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• Fox hunting - a personal impression

  Every season brings something to look forward to, no matter how cold the days or long the nights, and, as summer ends, I often find a project to keep me busy during the winter months. read more

• A wee bit of psychology?

  MARCH 26. No longer do we know whether we have caught or missed the post now that the clearance tabs are no longer used, and so we are left with a feeling of uncertainty. Michael Perrett-Young of Hartoft first drew my attention to the changes, having been told by Royal Mail spokesmen on different occasions that (a) it is Government instructions, (b) EU regulations and (c) to eliminate unfair competition with alternative mail contractors. This week he's come up with another story, which he's passed on to me, which is that "the changes are all about making information more accessible to partially-sighted and blind people. Collection times haven't changed, it's just the design of the information on the plate that's different." read more

• Soldier became pillar of Ryedale community

  TERRY ADAMS, former company secretary and accountant at Castle Howard, and a pillar of the Ryedale community, has died suddenly while on holiday in the Maldives with his wife. He was 69. read more

• Showjumping at Irton

  THE final showjumping competition of the season was held at Irton Equestrian Centre on Sunday, March 23, when trophies were awarded for each class. read more

• New variety is 'highest-yielding'

  A NEW wheat, said to be the highest-yielding variety available, is to be introduced this autumn. read more

• £25m set to tackle illegal meat imports

  THE Government this week announced £25m will be spent over the next three years to tackle illegal imports of meat and plants. read more

• Young Farmers Clubs

  On Tuesday, March 4, Rillington Young Farmers visited Malton Brewery for a pub crawl of a different nature as Alan Brayshaw kindly gave up his spare time to give members a guided tour of the process of beer brewing, from the ingredients to the finished product. read more

• Iraq - right or wrong?

  AS fighting continues in Iraq, Ryedale mirrors the nation in its worries and concerns. read more

• Towns to unlock £4m bonanza

  FORECASTS that Malton and Norton will benefit to the tune of more than £4m as a result of pioneering the first Market Towns Initiative in the country, have been made by Peter Mudge, the town centre marketing manager. read more

• Locals force rethink on gas generator

  OPPOSITION has forced a waste company to change plans for an electricity generator at a Ryedale tip. read more

• Lorry driver attacked as he parked in a layby

  A LORRY driver from Pickering was left in critical condition by thieves who attacked him while breaking into his lorry. read more

• Underway at last

  THE long-running scheme to redevelop Scarborough's derelict South Bay pool complex has finally got underway. read more

• Roman mural wasn't built in a day

  YOUNG artists from a North Yorkshire school have brought their village hall to life. read more

• New vicar takes up Ryedale role

  A FORMER headmaster who became a clergyman has opted to spend the last years of his career in Ryedale after serving his ministry in various other parts of the country. read more

• What is Mr Blair seeking?

  WHY do we have to interfere in the Middle East? The tribes these have been bent on mutual slaughter since before Nebuchadnezzar either ate grass or let his fiery furnace and the 'odd stone' made the difference in the David versus Goliath match. read more

• Wretched Whitty cuts OTM price

  WE have come to expect poor treatment from this Government, but the arrogant disdain with which witless Whitty has cut OTM payments by 20pc, really takes the biscuit. read more

• Pedal power for pupils in Pickering

  CHILDREN at St Joseph's Roman Catholic School in Pickering now have an extra reason to look forward to play-time. read more

• Helmsley lift Ryedale crown

  Ryedale Triples League read more

• Double triumph for Mungo

  AFTER last year's successful inaugural Ryedale Junior Closed Tournament, the event was repeated this year, this time with 38 youngsters and ten parents entering the event at Norton College. read more

• Those who stand and weep

  Warring politicians make decisions, read more

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