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• Viva Espana - fiesta's here

  BIZET'S hugely popular opera Carmen sizzles into the region on Friday to herald the beginning of this year's Spanish-themed Ryedale Festival. read more

• Sites for sore ears

  The internet is a wonderful resource for music lovers. Whether you are a musician looking for sheet music, guitar chords or just sheer inspiration, or a happy listener looking for reviews, biographies or music bargains, the web is an ideal place to start your search. So this week's sites all focus around some aspect of music. read more

• Arty Emily is a winner

  FOUR year-old Emily Wood is now the proud owner of a pair of state-of-the-art in-line skates and safety gear after emerging a winner in a national painting competition. read more

• GM crops have no place

  MARTIN Haggerty (Gazette & Herald, July 2) presented overwhelming reasons to stop GM crops. Actually, he let them off easy when he said "fewer applications of herbicide are required by Roundup-Ready crops." read more

• A little black box on wheels

  FOLK in small market towns like Malton used to be known by the make of car they ran, for there weren't so many vehicles about pre-war, and immediately post-war. In any case, people tended to keep their cars longer than they do today, thus they became sort of 'united'. read more

• Sheep deaths plea to moors motorists

  SOARING numbers of sheep killed by speeding motorists have caused North Yorkshire moorland managers to call for caution. read more

• A great Yorkshire show

  THIS year's Great Yorkshire Show saw the most visitors through the gates since 1979. read more

• Burythorpe breeder enjoys show success

  A FIVE-month-old foal, bred by a Burythorpe woman, won a top award at the Great Yorkshire Show. read more

• NFU sets out major reforms

  THE National Farmer's Union has announced what it calls its biggest set of reforms in its NFU's 95-year history. read more

• Horsetales

  RESULTS from the Malton and District Riding Club's dressage competition held on June 6 (in order of finish) - read more

• Going green on the 'net

  SITTING in front of a computer screen may not seem like the most environmentally friendly thing you can do, but the worldwide web has lots of hints, tips and information on environmental issues. This week we feature a few of the best sites for advice on green living. read more

• Drastic action needed over housing shortage

  A MAJOR action plan has been drawn up by Ryedale District Council (RDC) to help deal with the area's acute shortage of affordable homes. read more

• Hornblower star visits Scarborough

  THE Grand Turk, the 22-cannon fighting frigate which starred in the Hornblower television series, arrived in Scarborough for a two-week stay, providing a major attraction for holidaymakers. read more

• Flood defence chiefs ask for views of the people

  FLOOD defence engineers are to hold an open day to ask residents of a flood-hit Ryedale town how they want to see their homes protected. read more

• Tributes after solicitor killed in crash

  TRIBUTES have been paid to a Ryedale solicitor who died in a road accident at the weekend. read more

• New access for ramblers

  aAN archaeological treasure house near Malton is among scores of farms where walkers and riders can now find different routes in the Yorkshire countryside. read more

• GM debate reheated

  OUR district council's bold but extraordinary decision to declare Ryedale a GM-free area has rekindled the embers of the great debate. I am not sure what practical effect this unilateral declaration can or will have, as presumably the council only controls the land which it owns, but I should be interested to hear if there are further implications. read more

• Planning those camping trips

  Camping in the British climate may not always be the most enticing prospect, but with the recent run of hot weather, a short trip under canvas could be the perfect way to explore the British countryside. read more

• Family trees on the net

  Many people are now using technology to help them trace their ancestors. read more

• Open-air festival will be an eclectic affair

  THE open-air 2003 Blakey Music Festival will be held in the wilds of the North York Moors next week. read more

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