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• First ace for Shipley

  MALTON and Norton Golf Club member Andrew Shipley shot his first hole-in-one recently, while playing in a national competition with fellow Malton member Eddie Ruddock. read more

• Muddle over modulation and decoupling

  THE only certain outcome from last week's 24-hour-a-day negotiations in Luxembourg has been a welcome windfall to its hoteliers and restaurateurs who enjoyed an unprecedented boost in their income at our expense. read more

• No love match for Henman

  Deuce! Orange, please. Let! Let what? Love! Oh I'm flattered. read more

• A dangerous stretch of road

  Re: A64 - Section between Welburn and Malton. read more

• Honours for Stan of Eden Camp

  SOME interesting information to hand from Gordon Feaster, of Scarborough, on the subject of Empire Day, amongst which he has written out three verses of the Empire Day Song, which was sung each year at an Eastbourne School and, I expect, at many more. It was last celebrated, at Norton School, as far as my memory takes me, in possibly 1934, and I wondered if we actually sang it also. It begins: "What can I do for England/That does so much for me." Does it ring a bell with anyone? read more

• School banks on show

  AMATEUR dramatists in Ryedale will have audiences rolling the aisles this week - and helping to buy facilities for their local communities. read more

• How was it for you?

  THE National Farmers' Union has welcomed what it calls a "historic" deal to reform the Common Agricultural Policy. read more

• Two cases of potato blight reported in the district

  TWO cases of potato blight have been confirmed in the district, reports the British Potato Council. read more

• New NFU man

  ONE of the NFU's newest appointments in North Yorkshire is looking forward to the challenge of swapping the car industry for CAP reform and other farming concerns. read more

• Help from Down Under to get best from grass

  AN Australian university farming expert gave advice to Ryedale farmers at a leading dairy farm on the edge of the North York Moors National Park last week and encouraged them to re-think their grazing system. read more

• Ryedale is declared a GM-free zone

  ANTI-GM campaigners have welcomed the agreement by Ryedale councillors that the district should become a "GM crop-free zone". read more

• That magnificent man and his flying machines

  VIRGIN boss Sir Richard Branson and the Red Arrows will be paying tribute to the "father" of aeronautics, Sir George Cayley, on Saturday at a day of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the first manned flight which happened at Brompton-by-Sawdon. read more

• Tributes paid to Alan Farnaby

  ONE of Ryedale's best-known and liked figures, Alan Farnaby, has died. read more

• 'Lack of cheap housing is hurting businesses'

  THE lack of affordable housing in Helmsley is hampering businesses in the town because staff are having to be employed from well outside the area, say councillors. read more

• Churches now tourist attractions

  ANCIENT churches in Ryedale have become a major new tourist attraction in the district in a new multi-funded scheme being pioneered by the Yorkshire Tourist Board. read more

• Festival is ready for lift-off

  THE 2003 Thirsk Festival gets underway this weekend with a nine-day programme of events. read more

• One lady and her dogs

  CELEBRITY cook, countryside campaigner and "Fat Lady" Clarissa Dickson Wright will be at Castle Howard on the weekend of July 19-20 for filming of BBC's One Man and His Dog. read more

• Call for clean-up of the streets

  WAR has been declared on the state of footpaths in Malton and Norton by one of the new members of Ryedale District Council. read more

• Wombles eye double

  A marvellous week for the Wombles saw them cruise into the final of the Welford Cup and brush aside second-placed Seamer to maintain their stranglehold at the top of the table. read more

• Game for a pair of awards

  GAMEKEEPER Michael Richardson is to receive two long service awards. read more

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