A MAJOR new exhibition celebrating the way that northern landscapes inspire contemporary painters – just as they did for those in centuries past – opens on Sunday at the Saltbox Gallery in Helmsley. Called The Great North Show, the exhibition is curated
Natalya Wilson celebrates the great British tradition of summer festivals – and checks out some of those happening in and around Ryedale. THE weather forecasters have predicted that we’re in for a long, hot, sunny summer, and so far, there
MORE than 2,000 years ago a strange burial ritual took place at Wetwang on the Yorkshire Wolds. Amidst great ceremony, a young woman and her chariot were placed in the ground. She seems to have been a woman of high status as remains of red
Until recently, people would blanch, shake with fear or run screaming if I mentioned nuclear energy. Now there are politicians rending their togas and donning sackcloth-and-ashes and hysterical people fearing that BNP “ogres” are going to eat their
Outrageous attempts to misrepresent what I’m trying to do appeared in last week’s letters column in the Gazette. It’s as wrong as it is insulting to accuse me of attempting to “drive a coach and horses” through the planning process” or of acting without
DAVID JEFFELS meets members of Malton’s White Star Band which has been entertaining audiences across the area for decades. FOR more than a century, Malton’s White Star Band has been entertaining crowds at agricultural shows, garden fetes and
So, the elections are at last over, and what a shock to see the BNP get two seats. Or was it, as Jon Gaught says, “the BNP tackle what the main stream politicians daren’t”, to which I agree. I also have a question. I agree with some of the Conservative
While I agree, as an “angry member of the public”, with John Clark’s overall comments re MPs and their expenses, I find his conclusions/recommendations to be playing to the baying mob and unworthy of an elected Liberal Democrat. Having defined their
Perhaps I can add some background to the June 10 article on Askham Bryan’s proposed use of the centre at Pickering. The centre was built some 50 years ago to help train young people of both sexes to work in agriculture. The site and the buildings
I read with interest the article on dog fouling in the Gazette (June 10), particularly the quote from Ryedale District Council that “the dog fouling situation in Ryedale has improved in recent months, with more dog owners picking up after their
I would like to thank everyone who voted for the Green party in the European elections, helping our vote share increase from 5.7 per cent to 8.5 per cent in the region. This was a much bigger increase than that for the BNP but, very regrettably, it wasn
I would like to say thank you to the 238 residents of the Norton electoral division who placed their confidence in both me (the local candidate) and the British National Party (BNP) in the county council election. This amounted to 10.27
I WOULD like to say a very big thank you to the people who voted in the Malton division in the county council elections. While the Government continues its tailspin into the ground, it’s important that we recognise there is still an important job to
THE champagne corks were popping as Andrew Nicholson celebrated his second Bramham title in three years last weekend. Sixty riders went forward for the action-packed event, held in the glorious setting of a sun-drenched Bramham Park. Following the dressage
Malton District Riding Club had a very busy weekend, with a dressage competition on Friday evening, followed by unaffiliated showjumping on Sunday. Both events took place on the club field at Manor Farm, Thornthorpe, and attracted a high number of entries
FARMERS and people living in rural areas are being asked to become extra pairs of eyes for North Yorkshire Police. There are currently 31 members of the scheme, which has been called Country Watch, and police officers are hoping to encourage more to
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn this week launched the new Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) and opened its state-of-the-art facility in Sand Hutton. The new agency combines several parts of Defra science, which will strengthen the world-class
SELLING houses may have been difficult this last six months, but I still wouldn’t have swapped places with a fertiliser salesman trying to justify what their industry charged farmers last autumn for a product that mysteriously seems to have lost half
A FAMOUS country house in Ryedale will be the setting for a rare exhibition of photographs for several weeks. The exhibition, which began on June 16 at Nunnington Hall, will feature work by photographer Mary McCartney. She started her career in 1995
Can she flower for the Queen at Royal Ascot? Rose Blossom, who made a sensational winning debut at Hamilton last month, bids to take centre stage at the glitziest meeting of the Flat racing year on Wednesday, carrying new colours in the prestigious Queen
Malton beat Harome by one run in a top-of-the-table thriller in division one of the Ryedale Beckett League – giving the leaders their first defeat of the season. All of the Malton team batted well with Ben Gill (48), Danny Foxton (25) and M Hodgson (
SOME 36 years of dedicated service at Norton College by its caretaker, Melvyn Walton, were rewarded at the weekend when he was made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. When Melvyn, 57, goes to Buckingham Palace later in the year to receive his
A WOODEN gate was smashed and a dustbin set on fire when vandals struck at Thornton-le-Dale Cricket Club. It is believed to have happened during last Thursday night. One of the large white screens was rammed into the wooden gate at the entrance to the
CAMPAIGNERS opposed to a fish restaurant and takeaway being opened in Helmsley have lost their fight. The former Jumpers fashion shop in Bridge Street and Borogate will be converted after members of the North York Moors National Park’s planning committee
A CHILDREN’S playhouse at the centre of a row in a Ryedale village has been given the thumbs up by members of Ryedale District Council’s planning committee. But several members questioned the size, design and siting of the equipment in the garden of
THE Government has been accused of a lack of action on carrying out flood defence work in Pickering and Sinnington by Anne McIntosh, the shadow Environment Minister and MP for the Vale of York. She said this week: “Over the last two years since the
Natalya Wilson celebrates the great British institution of the lido as Helmsley open-air swimming pool opens for the summer. ONE of the first things that people make sure of when booking their summer holiday is that their hotel has a fabulous outdoor
RYEDALE will be the hub for this year’s Yorkshire Day on August 1. And the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, will be adding his support to the traditional civic procession when he takes part in a special service at St Michael’s Church in Malton.
