Weathervanes are a bit of a misnomer as obviously they are to do with wind direction rather than weather, although the two are not entirely unconnected. For a weathervane to work correctly, the small end should point upwind and the larger downwind
It is 20 years since Dani Lancing went missing and was found dead. Her parents, now divorced, are still suffering from the death of their only child, with her father still seeing and talking to her and her mother not eating or sleeping. Dani
Ian Mcmillan is Yorkshire’s best loved poet and humourist and within these pages he imagines inventions that might have come from Yorkshire. His descriptions of the patent wallet clamp, invented for those who are tight-fisted with their money,
Holmesdale, on the market with Hunters property group, is a handsome Victorian town house of generous proportions retaining many original features throughout with spacious accommodation spread over three floors, occupying a large plot of approximately
BILSDALE Silver Band is a truly rural band. It has been in existence since at least 1859 – when it competed in the Lofthouse Grand Village Band Contest, which was described by Charles Dickens in the weekly periodical All The Year Round. Some
THE pumpkin season couldn’t be any shorter with the window for marketing focused on one day: October 31. It’s hard to believe but we grow about 10 million pumpkins each year of which 95 per cent go to make Halloween lanterns. In some areas
A YOUNG farmer and butcher is presenting his first television film for BBC One’s Countryfile. Gareth Barlow, who lives near Bulmer, is undertaking a two-part look at the beef industry from both farming and consumer viewpoints. The second instalment
Brad Taylor’s passion is Motocross and he describes it as a ‘big, adrenaline rush’ – especially over the jumps. The Year 11 student started competing just over a year ago when he was 14. His friend did it, and one weekend Brad joined him. Brad
Why did you want to teach maths? I wasn't actually very good at maths, but I enjoyed problem solving and getting positive feedback. In terms of teaching, I had no careers education and didn't know what to do. As soon as I tried it, I loved it!
Last week in school we had an interesting talk from a speaker promoting STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. It was thanks to our headteacher, who applied to the Speakers for Schools programme, that we were lucky enough to hear from Kate
A SUBSTANTIAL and beautifully-presented six-bedroom detached family home set in a village location with spectacular and unspoilt views over the Yorkshire Wolds has come onto the market with Boulton Cooper Stephensons estate agent. Outside, Dovetail
MALTON & Norton bagged bragging rights in their first derby of the Yorkshire One season - and in doing so stayed on the coattails of unbeaten league leaders Doncaster Phoenix. Malton won 30-18 at Scarborough to make it six wins from eight games
AFTER a Flat season, thrillingly highlighted by his association with crack two-year-old The Wow Signal, who provided him with a Royal Ascot success and his first-ever Group 1 triumph, John Quinn is now turning his attentions to the jumps season and
BAGBY & Balk have gone top of the newitts.com Beckett League first division table following a 5-1 home romp against Rosedale. The visitors played 70 minutes of the match with three generations of the same family on the pitch as player-manager
MIDFIELDER Dave McTiernan set one up then scored twice as Whitby Town moved to within three points of the Evo-Stik league premier division top five thanks to a 3-1 win over Nantwich Town. Darren Williams' men were full value for Saturday's home
MITCH COOK is hoping the cavalry will soon be arriving at Pickering Town. The Pikes boss said he has been unable to pick the same starting first 11 in any two matches this season and, after a break from Northern Counties East League premier division
MALTON & Norton came within spot kicks of causing a notable York FA Saturday Senior Cup upset. M&N, in good form in division one of the York Minster Engineering League, held premier division high-riders Dunnington to a 1-1 draw in the second
PICKERING Town goal machine Liam Salt proved to be an unwitting hero turned villain for Brooklyn in the Scarborough & District FA District Cup - while playing in goal for Edgehill.Salt, who is out of the frame at Pickering as he comes back from injury
BROOKLYN got back up and running in the North Riding County FA Women’s League after four games without a win as a fantastic team performance brought a 5-3 victory at York St John University. Brooklyn pressed early on but they needed goalkeeper
SNAINTON bagged a vital win in the second division of the Scarborough & District League on Saturday, beating fellow strugglers Duchess. The 2-0 triumph - Snainton's first win in seven attempts - came courtesy of goals scored by Josh Beach in
Brooklyn Under-15s beat Copmanthorpe on penalties at the end of a fine York FA Intermediate (Senior) Minor Cup round two tie. Brooklyn, with a strong wind behind them, went ahead when Luke Scott’s powerful shot was parried, with striker Tom Walsh
TERRINGTON Glory bagged a vital and much-needed victory in the York Minster Engineering League. Struggling Glory’s fixture against bottom team Easingwold Town was the only premier division match on Saturday due to York FA cup ties and it saw the
A LONG warm summer has resulted in a spectacular show of autumn colour at the Yorkshire Arboretum, near Castle Howard. The 120-acre garden of trees is awash with swathes of red and gold foliage, which show no sign of fading any time soon. John
