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• Slugs, snails and a toad

  THE receding of the waters in the middle sitting room has left one or two newts homeless. There has been a secret environment under our floorboards. Slugs, snails and a toad, but no puppy dogs, tails, have thrived in the murk, gloom and damp. Reminds me of the favoured habitat of a character in a book I used to read to Bryony and Jo when they were little; Fungus the Bogey Man. We have a friend who wants some newts and toads for his garden pond, so the newts and toad are currently residing in a bucket, in some comfortable damp soil, until we can take them to their new home. The earth floor, revealed when the floorboards were stripped away, has now disappeared under stone and cement, and we can get to the staircase for the bedrooms without having to go out of the house and walk right the way round to come in at the front door. read more

• Heslerton in golden goal cup glory

  RJF Homes Beckett League - SECOND Division side Heslerton reserves made history last Saturday by reaching the semi-finals of the East Riding County FA Qualifying Country Cup for the first time, thanks to a golden goal from Curtis Drummond in extra-time. read more

• Dream comes true for Ian

  Yorkshire Two. West Leeds 19pts, Malton and Norton 16 - MALTON were left to lick their wounds after leading this match for 84 of the 85 minutes played. They lost to a last-minute try in a game which provided the spectators with some very good and committed rugby from both sides. read more

• Pikes miss chance to ease drop fears

  NCEL Premier Division. Pickering Town 0, Glapwell 1 - WITH four forthcoming fixtures against sides in the top ten later this month, this was a game the Pikes were looking to gain three points from to boost their premier league survival hopes. But it was Glapwell who took the spoils to complete a league double over Pickering. read more

• Malton's injury time woe

  Yorkshire Two.West Leeds 19pts, Malton and Norton 16 - MALTON were left to lick their wounds after leading this match for 84 of the 85 minutes played. They lost to a last-minute try in a game which provided the spectators with some very good and committed rugby from both sides. read more

• Ryedale fury at phone book fiasco

  TELECOM bosses launched an inquiry into embarrassing gaps in the much-vaunted new BT phone book for York area. read more

• Villagers changing lives in Ghana

  RESIDENTS of the idyllic moorland village of Rosedale Abbey are raising thousands of pounds to help people in one of the world's poorest areas. read more

• We are not amused!

  A PAIR of Queen Victoria's very own bloomers have been discovered at Castle Howard. read more

• Vikings ready to invade

  A FULL-SIZE longboat could be among the attractions at this year's Jorvik Viking Festival in York, which begins on Friday. read more

On this day: Ryedale Archive