SIGHTINGS of a big black wild cat continue to be reported in the York area. Acomb man Bob Adams says he and his wife spotted a panther crossing the A1237, near to the A19 roundabout, before it vanished into bushes on the York side of the ring road. "It
AS house prices rocket in rural areas of Ryedale, calls have been made for a change of attitude towards providing affordable housing for the district's young people and families. Unless it happens, the area is in danger of having an imbalance in its communities
MALTON and Norton residents are being urged to have their say on the future of six prime development sites in the two towns which could have a major impact on their economy and quality of life. Ryedale District Council is staging a two-day exhibition
SINCE he moved to North Yorkshire from Essex, Scott Chester has discovered a passion for tractors. But it's all for a good cause. He's raising money for St Monica's Hospital, at Easingwold, by having his photo taken with different models of tractors -
MOORLAND farmers are playing a key part in aiding the return of wading birds to the North York Moors National Park. Lapwing, which have suffered a 40 per cent decline over the last 30 years, are making a comeback, says the park's ecologist Rona Charles
I FEAR we are in for a turbulent time on the taxation front if the chancellor commits to legislation the far-reaching policies which he advocates. Make no mistake, it is the middle-class farming families who will be targeted, and many of the principles
EMPLOYEES of a Ryedale electrical goods rental, service and repair firm have suffered a double blow, after a businessman who stepped in to save the company after its directors wound it up has himself ceased trading just two weeks later. Peter Richardson
British Telecom (BT) has been branded "mean" in a row over Ryedale District Council (RDC) putting signs on its poles. Members of RDCouncil have agreed to write a letter of protest to British Telecom, after the company told the council to remove all its
TWO of Ryedale's top sides will lock horns on the opening day of the new season in the York and District Senior League this Saturday. Duncombe Park will visit newly-promoted Malton and Old Malton in the first division in a match which has been switched
EMMA Duggleby has double cause for celebration this week. Just 24 hours after the Malton and Norton amateur helped a Great Britain and Ireland select team beat a team of professionals from the Ladies' European Tour on Saturday, she learned she had been
In a book called 'Brief Letters to the Times', published last year, a correspondent quoted Sir Fred Hoyle (one-time Astronomer Royal) as saying: "The idea that life was put together by a random shuffling of constituent molecules can be shown as ridiculous
Norton trainer Brian Ellison showed the midas touch at Pontefract on Monday when Great As Gold and Torrid Kentavr, both partnered by Robert Winston, provided him with a double. But the duo could well have been celebrating a treble, had Cd Flyer, runner-up
ALL Hallows' Church, at Sutton-on-the-Forest, near Easingwold, is yet another of those in our area that is facing an uncertain future. Last year, a group of concerned locals formed the Friends of All Hallows in a bid to safeguard the building for future
VERA Yorke, one of the country's oldest people, has just two regrets in her life - she would love to have been a professional ballet dancer or a singer. For Mrs Yorke - who reaches the remarkable age of 106 next Sunday - recalled this week how she and
A FEW bats are threatening to take over and close a lovely Saxon church after damaging it for years. The lasting damage, and the serious health fears the bats have created, could be contained, if a tiny gap in the church door was sealed with a piece of
MALTON Forward on April 16 were 126 store cattle and 122 store sheep. Cattle: Lim bulls to £765 from M E Pearson, Lim heifers to £535 from L Thompson, Ch bulls to £628 from H Hayton & Sons, Ch heifers to £620 from T P Best, BB bulls to £645 from E
The public's perception of the food industry is examined by Jonathan Holmes, an independent agronomist. He can be contacted at: Yorkshire Arable Marketing, (07976) 894842, or e-mail jonathan@yam.uk.com HOW often do we think: where does the food we eat
WHEN I was invited to talk to children at West Heslerton Church of England primary school about journalism, I wasn't prepared for one of their first questions, which found me having to make a somewhat embarrassing confession. Why, asked the little delightful
AN appeal to restore the famous 199 church steps at Whitby - worn by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims making their way to the town's landmark historic parish church of St Mary's and Whitby Abbey - has raised £35,000 in two months. Residents, organisations
"ANOTHER Man with a Pint", an oil painting by Beverley artist Frederick William Elwell (1870-1958) goes on sale on Friday, April 30, at the Dee Atkinson & Harrison Exchange Saleroom, Driffield, The pre-sale estimate is £6,000-£8,000. Though the painting
THE new £6m St Catherine's Hospice at Scarborough reached its financial appeal target this week - just days before it takes in its first patients. Mandy Mellor, director of fundraising, who has master-minded the £2m public appeal, said: "We are all delighted
RYEDALE'S MP has slammed the "madness" of a Government policy that meant Pickering missed out on much-campaigned-for anti-flood measures. At a meeting of the Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence Committee in Leeds on Thursday, members confirmed the decision
A HALF-million-pound pledge from the Heritage Lottery Fund has been secured by Helmsley Walled Garden. The lottery cash will help pay for a major project to restore a Victorian vinery to its former glory and work is to start on April 26. The garden staff
Yorkshire One - Wheatley Hills 15 pts - Malton and Norton 19 pts. Malton and Norton clinched victory in their final match of the season to leave them Yorkshire One champions by seven points. Veteran lock forward Tim Casey led them out for his final first-team
Scarborough and District FA Harbour Cup Final - Edgehill 1, Kirkbymoorside 0. EDGEHILL regained the Harbour Cup on Monday night at Pickering when they beat Kirkbymoorside in a game which failed to live up to its pre-match expectations. The match only
Two-year-old winners in April from Mick Easterby's Sheriff Hutton yard are a pretty rare occurrence, but there was no doubting the potential of Word Perfect, who got her lines spot-on at Ripon last week. Fulfilling the promise of her third-placed effort
