Archive | Homepage - Gazette & Herald

On this day: Ryedale Archive

Ryedale Archive

• For the sake of the juniper plant

  PUPILS from Rosedale Primary School spent a wild and windy day on the moors planting the rare juniper plant. read more

• A Cold Winter's Night (in 1936)

  TWAS on a cord ord winter's neet, read more

• First defeat for Malt but what a cracker

  Yorkshire One - Malton and Norton 13 pts - Pontefract 15 pts. Malton and Norton may have surrendered top place to Pontefract after this game but the real winner was the game of rugby. read more

• £1,200 raffle fund split two ways

  MALTON and Norton Rugby Club handed over a cheque for £600 to the accident and emergency department at Malton Hospital last Saturday, having raised the money from a raffle held at the club's 50th anniversary ball in June. In total, £1,200 was raised, the other half going towards the John "Diesel Jack" Machin fund. This was set up three years ago in memory of former club member John Machin (no relation to the current chairman) to enable players to travel and play rugby abroad. David Cooke visited Australia last year, thanks in part to the fund. Current overseas player Australian Liam Vaughan has also benefited from the fund. read more

• Duffield is 'young' pretender for Hide's record title

  Edward Hide's hugely-impressive career score of 2,593 winners, which puts him in eighth place in the all-time list of most wins by flat jockeys in Great Britain, is under threat. read more

• Lady Luck repays Town as Emmerson gets off the mark

  NCEL Premier Division, Pickering Town 1 - Mickleover Sports 0. IN Pickering boss Steve Brown's words, it was a case of "after the lord mayor's show" at Mill Lane last Saturday, following on from his side's superb display at Brigg the week before. read more

• It's good to be home

  HOME sweet home. Or perhaps, after the last week in France, I should say, chez nous, douce, chez nous. It is great, that last mile down the lane as you turn into the farmyard after being away, checking to see if everything is still there, and hearing the reassuring woof of the dogs as they fail to recognise the car after only a week. And they say goldfish have got short memories. read more

• Going out with a bang!

  VILLAGERS at Newton-upon-Rawcliffe were treated to fireworks with a twist when John 'Doctor Doom' Mills set off a display from the back of his bicycle. read more

• 'Going private saved my life'

  A TRIPLE heart bypass patient from Malton claims going private saved his life. read more

• Heart scare for author

  THE Rev Graham Taylor, the village parson and successful children's author, is to quit the ministry after suffering a heart scare. read more

• Teenagers in favour of electoral reform

  NEARLY 3,000 North Yorkshire teenagers took part in an electoral reform survey, carried out by North Yorkshire County Council as part of Local Democracy Week. read more

• All racecourses lead to Ryedale

  WHETHER it's the Breeders' Cup in America, the Melbourne Cup in Australia or the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France, the origins of the thoroughbred horses taking part in these world-class events can be traced as close to home as Ryedale. read more

On this day: Ryedale Archive