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• Stuchbery and Shepherd star with bat and ball

  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. read more

• re:creating the York band scene

  "It's about just breaking down barriers." read more

• School shocked by vandal attack

  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. read more

• King of trees under threat from uncontrolled ivy growth

  THE uncontrolled spread of ivy continues to threaten the region's oak tree population. read more

• Workshops on CAP reform

  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. read more

• Nitrogen gives boost of 144pc

  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. read more

• Premier award to East Yorkshire farmer

  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. read more

• Prices at the stock markets

  MALTON read more

• Pubs could lose licence if they serve drunks

  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. read more

• Cleaners quit over batty problem

  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. read more

• A new arrival in Ryedale

  YES, it is a stork - at Kirby Misperton. read more

• 'We must get heavy vehicles out of town centre'

  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. read more

• Lashings of reasons to go see the cricket

  SOME of test cricket's biggest names are coming to Malton for a match which will help to develop junior players in the town. read more

• The demise of the village policeman

  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. read more

• Imogen lines up a classic future

  A TALENTED young Ryedale dancer has been awarded Government-funded places at two prestigious dance schools. read more

• 10-month rule flexible

  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. read more

• Swinton ladies lift title

  Lynne Metcalf's triple from Swinton clinched Malton Bowling Club's Open Triples competition, last Sunday, sponsored by JB Motors. read more

• A journey to Nunnington

  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. read more

• In-form Emma set for big cup role

  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. read more

• Tragic death of a Vintage performer

  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. read more

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