FOURTEEN-year-old Anya Marley, from Weaverthorpe, was celebrating after winning four showjumping classes at Port Royal Equestrian Centre on Bank Holiday Monday. Riding her new pony, Wolds Forbidden Secret, Marley won the pairs jumping, partnered
NATALYA WILSON finds a school with some very real teaching principals at its core. SHERIFF Hutton Primary School is a community with a love for the great outdoors in its locality and a passion for environs much further afield. The school, which currently
THE Acklam Sports and Gymkhana was a great success, with a high number of entries for most classes, including the gymkhana games, which were enjoyed by competitors and spectators alike. Doubles were the order of the day for Lois Teal, with Percy and
FRIARS Hill Stables, Sinnington, are to hold a three-day mini-camp from July 20-22. This non-residential camp is targeted at those who have not attended a Friars Hill pony camp before or are under the age of 12. The children will gain experience of
MEDITERRANEAN temperatures greeted the crowds as they descended on Bishop Burton College’s Horse Trials. More than 700 competitors took part in the two one-day events at the College at BE90 (Intro), BE100 (Pre-Novice, Novice and Intermediate
Facing complete meltdown in credibility, the Prime Minister has shuffled his remaining supporters to form a new Cabinet. In agriculture, we are sadly left with Hilary Benn, who continues to wreak havoc on our livestock industry, refusing to stand up
BRAMHAM International Horse Trials attracts over 45,000 spectators each year and takes place from tomorrow (Thursday) through to Sunday, attracting a world-class entry. Four of Britain’s Olympic riders have horses entered, including William
I write to correct an inaccurate report which appeared on the front page of last week’s Gazette & Herald. Your report incorrectly stated that the Ryedale District Council met on Thursday, May 21, to vote on whether to approve the Local Development Framework
I HAVE followed closely the debate on the future of Malton as a business and shopping centre over recent weeks and there are a few points that I find confusing. The town’s future is important to everyone. It is a frequent topic of conversation whenever
I AM not normally drawn to write letters to the press, but the “We love Malton” food event was a perfect example of what professional organisation and commitment can achieve. The Fitzwilliam Estate must be congratulated for a superbly organised day,
Along with half of the county I attended the food festival in Malton and was delighted to see the Market Place brimming with stalls and more importantly customers. However, I have been intrigued by one thing. Those members of our council who are in
CONGRATULATIONS to the Fitzwilliam Estate for their £60,000 promotion to highlight Malton. May there be many more like it. Pity my £500 Art Explosion week last year did not have the same success, but that was my own money! E Alan Jones, Malton
In reply to the letter headed Catering for the tourists (Gazette & Herald, June 3), I was shocked to read that a Helmsley resident (Janet Snowdon) had written that a majority of Helmsley residents are sick of the “twee little shops” selling gifts.
MY childhood playground on the North York Moors was covered with bracken, a tall and resilient fern-like plant. With my pals, I would play hide-and-seek or hunt Robin Hood among the tall plants. We would build shelters and fashion their walls and roofs
THIS is the last time you’ll see me in this paper, unless I pursue a life of vagabondery or celebrity. So more accurately, this is the last time I’ll be writing in this paper. When I started writing this column some seven years ago (Does that make you
I am concerned about the implications of the report on your front page on May 27 and the ability of your readers to understand what our district council is doing. The report related to the council discussion about the letter from the Fitzwilliam Malton
Malton-trained Castles In The Air has a special assignment at York on Saturday – to win on the annual charity raceday, which is so close to the heart of his owner, Jim McGrath, well-known as a racing pundit on Channel 4 television. The Richard Fahey-trained
WORLD Championship hopeful Richard Buck is aiming to shave half a second off his 400m personal best to make August’s plane for Berlin. Buck, 22, is targeting one of the three individual places in the Great Britain team for Germany but must achieve the
MARK Shepherd’s all-round efforts were not enough as Pickering fell to defeat at Acomb in the Hunters York & District Senior League. Craig Aconley made 61 and Shepherd 26 before Pickering were dismissed for 150 in the 48th over of their
FATIGUE finally floored North Yorkshire golf ace Simon Dyson’s drive to qualify for The Open. After a glorious joint-sixth place in the Celtic Manor Wales Open, Dyson dashed down to Sunningdale to start a bold bid to qualify for The Open, which this
THE Conservative Party won five out of the six seats up for grabs in the county county elections in Ryedale. The exception was Pickering, where Liberal candidate John Clark achieved success by a narrow margin, ousting Tory Greg White. In Hovingham and
A CASH-strapped pre-school is to close its doors next month – despite a massive drive to keep it going. Last October, the Gazette & Herald revealed that the Rainbow Pre-School in Malton had debts of £14,000. Steps were taken to hold various