YOUNG footballers aged between seven and 12 are being invited to attend an open trial to win a place at York City’s new advanced development centre in Pickering. The Sky Bet League Two club will stage the trial on Monday, November 17 at Ryedale
SEVEN-year-old Nathan Brown was one of a number of youngsters who met Spookly the Square Pumpkin during half term this week at Cedar Barn farm shop and cafe, near Pickering.The Halloween workshop was based on the computer-animated film, which is based
RESIDENTS of Kirkbymoorside have warned government officials that granting a formerly refused housing development on appeal could lead to serious traffic accidents and would have a detrimental impact on the town. A public inquiry in to the refusal
TRIBUTES have been paid to a mother-to-be who died suddenly losing her unborn baby. Lucy Copland who has been described as someone who ‘everyone warmed to’ collapsed at her home in Malton on Saturday, October 18. Despite the efforts of ambulance
The case against Joint Master and Huntsman for the Middleton Hunt, Tom Holt,was before Scarborough Magistrates today and was adjourned until 12 February 2015 for trial. Tom Holt faces a charge of Hunting a Wild Mammal with Dogs at West Knapton,
WORK has been suspended on a £2m flood defence scheme for Pickering. The work was due to have been completed in about six weeks, but will now be delayed until Spring. Contractors said recent heavy rain has hampered progress. An Environment
A COUPLE who organise popular dances both for fun and charity are back at their regular venue. Barrie and Pat Elener are hosting their first event at Ryedale Community Leisure Centre in Norton since it reopened last month. The couple said they
YORKSHIRE Water is appealing for information over the illegal discharge of waste into the public sewer network at Sinnington. An unknown tanker is understood to be parking near Elmsall House Farm at about 10pm and discharging what appears to be
PUBLIC toilets removed from Pickering Cemetery by the town council three years ago are not to be replaced. Town clerk Andrew Husband said the council had been asked to provide new toilets to replace the block which had previously been in the town
NORTON councillors have been promised repairs to the town’s Church Street are a priority in 2015/16. The town council has been pressing for the road to be resurfaced due to the number of potholes. However, North Yorkshire County Council has
ORGANISERS of the annual Poppy Appeal are calling on local people to support their efforts and help beat last year's total of almost £17,000. The Malton, Norton and District branch of the Royal British Legion launched the Poppy Appeal 2014 last
HELMSLEY Sports and Social Club is hosting the town’s annual family bonfire night celebrations on Saturday. Taking place on the sports field, just off Baxton Road, gates open at 6pm with the bonfire being lit at 6.30pm and the fireworks display
THE Fitzwilliam Malton Estate is seeking a judicial review of Ryedale District Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a supermarket on Wentworth Street car park in Malton. Last month, the Department for Communities and Local Government
A firework display will be held at Pickering Recreation Club on Wednesday, November 5. Tickets are £5 for adults and £3 for children under 12, and are available from the club, Dunnings Butchers, Bridge Street, Pickering, or at the gate.
A RARE 18th century clock which was made in Malton has been brought back to the town by a local antique dealer. The longcase clock, which is seven foot, six inches tall, was built by clockmaker John Richardson in 1704. Derek Garraton, from
DOCTORS' surgeries in North Yorkshire and can now bid for a share of £100 million pot of cash to improve and extending patient access to services. The money is available in the second wave of The Prime Minister’s Challenge Fund and from yesterday
Householders in Kirkbymoorside are to be consulted about plans to reduce street lighting hours in the town. Councillor Sarah Ward said leaflets were to be distributed in the affected areas, but added that she was concerned about people’s safety
RESIDENTS from Kirkbymoorside have the chance to raise concerns about crime and policing when the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, Julia Mulligan, comes to the town on November 6. The appointment-based surgeries will take place
THE Co-operative is challenging children in Pickering to produce petrifying pumpkins and trick or treat outfits for Halloween. Youngsters aged from three to 11 are being invited to enter a Halloween and Pumpkin competition being hosted at The Co-operative
A TAXI firm has opened a new office in Malton. Kappa’s Cars has new premises at 6-8 Railway Street and is open 24 hours with a fleet of up to five vehicles. The business is run by Glenn Lewis, known locally as Kappa, hence the business name
COUNCILLORS in Kirkbymoorside have deferred a decision on whether to produce a neighbourhood plan after members had differing views on its value. Councillor Judy Watson said: “It would give us more say on issues in the town.” But the town mayor
COUNCILLORS have given the go-ahead for a new agricultural dealership in East Knapton. Ryetec Ltd has been given permission by Ryedale District Council’s planning committee to convert farm buildings at Mill House, Scarborough Road, into an office
Pensioners in Pickering are in line for a bumper Christmas party thanks to a £500 grant from Pickering Town Council. Councillors have also agreed to give £200 to the Ryedale Talking Magazine for the Visually Impaired.
