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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

• The lions of Sherburn

  A BOOK recalling times past in Sherburn was launched at the weekend, sparking off an appeal to raise up to £14,000 for a complete re-wiring of the village church. read more

• Clock is ticking on school's science bid

  MALTON School is calling on the local community to help it raise £10,000 by the end of the month in its bid to become one of the first schools in the country to specialise in science. 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• I'm Glad I'm Me

  I'D like to be a butterfly, 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

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