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• Getting into gear for rally

  Pickering is preparing for a weekend of high speed motor sport action when the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire event rolls in to the town on Saturday (8th). read more

• 'Race-fixing claims made my life hell' says jockey

  A JOCKEY cleared of race-fixing allegations says he believes his fellow accused are also innocent. read more

• £12,000 raised for village hall in just one month

  THE village of Welburn, near Castle Howard, which, for the past six years, has been raising funds to renew its 80-year-old asbestos-clad community hall, has been given £12,000 in donations in a month to help the scheme to become a reality. read more

• John plants seeds for garden venture

  Financial adviser John Plant has literally gone back to his roots - as a qualified landscape gardener. read more

• Fishnets fitting makes a whole lot of sense

  A LINGERIE company based in Whitby is revolutionising underwear shopping with a unique online system which allows customers to interact with staff via a webcam. read more

• Vet gets ahead with horses

  HORSES need their brains scanned just as much as humans do - so a North Yorkshire vet has designed a revolutionary new medical machine. read more

• Pub cooks up title

  A RYEDALE pub has snapped up the title of Yorkshire dining pub of the year in the latest Good Pub Guide. read more

• Yiannis oils the wheels of success

  YIANNIS Kardamakis, as the name suggests, is from Greece. read more

• News that will impact on 2006 farming plans

  DESPITE Deaf Ear's protestations, even the murkiest crystal ball would have lit up the shortfall in progress towards finalising our SP applications. read more

• The hand of God?

  IT has to be acknowledged that religion is now, and has been for centuries, a frequent cause of human conflict. read more

• Murder case suspect sent to Rampton

  HE was the prime suspect who allegedly confessed to murdering a North Yorkshire man then walked free from court over a technicality. read more

• 'No point' in holding charges meeting

  A MEETING of councillors due to be held this week to discuss the controversial car parking charges in Malton and Norton had to be called off because no one invited was able to attend. read more

• Estate clashes with council over rent fee

  A WAR of words has broken out between Ryedale District Council and the Fitzwilliam Estate, during which it has been revealed that Malton Market Place had originally been offered free of charge to the council by the estate - providing parking was free for motorists. read more

• Swales strike sees Pikes near top of table

  Northern Counties East League - Long Eaton United 0, Pickering Town 1; Pickering welcomed back Stephen Swales on Saturday after his brief spell with Bridlington Town, and he scored the only goal of the game to give the Pikes their third successive league win, and a move up the league table into sixth place. read more

• Injury ends Hanagan's year

  Top Ryedale jockey Paul Hanagan, who was forced to miss a crucial month of the Flat season, including York's Ebor Festival, after breaking his collar bone in a fall at Pontefract in late summer, will not ride for the remainder of the year after suffering a repeat injury at Newmarket last week. read more

• Four warned is forearmed in weed control

  Grass weed control should be at the top of landowners' agendas at the moment. There are four key components to the process you should know to make it a success. This week, Dr STEVE ELLIS, of ADAS, based at The Research Centre, High Mowthorpe, gives his advice on how to keep on top of the problem. read more

• Young farmers' clubs

  Kirkbymoorside: On September 10, it was the harvest dance held at Westfield Farm, Cropton. read more

• Popular club outgrows its home

  FARMERS and rural hobby engineers are growing in number in Ryedale, and the district's vintage tractor and engine club has had to move to new headquarters to cope. read more

• Future of bacon factory 'is safe'

  THE future of Malton Bacon Factory is secure. That was the message given yesterday by the company's owner, Grampian Country Foods, after fears emerged that it could be under threat. read more

• Malton Show's Sunday date switch defended

  THE decision to hold next year's Malton Show on a Sunday in the peak holiday season has been defended by its organisers. read more

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