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• Artie ends barren spell at Beverley

  The wait is finally over. Artie, without a win since landing the valuable William Hill Trophy at York in 2002, ended a 23-month losing run at Beverley last Saturday. read more

• Young Pikes lift the cup

  Pickering Town under-13s 3 - Thorpe United 2. PICKERING Town under-13s were crowned York Junior Minor FA Cup champions last night after they beat Thorpe United in the final at Bootham Crescent. read more

• Jail for binge drinker who bit a policeman

  A PICKERING binge drinker who kicked two policemen in the face and bit a third on the leg in midnight street violence has been jailed. read more

• Clean bill of health for council

  THE chairman of Ryedale District Council said it had much to be proud of, after it received the thumbs-up from a local government watchdog. read more

• Council passes test with flying colours

  SCARBOROUGH Borough Council is celebrating after achieving a "good" rating in the toughest inspection local authorities can face - the Audit Commission. read more

• Rose blooms Down Under

  NORTH Yorkshire ex-pats are flying the flag for their home county - Down Under. read more

• Gilling residents bid to give village school a new lease of life

  THE landmark old village school at Gilling, near Helmsley, which has been unused for more than 20 years, is set to be given a new lease of life as a community hall. read more

• John sells off his treasure trove

  FOR nearly 60 years, farmer John Weighell amassed what came to be an amazing one-man collection of old farm implements. read more

• DEFRA needs hunt kennels

  It is exactly a year ago since on-farm burial of animals was declared illegal by our Government according to the dictats of Europe. read more

• Weaving a bright future

  WHILE the problems of Ryedale's ageing population continue to inspire much wringing of hands, Weaverthorpe is quietly (or perhaps loudly) proving the exception to the rule - the Wolds village is going through something of a baby boom. read more

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