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• Down on the farm, life can be a real struggle

  IT is six weeks since Pat and I moved back to the farm in the hills above Hovingham and this has been one of the most difficult periods of my life. read more

• 'Wow, it works'

  WORLD-FAMOUS environmentalist David Bellamy has applauded a project to bring birds, butterflies and insects back to a North Yorkshire farm. read more

• Raking out weeds on organic farm

  VISITORS to a Forward Farming event held at Eastburn Farm, near Driffield, may be forgiven for raising an eyebrow when they witnessed standing crops being harrowed. But, on closer inspection, it was apparent that it was a purpose-made weed rake doing a splendid job taking out the weeds and leaving the crops virtually unscathed. read more

• Rent cuts 'up to 30pc'

  THE Tenant Farmers Association is urging tenants throughout the country to continue to press their landlords for rent reductions whenever opportunities present themselves. read more

• Date set for northern sheep event

  MORE than 10,000 people are expected to attend the National Sheep Association northern region's one day bi-ennial event, North Sheep03. read more

• 'Superstore is holding our town to ransom'

  THE future of the former coalyard at Pickering and of supermarket giant Safeway's plans for the site need resolving as a priority, members of the town's civic society decided at their annual meeting. read more

• Proof of Iraq's guilty secret?

  AN attempt was made to trick a Ryedale exporter into shipping high-tech equipment for treating victims of weapons of mass destruction to Iraq. read more

• Ready, teddy, get knitting!

  DEPRIVED youngsters in war-torn Romania and Kosovo are being given a cuddle for happiness - thanks to 90-year-old Alice Barton, of Helmsley. read more

• Funding block could prevent research into new BSE claim

  THE beef industry in Canada was stunned this week to learn that BSE had been confirmed in a single cow in Alberta. read more

• £3.4m loan for trust shortfall

  A LOAN of £3.4m has been taken out by Scarborough NHS Trust which covers a large part of North Yorkshire including Ryedale, because of a serious cash shortfall. read more

• Heslerton's grand designs

  DEVELOPMENTS inside West Heslerton Church of England Primary School are soon to be followed by developments outside. read more

• A hero's welcome

  RECORD-breaking yachtswoman Emma Richards received a big welcome when she visited Scarborough to receive congratulations from the resort's mayor, Coun Sheila Kettlewell, and the company sponsoring her race, the Pindar Group of Scarborough. read more

• Standards have sunk so badly

  I ARRIVED at the traffic lights, behind another car, just as they changed to stop us, as can happen at any time, depending on your luck. However, the driver in front immediately switched on the direction flashers, so that through the whole sequence, until the next change, I was subjected to his/her bright flasher hypnotising me. This is bad enough in daylight, but at night, and when wet, it's ten times worse. In my opinion, this is not either thoughtful or considerate and appears to be the result of being told never to fail to signal one's intentions, which, in consequence, shifts the brain into permanent automatic when driving rather than allowing it to think for itself and adjust to different conditions. read more

• Dangerous junction

  THE North Yorkshire east coroner, Mr Oakley, is right to identify the Barton Hill A64 junction as a very dangerous junction. And to close the crossing, as he seems to suggest on the front page of this week's Gazette & Herald, would be cheap, quick and easy to do. But it would ultimately cause more accidents and deaths than it would prevent. read more

• Supernatural Scotland by Roddy Martine (Hale £16.99)

  We are all fascinated by tales of the supernatural, hauntings and ghostly visitors. read more

• Bradman's Best Ashes Teams by Roland Perry (Corgi £8.99)

  Now in paperback, this excellent read will reach a wider audience and make them long for the day when these heroes took the field. read more

• W.Dot

  W.W.W. Dot. read more

• Finally - a clear-out

  STRESSFUL task this morning - getting John measured up for his tops and tails for daughter Joanna's wedding in July. Our prospective son-in-law had already made contact with the dress-hire firm, but at some stage John is required to take himself in and get measured. I was drafted in for moral support. read more

• Next stop for Elvis is Malton extravaganza

  ORGANISERS of a musical extravaganza that will take over a Ryedale town's market place are celebrating their latest close-knit partnership. read more

• Officials in farm gate stand-off

  A ROW between a Ryedale farmer and Government officials led to a stand-off at his farm gate. read more

On this day: Ryedale Archive