Columns written by The Gazette & Herald newspaper's features columnists

Pale and interesting – with a killer twist

3:47pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

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

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Happy couple is feathering a nest

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.

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Time to sit back and take in the scenery

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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Food festival is fabulous, but what a contrast

3:41pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THE success of the tasty treat that is Malton Food Lovers Festival at the weekend unmasked a tale of two towns.

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Busy, but not too busy to allow this wind farm

3:40pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THE last couple of months have been, to say the least, very, very busy.

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Mucking about in the foldyard

9:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

IF print was scratch and sniff, you would be inhaling the rich, sweet, earthy scent of farmyard manure that is currently enveloping the farm buildings and infiltrating the farm house.

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On the look-out for dangly-legged visitor

9:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

Although I have no wish to get involved in a dispute about a proposed housing development in Ampleforth, I feel I have to set the record straight about an aspect of wildlife that could be affected.

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Give these people a voice

8:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

I ENJOY canvassing. Despite the occasional abuse, most people appreciate their candidate talking and listening to them. The numerous offers of coffee are much appreciated.

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Close encounters of the avian kind

8:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

A SUSPICIOUS figure loiters in the shade of an ivy covered shed. Not only suspicious but armed. With an air rifle. And a carrion crow in his sites. John is on a Mission to Kill.

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Canine work-horse rounds up new roles

8:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

Renowned local wildlife artist ROBERT FULLER turns his attention to a more domestic creature in need of help

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A moment in the TV spotlight for Tiger

8:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

LOOKING through some old photographs recently, I came across one of His Lordship, a rather magnificent tabby cat, aka Tiger, to his friends. The picture was taken at the Charing Cross Hotel in London, quite some time ago now, on what can only be described as a very memorable occasion.

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Daffy delight and sweet memories

8:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

Malton, April 29. Sun shining today, but a very chill breeze takes the warmth away, which is perhaps as it always was, for Anthony Trollope (1815-82) in his writing of 1858 said: “Let no man boast himself that he has got through the perils of winter, till at least the seventh of May”.

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A great lady who broke the mould for all women

3:26pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

APRIL has been said to be the cruellest month. Not only have we endured ongoing wintry conditions, but we suffered the loss of one of our greatest post-war leaders, Margaret Thatcher.

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Flagging behind in patriotic stakes

3:24pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

MALTON. St George’s Day April 23. Sadly, England’s National Day seems to have gone by, largely unnoticed.

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You can’t bleat about the bush with pet lambs

9:00am Wednesday 1st May 2013

THE swallows are back. Virtually establishing themselves overnight in old haunts of meal shed, dairy and the trailer.

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Many different ways to celebrate May 1st

9:00am Wednesday 1st May 2013

OVER the centuries, May 1 has been given lots of different names including May Day, May Gosling Day, Birch Twig Day, Robin Hood’s Day, Yellowhammer Day, Cattle Anointing Day and Dock Pudding Day.

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Margaret Thatcher: A political colossus

8:00am Wednesday 24th April 2013

IF I ever publish my memoirs, the chapter called ‘Encounters with Prime Ministers’ will be a short one.

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I remember when...

8:00am Wednesday 24th April 2013

MALTON, April 15. Mentioned recently, if you recall, was learning by rote, which many will remember from their schooldays, being a method of learning by heart, with numbers usually.

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Chasing chocolate – and that red rosette

8:00am Wednesday 24th April 2013

This week sees the launch of our new fortnightly column, Paws for Thought, written by Norton’s own Doctor Doolittle, also known as KAREN HUNTON. Her day job is working in the Gazette’s Malton office, but the rest of her time is spent taking care of her ever-growing menagerie. We enjoyed her entertaining contributions to our Pets @ the Gazette feature so much, we gave her a column of her own

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