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• From farming to caravanning

  A MOORLAND couple whose families have farmed in the national park for generations have finally seen their diversification scheme take off. read more

• A voyage of discovery

  WITH the return of the replica of Captain James Cook's ship The Endeavour to Whitby this summer, children from Langton Community Primary School are studying the life and times of the great explorer and navigator. read more

• Carcase collection confusion

  AT the 11th hour, DEFRA finally agreed to financially support a national carcass collection scheme. But where that quite leaves us with the official ban on burial coming in to force on May 1, the Lord Whitty only knows! read more

• Seeking a replacement bubble

  THIS habit of spring cleaning, or general tidying-up, call it what you will, is fraught with problems, especially if you know where things are and then decide you'll put them in a different place. Today, once again, I'm in the middle of such an exercise and have mislaid some notes I'd made, but at least I know I've got the date right, 'cos I made a note on my calendar, and the rest is memory. On this date in 1941, in one of the heaviest air raids up 'till then, in 1941, London was bombed again, and one of our most popular singers of the day, Al Bowley was killed. read more

• Marcus enjoys a sweet business

  FARMERS across the region have struggled against the foot and mouth crisis, falling prices and foreign competitors, but Marcus Cordingley, owner of Yorkshire Honey, has thrived. read more

• Review panel for badger cull

  AN independent scientific panel has been established by DEFRA to review the randomised badger culling trial. read more

• New scheme for medicines

  THE Competition Commission has recommended measures to reduce the cost of veterinary medicines. The aim, says the commission, is to increase competition by: read more

• Young Farmers Club reports

  HELMSLEY read more

• Where have all the candidates gone?

  THERE is such a dire shortage of candidates for parish council seats that elections will have to be re-run in several villages. read more

• Where have all the candidates gone?

  THERE is such a dire shortage of candidates for parish council seats that elections will have to be re-run in several villages. read more

• Bid to tackle street drinking in Norton

  A PLAN to ban drinking in the streets which has received strong backing at police roadshows was discussed on Monday night by members of Norton Town Council. read more

• Stained glass windows unveiled at abbey

  A SERIES of new stained glass windows at Ampleforth Abbey have been blessed by the abbot, the Rt Rev Timothy Wright. read more

• The best in the business

  JUST three weeks into setting up her first business venture - a top line sandwich bar and catering enterprise - Janine Young feared she had lost everything when Malton suffered its worst town centre fire in memory last year. read more

• 24pc rise in Ryedale house prices last year

  HOUSE prices in Ryedale have risen by 24pc in the last year. read more

• Stape Silver Band earns highest honour in its history

  THE legendary Stape Silver Band has achieved its highest accolade in its 119-year history. read more

• Landlords fear losing business to cinema

  RYEDALE licensees say they fear trade will be taken from their businesses if a town's cinema is allowed to sell alcohol. read more

• aWendy gears up for trip of a lifetime

  TEENAGER Wendy Brown may be one of the few female cricketers in the Derwent Valley League but her off-spin bowling tied many a male counterpart in knots last season. read more

• Richardson magic puts Ryedale in final

  Scarborough and District League Round-up read more

• The Air Raid

  COLD night draws near. read more

• Ewe wouldn't believe it

  FULL house again this weekend. My brand-new carpet in the middle room was under siege from toys, dogs, cups of tea and one surplus of chocolate buttons brought up by granddaughter Jessica. It was very enlightening to watch the reaction of the various perpetrators of these domestic crimes. Son-in-law Chris, normally the most laid back of men, raced into the kitchen for a cloth/towel/kitchen paper to soak up his spilled tea, and just about everyone (apart from me) abandoned baby Jessica to clear up her offering. I had not appreciated the regime of terror I had instigated. "I only wanted to keep the carpet clean for at least the first weekend," I said. "You're making me feel a real harridan." Nobody answered, so I presume that's what they think I am. read more

On this day: Ryedale Archive