Through the pest control grapevine and reading the periodicals and journals specifically catering for pest controllers, I find it increasingly disturbing that domestic pets and wild animals are continuing to suffer at the hands of the well-intended
I WAS in my studio painting one bright sunny day last week when I looked up and saw a female peregrine soaring above. As it flew down the valley towards Thixendale, I was reminded of a similar snowy morning in December. I had been out photographing
HUNDREDS of young riders gathered at Bishop Burton last week as the college hosted the latest round of the National Schools Equestrian Association dressage and showjumping series. Riders from Malton School enjoyed their share of the limelight after winning
WITH the worst of the winter weather now almost a distant memory, the North and East Yorkshire Group of Endurance GB Christmas Ride recently took place in Guisborough Forest after previously being postponed. Riders completed the route in about two
Lunchtimes are slump times in this house. John rolls in at midday on the dot, and after cleaning up his meat, veg and sack of potatoes lunchtime repast, retires to the snug with a pudding. Not me. Thence to doze quietly in front of Bargain Hunt
OVERHEAD cloud could not dull the spirits of riders taking part in the unaffiliated dressage competition at Manor Farm, Thornthorpe, on Sunday as the venue held the first event of the 2011 season. Helen Mason, from Scagglethorpe, had plenty to celebrate
RIDERS converged on Friars Hill Stables for the first of its unaffiliated showjumping competitions incorporating David Broome Championship qualifiers at Sinnington. George Brown, 14, notched a double, partnering Penny Richardson’s black mare, Min, to
SOME place names in this region are pre-fixed by the word birk. Examples include Birkdale, Birk Nab, Birk Beck, and perhaps the best known – Birk Brow. This is a hill on the A171 Whitby-Guisborough road as it descends into Charltons on the edge of
I READ with glee in the Gazette & Herald that Ryedale Show is to continue to maintain its policy of strictly keeping up its tradition of a top-class show of animals, horses, cattle, sheep and pigs. Crowds flock to the show – no gimmicky shindigs required
I’M writing this letter in the hope I might get some support from the people of Pickering to help keep our streets clean of dog mess. I have lived in Pickering all my life and have never seen the problem so bad. Why do some people with dogs think
I WOULD like to thank Mr Turner for his letter published in the Gazette & Herald (Wednesday, February 23). The talk given by me to The Charles Dickens (Malton) Society on February 8 entitled “Spare the rod, and spoil the child” focused on the development
I WRITE in response to Mr Shreeve’s letter in the Gazette & Herald (February 23) regarding the proposed merger of Malton and Norton town councils. Let’s get a few facts straight. Both town councils voted in favour of the merger at a joint town council
NOW that the scrap over how we should vote for MPs is in hand, here are some observations regarding recent comments in the press: * No! Criminal minds contributed to that. This should change to bring MPs within the full force of criminal law. *“AV
WE would like to thank all the villagers who have contacted us following our letter on February 2, and we are grateful for your continued unwavering support. Many of you asked us to reply to Moorland Energy spokesman Simon Mountford’s inaccurate
SENIOR citizens from Norton enjoyed the 63rd annual dinner and entertainment at Norton College. A meal of roast port and seasonal vegetables, followed by pudding, was prepared by the staff of the canteen, who did a magnificent job, as did the councillors
A MAN has been arrested following a serious sex attack on a teenage girl in a North Yorkshire town. The incident happened at The Cragg, Whitby, between 6.30pm and 8.30pm last Saturday, when the 16-year-old victim also had her money and cigarettes stolen
A COUNSELLING service in Ryedale has been given a £2,500 grant from the Big Lottery Fund to set up a new website. Ryedale Counselling Service, which helps people aged 13 and over in Malton and at five GP surgeries across Ryedale and Scarborough, says
Eight more people, including one from North Yorkshire, have been charged over the anti-fees protest in central London. Two women, five men and a teenage boy are accused of aggravated trespass in connection with the demonstration at the Millbank complex
A CHILD abuse prosecution against a former teacher from North Yorkshire has been dropped. Stephen Douglas-Hogg, 52, of Filey, is serving a four-and-a-half-year jail sentence for sexually abusing boys at St Paul’s Cathedral School in London in the 1980s
