Even though food was very short in Britain during the First World War, families often sent parcels to their fathers and brothers fighting at the front. The parcels contained presents of chocolate, cake, tobacco and tinned food. At the beginning
Wartime memories of the way the people of North Yorkshire – particularly the women – came to the aid of wounded soldiers in the First World War are being pulled together in a major local history project which has just been awarded a grant from the
In this momentous year which marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, Karen Hunton takes a look at the significant and selfless contribution made by both soldiers and animals alike throughout the conflict. In the past century
On July 26, 1914 volunteers in the Territorial Army left Malton for their two-week summer camp, little knowing it would be five years, for the lucky ones, before they returned to their peace-time lives. JOHN HOWARD reports . The Territorial Force
RYEDALE Food Bank, based at Hope Central, in Castlegate, Malton, is appealing for particular items of foodstuffs to help those in need. Organisers say they are short of UHT milk, UHT juice, small tins of vegetables, fruit and meat, cereals, sponge
TICKETS are on sale for a Kenny Rogers tribute night in Pickering. Tickets to the event at the Recreation Club, Mill Lane, Pickering, on October 18 at 7.30pm, cost £10, which includes a hot supper. They are available from Dunning Butchers,
THE Crown and Cushion in Welburn is thanking the local community for their support by inviting the entire village to its first birthday party. Villagers have been sent invitations to help it celebrate the pub's first year since its major refurbishment
YORKSHIRE in June and July 1914 was a county unimpressed by the looming prospect of war. The Yorkshire Herald, the main morning newspaper, had covered the murder of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28 in some detail. But the people
STUART Hillard, from the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee, will be coming to Malton to give a talk about his time on the popular programme. The talk will take place in Saville Street Methodist Church, Malton, under the auspices of the Malton Country
