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Ryedale traders draw battle lines over A-board ban

Louis and Tracy Bush, owners of Poppies Tea Room in Pickering, with their A-board

12:00pm Wednesday 8th September 2010

RYEDALE traders are outraged after being told to clear the footpaths of A-boards advertising their businesses or face legal action.

Stand-in mayor urged to quit in Kirkbymoorside council office row

Coun Gaynor De Barr

11:46am Wednesday 8th September 2010

ANGRY residents have demanded a halt to a controversial scheme to spend up to £175,000 to transform a former library into council offices.

Plan for 89 new homes at Cheesecake Farm, in Norton

11:48am Wednesday 8th September 2010

PLANS have been unveiled for a large housing development on the edge of a Ryedale town.

Howard Keal quits as leader of Ryedale Council’s Liberal Democrat Group

11:49am Wednesday 8th September 2010

RYEDALE councillor Howard Keal has stepped down as leader of the council’s Liberal Democrat Group after four years.

New minister at All Saints’ Church in Helmsley

The new vicar By DAVID JEFFELS of Helmsley, Rev Tim Robinson

12:01pm Wednesday 8th September 2010

Helmsley’S All Saints’ Church has welcomed its new minister.

Man is found in burning vehicle near Hutton-le-Hole

12:03pm Wednesday 8th September 2010

A MAN was found in a burning vehicle between Castleton and Hutton-le-Hole on Sunday.

Wookie comes home after dog-nap ordeal

Wookie with his owner Alison Wilson, of Farndale

8:34am Tuesday 7th September 2010

Updated: WOOKIE, the Yorkshire Terrier snatched from the driveway of his moorland home last week, is back with his family, thanks, his owners say, to the Gazette & Herald.

Gazette & Herald readers step up to back The Pulse Appeal

Gail Landore, right, of Muffins Playbarn, with, left, Emma Canswick and Zeba Ward with some of the fabulous donations to be auctioned and raffled

11:40am Wednesday 8th September 2010

THANKS to the generous fundraising and donations of Gazette & Herald readers The Pulse Appeal total has now topped £2,000.

Tributes paid to bowls player, Iain Boyle, who has died aged 44

11:23am Wednesday 8th September 2010

TRIBUTES have been paid to a Pickering man who has died aged 44 of a suspected heart attack.

Suspected Norton drug dealer arrested

11:27am Wednesday 8th September 2010

POLICE have arrested a man from the Norton area on suspicion of possessing a class A drug with the intention to supply following information received from members of the public.

Plan for new stables at Ollie Pears Racing Ltd in Norton

11:21am Wednesday 8th September 2010

A PROPOSAL to build new stables in Norton has been given the go-ahead.

History trail bid to boost Pickering

11:24am Wednesday 8th September 2010

AMBITIOUS schemes being pioneered by Pickering Town Team will help boost the market town’s economy and provide new facilities for residents, says its leader.

Visit Pickering Heritage Town event to be staged

11:29am Wednesday 8th September 2010

TOURISTS and residents are being encouraged to explore Pickering’s wealth of heritage sites next weekend when it stages Visit Pickering Heritage Town.

Health chiefs pledge over threat to Malton Hospital

11:15am Wednesday 8th September 2010

HEALTH chiefs at North Yorkshire County Council have pledged to investigate the latest threats to Malton Hospital.

Hovingham couple celebrate diamond wedding

Eric and Marjorie Cowham who will celebrate their    diamond wedding tomorrow

11:19am Wednesday 8th September 2010

A POPULAR Hovingham couple who met on a blind date celebrate their diamond wedding tomorrow (Thursday).

Malton and Norton begin preparations for Christmas lights switch-on

11:02am Wednesday 8th September 2010

PLANS are well under way for the Christmas illuminations in Malton and Norton, which the organisers say they hope will be the best ever.

Council defends summer closure of Malton’s Market Place toilets

11:04am Wednesday 8th September 2010

RYEDALE District Council has hit back at criticism over the timing of the refurbishment of Malton’s Market Place toilets.

Malton pub landlord to cycle from London to Luxembourg for charity

Malton pub landlord to cycle from London to Luxembourg for charity

11:07am Wednesday 8th September 2010

THE landlord of a Malton pub and restaurant is aiming to cycle across four countries to raise funds for Christian Aid.

Council crackdown on sickness rates

11:08am Wednesday 8th September 2010

COUNCIL workers who take long periods of sick leave are to be targeted by a North Yorkshire local authority.

Juliette Brown Forden of Hayloft Foods in Swinton wins national award

John Williams and Juliette Brown Forden of Hayloft Foods with their award-winning produce on sale at Malton farmers’ market

11:13am Wednesday 8th September 2010

A HOBBY which developed into a business has won a former teacher a national award.



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