One of the worst shipping disasters on the North Yorkshire coast will be marked at a special service at the Parish Church of St Mary’s, Whitby, on Saturday. Eighty-five people died on October 30, 1914, when the Rohilla, a First World War hospital
A TRAVEL agency is helping to fund the fireworks at an annual display in Norton. Hays Travel, in Malton, has donated £500 to Elim Ryedale Church which organises a Family Fun Night each year. Held at Norton College, on Sunday, November 2, the
PLANS for a festive fun day in Helmsley are underway to coincide with Small Business Saturday. The event Held on Saturday, December 6, will include street performers, games and rides, an ice rink, treasure hunt and competitions. Ryedale District
A FASHION student, who is still studying towards her degree, is preparing to launch her own clothing line of unique children’s clothing. Setting her aside from other leading retailers, 21-year-old Catherine Wattrus, of Amotherby, has created an
PEOPLE are being urged to support Norton library in a bid to save it from closure. County councillor Elizabeth Shields, who represents Norton, told the town council that communities who wish to retain their library in some form would have to prove
MP Anne McIntosh has launched an inquiry in food security. As chairman of the Government’s select committee for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, she said it would cover not only security, but demand, consumption and waste.
A student has won a £1,000 scholarship for outstanding academic achievement at the University of Worcester. Rachel Lund, 20, a former pupil of Lady Lumley’s School, in Pickering, was one of 112 students presented with the scholarship. Rachel
Malton Cookery School is opening its doors for a country house cooking course next month, led by Lady Isabella Naylor-Leyland. Participants of the day-long course will learn basic skills, including making “very short pastry” and the perfect mashed
PREGNANT women are being advised to protect themselves and their baby against flu. Mums-to-be are at high risk of suffering the ill effects of flu, making them a priority group for the seasonal vaccination this winter. During pregnancy, the
PICKERING Library is hosting an event aimed at helping people get ready for winter from 10am-1pm tomorrow. Age UK, Ryedale District Council and the White Rose Home Improvement Agency are among the organisations taking part. The RSPCA will give
CHILDREN at Luttons Community Primary School are sporting a brand new look for their PE lessons. The school has been donated new sweatshirts by a local agricultural contractor and haulier P Barnett. Teacher Christopher Moore, said they were
A BUSINESSMAN has helped to secure the future of a support group for cancer sufferers and their families. The Ryedale Cancer Support and Social Group, which meets on a monthly basis at the WRVS Centre in Pickering, had been facing closure due to
STAFF from Morrisons supermarket in Malton have taken place in a national baton race to raise funds for charity. The store was challenged to transport the baton to their Scarborough store by walking, running or cycling. During the race the
A GLIMPSE into the past of Norton is on show on this weekend in the town’s council chamber. The Woodhams-Stone Collection is holding a free exhibition in the building on Saturday, November 1, from 10am to 3pm, focussing on Norton and its rich heritage
CHILDREN at Weaverthorpe Primary School have helped the older generation in their community as part of the harvest festival. Around 25 boxes of food were put together and distributed to the elderly in and around the village. Headteacher Jeanette
AN art exhibition celebrating the wealth of wildlife to be found in Yorkshire opens in Thixendale, on November 8. Wildlife artist Robert E Fuller plans to display paintings featuring his favourite Yorkshire creatures through an exhibition that
CHILDREN at Amotherby Primary School have been trying out new musical instruments - thanks to local bakers. Amotherby Volunteer group have been busy selling cakes at Pickering and Helmsley markets to raise money for the school. As a result
A SCHEME which helps older and vulnerable people live independently in their own homes is now available to all residents in Ryedale. The handy person service offers a range of small repairs and adaptation by reliable and trusted workmen. Operated
MEMBERS OF Norton and Malton Town Councils have backed a potential bid to host next year's Towns Alive national convention. Funding of £17,000 is needed before the towns can be put forward as potential hosts for the event which focusing on celebrating
SAINT Catherine’s Hospice is appealing for help from supporters in Ryedale after being shortlisted in a scheme which could net the charity thousands of pounds. The hospice is one of only three charities from the whole of Yorkshire to be in the
A RELATIVE of Charles Dickens will be appearing in Malton as part of the town's Christmas celebrations. Lucinda Hawksley, the great, great, great granddaughter of Dickens, will officially launch the festive season at The Talbot Hotel on Saturday
PARENTS are being urged to leave the car at home and walk their children to school in a bid to get fit this autumn. As part of Walk to School Month, which runs throughout October, housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has provided 60 high-visibility wrist
