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  • I got my bike back - no thanks to the police

    HE may still be willing to loan a valuable vintage motorcycle to the makers of one of the nation's favourite police dramas, but Dick Craven had a few choice words for the real boys in blue after the disappearance of his prized bike. His rare BSA A10 -

  • 60 years on, a Ryedale serviceman remembered

    A YOUNG Rievaulx man who was killed when his aircraft crashed in the Second World War, is to be officially remembered for his service to his country 60 years on. John Robinson was only 19 when, as an RAF volunteer, his aircraft came down off the north-west

  • Local residents could be given priority on house sales

    SALES of former council houses in Ryedale could be restricted to local people. The district council has made providing affordable housing one of its top priorities because of the number of young people and families having to move out of the area because

  • The bureaucratic steamroller

    THE turnout for the Pickering and Malton "rates' assemblies" was a triumph for Yorkshire nouse. Quite obviously, the vast majority of ratepayers now realise that attending one of these shows of 'caring' would achieve nothing; the bureaucratic steamroller

  • Beware IACS forms and new mapping

    WHAT a good Easter break, with gradually improving weather and temperatures. Has anyone heard "the merry cuckoo, messenger of spring"? Judy and I were sure we caught the distinctive call on the last three mornings, but further research has shown it to

  • An arty party in the forest

    ART lovers can forage for inspiration and produce their own masterpiece in a North Yorkshire forest. The first ever "Arty Party" crafts event - one of four planned this year - will take place in the spectacular 8,500-acre Dalby Forest, near Pickering,

  • Watchers turn eye on impact of flood defences

    THE impact of flood defences on wildlife and the natural environment have been captured on video by young people involved with the Norton Wildlife Watch. As the junior branch of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, the group meets once a fortnight at Norton

  • My maiden bingo

    As you get older, you think that life holds fewer surprises and lessons to learn. Not so. Last night, I was introduced to bingo for the first time. I am now mistress of five lines and know the phraseology and frustration of needing only one number when

  • Ten of the best

    It's that time of year again. To try and come up with a list of locally-trained horses, who will earn their corn, and pay to follow on the Flat this season. The list of ten is as follows: BO MCGINTY (Richard Fahey) The pride and joy of Ryedale owners

  • Pikes bounce back from Eastwood's Easter masterclass

    Sheffield 0 - Pickering Town 2. Pickering Town bounced straight back from Saturday's 3-1 defeat at home to Eastwood with a superb display at Sheffield on easter Monday. The win puts the Pikes just two points behind Sheffield - known as the oldest football

  • Pretenders keep Malt from Sevens crown

    MALTON and Norton made it to their second successive final in the John Smith's Pocklington Sevens on Good Friday, but, like last year, they had to settle for second place. They lost 33-24 to London-based Prowling Pretenders after reaching the final with

  • Kirkdale crowned kings of the Beckett League

    RJF Homes Beckett League. KIRKDALE United are the new first division champions after beating Duncombe Park 4-1 last Thursday, thanks to two goals from Phil Charlton (including a penalty) and two from sub Johnny Marwood. Andrew Souter had equalised for

  • No mere village by the sea

    Originally built on the shores of Lake Pickering, Seamer literally means 'the mere by the sea'. Geographically, the village has some remarkable features. It stands in the wide valley which separates two very different landscapes - the North York Moors

  • Beast of Ryedale sightings in York

    IS the Beast of Ryedale also roaming York? A five-foot-long animal that looked like a black panther was reported by Nikki Winterburn and Katie Ibbotson at their home on Lilac Avenue, Hull Road. Since their story appeared in our sister paper, the Evening

  • Out of control

    RYEDALE'S tourist hotspots got off to a flying start for the season this Easter weekend - but there are concerns that a shake-up in the region's industry could threaten the district's continued success. Regional development agency Yorkshire Forward (YF

  • Discovery - happerin coverup

    HAPPIN and happerin - that surely got the memories working again for several folk. I was amazed at the number of folk who knew and used those words from years gone by, and yet it had escaped me completely. Ena Hammond, born at Rosedale and now living

  • Farmers' £10,000 songfest

    THE Singing Farmers (pictured) have raised more than £10,000 for charity in a series of four concerts. The vocalists are all well-known throughout Yorkshire for their farming abilities as well as their singing. They are local sheep breeder Charles Marwood

