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• The witch guide to brooms

  WELL within living memory, virtually every household in rural areas would possess one or more besoms. read more

• Trainers' fears over horse safety

  A TOP-LEVEL meeting has been held between racehorse trainers, police, councillors, and highway officials following concerns about safety of horses and motorists in Norton. read more

• Curry to speak

  DONALD Curry, architect of the Government's "Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food", will be speaking at the annual members night of Driffield Agricultural Society. read more

• £2.5m for advice service

  FARMERS and the food industry need to work in partnership with the Government towards a sustainable, prosperous and world-class food sector, Secretary of State Margaret Beckett told the annual conference of the NFU on Tuesday. read more

• Welcome to Britain 2003 - a nation that cannot feed itself

  Once again, the news headlines on every media channel are to do with war and the risks associated with the threats from terrorists, and almost everyone I speak to shares the same serious concerns, even the farmers. read more

• The Sweetest Thing by Fiona Shaw (Virago £12.99)

  YORK author Fiona Shaw uses the background of her home city in the 1880s to give us a highly-readable novel. Friends Harriet and Mary leave the Yorkshire fishing village where they had been 'flither-lasses' for York, where they hope to find a new and better life. read more

• Miracle at Sant' Anna by James McBride (Sceptre £6.99)

  War in Tuscany around the tiny village of St Anna Di Stazzema is the setting for the story of four black soldiers of the 92nd Buffalo Division of the American Army. That division is made up of all-black soldiers commanded by white officers. read more

• Blessed are the Cheesemakers (by Sarah-Kate Lynch (Black Swan £6.99)

  In a remote corner of Ireland, there is a cheese making-enterprise that is the love of Corrie and Fee. But it is no ordinary factory because it is run on unusual lines. Highly successful in producing very special cheeses, Corrie and Fee are concerned about the future of the business. read more

• Charity lands £117,000 boost

  A MALTON-based charity which has become internationally renowned as a source of vital information on a potentially devastating illness is celebrating a massive £117,000 cash boost. read more

• Wanted: one good owner for Pickering play area

  A POTENTIAL play area at Pickering nearly as big as a football pitch is to be turned over to the public. read more

• Landmark may face closure

  WARNINGS that the famous 199 Church Stairs at Whitby could close following more vandalism have been made by the rector and churchwardens. read more

• Bravery of teenagers put drug dealer in jail

  POLICE have praised Ryedale teenagers whose courage helped put a young arsonist and drug dealer behind bars. read more

• Inspirational Jill says her goodbyes

  MUM of four Jill Edsall, who joined the village playgroup at Swinton as a parent helper, is leaving after 15 years as one of its leaders. read more

• Let's celebrate maternity unit

  The following is a copy of a letter sent to Alison Guy, Chief Executive, Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust. read more

• Spring can't be far away

  Malton, February 6, and another cold day - but worry not, spring cannot be that far away. Which reminds me about the subject of sweeping or clearing snow from your own bit of footpath. This used to be considered to be good social behaviour. It meant that you were giving consideration to your fellow man. Now things have changed. And not only "things", but people! For the reason, so I am told, why it is not wise to clean the footpath in front of your house is to avoid a claim against yourself, should anyone slip and fall. What is it about today's mentality, that should something go wrong then somebody should be made to pay, and by "pay", it is meant financially? What a cloud for doctors and surgeons to work under, when there is the fear that should the treatment not prove successful they could end up in court. Lack of tolerance and greed go hand in hand it seems. read more

• A new wash set for Malton market

  LIKE many old gentlemen, the market water works are in need of attention and they have been under severe pressure, if you will excuse the pun, over the past couple of years. read more

• Cheltenham hope for Noel's Pride

  RYEDALE racing enthusiast Noel Bulmer is looking forward to having his first runner at next month's Cheltenham Festival. read more

• Kirkdale and Royal Oak take top spots

  RJF Homes Beckett League - Both divisions have new leaders after Kirkdale United stole a march on local rivals Duncombe Park, who were on cup duty, to lead division one, while Pickering Royal Oak grabbed their eighth successive league win to go top of division two. read more

• Anti-war feeling knows no bounds

  Although I always hold strong opinions on everything, I'm usually a bit too lazy to act on them. Emmerdale comes on telly and I'm much more likely to throw crisps at the screen than get up to find the remote. read more

• Green foul smelling gunk

  A SURPLUS of mushrooms gave me a rare domestic economic gesture. I chopped the mushrooms up in the food processor with every intention of freezing the result for a soup ingredient at some unspecified date. Three pound of mushrooms was quickly reduced to pulp. I walked away to get a freezer bag and instantly forgot about the mushrooms, as at the same time I was packing to go away for a few days babysitting in Newcastle. My daughter Bryony's childminder was ill and she needed me to look after granddaughter Jessica. Three days into my stay and John rang to ask what he should do about the green, foul-smelling gunk climbing out of the food processor bowl. "Dump it" I said. He did. In the muck spreader. Plus the processor blade. read more

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