Gazette & Herald | News http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/ Gazette & Herald /news/ en-gb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:17:15 +0000 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:17:15 +0000 http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/resources/images/1001325/?type=rsslogo Gazette & Herald | News http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/ Brian Simmonds of Hutton-le-Hole hits out at the Environment Agency’s flood map http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/5060074.Brian_Simmonds_of_Hutton_le_Hole_hits_out_at_the_Environment_Agency___s_flood_map/?ref=rss A HOUSEHOLDER says his home insurance premium has trebled after official maps showed it was at risk of flooding – even though it is about five metres above the nearest stream. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:24:40 +0000 9246170f7399ee256fdb997d8cc3f801 York beauty title ‘may go to an outsider’ http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/5060061.York_beauty_title_____may__go_to_an_outsider___/?ref=rss ORGANISERS of this year’s Miss York contest have warned that the title may go to an outsider unless more local girls come forward. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:16:41 +0000 9159d1876ad51531596c89cbc229a362 North Yorkshire hotspot for rogue traders http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/5060051.North_Yorkshire_hotspot_for_rogue_traders/?ref=rss North Yorkshire trading standards officers are using computer programmes to step up the fight against rogue traders. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:10:39 +0000 b7d8dd9761b452186e2c082865341d81 Traditional Ryedale rope-making shop looks for new owner http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/5058027.Traditional_Ryedale_rope_making_shop_looks_for_new_owner/?ref=rss A TRADITIONAL Ryedale rope-making shop which has been handed down from father to son for more than a hundred years is looking for a new owner. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:57:28 +0000 b982a5723c984ec8ce29a0f8276b07ca Iconic stamps launched of York and Yorkshire http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/5057992.Iconic_stamps_launched_of_York_and_Yorkshire/?ref=rss Images of York Minster, the Yorkshire Dales and Cayton Bay, near Scarborough, will soon be posted across the globe. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:48:52 +0000 eae067a51abf79828c3d56bf9d23aca1 Dowell family and their smallholding at Sinnington nominated for Future Friendly Awards http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/5057689.Dowell_family_and_their_smallholding__at_Sinnington_nominated_for_Future_Friendly_Awards/?ref=rss A FAMILY from a village near Pickering has been recognised for embracing green issues. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:49:09 +0000 f8f869e1baf9b1227e41522c7554ed6d Car crashes in Smithson Court, Malton http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/5057595.Car_crashes_in_Smithson_Court__Malton/?ref=rss Emergency services were called to a late-night crash in North Yorkshire. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:27:36 +0000 ee3d3721e060ca4f42ef2eaa7e2a90e8 Good wishes from Dame Vera Lynn as theatre company performs nostalgic wartime concert http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/5057936.Good_wishes_from_Dame_Vera_Lynn_as_theatre_company_performs_nostalgic_wartime_concert/?ref=rss York Musical Theatre Company has received personal good wishes from Dame Vera Lynn for this weekend’s brace of nostalgic concerts in Easingwold and York. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:38:13 +0000 e3c715f529118ac10c38a29ad09a4ba4 Decision due on Ryedale Council push-button voting system http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/5055435.Decision_due_on_Ryedale_Council_push_button_voting_system/?ref=rss THE traditional show of hands could soon be replaced by a hi-tech voting system in Ryedale’s corridors of power. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:52:41 +0000 e16bd5b797e10d8a4e15fa63d4fdeb14 Ryedale village halls get new lease of life http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/5055802.Ryedale_village_halls_get_new_lease_of_life/?ref=rss 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. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:03:46 +0000 c65a463618148e6ba4cbc89a2c3fd4a0