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• Prices at the stock markets

  Prices as reported on 23/02/05 read more

• From the Gazette and Herald of Friday, February 25, 1955

  SNOWPLOUGHS from Driffield battled their way through deep drifts on the Yorkshire Wolds yesterday to reach 100 Hull people marooned in three buses at Wharram, near Malton, since 2am. read more

• Mum's terror as blaze traps her son, 18

  A TERRIFIED mother-of-four returned to her Ryedale home to find it plunged into darkness and filled with thick, black noxious smoke - with her son inside. read more

• Dylan arrives on the A64

  A BABY was born beside the A64 in Ryedale during a snow shower as his two young sisters looked on dumbfounded from the back of the family Ford Fiesta. read more

• Town clerk quits over 'differences'

  KIRKBYMOORSIDE'S town clerk Martin Brampton has resigned after differences of opinion with the market town's authority. read more

• Ryedale remains in grip of winter

  SNOWFALL at the weekend brought with it an extra day off school for many Ryedale children - with sledging opportunities a-plenty. read more

• Crowds turn out as hunts stand united against ban

  HUNTS in the Ryedale area had their biggest turnouts in living memory on Saturday - just 24 hours after the new ban on hunting with dogs came into force. read more

• 'Local people will get priority on housing'

  HOUSING bosses have made reassurances that local people will get higher priority for social housing in Ryedale. read more

• 'Improvements needed' in wake of toddler's death

  CALLS for better communications between social services, the police and health services have been made following a major inquiry into the death of a Ryedale toddler. read more

• Chance to share in half million dollar bonanza

  IT'S that time of year again - when Gazette & Herald readers have a chance to share in a half-million-dollar bonanza. read more

• Fears over siting of mast in town centre

  COUNCIL leaders at Pickering fear that plans to put up a 15-metre high telecommunications mast in the heart of the town could jeopardise future development plans. read more

• How hypnosis released me from the Jaws of fear

  CAROLINE MOONEY was one of the many people who have a phobia - hers involved a fear of fish. So, she decided to take the bull by the horns (or should that be, shark by the fins?) and consulted advanced hypnotherapist Robert Williams, who works in Kirkbymoorside and York, in a bid to cure her problem. read more

• No place for hatred in a rainbow nation

  Gazette & Herald columnist HANNAH GIBBONS, 17, confronts the problem of racism after looking into the murky world of Britain's far-right groups for a school project. read more

• Taking the plunge with the SP form

  WITH a modest show of courage I took the plunge last week and fought my way through the 20-page SP application form. read more

• New scheme could hit organic farmers

  HUNDREDS of pioneering organic farmers in North Yorkshire will be massively disadvantaged as a result of the new single payment scheme, according to the Soil Association. read more

• Meat supply depends on getting right price

  A GUARANTEED future supply of quality British beef and lamb is now dependent on farmers getting the right price signals from their customers. read more

• Vets amazed by triplets birth

  AN ELDERLY cow has baffled vets and the farming world by producing triplets at nearly 16 years old. read more

• Top placings for local teams

  The snowfall failed to stop crews and spectators turning out for what was to be a great weekend of motorsport when two rallies took place in Pickering. read more

• Draw sees Pickering Town drop in table

  Thackley 1, Pickering Town 1 read more

• Hurdler prepares for Festival

  Bollin Eric, Ryedale's much-celebrated Classic winner, has sired his first foal - and by Royal appointment. read more

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