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• Double whammy

  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. read more

• Beware stealth taxation

  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. read more

• The day the pupils left me stumped

  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. read more

• Wading birds make comeback

  MOORLAND farmers are playing a key part in aiding the return of wading birds to the North York Moors National Park. read more

• Kids don't know much about farming

  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 read more

• Prices at the stock markets

  MALTON read more

• Love those tractors!

  SINCE he moved to North Yorkshire from Essex, Scott Chester has discovered a passion for tractors. read more

• Absolutely batty!

  A FEW bats are threatening to take over and close a lovely Saxon church after damaging it for years. read more

• It's your call

  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. read more

• No way onto housing ladder

  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. read more

• Vera's 106 years young!

  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. read more

• More sightings of big black cat in York area

  SIGHTINGS of a big black wild cat continue to be reported in the York area. read more

• £35,000 is raised to help restore Whitby's 199 steps

  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. read more

• An expensive pint

  "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, read more

• A perfect performance

  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. read more

• This island Earth

  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 and improbable as the proposition that a tornado blowing through a junk-yard might assemble a Boeing 747 from the materials therein." read more

• Collier shines but Edgehill lift cup

  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. read more

• Duggleby makes Curtis Cup squad

  EMMA Duggleby has double cause for celebration this week. read more

• Rivals clash in opener

  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. read more

• Malt are champs by seven points

  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. read more

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