  • Warning for wheat

    A WARNNG of high disease levels in winter wheat in Yorkshire ahead of the critical T1 spray timing period has been issued by BASF. The warning is based on disease assessments carried out recently at the BASF agronomy site at Rawcliffe Bridge, Selby, which

  • Exploring Entry Level Scheme

    VISITORS to the latest Forward Farming demonstration, at Welburn Manor Farm, near Kirkbymoorside, were told that the new environmental stewardship Entry Level Scheme would be open to all farmers. Karen Stanley, of North Yorkshire Farm Wildlife and Advisory

  • 'Scrap the code'

    THE current voluntary supermarket code of practice is not working and should be scrapped in favour of a statutory code backed by an industry regulator. That's the view of the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) which says it is working with Liberal Democrat

  • Home-made flood defences bring clash with neighbours

    NEIGHBOURS of a leading North Yorkshire flood campaigner claim his home-made defences have put their homes at risk from flooding. They say they fear that now the multi-million pound Environment Agency scheme to defend Pickering from flooding has been

  • Discovery - happerin coverup

    HAPPIN and happerin - that surely got the memories working again for several folk. I was amazed at the number of folk who knew and used those words from years gone by, and yet it had escaped me completely. Ena Hammond, born at Rosedale and now living

  • An altogether different kind of Easter story...

    HAVE you heard the story of the Easter bunny, children? "The Easter bunny (for convenience, let's call him X to stand for a multi-national, corporate confectioner of our choice) hopped along to the nation's young 'uns this Easter and gave each little

  • Biker killed in Bank Holiday crash

    ONE motorcylist was killed and another seriously injured over the bank holiday weekend. The motorcyclist who died was killed in a crash on the A171 near Whitby and the second biker was seriously injured on the A64 near York on Sunday night. The motorcyclist

  • 'Council is treating me like a schoolboy'

    A GREAT-grandfather-of-three from a Ryedale market town claims he has been treated like a "naughty schoolboy" by his district authority in a wrangle over a council tax rebate. Eric and Betty Richardson, 76, of Ingsgarth, Pickering, paid the full council

  • KIRKBYMOORSIDE'S TOP BRASS

    THE moors are alive with the sound of music, thanks to a musical group which has been making Ryedale proud for the last 185 years. One of the oldest town bands in the country, Kirkbymoorside Brass Band is still riding high, having just become National

  • Free tickets to see new film about Christ

    RYEDALE Salvation Army members have booked an entire cinema for a showing of Mel Gibson's controversial film The Passion Of The Christ - and they are giving tickets away free. The Biblical epic about the last 12 hours in Jesus' life has sparked furious

  • Council told that signs must be removed

    SIGNS fixed to British Telecom (BT) wooden posts by Ryedale District Council (RDC), warning dog owners that they face prosecution if their pets foul verges and footpaths, must be removed. A report to the authority's community services and licensing committee

  • Tim bids to be keep-up kingg

    A SHOPPING trip has led to a former top striker from Ryedale winning the chance of glory at Elland Road. Tim Adams, who is a resident in in Stillington but used to live in Coneysthorpe, will take to the pitch when Leeds United entertain Portsmouth on

  • Star-studded side heads for Malton

    A team featuring a host of top international cricketers will play in one of the biggest matches ever to be staged in Malton this June. Lashings Cricket Club, whose star players have included Brian Lara, Shane Warne and Viv Richards, will play a Malton

  • Eternal Flame

    BEYOND the realms of dreamless sleep And the brink of steep decline, I'll pierce the gloom of eternal mists and rend the veil of time. To be reborn in shafts of light Which gild the fairest dawn, And live and thrive in foaming brine, And winds which ride

  • Relentless, unstoppable - the bracken advances

    The moors in this region are widely covered with bracken which is regarded as a poisonous pest, being dangerous to both animals and humans. One problem is that is spreads rapidly and apparently defies attempts to control it, some authorities suggesting

  • 'The town that never was'

    THE National Trust's (NT) coastal centre, perched on the cliff top at Ravenscar, has re-opened after a £60,000 facelift. A new exhibition features the unique history of the landmark village, which was planned as a second Scarborough at the turn of the