MORE than 150 ancient sites and listed buildings in Ryedale are being neglected, and they are at risk of serious decay if action is not taken within the next three years. These are the finding of a report by English Heritage, published yesterday, as
HOUSE prices in the North York Moors National Park are the highest in the Yorkshire and Humber region – with Ryedale’s prices coming a close second. The figures are revealed in the park authority’s annual price and land survey, published this week.
RYEDALE is seeking big help from Government agencies and key partners to help meet housing needs. Although one of the most beautiful parts of the country, Ryedale has some of the harshest figures in terms of housing. In a hard-hitting report to district
A TASTE of France is coming to Helmsley this week as visitors get the chance to sample a variety of wines at The Elegance of Burgundy event tomorrow at The Black Swan Hotel. Guests will have the chance to enjoy a five-course meal created
DREAM of Apollo play at the New Inn in Thornton-le-Dale tomorrow , starting at 7.30pm. The York/Leeds-based band is currently busy organising a tour and recording their debut album. Bassist Rhys Bevan, who is originally from Thornton-le-Dale, said:
DALBY Forest will rock to the sound of song this weekend – though not the usual sound of bird-song – when 10,000 music fans descend on this area of natural beauty to hear legendary singer Paul Weller, on Saturday, and chart-topping band McFly, on Friday
A UNIQUE collaboration between a local potter and York Museums Trust has resulted in a show which will delight followers of contemporary ceramics when it opens on Saturday at Ryedale Folk Museum in Hutton-le-Hole. York-based potter Peter
THE Chanticleer Singers present A Summer Concert at St Mary’s Church, Scarborough, on Friday. Directed by Jane Sturmheit and accompanied by Geoffrey Coffin, the choir will perform a mixed programme of music from the 17th century to the present day, including
GRAB you’re money, hats, shorts, tents and emergency supplies and get ready for a few days of mud, sweat and sleep deprivation, it’s time to put you’re body through hell and leave you’re mind at home... it is festival season. Last year, The Vibe spent
Famous for various big acts playing huge shows in the past, Knebworth will play host to a heavy beast of a festival in the form of Sonisphere 2009, from August 1-2 Saturday, August 1 Headlined by one of the biggest bands in the world, Linkin Park.
Natalya Wilson talks to a Ryedale artist who has turned the credit crunch to her advantage. THANKS to the recession, the past 12 months have been a difficult time for many people, with jobs being lost, wages frozen and people struggling to make ends
MALTON District Riding Club had good reason to celebrate at the weekend, following a win at the British Riding Club’s Area 4 Horse Trials on Sunday. Bishop Burton College hosted the hotly contested event which attracted maximum entries and required
PROVING itself to be a versatile sporting venue, Bishop Burton Arena played host to the final selection trials for the European Championship for the British Equestrian Vaulting teams recently. Around 50 vaulters and lungers took to the floor during the
TWO showjumpers have been hailed as heroes after saving a pony from a burning horsebox on the A1(M). Scott Brash and Roger McCrea were travelling from Edinburgh to Allerton Park , Whixley, for the British Showjumping Association Area 15 show. A small
AN unaffiliated dressage competition took place at Port Royal Equestrian Centre on Saturday, attracting a high number of entries, which resulted in both the preliminery and novice tests being divided into two sections. A stylish performance by Caroline
Every year, before the official start of summer, we experience the worrying time of watching baby birds leave their nests. Our garden, which is not very large, attracts a high number of nesting birds while the house itself has encouraged house
A TEAM of six British endurance riders returned from South Africa with a bronze medal from the first South Africa International FEI Challenge. The 120km endurance race took place near Beaufort West. The team rode borrowed South African horses, which
FOURTEEN-year-old Luke Hill has had a successful start to 2009 with his two 14.2hh ponies – Ilar Max and Pandora’s Pride. Luke and Ilar Max are heading to the Horse of the Year Show in October for the BSJA Junior Newcomer Final after qualifying at Arena
Howard Keal (Letters, June 17) protests too much. Indeed, most, if not all, the “allegations” made against him in recent letters in the Gazette, based on his own statements, appear to be justified; in one or two cases, where there may be some doubt
Congratulations to Paul Andrews for a clear and comprehensive view (“A change of clothes is not the answer”) on the current turmoil involving our elected representatives. I agree with everything he says, except for his potentially divisive reference
I have just written to the new Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham, MP, demanding a total ban on cigarette vending machines. We don’t allow alcohol, fireworks, knives or other age-restricted products to be sold from vending machines because
The Vale of Pickering RNLI Branch are delighted to say that our Three Day Charity Shop, which we held in the Old School Room, Main Street, Middleton, raised £363 for RNLI funds. Many thanks to all who donated items for sale and to those people who
WITH pleasant surprise I can tell you that the EC has issued a directive to allow member countries to pay up to 70 per cent of the 2009 Single Payment as from October 16. That is the good news. Meanwhile back in Whitehall, DEFRA is “evaluating the
I read with interest about the proposed near £1 million investment in the Ryedale Ward at Malton Hospital. At the time of reading this article, I was a patient on the ward. It’s great news, because, while ensuring the continuity of the hospital,
