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• Lose yourself in a sea of lavender

  THE mass of colour and fragrance signal one of Ryedale's newest attractions. read more

• £9m scheme for museums

  A SCHEME which could see more than £9m invested in Scarborough's Rotunda and Woodend Museums has been agreed in principle by the borough authority's cabinet. read more

• Town benefits from grateful bikers

  MOTORCYCLING enthusiasts have presented a £500 cheque to help the running costs of Helmsley's swimming pool. read more

• 'Drastic changes will spoil market place'

  CHANGES planned to Helmsley's historic Market Place have upset town councillors.They believe that building a modern-style glass bus shelter alongside the landmark Feversham Memorial will spoil the picturesque square. read more

• Gamekeepers snare top honour

  TWO of Yorkshire's best known gamekeepers, each with more than 40 years service to the countryside, are among seven national winners of the Country Land and Business Association's (CLA) long service award. read more

• Muston festival

  FATHER Christmas lined up with Snow White and her Seven Dwarfs when the pretty village of Muston staged its now legendary annual Scarecrow Festival. read more

• Spare the plough plea

  ENGLISH Heritage (EH) has launched a campaign to encourage farmers to protect archaeological sites. read more

• Funds needed to make preservation scheme work

  Dominic Powlesland, of the Landscape Research Centre, who for years has led the major archaeological project at Heslerton, says it's important that the EH initiative succeeds and here he explains why.... read more

• Potato blight confirmed

  POTATO blight has been confirmed in North Yorkshire, according to the British Potato Council (BPC). read more

• Fund that aids injured riders

  ONE of the very worthwhile organisations involved in the equestrian world is the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund. read more

• £165,000 project aims to help bells ring out

  HARDWORKING fundraisers will be ringing the changes as a £165,000 restoration project gets underway. read more

• New device aimed at helping to thwart those thieves

  RYEDALE inventor Bob Eldridge has high hopes his latest product will take off with law-abiding citizens across the country. read more

• 'Cruel' opportunist thieves to be targeted

  "CRUEL and terrible" opportunist crimes are to be tackled in Ryedale with a variety of initiatives. read more

• £165,000 project aims to help bells ring out

  HARDWORKING fundraisers will be ringing the changes as a £165,000 restoration project gets underway. read more

• Bright future for hospital - but under a new name

  MALTON Hospital could be renamed Ryedale Hospital under a huge refurbishment scheme which will make it capable of serving the entire district for the first time. read more

• New device aimed at helping to thwart those thieves

  RYEDALE inventor Bob Eldridge has high hopes his latest product will take off with law-abiding citizens across the country. read more

• Council joins in clean-up call

  NORTON Town Council has joined the growing campaign for action to improve the appearance of the unsightly footpaths in Malton and Norton. read more

• 'The village of the helping hand'

  IT isn't really a village in the normally-accepted meaning of the word and it couldn't lay claim to being called a hamlet, though Birdsall does have a church and a vicar. read more

• Action taken to curb ragwort problem

  FOLLOWING the lead of Ryedale MP John Greenway, the Government has launched a code of conduct to control the potentially deadly ragwort weed. read more

• Hunts dismiss new ban report

  HUNT supporters in North Yorkshire have slammed a report suggesting that banning the pursuit might not be as financially devastating to the countryside as initially claimed. read more

On this day: Ryedale Archive