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• Caribbean Coral wins a Derby Day cracker

  What a nail-biter! Caribbean Coral, trained by John Quinn, and one of the Gazette & Herald's 'Ten To Follow' this season, clinched a first prize of more than £40,000 at Epsom on Derby Day when winning the five-furlongs Vodafone Dash by a virtual whisker! read more

• Beattie brothers go sword to sword

  TWO brothers from Thixendale are set to battle it out to see who will become Yorkshire's current top under-14 sabre fencer. read more

• Park and ride gains approval

  SCARBOROUGH'S summertime holiday traffic problems are set to get a boost with the approval of a scheme to build a 630-space park and ride area on the outskirts of the town, despite fears that it could cause flooding problems and traffic congestion on other roads. read more

• The end of an era

  AN era came to an end at Rievaulx last week when sisters from the Order of the Holy Paraclete left the historic village and their Abbey House after more than 60 years - because of a shortage of nuns. read more

• On the trail of Richard Spence

  TAP the name Richard Spruce into any internet search engine and it throws up a million and one links about the highly-successful Victorian botanist and his ground-breaking work along the Amazon river. read more

• First, Paul delves into garden's workings

  HERE is a glimpse at the inner workings of an archaic horticultural system at Helmsley Walled Garden. read more

• Heritage group lands £25,000 grant

  A GROUP which researches the heritage of two of Ryedale's most remote and beautiful villages has received a £25,000 grant from the Local Heritage Initiative. read more

• Meet the hamstermates...

  FORGET the excesses being enacted on your TV screen - you can catch up with the latest Big Brother-style action, complete with evictions, right in the heart of Ryedale. read more

• Back to school - to find what the vandals did

  YOUNGSTERS at one of North Yorkshire's largest primary schools have been left shocked and upset by wanton vandals, who destroyed their pond and smashed 26 windows. read more

• Where long life and happiness await

  A FORMER minister took his title from it, pilgrims flock from all parts of Europe to visit its ruined abbey - and it's a place where love blossoms! read more

On this day: Ryedale Archive