MOVED to Malton last June, having retired from teaching in London. I am a widow so took a real gamble that I would soon settle into my new life. It didn’t take long, with fantastic neighbours and friendly service in town. However, my house was without
In his letter in last week’s Gazette, Howard Keal complainedabout “misinformation”, and then proceededto tell us that Ryedale residents are spending £90 million per year outside Ryedale and using that figure to justify building a new supermarket on
A letter in last week’s Gazette accuses John Clark of “playing to the baying mob” in a manner “unworthy of an elected Liberal Democrat”. While Coun Clark may be accused of a lot of things, one of these he cannot be charged with is being a Liberal Democrat
I DON’T think Jeff Kelly has that much to thank the people of Norton for (Letters, June 17), as 67 per cent of the Norton electorate stayed at home (shame on them). So, in fact, only three per cent of the people eligible to vote actually went out
One in three of us are diagnosed with cancer during our lifetimes, which means all of us will be affected by the illness in some way. Macmillan Cancer Support is here for everyone who needs our support, no matter who they are, where they live or what
I, along with hundreds of others, willingly donate to the Air Ambulance. I do, however, wonder when reading oft-published reports in the Gazette, what percentage of this donated money, collected by hard- working volunteers in our area, goes in airlifting
YOUNG shearers are being encouraged to take part in competitions at the Great Yorkshire Show next month. In recent years, the number of young shearers competing at the show has increased as a result of more training courses run by the British Wool
A NEW £5.1 million agricultural centre has been unveiled, designed to breathe life into the rural economy. Regional Agricultural Centre was built by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate. The centre
JAMES Copeland is the latest recruit to join the NFU in the North East. A farmer’s son from Driffield, James joins the NFU from York’s Food and Environment Research Agency (formerly Central Science Laboratory) where he spent nearly six years as part
RYEDALE star golfer Simon Dyson is taking a break after his US Open hopes were washed away in the rain. The Malton & Norton Golf Club ace will miss the BMW Open, which gets under way in Munich tomorrow, after his coach, Pete Cowan, warned against burn-out
Jamie Kyne, Ryedale’s rapidly rising star apprentice, has been snapped up by dual Classic-winning trainer Michael Bell to ride in Saturday’s showpiece event at Newcastle. The £180,000 John Smith’s Northumberland Plate – best known as the “Pitmens’ Derby
A SHOW’S organisers are celebrating another successful event. But as the committee behind the North Yorkshire County Show tie up the loose ends from the event, held at Otterington Hall, near Northallerton, they have embarked on a search for a new secretary
MALTON : Friday, June 19 FOR the time of year there was a good show of breeding stock and store cattle, with prices remaining firm, despite the slip in finished stock prices. Forward 59 head of store cattle. Limousin X cows and calves to £1,260 from
RYEDALE Beckett League first division leaders Harome were given a mighty scare by Hovingham before maintaining their place at the top with an eight-run win. Chasing a Harome score of 133, Hovingham were well set at 92-0 thanks to sterling efforts by
STAXTON missed out on the chance to catch up in the Scarborough & District Beckett League premier division after late drama. With the top two Cloughton and Ebberston seeing their match abandoned, Staxton could have closed the gap at the top of the table
THE FUTURE of Malton’s Wentworth Street car park will become clearer tomorrow night when councillors will be recommended to seek potential developers for part of the prime town centre site. However, one of the town’s leading organisations, Business
A HOSPITAL worker was found unconscious with head injuries was described at an inquest this week. North Yorkshire East Yorkshire Coroner, Michael Oakley, recorded a verdict of accidental death on Pamela Richardson, 61, of Cherry Tree Cottage, Upper Helmsley
A PUB in Ryedale is holding a charity night to mark 100 days since York chef Claudia Lawrence vanished without trace. The School House Inn, at Low Marishes, near Malton, will host an evening of entertainment on Saturday, from 6pm. All proceeds raised
DALBY Forest has won the right to host the World Mountain Bike Championships next year. Following a bid by British Cycling, Yorkshire Forward, UK Sport and the Forestry Commission to bring the event to the 8,600-acre forest, World cycling’s governing
MORE than 8,000 motorcyclists from across the country descended on a stately home for a weekend long rally. The Motorcycle Action Group’s Farmyard Party 2009 was held at Duncombe Park, Helmsley, at the weekend, where the attractions included jugglers
MALTON has become what is believed to be the first town in Yorkshire to have its own ambassador. Sarah Lally-Marley has been appointed to the key role and aims to help the market town’s recovery. She said this week: “My aim is to present Malton at its
THE congregation of St Michael’s Church in Crambe has seen its target of £68,000 for the restoration appeal given a new boost. A grant of £5,000 has been given by the Lankelly Chase Foundation and The Diocese of York has provided another £3,000 from
A GROUP of Ryedale thespians have steamed to the rescue of a popular railway which needs £500,000 to repair a vital bridge. The campaign to renew the vital bridge along the North Yorkshire Moors Railway has been given a boost thanks to The Vale Players
A MAJOR housing scheme planned for an industrial site in Kirkbymoorside has been drastically reduced, town councillors have been told. The development, planned for the site of Russells Agricultural Engineering Company close to the A170, was originally
