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11 March 2010

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Decision due on Ryedale Council push-button voting system

THE traditional show of hands could soon be replaced by a hi-tech voting system in Ryedale’s corridors of power.

Ryedale village halls get new lease of life

POST offices, shops and pubs may be endangered species in rural communities these days, but one aspect of country life which is thriving is village halls.

Concern voiced at police use of taser guns

WORRIES about the use of taser equipment to immobilise suspected offenders were raised at a recent meeting of Kirkbymoorside police and community group.

Pickering students learn importance of democracy

TWO hundred sixth formers in Pickering caught election fever during a visit by Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Howard Keal.

Praise for the work of North Yorkshire Police

POLICE in North Yorkshire have been praised by a watchdog as report cards of forces’ performance are revealed for the first time.

Drivers badly hurt after car accident near Stillington

Updated: TWO drivers were airlifted to hospital after being cut out of their cars by firefighters.

Teen attackers leave Pickering girl, 16, unconscious

A 16-YEAR-OLD girl is recovering after she was attacked by two teenagers.

Liberal councillor, John Clark, joins fight to be MP for Thirsk and Malton

RYEDALE and North Yorkshire councillor John Clark has announced that he will be standing as the Liberal parliamentary candidate for Thirsk and Malton.

One of Ryedale’s oldest people, Mary Teasdale, dies aged 103

ONE of Ryedale’s oldest residents, Mary Teasdale, has died at the age of 103 in Scarborough Hospital.

Historic Wombleton Aerodrome faces bulldozer

THE demolition of part of a historic former aerodrome in is set to be given the go-ahead next week.

Richard Buck’s pledge to go full pelt in World Indoor Championships

RICHARD BUCK has pledged to go flat out in his bid for a world championship medal.

Simon Dyson out for a flier in World Golf Championship tournament in Florida

NO ONE will have a better chance of getting off to the best possible start than North Yorkshire swing-king Simon Dyson in today’s World Golf Championship tournament in America.

Malton & Norton magic goes on with 17-13 win over Sheffield

MALTON & Norton gave further proof they are the form team in Yorkshire One with a 17-13 victory over Sheffield which lifted them four points from safety.

Old Malton St Mary's unbeaten run ends with 2-1 home loss to Poppleton United

DOUBLE-CHASING Old Malton St Mary’s 11-match unbeaten run in the York Minster Engineering League premier division ended with a 2-1 home loss to Poppleton United – and a dent in their title

Sisters Joanna and Laura Mason win at Burton Hunt

SISTERS Joanna and Laura Mason celebrated a memorable double at the Burton Hunt point-to-point, which took place at North Carlton, near Lincoln.

Conscience versus duty in the British armed forces

Lance Corporal Joe Glenton, from York, was due to be sentenced at Colchester Military Court today for going absent without leave. STEPHEN LEWIS reports on the tension between duty and conscience for

George Teasdale is new president of Ryedale Show

A STALWART of Ryedale agricultural industry, George Teasdale, whose family have been farming in the Helmsley district for 300 years, has been elected the new president of Ryedale Show.

Another fine mess

I WAS brought up on a diet of watching Laurel and Hardy in glorious black and white, and some time through their comic antics, Stan would inevitably turn to Ollie and say: “This is another fine

Annie Whitehead Band, The Shed, Hovingham Village Hall, March 13

TICKETS are still available for the Annie Whitehead Band’s return to The Shed at Hovingham Village Hall, near York, on Saturday at 8pm.

Parking charges

I AGREE with Coun Andrews’ view that Ryedale District Council is tinkering with trivial amounts of money.

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