Village profile features from the Gazette & Herald

A village standing proud and unspoilt

11:40am Thursday 24th August 2006

Gillamoor sits on the edge of the North York Moors. Although it has lost its post office and shops, the sense of community remains. NAOMI GLASS went along to find out more.

Appleton-le-Moors

9:18am Thursday 29th June 2006

THERE is far more to Appleton-le-Moors than meets the eye.

A village for all seasons

4:43pm Tuesday 25th April 2006

The village of Farndale is synonymous with daffodils but beyond the blanket of yellow blooms is a vibrant village. Reporter DAVID JEFFELS went along to find out more...

Lealholm

4:42pm Tuesday 25th April 2006

This week Gazette & Herald columnist Brian Allen takes a step back in time to look at life in Lealholm in the early 20th century - where there are some unusual tales to tell.

West Burton

4:40pm Tuesday 25th April 2006

As the summer month approach, one of the most popular places to visit has to be the Yorkshire Dales with its spectacular scenery. This week, CELIA MORLEY looks at the historic past of the ancient village of West Burton.

Generations of history

4:24pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

Nestling on a hillside above the River Derwent between Malton and York is the tiny village of Kirkham. Beyond its picturesque scenery is a village with a wealth of history. MARTHA ALEXANDER went along to find out more.

This is a village you can’t a-ford to miss

2:09pm Wednesday 29th March 2006

The village of Hovingham sits in the heart of the Howardian Hills. RACHAEL CLEGG made her first trip to the village to find out what it has to offer. Some say that to get the true taste of a place you have to have experienced its public transport; to experience Hovingham, one has to have been to Hovingham Stores particularly as the village suffers from poor public transport links.

Farndale

10:55am Wednesday 1st March 2006

IT may be one of Yorkshire's most scattered communities it has less than a 100 residents but the folk of Farndale amazingly support two community halls, a thriving little church, chapel, pub, cafe, two parish councils and an agricultural show which this year is celebrating its centenary.