MALTON & Norton’s five-game winning streak in Yorkshire One ended in a 22-20 home defeat by Heath. The Ryedale side had chances to win – including a late penalty – but Heath deserved their victory. The visitors penned Malton back early on, but the hosts
BACK-TO-BACK wins propelled Pickering Town up to eighth in the Northern Counties East League premier division. The Pikes followed their midweek 5-0 thumping of Shirebrook Town with a resounding 4-1 victory at Long Eaton United on Saturday. Six points
One horse bidding to extend an unbeaten record, another who is aiming to recapture course glories of two years ago, and yet another who is paying his fifth visit to the meeting – Ryedale’s challenge at this week’s Cheltenham Festival is about to gather
OLD Malton St Mary’s ended a week to forget with a 4-0 hammering by leaders Dunnington – and another dent to their York Minster Engineering League premier division title aspirations. This came three days after their 3-2 defeat in the North Riding CFA
AN ANGRY resident is threatening to take legal action against the district council to stop ‘boy racers’ who have blighted his and his neighbours’ lives for years. John Alexander, who lives at Smithson Court, near Wentworth Street car park in
A Councillor is demanding that a report on what he claims is a £300,000 of overspend of taxpayers’ money is made public. Coun John Clark said he was told this week that despite repeated requests Ryedale District Council to see a final report on the
TOWN councillors are to meet stallholders in Pickering to explore ways of improving its Monday market. The move, agreed at this week’s town council meeting, followed pleas from 20 traders to councillors to abandon their move to takeover the running of
A SHUTTLE bus to the picturesque valley of Farndale with its carpet of wild daffodils begins its five-week run on Sunday. The Daffodil Bus – part of the North York Moors National Park Authority’s Moorsbus service – will run from Hutton-le-Hole
SQUASH players in Malton are mounting one of their biggest ever fundraising events this weekend, in aid of Sports Relief. The 200 members of Malton Squash Club are training to take part in a 24-hour marathon starting on Friday night, which
SHOPS in Malton are to be urged to stay open until 6pm on Thursdays to encourage more late-night shoppers. The move was agreed by Malton and Norton Business in Action’s events group, as a way of attracting more shoppers when they leave work. Group chairman
CHILDREN at St Mary’s RC School in Malton can look forward to a new outdoor play area thanks to a £64,000 grant. North Yorkshire County Council has allocated the funding to redevelop the playground to provide outdoor access for the younger pupils. Headteacher
A VETERAN campaigner for major improvements to the A64 has hit out at delays in carrying out the work. County Coun Mike Knaggs, who represents the Malton area at County Hall, has been fighting for a serious upgrade of the busy trunk road for 17 years
POPULAR Pickering personality Richard Robertson is retiring for the second time, after managing a successful holiday cottage business. Mr Robertson, a former town mayor, has run Hungate Cottages in Recreation Road, Pickering, for owners Michael and
PICKERING town centre is set for a boost thanks to a £10,000 windfall from Yorkshie Forward. A delighted CounWilliam Oxley, chairman of Pickering Town Team, said: “This is splendid news for the town. It has the potential to help the local economy by
THE mother of missing Malton woman Claudia Lawrence has spoken of the awful moment when she heard her daughter was missing and the year of anguish the family has lived though. Joan Lawrence, who lives in Norton, stayed with her daughter, Ali, and her
