-minded the successful motor show. read more

• The flood defences that Iain built

  A NORTH Yorkshire businessman is building his own flood defences after thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused during two devastating floods. read more

• How the show came to be born

  THROUGH the copperplate handwriting and the slightly musty smell of 150 years in dark cupboards, the great-grandfathers of today's Ryedale Show stare out from the pages of the first book of minutes of the Ryedale and Pickering Lythe West Agricultural Association. read more

• Battle for transport for children given hope

  THERE are new hopes that the battle to win school transport for children in the village of Wombleton could be won with news of a likely re-assessment of the campaign by county council officials. read more

• War hero Wilf keeps secrets till last

  WELL-KNOWN Malton personality and Gazette & Herald contributor Wilf Wise, who has died at the age of 85, was a modest Second World War hero who kept his bravery almost a secret for more than 40 years. read more

• Why change our hospital?

  SINCE writing about Scarborough's cliff railways not so long ago, I've come across a little book of photographs, "Scarborough as it was". read more

• Helmsley scientist's vision of a future for farming

  A REPORT earlier in the year from the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming advocated a radical shake-up in the way the Government supports the agricultural industry. read more

• Omniscience

  THIS human body's not good enough read more

• Lessons Learned finds 'mismanagement' of FMD

  THE GOVERNMENT has been accused of panic and "a catalogue of mismanagement" during the foot and mouth outbreak which devastated large parts of North Yorkshire. read more

• Museum needs relaunch

  AN ACTION plan is being put in place to transform Ryedale's least visited museum. read more

• A home from Rome

  THE day-to-day lives of the Roman settlers and the Brigantes tribe of two millennia ago are to be brought to life at a North Yorkshire village. read more

• First spell of the season helps Brawby to title

  Ryedale Beckett League Division Two: Brawby 94 for 3 beat Settrington 93 all out by 7 wkts read more

• Pikes warm up for big Boro clash

  AHEAD of their big pre-season game at home to Middlesbrough next week, Pickering Town won 2-0 at York League side Pocklington on Tuesday night. read more

• Pupils take the French air

  CHILDREN from Norton Primary School had an exciting weekend in France. read more

• In Father Postgate's steps

  A READER has asked if I can provide information about Nicholas the Egton Bridge martyr whose rally was held on July 7 at Ugthorpe, near Whitby. read more

On this day: Ryedale Archive