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• In the merry month of May...

  CHILDREN from Ryedale laced up their dancing shoes as they got involved in May Day celebrations. read more

• IACS deadline is looming

  I CAN'T remember who made the sinister comment that the prospect of hanging concentrates the mind; but it is certainly true at this time of year that the threat of penalties persuades most of us to run round in ever-decreasing circles until the dreaded IACS forms are in the post or hand delivered. read more

• Stop whingeing about aircraft

  REGARDING recent letters concerning noise levels of Tucano aircraft in Ryedale. Gill Freeman (Gazette & Herald April 16) seems to think that as soon as the Iraq problem is over it will be quite appropriate to stop training pilots for the RAF, and presumably scrap all existing aircraft, and put the defence of this country at risk, not to mention the loss of thousands of jobs across the country. read more

• National pride has disappeared

  I WRITE this on St George's Day, which turned out to be just the kind of day which Robert Browning was thinking about when he wrote those oft-quoted words: "Oh to be in England, now that April's there." Being my anniversary, my two sons came over and took me out for lunch, and afterwards we had a tour round by Rosedale and into Kirkbymoorside to admire our wonderful scenery with its long lush valleys and dramatic hills. read more

• Rape fields are buzzing

  OILSEED rape growers have earned praise from Britain's beekeepers for bringing the number of spray incidents down to negligible levels over the last few years. read more

• Livelihoods hit in plant closure

  CIVIC leaders in a North Yorkshire town are at loggerheads over the impact of a factory closure making 300 workers unemployed. read more

• Horsetales

  TRISH has been named the winner at the British Female Inventor of the Year Awards. read more

• Stock markets

  MALTON read more

• Election leaves control of council in balance

  FOLLOWING election results that left no clear majority for Ryedale District Council, party blocs are manoeuvring to gain control. read more

• Mayor kicked out of Tories

  THE town mayor of Malton, Coun Ann Hopkinson, has been kicked out of the Conservative party after standing against official Tory candidates in last Thursday's Ryedale District Council elections. read more

• Jockey died after freak accident at stable

  A JOCKEY died after a freak accident when he tried to fasten a blanket on a racehorse, an inquest jury heard last Thursday. read more

• Search is on for UFOs along coast

  DAY-TRIPPERS and holiday-makers are being urged to watch for UFOs over the East Coast this summer - and try to capture them on videotape. read more

• Dreaming of a North Yorkshire music industry

  A RECORD label run by young people for young people in North Yorkshire has been launched. read more

• A place of peace

  Until recently, Newton-upon-Rawcliffe didn't exist - on the map that is. read more

• Meet Pickering's new mayor - Judy Dixon

  ONE of the most active members of Pickering Town Council in the community, Coun Judy Dixon, is to be the market town's new mayor. read more

• Girls prove their talent

  YOUNG sportswomen in Ryedale have shown they are top of the table when it comes to match success. read more

• Coroner calls for A64 improvements

  CALLS for safety improvements to a notorious blackspot junction on the A64 York to Scarborough road, at Barton crossroads, have been made by Coroner Michael Oakley. read more

• Plan goes to perfection

  Altay has received his deserved reward for gloriously bringing to fruition a plot hatched six months ago. read more

• Cass header enough to clinch junior trophy

  Mitchell League Under-9s 2A Final read more

• Poetic Licence

  WHEN I write a poem, it features real lives, read more

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