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• Reaching for the heavens

  HISTORY never seems to be very far away in this part of the world. read more

• James 'shows' them how it's done

  YOUNG James Kendall was the pick of the bunch at Malton Show. read more

• I hope sanity will prevail

  I AM writing to you about the Hunting Bill which has just passed its Second Reading in the House of Commons. I have hunted - on foot - for the past 38 years, mostly in Devon, where my husband used to farm, and I am deeply worried about the possibility that hunting might be banned. read more

• Empty-headed sign thieves

  WHAT happens to missing road signs I wonder? Not so very long ago, in terms of years, say three or four, there was a black-on-white metal sign above what was then an antique shop at the bottom of Old Maltongate. read more

• Ryedale's ancient churches are pulling in the tourists

  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

• Farm profits down 26pc

  A NEW survey has found that farm profits are continuing to fall. read more

• Record-breaking show forecast

  RECORDS could be broken at this year's Great Yorkshire Show, say the organisers. read more

• Latest word on movements

  THE six-day animal movements regime is to be made permanent. read more

• Top achievers

  THE NFU has launched its annual search to find Britain's highest achievers in agriculture and horticulture. read more

• Live long and prosper in healthy Ryedale

  DO you want to live a long and healthy life? Then Ryedale's the place to be. read more

• 'Health trust deficit could worsen'

  THE health trust covering the Ryedale area had a deficit of £290,000 in the first two months of the new financial year, it was revealed yesterday (Tuesday) and there were warnings that the situation could get worse. read more

• Branson salutes pioneer of flight

  FLAMBOYANT Sir Richard Branson re-enacted the first ever fixed-wing flight at the weekend - 150 years after Sir George Cayley, the pioneer of aviation, flew his aircaft at Brompton Dale, near Scarborough. read more

• Inspecting the insect

  A RETIRED banker whose life is dedicated to studying, rather than swatting, flies is to step up monitoring one of England's rarest insects, found only in 8,600-acre Dalby Forest, near Pickering. read more

• Pledge on police call problems

  A TOP North Yorkshire police officer has pledged to turn around the force's struggling call handling system within months. read more

• A village with character

  IF you travel along 'The Street', which is the name given to the old Roman road from Hovingham to Malton - and more mundanely known as the B1257 - you will come across a real gem among villages. read more

• Grudging progress on movement rules

  DESPITE total opposition from the farming fraternity, Lord Witless Whitty is determined to maintain the six-day rule on the movement of animals. read more

• 'How did our son die?'

  THE family of a Scarborough Royal Marine killed in Iraq demanded this week to know the truth about his death. read more

• The voyage out with Sir Walter Ralegh

  PICTURED are pupils from St Mary's RC School who are getting ready to set sail for this year's Ryedale Festival Community Opera. read more

• Danelor aims for Vintage display

  ALL roads point to York this weekend, when the two-day meeting is highlighted by Saturday's 44th running of the John Smith's Cup - the longest-established sponsored race on the flat in Britain. read more

• Harome home in on title as rain frustrates rivals

  Ryedale Beckett League Division One: Harome 118 for 1 bt Cropton 117 for 5 by 9 wkts read more

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