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• Kirkdale crowned kings of the Beckett League

  RJF Homes Beckett League. KIRKDALE United are the new first division champions after beating Duncombe Park 4-1 last Thursday, thanks to two goals from Phil Charlton (including a penalty) and two from sub Johnny Marwood. Andrew Souter had equalised for Park with an unstoppable 35-yard shot before United took control. read more

• An altogether different kind of Easter story...

  HAVE you heard the story of the Easter bunny, children? read more

• The bureaucratic steamroller

  THE turnout for the Pickering and Malton "rates' assemblies" was a triumph for Yorkshire nouse. read more

• Discovery - happerin coverup

  HAPPIN and happerin - that surely got the memories working again for several folk. I was amazed at the number of folk who knew and used those words from years gone by, and yet it had escaped me completely. Ena Hammond, born at Rosedale and now living at Kirkbymoorside, knew all about it. Now in her late 70s, she remembers it from ages ago, when it was an everyday word. We chatted on for ages about the old word, not knowing the etymology of it. But when the word 'steg' came up, for a male goose, we had no doubts that this must be of Scandinavian descent. David Rank, of Wold Newton, who is secretary (or is it chairman?) of the East Riding Dialect Society, rang to tell me that it was a 'covering' and often used in the context of bedclothes. From Levisham, a call from Tony Lea also confirmed that happin was a covering, which embraced several conditions, and Peggy Smedley (nee Hall), who lived at Birdsall, later Kirkham, and now Malton, told me it was common parlance at Birdsall. I'd also heard that it was used with regularity in Acklam, which made me wonder if it was of East Riding origin. Should a couple of children be sleeping together, as was often the case in days gone by, and one of them had all the bedclothes, next time mum or dad came in to see they were all right, the comment would be: "You've got all the happin, let your sister have some." read more

• Home-made flood defences bring clash with neighbours

  NEIGHBOURS of a leading North Yorkshire flood campaigner claim his home-made defences have put their homes at risk from flooding. read more

• 'Scrap the code'

  THE current voluntary supermarket code of practice is not working and should be scrapped in favour of a statutory code backed by an industry regulator. read more

• Exploring Entry Level Scheme

  VISITORS to the latest Forward Farming demonstration, at Welburn Manor Farm, near Kirkbymoorside, were told that the new environmental stewardship Entry Level Scheme would be open to all farmers. read more

• Warning for wheat

  A WARNNG of high disease levels in winter wheat in Yorkshire ahead of the critical T1 spray timing period has been issued by BASF. read more

• Farmers' £10,000 songfest

  THE Singing Farmers (pictured) have raised more than £10,000 for charity in a series of four concerts. read more

• Discovery - happerin coverup

  HAPPIN and happerin - that surely got the memories working again for several folk. I was amazed at the number of folk who knew and used those words from years gone by, and yet it had escaped me completely. Ena Hammond, born at Rosedale and now living at Kirkbymoorside, knew all about it. Now in her late 70s, she remembers it from ages ago, when it was an everyday word. We chatted on for ages about the old word, not knowing the etymology of it. But when the word 'steg' came up, for a male goose, we had no doubts that this must be of Scandinavian descent. David Rank, of Wold Newton, who is secretary (or is it chairman?) of the East Riding Dialect Society, rang to tell me that it was a 'covering' and often used in the context of bedclothes. From Levisham, a call from Tony Lea also confirmed that happin was a covering, which embraced several conditions, and Peggy Smedley (nee Hall), who lived at Birdsall, later Kirkham, and now Malton, told me it was common parlance at Birdsall. I'd also heard that it was used with regularity in Acklam, which made me wonder if it was of East Riding origin. Should a couple of children be sleeping together, as was often the case in days gone by, and one of them had all the bedclothes, next time mum or dad came in to see they were all right, the comment would be: "You've got all the happin, let your sister have some." read more

• Out of control

  RYEDALE'S tourist hotspots got off to a flying start for the season this Easter weekend - but there are concerns that a shake-up in the region's industry could threaten the district's continued success. read more

• Local residents could be given priority on house sales

  SALES of former council houses in Ryedale could be restricted to local people. read more

• 60 years on, a Ryedale serviceman remembered

  A YOUNG Rievaulx man who was killed when his aircraft crashed in the Second World War, is to be officially remembered for his service to his country 60 years on. read more

• Beast of Ryedale sightings in York

  IS the Beast of Ryedale also roaming York? read more

• I got my bike back - no thanks to the police

  HE may still be willing to loan a valuable vintage motorcycle to the makers of one of the nation's favourite police dramas, but Dick Craven had a few choice words for the real boys in blue after the disappearance of his prized bike. read more

• Beware IACS forms and new mapping

  WHAT a good Easter break, with gradually improving weather and temperatures. read more

• An arty party in the forest

  ART lovers can forage for inspiration and produce their own masterpiece in a North Yorkshire forest. read more

• Biker killed in Bank Holiday crash

  ONE motorcylist was killed and another seriously injured over the bank holiday weekend. read more

• Pretenders keep Malt from Sevens crown

  MALTON and Norton made it to their second successive final in the John Smith's Pocklington Sevens on Good Friday, but, like last year, they had to settle for second place. read more

• 'The town that never was'

  THE National Trust's (NT) coastal centre, perched on the cliff top at Ravenscar, has re-opened after a £60,000 facelift. read more

On this day: Ryedale Archive