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• Are newspapers female?

  I HAVE a neighbour who usually cuts me anything to do with aviation, or that he thinks might interest me, out of our sister paper, the Northern Echo. That broadsheet has a reporter and photographer with a great interest in aeronautical news, and history, and my cuttings book is full of items from there. But why "sister" paper? Why not brother paper? Are newspapers female? In fact, come to think of it, most things allied to one another are referred to as 'sister' this and that. No doubt there'll be an answer, somewhere. read more

• Stamp your feet and win a competition

  CALLING all children! read more

• Driest year on record

  I'VE just read the letters in the October 29 Gazette & Herald and couldn't believe one of them. J S Gilks talks about the beck at Helmsley being empty and the ducks "sitting high and dry", then says "presumably a farmer had extracted too much water higher up." read more

• Are newspapers female?

  I HAVE a neighbour who usually cuts me anything to do with aviation, or that he thinks might interest me, out of our sister paper, the Northern Echo. That broadsheet has a reporter and photographer with a great interest in aeronautical news, and history, and my cuttings book is full of items from there. But why "sister" paper? Why not brother paper? Are newspapers female? In fact, come to think of it, most things allied to one another are referred to as 'sister' this and that. No doubt there'll be an answer, somewhere. read more

• Setting the standards

  IN 1997, we started farming our land at Spaunton, using organic standards. Many factors influenced this change of direction and, yes, they included the funding offered by DEFRA, alongside poor returns from conventional farming. read more

• Future of Yorkshire countryside must be decided locally - Haskins

  LORD HASKINS today demanded decisions on the future of North Yorkshire's countryside should be taken locally after attacking the idea that "the man from the ministry knows best". read more

• Harvest time for Christmas trade

  A LOCAL tree farmer has found a way to take the needle out of Christmas. read more

• Organic: 50-year family tradition

  A LONG-established organic farm has joined the group of demonstration farms within the farmer-led Forward Farming project. read more

• Coming clean with diversification

  A YOUNG Ryedale farmer has turned to a new venture to offset low farm incomes. read more

• Badger cull halted

  A BADGER culling programme has been suspended, DEFRA reports. As part of research into possible links between the animals at bovine TB, there had been a "reactive" cull of badgers close to cattle TB outbreaks. read more

• Knife found on pupil at school in Ryedale

  THE discovery in a Ryedale school of a flick knife in the guise of a cigarette lighter has triggered a major campaign to clamp down on lethal weapons being sold to children. read more

• NHS Direct was a lifesaver

  A RETIRED Ryedale man has sung the praises of NHS Direct after a quick-thinking nurse helped save his life. read more

• Christmas switch-ons to light up Ryedale

  THE lights are set to sparkle all over Ryedale as locals prepare for Christmas switch-ons. read more

• Sixth-former Heather is the ideal role model

  AFTER being selected as Malton, Norton and District Lions Club's representative in the annual youth award scheme, Heather Pontin-Brown, of Norton, has been nominated to represent the north of England and Scotland. read more

• A64 upgrade wins council's backing

  ANY move by Ryedale District Council to withdraw its support for dualling the A64 would be a "retrograde" step. read more

• Residents object to plan

  PLANS to alter a campsite at Rosedale Abbey have caused consternation among some of the village's residents. read more

• Calls for public inquiry are rejected

  RYEDALE councillors have rejected calls for a public inquiry into planned changes at RAF Fylingdales, but have called on the Government to monitor health issues which might result from the upgrading for the so-called 'Son of Star Wars' project. read more

• Santa Claus is coming to town

  SANTA and steam may not seem the likeliest of companions, but the Santa Specials certainly fit the bill at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. read more

• Karl triumphs in front of a legend

  Rillington's karl Moon won the BRDC Formula Ford single-seater Winter Series last Sunday after dominating the last two finals on the National circuit at Silverstone. read more

• Revenge for Corinthians as holders Oak sent crashing

  Scarborough and District FA Junior Cup. THERE was no glory this time for cup holders Pickering Royal Oak or last season's runners-up Edgehill reserves, as both sides went out in the first round last Saturday. read more

On this day: Ryedale Archive