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• Defeat agony for Pikes

  Northern Counties East League: Sutton Town 4, Pickering Town 2 read more

• 'Public loos should be reopened'

  PUBLIC loos in Malton's Wentworth Street car park, closed by Ryedale District Council (RDC) to save money, should be reopened and cash spent on stepping up recycling and buying a street sweeper, councillors have urged. read more

• Mill project wins 'hearts and minds' of planners

  A LONG-NEGLECTED Ryedale treasure is set to be restored after councillors were urged to vote with their "hearts and minds" and approve the project. read more

• Author solves mystery of the missing abbey

  FOR decades, tourists have gone to the beauty spot of Rosedale Abbey, near Pickering, in search of the abbey - but to no avail. read more

• Deadline looms for tax returns

  THE annual New Year deadline for tax self-assessment forms is imminent, with late filers sure to receive a £100 fine from the taxman, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has warned. read more

• New curtains? I'll fly them out

  THE owners of a soft furnishing store in Malton have come up with a novel plan to increase business - by offering to hop on a plane to help customers abroad. read more

• Big breakfasts fit the bill

  BIG breakfasts equal big rewards for the new Yorkshire Air Ambulance. read more

• 1664 - it was a bad year for witches...

  ONE of the more curious features of the central North York Moors was the use of so-called witch posts in cottages. read more

• Yet another Single Payment update

  I MET a farmer the other day whose accounting year end falls oddly at the end of November and he commented that you cannot believe the difference the absence of subsidy cheques makes to the bottom line. read more

• Sydney's bulletin from the front line

  Gazette & Herald readers have been sending in their stories of relatives who fell during the First World War - particularly those referred to as 'unknown soldiers', men who have no marked resting place. Valerie Gilbert, from Rillington, told the story behind a letter written from the trenches by her great uncle Sydney. read more

• Dear friend, you're my fall-back plan!

  HANNAH GIBBONS is delighted to welcome the new law on civil partnership - especially as it means she will never end up as an old-aged spinster... read more

• TV show to channel hotel's 'energies'

  SPOOKY goings-on at a historic hotel will be televised on a prime-time reality TV show. read more

• Former arms dealer to sue police

  PETER Bleach - who spent eight years in an Indian prison after being convicted of an illegal arms deal - is to sue North Yorkshire Police using thousands of pounds of taxpayers' cash. read more

• Praise for businessman who nailed 'Weasel Boy'

  A PICKERING businessman who helped to convict a notorious internet fraudster has been praised by police and industry officials. read more

• 'I've never seen anything like it' - John

  Durham/Northumberland One: Billingham 15, Malton & Norton 13 read more

• 'Invasion' plans in place

  Stand by for a North Yorkshire invasion in the newly-sited Lincoln Handicap. read more

• Chance to air project ideas

  DIRECT Farming and Rural Solutions in Easingwold is holding another series of their free clinics on Friday. read more

• Help at hand for county's pig farmers

  YORKSHIRE pig farmers are being invited to "Walk the Food Chain" at a special one-day event designed at increasing their knowledge and understanding of market and consumer requirements. read more

• Vintage pay day for charities

  SIX local organisations have benefited from the work of the Ryedale Vintage Tractor and Engine Club - the organisation which promotes the preservation of old farming machinery and engines. read more

• Plans to tackle farm vehicle road danger

  THE dangers posed by farm vehicles entering and leaving the A64 near York could finally be tackled. read more

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