KEITH Rowe is an addict. Not only that - he is pushing his habit to the young people of Ryedale, getting them just as hooked as he is. Fortunately, the habit in question is helping children in deprived communities in Africa and Eastern Europe. "It gets
Boundless energy seems to be the secret of success for businesswoman Lindsay Burr, who has entered the Gazette & Herald Business Awards. She founded Goodys hair salon in 1978, and 25 years on she owns and manages four successful beauty salons in Malton
Glenn Garrett set up Quietpc.com out of frustration. A keen computer engineer and environmentalist, he found himself distracted by the noise his PCs made both at work and at home. He struggled to find products to fix the situation and began sourcing noise
FINANCIAL planner Jeremy Deedes, the man behind the newly-launched Helmsley business Planning for Life, has been made an Associate of the Personal Finance Society. Planning for Life has been designed to let people fulfil their dreams and ambitions through
THE owners of a Helmsley-based furniture showroom are celebrating 18 successful years in business. Westway Country Furniture, which specialises in prestige oak furniture, was set up by husband and wife team, Jeremy and Jane Dzierzek, in 1987, in what
YORKSHIRE Forward has invested more money in the region than in any previous year - almost £338million - of which 95 per cent went directly to projects on the ground. Department of Trade and Industry figures also show that the agency has surpassed expectations
MALTON and Norton Road Safety Committee's concerns over the high accident rate in the Golden Hill area of the A64 road has resulted in members saying that urgent action should be taken to build a three-mile dual carriageway. The secretary, Cyril Shreeve
DETERMINED student Daisy Bell has brought together a remarkable collection of postcards that are expected to raise more than £10,000 at auction for charity. The fascinating array of postcards, designed by almost 200 famous artists, writers, musicians,
A VICAR used the funeral of a popular Ryedale teenager who died in an horrific car crash to give other young motorists a "wake-up call". The Rev Bill Ankers addressed more than 400 mourners who packed St Peter's Church, Norton, for the funeral of 18-year-old
A BIG shake-up in the way vulnerable students are dealt with in secondary schools in the Scarborough, Ryedale and Whitby area is likely to see 41 tutors and non-teaching staff made redundant says North Yorkshire County Council. The authority has given
THE funeral of a Ryedale climber who died in a fall on a Swiss mountain is to take place later this week. The family of Bertie Ward, 19, of Langton, near Malton, have paid tribute to him, saying mountaineering was one of the passions of his life. Bertie's
A NORTH Yorkshire barley merchants has taken the unprecedented step of starting to supply brewers direct with quality malting barley. Historically the job of the malting, Isaac Poad and Sons, based in Cattal, near York, has decided to seize the initiative
Pickering Town 1, Newcastle United XI 2 Pickering Town entertained a useful Newcastle United Under-19 Academy side last night in front of a crowd approaching 300. It was a fine end-to-end game, with both sides playing some good open football. The Pikes
The village of Ebberston is the picture of rural charm with a small stream, stone cottages and well-kept gardens. JANE ARMITAGE went along to meet some of its residents... SITUATED beside the A170 Ebberston is a quiet and peaceful village. It consists
HANNAH GIBBONS spent last week in London on a work experience placement. In doing so, she witnessed first hand the fear that is gripping the capital. LAST week, on a work experience placement at the Sunday Telegraph in Canary Wharf, London, I wasn't afraid
As harvest gets under way, decisions will shortly have to be made as the next season's cropping and I am sure many will be thinking "Why bother at all!" The objective of the Mid Term Review was to reduce production, and the Single Payment will go into
A HEARTBROKEN family has made a last ditch attempt to trace their pet dog which has been missing since the June 19 floods in Northern Ryedale. The dog, a border collie called Dewi is the only pets still to be traced after the floods tore through Rye Boarding
A CAMPAIGN by Pickering residents fed up of flies and rotting rubbish is gaining support. More than 150 people have signed a petition asking for the council to switch back to collecting rubbish weekly instead of the new fortnightly pattern. Swarms of
PERFECT weather kept people and animals cool and contented for a successful 140th Ryedale Show at Welburn Park yesterday. With more than 15,000 visitors and a high number of entries across the board, honorary secretary Peter Woodall was delighted with
MOVES are to be made to cut car parking charges in Ryedale after a £261,000 windfall was revealed by district council officers. The issue of what should be done with the money, which has come about thanks to a boost in car park income and recycling grants
GROWERS have been invited to see a 2.5 acre site of trial plots on the Yorkshire Wolds. The trials at Ardenfleets Farm, which is part of the Warter Priory Estate, are now in their fourth year and are being conducted by Yorkshire Arable Marketing -- the
YORKSHIRE'S Young Farmers' Club members are celebrating after six of their teams were placed in national finals at the Royal Show. The show, which was held at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire earlier this month, was the venue for 14 hotly contested national
HEART-friendly rural Bison could soon be on North Yorkshire plates thanks to the help of enterprise chiefs. Roger and Julia Clutterbuck's North American Bison -- familiar to many as the buffaloes seen in Hollywood western -- graze the ancient parklands
WE have been asked to point out that the following people won prizes in The Great Yorkshire Show: T Hunter, Newtown Farm, Hunmanby, Filey. Beltex Breed: 1st prize in the Gimmer Lamb section. Reserve female champion in the Beltex Breed, 2 in the Shearling
Glorious Goodwood takes centre stage this week, and Mullaad, potentially the best two-year-old in Ryedale, is set to journey to the five-day Sussex spectacular to put his reputation on the line. The Tim Easterby-trained colt, winner of two of his three
Hunters the Estate Agent York & District Senior League In the Premier Division, Collis King was again in imperious form when he flayed the Malton & Old Malton attack for 163 runs of just 140 balls to record his third century of the season. King