A UNIQUE outdoor activity centre for schools and youth groups in Easingwold has unveiled plans to turn its historic wartime cabin into an eco-friendly solar powered classroom and meeting hall. 1st Easingwold Scout Group, which is co-ordinating
THE PENULTIMATE Malton Monthly Food Market for 2014 takes place on Saturday, November 8. For November’s market, Ashley McCarthy of Ye Old Sun at Colton, will be donning his chef’s whites for demos at 11am and 12noon. Ashley said: “At Ye Old
RYEDALE Folk Museum is inviting local people to experience their enchanted grounds at night– with plenty of strange goings on. The museum is hosting its annual family Halloween party with witches, zombies, ghosts and fairies invited to attend the
DOG lovers who attended a charity auction have helped to save about 25 dogs from being put down this winter. Mandy Clark, of Helperthorpe, organised a two-course meal and auction at The Blue Bell Country Inn, Weaverthorrope, to raise money for
A VILLAGE is preparing to host a series of events to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War. Members of Terrington History Group have completed a project to restore the Roll of Honour in the village church, as well as researching
THORNTON Lodge, near Easingwold, held its annual Halloween hunter trials last weekend with many of the riders and horses dressed for the occasion. The effort Sue and Bill Raper put into their events on their cross-course, stands to reason why they
CONEYSTHORPE ‘B’ marched on in division two of the Ryedale League, convincingly winning 10-0 at Ryedale ‘G’ to confirm their credentials for promotion. Tom Thorpe starred with three wins and was well assisted by Russ Grimshaw (2) as Amotherby ‘
THE Pickering Individual League got under way with new man Simmy Cass stealing the show. Cass, a Yorkshire Superleague player for Cayton-based Star Inn, made light work of beating Roger Dawson 4-1, throwing a maximum along the way. He later
RYEDALE School have been crowned English Schools’ fell running champions. A year ago, Ryedale brought home team gold in the Year 8/9 boys’ category, with Elliot Hutchinson playing a key role. This time, in the championships held on the fells
VOTED the UK’s best Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop at the 2014 National Fish and Chip Awards in January, the people behind Quayside, in Whitby, cannot quite believe how much life has changed. Run by brothers Stuart and Adrian Fusco, Quayside
THE Devonshire Fell, a home from home boutique hotel in the Yorkshire Dales, is offering a Muddy Paws package – the “paw-fect” stay for you and your four-legged friend. From £364 per couple – dogs stay for free – the two-night dinner, bed and breakfast
THE award-winning LipService Theatre is back on tour with its hilarious take on a literary classic. Last seen at the Stephen Joseph Theatre with Inspector Norse and Withering Looks, comedy duo Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding return next month to present
TERRINGTON Arts presents North Country Theatre in J L Carr’s A Month in the Country on Wednesday, November 12. Two men, an artist and archaeologist recently released from the horrors of the trenches, find themselves working side by side in a North
I AM not sure whether my vineyard on the edge of the North York Moors National Park is the most northerly in England, but it is probably the smallest. I have only two vines which I bought from a garden centre three or four years ago. Not claiming
The cows will soon be in. They are starting to spend hours gazing over the gates across the lane from the foldyard, dreaming no doubt of self service at the silage clamp, but they can dream on for a while yet. There is still lots of grass in the
Given the by now completely obvious extent of public concern about fracking in Ryedale, it seems altogether remarkable that the district council chose to close to the public its parish liaison meeting in Malton, held on Wednesday, October 22, at which
I CANNOT imagine even one rational reason which would justify killing a healthy, beautiful animal such as a horse, especially one which did not belong to you. Further to that, illegally dumping its body in a front garden where children reside is
I write this letter regarding Ryedale District Council’s Ryedale plan, which is having devastating effects on Scagglethorpe. Under this plan, building in the village is limited to infill, basically this means villagers selling off bits of their
Can I be the only one who gets fed up with being caught in huge tailbacks caused by tractor drivers? Time and time again throughout the year you can be caught in queues with up to 25 vehicles (yes, I have counted them), trundling along between
THE Middleton Pony Club were the hosts for the Dengie preliminary qualifiers for the pony clubs in area 3, at Bishop Burton College last weekend. The first rounds running from October through to February are to qualify pass to for the area qualifiers
AFTER two years of lobbying for a change in the law on fly-grazing in England, the Bill has finally been passed in the House of Commons. An influential coalition has been working hard to raise the profile of the growing problem of fly-grazing.
