TWO Ryedale politicians have come under fire for their expenses claims. The Daily Telegraph has highlighted the expenses claims of both Ryedale MP John Greenway, and Anne McIntosh, MP for the Vale of York and Prospective Parliamentary candidate for the
WHILE towns and cities throughout Britain are reporting a slump in trade and widespread closure of shops, Kirkbymoorside is bucking the trend. Out of 40 business premises in the town, only one shop is currently not trading, and that’s due to it being
CONSERVATIVES and Liberal Democrats are seen as the main contenders in today's battle to win the six Ryedale seats in the North Yorkshire County Council election. Currently, five of them are held by the Conservatives – Hovingham and Sheriff Hutton,
ONE of Britain’s biggest heritage railway has reached a fundraising milestone in a drive to renew a 140-year-old bridge. North Yorkshire Moors Railway bosses launched the Bridge and Wheel Appeal last year appealing for donations from the public and
SOME of the country’s last surviving members of the Women’s Land Army stepped back nearly 70 years when they visited a Yorkshire Wolds farm. They recalled how they worked with horse-drawn farm implements when they visited David Hesketh’s Sandy Hill Farm
MALTON’s shop tills were given their biggest boost for years on Saturday when the town staged its first food festival. Crowds packed the Market Place where the Food Lovers’ Festival was staged, as well as neighbouring shopping streets, to the
HIGH-tech firm Micro Metalsmiths has unveiled a £500,000 state-of-the-art machinery facility. The company, which has factories in Kirkbymoorside and Pickering, manufactures a range of products, including components for radar and parts for print machines
THE nation’s favourite seabird is undoubtedly the puffin. It is easy to see why when you consider its smart black and white plumage and comical manner. But what really sets it apart from other seabirds is its bright colours. It has an exquisite striped
COUN Arthur Aslett, one of Ryedale’s best known and most respected personalities, has stepped down from local government to move to be near his family in the south of England. Coun Aslett, 86, has been a Liberal Democrat member of Ryedale District
LET us relax and take the train along the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to either Levisham station or Newtondale Halt (request stop) to enjoy a walk along the escarpment overlooking Newtondale. Along the way you will come across some very good
