A FORMER minister took his title from it, pilgrims flock from all parts of Europe to visit its ruined abbey - and it's a place where love blossoms! That's the tiny village of Rievaulx, which despite its size - it has only 15 homes, yet five councillors
It is interesting to speculate that many of today's senior police officers, along with Government officials and police authority members, may not have experienced at first hand the work of the traditional village constable. Quite simply, they may be town-bred
THREE church cleaning ladies who say they can no longer cope with the mess left by bats in their church have decided to give up their posts, leading some parishioners to fear the church may soon have to be closed. The church is St Hilda's, near Thornton-le-Dale
THE use of nitrogen fertiliser to manipulate cereal crop structure was the topic for the latest Forward Farming demonstration, held at Andrew Manfield's Hessleskew Farm, near Market Weighton. Mr Manfield set the scene by explaining how the naturally-occurring
A SERIES of free half-day workshops is being planned to highlight the "significant opportunities" open to Yorkshire farmers in the wake of CAP reform. They are being run by NFU regional staff and farm business consulting firm Andersons. Specific sessions
THE uncontrolled spread of ivy continues to threaten the region's oak tree population. Jane Yerbury Sweeney, of Oswaldkirk, sent in these photographs of oak trees along the Helmsley to Kirkbymoorside road which "are rapidly being swamped by ivy". Jane
"It's about just breaking down barriers." For Cherie Federico, it's the art of the matter that counts. She's the editor of literary magazine Aesthetica - but it's music she's championing right now, as the magazine prepares to launch its first CD, re:creation
A TALENTED young Ryedale dancer has been awarded Government-funded places at two prestigious dance schools. St Mary's RC Primary School pupil Imogen Myers, 11, of Castle Howard Drive, Malton, has won one of ten places available at Elmhurst in association
YOUNGSTERS at one of North Yorkshire's largest primary schools have been left shocked and upset by wanton vandals, who destroyed their pond and smashed 26 windows. In two attacks in just over a week, during the bank holiday and again last weekend, louts
TWO brothers from Thixendale are set to battle it out to see who will become Yorkshire's current top under-14 sabre fencer. Greg and Ben Beattie, aged 12 and 14 respectively, have each one won event of the three-match series in the Yorkshire Post Sporting
ENTERING Nunnington Hall is like stepping back in time to the heyday of the British Empire when English gentlemen proved their manhood by shooting game and fighting in wars. Trophies lining the walls of the Stone Hall bear witness to the hunting skills
Lynne Metcalf's triple from Swinton clinched Malton Bowling Club's Open Triples competition, last Sunday, sponsored by JB Motors. A total of 24 triples from Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Swinton, Pickering, Welham, Settrington, Heslerton, Richmond, Guisborough
SOME of test cricket's biggest names are coming to Malton for a match which will help to develop junior players in the town. Malton and Old Malton Cricket Club is to play the world-famous Lashings XI on Sunday, June 20. The money raised will be used towards
RYEDALE should be discouraging traffic into its area, especially the towns, to improve air quality, members of the district council's community services and licensing committee were told. Coun Linda Cowling said it was vital that action was taken to get
YES, it is a stork - at Kirby Misperton. The rarely-seen bird, perched atop the roof of the village church, was photographed by Mike Flynn, of Pickering, who was at the time taking some wedding photos. "I'd just finished taking the formal pictures," he
LANDLORDS could lose their licences for selling alcohol to drunken customers in a tough campaign to stamp out booze-fuelled violence, vandalism and yobbish behaviour in Ryedale. The 'last drink' strategy has been adopted by Ryedale area commander Insp
MALTON Forward on June 4 were 79 cattle and 76 sheep. Cattle: Lim X cows and calves to £705, G Blackburn, Muston; Lim heifers to £600, J H Ruston & Sons, Knapton; BB X hiefers to £410, Bayview Farming Co; Blond X heifers to £480, J B Heath & Co
RICHARD Fuller, who farms in Great Givendale, Pocklington, has been chosen to receive the Royal Agricultural Society of England's Excellence in Practical Farming Award for 2004. Mr Fuller is one of just two farmers in the UK to be selected to receive
YOUNGSTERS at one of North Yorkshire's largest primary schools were left shocked and upset by vandals who destroyed their pond and smashed 26 windows. In two attacks in just over a week, during the Bank Holiday and then last weekend, louts caused more
LIKE an annoying tap slowly dripping, DEFRA is releasing bits of detail on the compliance regulations for the single farm payments which start next year. Lord Whitty's latest announcement concerns the ten-month rule for occupation of land which is a pre-requisite
FORGET the excesses being enacted on your TV screen - you can catch up with the latest Big Brother-style action, complete with evictions, right in the heart of Ryedale. And just to add an extra special twist, the contestants in this very public event
A GROUP which researches the heritage of two of Ryedale's most remote and beautiful villages has received a £25,000 grant from the Local Heritage Initiative. The Lockton and Levisham Heritage Group is using some of the grant to conduct an archeological
HERE is a glimpse at the inner workings of an archaic horticultural system at Helmsley Walled Garden. Restoration work at the site has uncovered the 19th century hot wall, which was plastered over when the Victorian glasshouses were modernised in 1910
TAP the name Richard Spruce into any internet search engine and it throws up a million and one links about the highly-successful Victorian botanist and his ground-breaking work along the Amazon river. Kew Gardens and the Natural History Museum are full
AN era came to an end at Rievaulx last week when sisters from the Order of the Holy Paraclete left the historic village and their Abbey House after more than 60 years - because of a shortage of nuns. At a moving, atmospheric service in the ancient ruins
SCARBOROUGH'S summertime holiday traffic problems are set to get a boost with the approval of a scheme to build a 630-space park and ride area on the outskirts of the town, despite fears that it could cause flooding problems and traffic congestion on
What a nail-biter! Caribbean Coral, trained by John Quinn, and one of the Gazette & Herald's 'Ten To Follow' this season, clinched a first prize of more than £40,000 at Epsom on Derby Day when winning the five-furlongs Vodafone Dash by a virtual whisker
A Ryedale stable is coming to terms with the loss of its stalwart performer, a horse, who won more than £245,000 in prize money and was widely admired for his courage and consistency. Vintage Premium, triumphant at Epsom on Derby Day 2002, and due to
EMMA Duggleby will be hoping to make it third time lucky when she plays for Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup against the USA this weekend. The Malton and Norton star has been on the losing side twice in her previous appearances in the biennial
York and District Senior League Premier Division - Beverley 160 all out - Pickering 162 for 3. Aussie Sean Stuchbery turned on the style to spin his way to a match-winning 6 for 50, as the Pikes won at old East Yorkshire Cup foes Beverley. Pikes' skipper
