Features

When wartime duty called for one and all

Christian, Mark, George, Christopher and Katherine Howard enjoyed a brief period of high society and country house parties before war broke out in 1939

11:45am Friday 24th May 2013

A new exhibition opening tomorrow tells the haunting story of how the First and Second World Wars affected the great house of Castle Howard and the lives of those who lived there. STEPHEN LEWIS reports.

Old pictures of Whitby

Donkeys and their riders on the beach at Whitby, a picture from 1925

11:23am Monday 20th May 2013

We have three more pictures from North Yorkshire historian Robin Cook's wonderful Whitby Through Time, which featured a couple of weeks ago.

Readers capture springtime pictures

Colourful beach huts at Scarborough’s North Bay by Nick Fletcher, Norton

9:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

READERS have taken advantage of the recent sunny days and headed out with their cameras to capture Ryedale and the surrounding area at its best.

How businesses can make the most of the Tour de France

Eventual winner Bradley Wiggins in last year’s race

11:42am Tuesday 14th May 2013

YORKSHIRE is going pedalling mad following the region’s successful bid to host the first stages of the 2014 Tour de France.

On border patrol with the collies

Mike Cooke and Nicki Oliver with some of the dogs at Border Collie Rescue

10:05am Wednesday 8th May 2013

Border collies are lovely, intelligent dogs – but they don’t always make the ideal family pet. STEPHEN LEWIS visits a rescue centre near York that aims to find a new home for dogs that have proved too much of a handful as pets

A pair of lovely ladies looking for forever homes

Twiggy

8:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

EVERY other week we feature dogs being cared for by Ryedale Dog Rescue in the hope of helping them to find a new home.

Youngsters set up own group at Norton’s skatepark

PC Nick Coning with members of Skatepark Users’ Group at Norton skatepark

8:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

YOUNGSTERS who use Norton’s skatepark have set up their own group to help develop and maintain the site.

Pictures of Whitby show a proud history

JT Ross called this view of the rowing lifeboat – taken in about 1905  – Whitby's Brave Hearts

11:28am Monday 6th May 2013

THERE is always a sense of pride to be had when, on being asked to declare your place of birth, you are able to write “Whitby, Yorkshire”, writes local historian Robin Cook.

Celebrating 40 years of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

he anniversary train carrying the 40-year volunteers on a special awayday was hauled by the Lambton Tank engine, which pulled the Royal train in 1973, and is assisted by K1 No 62005

9:22am Thursday 2nd May 2013

It is 40 years this week since the North Yorkshire Moors Railway was reopened by the Duchess of Kent. NATALYA WILSON explains how a meeting in her grandfather’s house in 1967 led to a rescue mission to save the railway after it was axed by Beeching

On the verge of extinction

Margaret Atherden inspecting a North Yorkshire verge

12:26pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

North Yorkshire’s wildflower verges are under threat – from climate change, insecticides, and over-zealous gardening. STEPHEN LEWIS reports.

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Columnists

Puppy love for the king of the spaniels

Breeding Cavalier King Charles Spaniels proved to be a memorable period

3:01pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

I CAN’T quite remember why, but back in the 90s, I decided that I wanted to breed Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. In truth, I only bred a handful of litters, but what a memorable period that proved to be.

On the look-out for our garden visitors

Brian Allen

2:57pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

Casually watching the comings, goings and comicalities of our resident house sparrows last summer, I noticed a colourful jay enter the garden from nearby Manor Vale.

Pale and interesting – with a killer twist

A carpet of bluebells welcomes walkers to the woods near Welburn

3:47pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Wildlife expert and outdoor education leader MIKE BAGSHAW finds a sinister forest-dweller in our midst.

Happy couple is feathering a nest

Dale Lowther

3:45pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

I AM pleased to report that, at least in one small section of the farm, a male has actually got things right.

Time to sit back and take in the scenery

Des Reed

3:43pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

MALTON, May 14. Having just been chauffeured to Scarborough and back this morning by Kim, my daughter-in-law, I’ve had the pleasant experience of being able to sit back and look at the scenery.

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Readers' letters

Food festival really was an uplifting community effort

3:38pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

MAY I, on behalf of the Malton Community Interest Company (CIC), thank everyone who contributed to this year’s Malton Food Lovers Festival?

My year as mayor was full of highlights

3:37pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THROUGH your pages I would like to thank the people of Pickering for their support during my year as town mayor.

Two sides to the issue of food

3:38pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THERE was an awful contrast between your front page on the new Ryedale Food Bank (May 15) and the publicity for the Food Festival in Malton for the weekend as well as a big insert.

It is an honour to serve you

3:36pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

I WOULD like to express my sincere thanks to everyone who voted for me in the recent North Yorkshire County Council elections for the Kirkbymoorside and Helmsley Division.

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