NICOLA Fifield’s article about Joe Glenton (Gazette & Herald, March 10), the soldier sentenced to nine months in military prison because he was absent without leave, also explained that he “questioned the morality and legality of the war” in
A “PUBLIC consultation” was recently held in Thornton-le-Dale by Moorland Energy Limited, of Guildford, to inform residents that a gas processing plant is soon to be built just outside this “once prettiest” village. The consultation was not widely
I WAS most surprised and dismayed to read of the cancellation of the contract for Kelly’s Plant Stall on Malton Market. I am sure I would not be alone in saying that, as a keen gardener, the stall was one of the main reasons for visiting Malton on
ON Friday evening, I was privileged to watch the 1st Vale of Pickering Scouts Gang Show at the Kirk Theatre, celebrating 100 years of Scouting in Pickering. The boys and girls, aged between six and 18, are members of either the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts
I RECENTLY received my copy of the (all news is good news) NY Times newspaper, the mouthpeice of North Yorkshire County Council, telling me it had been a bad winter and we are all going to have our pockets picked for £30, in addition to an inflation-busting
FARMERS and growers in Ryedale may face a new levy on any new buildings on their holdings under a change in planning regulations. The move has been described as “tax on food production” by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), the Country Landowners
IT is not in question that some form of shelters for bus travellers would be of benefit to Kirkbymoorside. What is questionable is the need for one grandiose structure in the centre of a relatively unspoilt Market Place. Mr Blyth and colleagues
MALTON Show needs a new chairman, following the retirement of Charlie Breese after three years in the post. He is keen to hear from anyone interested in taking on the job and can be contacted at his business headquarters, Westlers of Amotherby. He
DUE to a shortage of space in the Gazette & Herald, last week’s piece in my column relating to the Single Payment forms that are coming out with the 2010 application was cut. By now most of you will have received the new SP 5 forms so here are the points
BBC TV’S Lambing Live programme has captured the imagination of the public. More than 2,000 people enjoyed the chance to see lambs at close quarters at Askham Bryan College, near York, on Mothering Sunday. To celebrate the countryside and all it
COUNCIL officers have gone to the High Court in their bid to force a Ryedale couple to leave their home in Lowfield Lane, Nawton, near Helmsley. Last September, a Government planning inspector gave Douglas Sleightholme and his wife permission to live
POLICE in North Yorkshire have been praised by a watchdog as report cards of forces’ performance are revealed for the first time. The findings from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) show North Yorkshire Police is succeeding in keeping
FOLK music is in my blood. As a child in the 1970s and early 80s, and as the daughter of a well-known folk group, The Wilson Family – which then consisted of my mum, dad, auntie Pat and four of my dad’s brothers – we spent many summer holidays
A HELMSLEY-based Bowen therapist has become one of the first in the country to achieve a new national standard of excellence for his therapy. David Tomlinson has been registered by the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), the
PUPILS and staff at Terrington Hall School rowed across Lake Titicaca six times and raised more than £2,000 for the school’s nominated charity. What’s more, they achieved their goal without actually leaving the school grounds – clocking up the 730km
MISSING chef Claudia Lawrence may have met a new boyfriend only days before she vanished, it can be revealed today. Police said a colleague came forward yesterday, on the eve of the first anniversary of Claudia’s disappearance, to tell them
Pickering Town manager Mark Wood has his heart set on leading his hometown club into the promised land of the UniBond League. Here the ex-York City junior passionately outlines his plans to TONY KELLY. IF passion and push were the sole requisites
