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• Lowland heath to be restored

  A large area of lowland heath in the Vale of York is to be restored thanks to a £347,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. read more

• Milk quota ruling

  MILK producers in Yorkshire could benefit from changes to the rules governing the holding and leasing of milk quotas, according to the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC (AMC) and milk quota agency Carter Jonas. read more

• Farm income rises £5,000, study finds

  AGRICULTURE in Yorkshire saw its overall finances boosted slightly during 2001 and 2002, although some sectors of the farming industry had a more difficult year. read more

• Lads dare to bare

  AGRICULTURAL students from Askham Bryan College have stripped bare in a new calendar to raise funds for the NSPCC. read more

• Now tags for sheep

  A TAG or tattoo rule for sheep comes into effect at the beginning of next month. read more

• The pig identity parade

  ONE of my first tasks of the New Year is to respond to a consultation paper reviewing the regulations covering the identification and records for pigs. read more

• 20-day protest

  IN an effort to get the message through the thick hides of our masters, the NFU has been organising a series of demonstrations outside the animal health offices of DEFRA up and down the country. read more

• 41pc rise? So what do we get out of it?

  ANGRY Ryedale councillors are seeking a face-to-face meeting with North Yorkshire's new chief constable, Della Canning, and the chairman of the police authority, County Coun Jane Kenyon, over plans to hike the police share of the council tax bill by a forecast 41pc this year. read more

• 'Speak up if you want to keep maternity unit'

  LOCAL people must make their voices heard in opposition to any plan to close Malton Hospital's "superb" maternity unit, according to a Norton GP. read more

• Report puts Pickering rail link back on the table

  A NEW report on the multi-million pound plan to re-open the rail link from Pickering to Rillington is expected shortly. read more

• Lucky pigs save their bacon

  HUNDREDS of pigs had a lucky escape after a shed burned down the day they were due to moved in. read more

• One man and his hawk

  AS DRY stone waller Keith Ledger goes about his work across North Yorkshire he knows a friend is always keeping a watchful eye on him. read more

• Project to paint a picture of Pickering's future

  AN AMBITIOUS project is being set up to focus on the future of Pickering over the next decade. read more

• Ryedale's tributes to 'spot cash Harry'

  A WELL-KNOWN businessman who became known as "spot cash Harry" in the point-to-point world has died aged 82. read more

• Parking permits issued to residents

  PARKING permits have been introduced for residents of a North Yorkshire town centre after complaints that shoppers were blocking out shop staff and tenants. read more

• Now - a spot of etymology

  IN December last year, the word 'teefall' was introduced by Vera Goodwill of Terrington, and since then it's been 'going the rounds'. I think we've reached the definitive stage now. Because of the way in which the word 'tea' is spoken in this part of the country, it often comes out like 'tear'. Thus, the word was thought to be spelled perhaps as 'tearfall', because that was mostly how it was pronounced. read more

• Flooding at an alarming rate

  RE: front page Gazette & Herald, dated December 30. As I read the article regards Welham Road, the new pumping station and £6.3 million water-tight flood defences, I thought I would write to tell you a little of what the residents of this area have had to witness over the New Year. read more

• Malton bid for glory again

  MALTON and Norton will not be the only side aiming for another Twickenham triumph when they travel to Bradford Salem this Saturday in the last 16 of the Powergen Junior Vase. read more

• Ice maiden Sarah living the American dream

  PICKERING'S Sarah Ellerby took a gamble over three years ago when she gave up her job in the prison service to try and make it as a professional pool player in America. read more

• Guilt

  "...BUT the neighbours..." she sighed read more

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