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• Shepherd stars as Pikes prosper

  York and District Senior League Premier Division - Pickering 187 all out (19pts) drew with Thirsk 160 for 7 (13pts. PIKES just failed to pick up maximum points against Thirsk, but their recent resurgence in the York Premier Division continued. read more

• Needled by PINs

  On the same day as I received my new passport in the post, and David Blunkett waxed lyrical on the benefits of identity cards, my mother sent me a newspaper article and photograph of a Newcastle store. read more

• Neighbours fed up with boozing kids

  RESIDENTS of a North Yorkshire street claim beer-swilling, noisy youths who leave a trail of litter and destruction are making their lives hell. read more

• Needled by PINs

  On the same day as I received my new passport in the post, and David Blunkett waxed lyrical on the benefits of identity cards, my mother sent me a newspaper article and photograph of a Newcastle store. read more

• Think before you spray

  WINTER wheat growers should think twice before rushing out to spray for orange blossom midge, according to Dave Robinson of The Arable Group (TAG). The unwarranted spraying of insecticides can be damaging to both farm profits and the environment, he says. read more

• Maris Otter - from grower to brewer

  MALTING barley, from the field to the cask, was reviewed recently at a meeting in Masham organised by York-based grain merchant Isaac Poads. read more

• YFC reports

  HELMSLEY read more

• Prices at the stock markets

  RUSWARP read more

• Pupils get ticket to ride

  A THREE-year battle to get home-to-school transport for village pupils attending a Ryedale secondary school - led by parents and councillors and supported by the Gazette & Herald - has ended in success. read more

• Compromise offered over bat problem

  BAT droppings will be cleaned from St Hilda's church in Ellerburn this month by a bat protection group, as interested parties bid to resolve the on-going problem. read more

• UKIP secures northern foothold

  LABOUR and the Tories are licking their wounds after suffering blows as the UK Independence Party secured a local foothold in the European Parliament. read more

• HOW THE VOTES CHANGED

  Differences between the votes in 1999 and 2004. THERE was a large-scale increase in votes cast in Ryedale in the Euro election this time round compared to the last European Parliament election. read more

• Drumming up a music workshop

  CHILDREN at Helmsley and Pickering county primary schools had a special treat when they joined in a workshop with professional musicians playing drums. read more

• GM crops benefit poor countries

  THE great GM debate of a couple of years ago seems to have gone onto the backburner, but the fires could be rekindled by a recent review of the possible benefits of genetically-engineered crops to developing countries by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). read more

• Get ready for Bikeweek

  The Scarborough International Bikeweek returns to its summer slot for 2004, from June 26 to July 4. read more

• Eyeing the gannets

  THE RSPB is reminding bird-lovers that there is a great chance to see gannets on Yorkshire's east coast. read more

• Richie promises Lashings of runs

  SUN, fun and plenty of runs are hoped for when Lashings play a John Smith's XI representative side at Malton and Old Malton's ground this Sunday. read more

• Duggleby shines but America win again

  DESPITE three victories from four matches, Malton and Norton's Emma Duggleby finished up on the losing Curtis Cup side for the third time in a row. read more

• Easterby hopes for dazzling display

  DAZZLING Bay, who refuses to exert himself at home, heads to Royal Ascot on Saturday with a mission to shine in a race close to his trainer's heart. read more

• Aussie grabs eight as Malton storm clear

  York and District Senior League Division One - Malton & Old Malton 1st XI 224 for 6 beat Carlton Towers 1st XI 153 all out by 71 runs. MALTON have opened up a 42-point lead at the top of division one after crushing fourth-placed Carlton Towers by 71 runs. read more

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