MALTON & NORTON Under-14s were made to work hard by Pocklington before running out 24-12 winners at home. They started brightly and took an early lead when George Austin-Thompson raced to the posts. Soon after, Archie Johnson attacked the short
MALTON lost a hard-fought match 3-2 to Wigginton 1 in the Yorkshire League first division. Malt’s wins came from Jamie Hopwood and Terry Wilson. The team still picked up nine valuable points and are in seventh place in the table. In York &
A STRONG field is being assembled for the Malton Forest Rally on Sunday, November 2. Charlie Payne and Stephen Petch go head to head in Fiesta R5s and they are likely to have a close fight with Ollie Mellors in his Proton, plus Peter Stephenson
MALTON rider Ian Austermuhle held off a strong challenges to take the expert class at Eboracum Motor Club’s prestigious Colonial Trial. The event may not now have national status, but the name alone assures a first-class entry. The three-lap
A FORMER Malton chef has joined the team at York’s only five-star hotel. The Cedar Court Grand Hotel and Spa has appointed Craig Atchinson as their new head chef. Moving from the Talbot Hotel, in Malton, where he worked with TV chef James Martin
THE railway crossing closures continue this week and we are ending our shows in time for staff and patrons to get across the river before the crossing closes. The switch-on of the Christmas lights will be in a month’s time, which just goes to show
GOTHIC glamour is this year’s theme in the annual art deco- inspired events at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, in Scarborough. In celebration of its 1936 art deco Odeon building, the theatre invites you to a packed Deco Days event on Friday and Saturday
MARKING the centenary of the beginning of the First World War is a major revival of Stephen MacDonald’s play about poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. Stephen’s production, Not About Heroes, chronicles the unique and deepening friendship
JOHN CHALLIS – better known as Boycie in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses – will be appearing at The Black Swan, in Helmsley, next month. A veteran actor of stage and screen, John will be chatting with guests and signing his latest book, the
SCARBOROUGH Symphony Orchestra is inviting anyone who enjoyed watching or listening to the BBC coverage of the Proms this summer to come along and experience the real thing for themselves. The orchestra, which was recently praised as one of the
THE Chapter House Choir is performing an evening of poignant music and readings to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. Included in the programme will be the world premiere of a piece by distinguished composer,
GORDON HENDRICKS’ new show, Aloha From Hawaii, comes to the Grand Opera House, York, on Friday, November 7. More than an ordinary theatrical show, Aloha From Hawaii, is a long-term dream of Gordon, pictured, to replicate Elvis’s original iconic
MY mother has been attending the Scarborough Eylea clinic for treatment of age-related macular degeneration (wet), on average every six weeks for the past 18 months. She is 91 and lives in a residential care home in Scarborough. She has significant
TO frack or not to frack? Not to, would seem to be the answer, at least not now. There should be a moratorium on fracking and on waste water re-injection until such time as the hydro-geologists, seismologists, cancer and other medical specialists
COINCIDENCE? Chance? I wonder? I relocated to Helmsley from London in February of this year. I had been visiting Ampleforth Abbey for the past three years, where I now work, voluntarily, on the gardening team. As you might know, there has been
I am concerned about the fracking issue and avoided taking a view until I had looked at both sides. I attended a public meeting organised by Frack Free Ryedale. I do not know how exaggerated this was (if at all), but it did seem to me that if only
Christopher Pickles (Gazette & Herald, October 15) writes that wind turbines are rather beautiful. He is entitled to his view, although most of us see them as blots on the landscape. If they were an effective energy source, we would also put
I hope someone learns from the mistakes of the closure of Malton level crossing for maintenance work on Sunday, but I doubt they will. Firstly, the road signs were poor, wrong or non-existent. There was almost no advance warning until you arrived
“The chief executive of the xyz company earns £3m per year”, “A footballer earns £150,000 a week”. Earns? The user has not read much Oscar Wilde. This may be their price, but it is not their value. The common link to these and other financial abuses
STRONG winds and bright sunshine greeted runners for the annual Clay Bank West fell race near Stokesley - with Russ Grayson leading home the contingent from Pickering Running Club. The four-mile grade ‘A’ competition attracted a team of eight Pickering
IT was now more important than ever that Britain’s villages should be preserved, said Lord Derwent, president of the Scarborough and Pickering branch of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England. Lord Derwent was speaking at the branch
