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• When the trough runs dry

  I am compiling these notes after a long dry, warm and very sunny spell of spring weather, although I am aware that by the time these words appear in print, the summer-like conditions might have been replaced by cold, rain, wind or even snow. Such is the uncertaintly of the English spring climate. read more

• It's Kirby - not Kirkby!

  I HAD a ride out to Kirby today. No. Not Kirkby - I'm not sure where that is. I went to Kirby. That's where Kirby market is every Wednesday, and has been since ancient days. My Uncle Fred, who was NFU secretary, lived at Kirby. He'd have laughed at me if I'd spoken about Kirkby. So would the many friends I met today, as the sun shone down on that delightful old market town. The Highways Authority were quite happy with Kirby on the signposts, and then there was a call for change and they all had to be altered, at what cost will never be known. It's to be hoped Norton doesn't want 'on Derwent' tacking on as well, or we shall need bigger road signs. I looked through several old books and maps, and Kirbymoorside appears with and without the letter 'k' quite at random. There are several places where the work 'kirk' is part of the place name, and some of these could hardly cope without the letter 'k', like Kirkdale, Kirkleatham or Laithkirk, yet on a map included in that delightful little book 'Ampleforth Country' one finds Kirbymoorside spelled without the middle 'k', yet Cold Kirby, as we all know it, spelled 'Cold Kirkby'. I have a feeling that folk would like their town and village names spelled 'as she is spoke', for irrespective of how the letters are arranged, added or deleted, people will call them what they've always done. What do we do about We-erthrup I wonder? read more

• Council praises dedication of county's lollipop team

  SCHOOL crossing patrols across North Yorkshire have been commended for their dedicated service as part of the golden jubilee of lollipop men and women. read more

• YFC on show

  AFTER much organisation and preparation, the Ryedale and District Young Farmers Clubs' rally was held on Saturday. read more

• Rescuing the 'lost' bridleways

  RESTORING 'lost' bridleways is the theme for a meeting of newly-formed read more

• For the pig industry

  THE recovery of the pig industry is the key topic at a one-day conference to be held at Bishop Burton College. It will be chaired by Richard Longthrop, chairman of the National Pig Association. Amongst the eight speakers are Chris Blundell, corporate affairs director of Morrisons; Nigel Bateson, development manager for the Pig Improvement Company; and Pinder Gill, technical manager at the Meat and Livestock Commission. The conference is on May 14; for details or to book a place, ring the college on (01964) 553000. read more

• Prices at the stock markets

  MALTON read more

• Terrorist attacks blamed for locked playgrounds

  A RYEDALE village has been forced to chain and padlock its picturesque children's playground because the insurance premium has rocketed beyond its reach. read more

• £500,000 left to charities

  A RETIRED secretary has left more than £500,000 to charities in the Scarborough area. read more

• Report offers hope for Pickering rail link

  THE long-held dream of re-opening the rail link between Malton and Pickering has been given a fillip as a result of a new Government agency report. read more

• 'My baby could have been born in a lay-by'

  WESTOW'S newest resident, three-week-old Nell Pinkney, could have been born in a lay-by between York and Scarborough in the heavy holiday traffic, her parents believe. read more

• Plan to build flats is rejected by councillors

  CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a large block of retirement flats on the edge of Kirkbymoorside were turned down by Ryedale councillors on Monday night. read more

• Racers tackle Kirkbymoorside challenge

  "IT was a great day on Sunday," report organisers of the annual Kirkbymoorside 10k. read more

• Show stalwart takes up top role

  FOR years, Sid James has been a leading exhibitor and award winner at shows around Ryedale, and now his lifelong involvement with Rosedale Show has been rewarded with him being named as its new president. read more

• Stunned by rate increases

  LIKE many others (especially pensioners) I was stunned by the massive increase in the rates, but thought perhaps that it might lead to improved services. Sure enough, when I went out to the mobile library last month (it only comes every three weeks, not fortnightly as it used to), there was a gleaming white and purple monster. How nice, I thought, for the librarians who drive these things round our precipitous and narrow lanes and have had a lot of problems with breakdowns. Then I looked at the registration and saw that it was the same old L - making it nearly as antique as me. This morning, three weeks on, came a phone message to say the van had broken down, although it had made it to our village. I now understand that our cash-strapped council is changing the livery of all its vehicles and not only that, the operatives have matching purple T-shirts. Surely some vehicle replacement would be helpful, to say nothing of more new books more often. One can go on indefinitely. We are now acquiring ramps and footpaths at bus stops - but within a few feet the path disappears decanting the user onto a rough verge or narrow lane. I hope the disabled or young mothers with buggies can cope. read more

• Impending nightmare over ID for sheep

  ASKING a farmer what he thinks of DEFRA at the moment is like asking a lamp post what it thinks of dogs. read more

• Andrews prepares for life in the freezer

  THE trip of a lifetime is taking an 18-year-old geologist to the frozen wastes of Greenland. read more

• Hunters Tweed finds form as Beaumont bags double

  It was home from home for Peter Beaumont at last week's Perth Festival. Not only did the Brandsby trainer provide deserved support to Britain's most northerly venue, where his daughter Anthea Morshead is clerk of the course, and her husband Sam is general manager, but he also saddled a couple of winners. read more

• Dyson's dismay

  A NIGHTMARE back nine for Simon Dyson saw the Malton and Norton player crash out at the halfway stage of the Spanish Open in Tenerife last week. read more

• Spring in Paradise

  ROTIVATOR blades spin reluctantly round and round, read more

On this day: Ryedale Archive