THOSE who know me well will appreciate it when I say that I have a keen interest in financial matters. Too keen, John thinks. This interest is limited by purely domestic boundaries; a brief flutter on the stock market in the '80s resulting in burnt fingers
THE buff-tailed bumble bee (Bumbus terrestris) starts the morning blithely bouncing from broom to buddleia as if on a trampoline. But his forage among the flowers is more enterprising than you think. After a scramble among the brambles (Rubus fructicosus
MALTON'S newest shop manager is certainly devoted to her job - she used to work for free. Francine Williams was a Barnardos volunteer at its Driffield charity shop, but when the opportunity to work in Ryedale came up, she leapt at the chance. Francine
UNDERSTANDING my telephone account has always evaded me, despite at various times over the years, sitting down and trying to get to grips with it. I did so once again this week, prior to paying it, without much success, for never shall I understand why
VILLAGE hall committees have been given a new warning that they face a bleak outlook in their bid to win funding for improvement work. Earlier this summer, North Yorkshire County Council revealed that it had only £70,000 available for projects amounting
LIFE in the moorland village of Glaisdale is near-idyllic - that's the view of the judges in the Village of the Year Award who have named it the winner in the regional category, granting it a place in the national final. There are 530 residents in the
THERE is a growing mood of militancy in Ryedale as many country people dig in their heels and vow to break the law if hunting is banned. "Angry people are doing things that maybe they shouldn't do," said Middleton Hunt master Frank Houghton-Brown. "But
A FARMER whose family have worked land at Farndale for more than a century is putting four generations worth of machinery under the hammer. John Weldon is selling more than 150 separate items, his only regret being that his father is not alive to see
THE North York Moors will be alive with the sound of music during the Festival on the Moor which takes place from Friday, September 6, until Sunday, September 15. Some of the leading exponents of folk and world music will be performing at selected venues
SISTER Margaret Ann Arlett took a step into the unknown when she came to Claxton over 11 years ago. Having lived in a convent for much of her life, it was the first time she would be on her own. She also faced a shift in her vocation. Having just completed
PICKERING is one of the best recorded towns in the country, says Gordon Clitheroe. He should know. He's curator of the town's Beck Isle Museum and has just assembled another book of photos from days gone by in Pickering and area. It's called Pickering
AMBITIOUS plans are on the drawing board to provide the village of Ampleforth with a multi-sports field and children's play area which it is estimated could cost some £250,000. There is considerable enthusiasm for the scheme following the completition
INITIAL attempts at drafting maps for new walking spots in parts of North Yorkshire have been criticised by the Country Landowners' Association. The Countryside Agency has been forced to delay the mapping process and the publication of first drafts for
Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League round-up IN division one, the promotion hatch was closed on Duncombe Park as they went down by eight wickets at Sessay. Steve Langstaff (4 for 34) and Steve Frare (3 for 32) bowled Park out for
DUAL code rugby player Chris Peace, who plays union for Malton and Norton under-13s and league for Heworth under-14s, has joined Northern Ford Premiership club Hull Kingston Rovers on a rugby league scholarship scheme. Chris, 12, was spotted during the
FOR a century and a half Settrington School has stood in the centre of the village as its focal point. Over the years the school was where a strong community was bound through friendships and memories in common. It has educated generations of Settrington
A £2M outdoor sports centre for Malton is planned by a consortium of local sports clubs. It would be developed in Old Malton Road, by the site of Malton Rugby Club. The money, says the consortium, could come from Lottery funding, sports funding, public
COMPETITORS from all parts of Ryedale, Hambleton and Cleveland made Bilsdale's 94th annual show one of the most successful despite the absence of livestock due to DEFRA restrictions. Chairman Mrs Ruby Garbutt said the recent spate of heavy rain had hit
BEFORE the dust has settled from harvest, all livestock farmers will have received a benign looking booklet from the Rural Payments Agency entitled "New Provisions Affecting All IACS Bovine Schemes For 2002 Onwards" Like everything else in this country
ONE of the pioneers of farm diversification in North Yorkshire, Staintondale Shire Horse Farm, won a national award in this year's Farm Attraction of the Year awards. Tony Jenkins bought the small cliff-top farm in 1969 but soon realised it had little
A SERIES of 'crisis meetings' has been launched to seek an increase in the farm-gate price of milk. The National Farmers' Union - which say that most farmers are receiving 4p/litre less than it costs to produce their milk - is pushing the talks with dairy
YOUNG people will be given the chance to hone their driving skills when they return to school later this month. The scheme, which is being launched for sixth form students at Lady Lumley's School, Pickering, is to help them avoid accidents. The project
COOKING for the stars will be on the menu with a new cookery course starting this month. Graham Reagan, who spent years on the road cooking for some of the world's top stars, is running the ten-week course at Malton School. It was another world, far from
East Yorkshire Cup Final Pickering 170 for 9 Malton and Old Malton 119 all out Pickering won the local battle with Malton in the East Yorkshire Cup final by 51 runs on a cracking summer's day. Pickering won the toss and elected to bat. Pickering's in-form
FA Cup Premilinary round replay Pickering Town 0, Matlock Town 1 AFTER a gutsy 2-2 draw away at UniBond first division side Matlock Town on Saturday, the Pikes bowed out of the FA Cup in the replay at Mill Lane last night in front of a crowd of over 200
SNAINTON cricket club have just enjoyed what is almost certainly their most successful season in their history. Between the firsts and the seconds, the club have picked up an incredible five trophies and gained two promotions. On top of winning promotion
IT feels like only yesterday since I was having a good moan about how dull the summer holidays are .... hang on it was only yesterday! Well, yester-week anyway - what's happening to our summer holidays? They keep shrinking but we don't notice until the
A MILLENNIUM push for golfing girl-power has yielded exceptional dividends for Malton and Norton Golf Club. No less than 18 girls, aged between ten and 17, make up a thriving female junior section at the club. At the heart of the push to introduce the
RE Gazette & Herald issue dated August 14, 'Residents want answers.' I quote: "Pickering flood defence engineer Paul Longlands said a feasibility study had been done looking at the idea of dredging the beck, but said that the scheme would prove to
