SCARBOROUGH Open Air Theatre is hosting the first of its summer shows this week and 6,500 people are due to attend the opening gala performance. On Friday, two of the world’s biggest opera stars, José Carreras and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, will
GEODES, Molluscs, Pods and Polyps is a colourful and mischievous exhibition which opens at Duckett and Jeffreys art gallery in Malton tomorrow (Thursday), featuring paintings, prints and sculpture by Hull-based artist, Andi Dakin. Sculpture takes up
AT a difficult time of year, the cattle ring at Malton market was filled on Monday night with about 60 people representing farmers and the wider community, all of whom had strong feelings about the future of the market and the potential impact of the
THE Joni Mitchell Project, featuring Sally Barker, plays at Terrington Village Hall on Saturday. Sally Barker presents an evening of Joni Mitchell’s poignant early songs in a show dedicated to this renowned singer songwriter. Sally,
COMEDIAN Billy Pearce brings his All Laughter Family Show to the Futurist Theatre in Scarborough on Monday and on Tuesday is Chico’s Summer Party with The Showcase Dancers. Show time is 8pm, tickets cost £15/£13 OAPs/£5 child/£35 family ticket, phone
RATAT Theatre Company Ltd presents Wind in the Willows at Kirkbymoorside Memorial Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 28. This classic tale of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie was written in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame and this is a new, interactive
THE 1812 Theatre Company presents Helene Hanff’s 84 Charing Cross Road, adapted for the stage by James Roose-Evans. In 1949, Helene, a struggling American writer, started a correspondence with Frank Doel, chief buyer for Marks & Co, a firm of antiquarian
I WRITE to give support to those opposed to any “selling off’’ of the Wentworth Street car park in Malton. From what I have managed to find out, the car park area was purchased from the Fitzwilliam Estate by Malton Urban District Council in
SHAME on Ryedale District Council. It is selling its soul to the evil of ‘progress at any price’ and selling us down the river. It is the people of Malton and Norton who own Wentworth Street car park, not the council. Not only does it fail to
A BARN full of fresh hay is a welcome sight and smells glorious. Literally meadow-fresh. It has been easy to make this year with the dry weather. Some years, John has struggled for a fortnight, turning and turning the cut to try to dry it out.
MALTON, July 13. I sometimes have a ‘wind down’ by sitting for an hour near the park gates at Castle Howard. Here one can watch the geese and swans, water hens, etc, going about their business, while relaxing in a quiet environment. I was doing just
Parking problems FOR many years now I have used a two-hour parking disc currently costing £43 annually which allows parking in any of Ryedale District Council’s car parks for longer than most of my needs. To me, this is excellent value, even though
I WRITE in response to a point Councillor Andrews has made in your newspaper, dated July 7, that “by signing a letter to your newspaper I have taken a political position”. I wish to make it very clear that I have not taken a political position
I AM sure everyone is relieved to have the pledge of the boss of Moorland Energy (Letters, July 14) that “we have never said – implicitly or explicitly – that smells will be emitted from our proposed gas processing facility in Hurrell Lane… I should like
MAY we, through your paper, say thank you to the people of Ryedale for their kindness and compassion while our cat, Missy, is missing. She has still not returned, but we are not giving up hope. A particular thank you to Des Reed for his excellent article
THE Ryedale Committee of Action Medical Research would like to thank everyone who has generously supported our flag days. The people of Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside and Malton helped to raise £697.78. For over 50 years, AMR has funded pioneering research
PICKERING crushed division one leaders Hull Zingari by six wickets in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. The win allowed York to take over at the top of the table, but the Pikes are now only eight points off top spot after garnering 30
PICKERING Town lost 1-0 to Northallerton in Saturday’s pre-season friendly after beating Huntington Rovers 4-3 three days earlier. Against Huntington, Chris Batchelor grabbed the winner on 88 minutes after the Pikes had fought back three times to level
The nine-day Yorkshire Summer Racing Festival climaxes at York on Friday and Saturday, with a ‘Music Showcase weekend’. Famed entertainers Madness will be performing after racing on Friday night, while, on Saturday, it’s the turn of four stars of the
Paul Lemarchand, a 13-year-old French pupil at Terrington Hall School, is pictured proudly holding an estimated 11lb rainbow trout which he caught in local waters at the end of the summer term. Under the guidance of businessman and fly-fishing enthusiast
A crack at next month’s Gimcrack Stakes at York could be on the cards for Wootton Bassett, who made it two-out-of-two at Doncaster last week. Trained by Richard Fahey, the juvenile son of Iffraj, a debut winner at Ayr last month, followed up in style
Racing partnership The Trendy Ladies were celebrating an all-girls success after their filly, Fashion Icon, won an amateur riders’ five-furlong handicap at Doncaster. Trained by David O’Meara at Nawton, Fashion Icon, a 4-1 favourite, was ridden to victory
Heslerton became division two champions, making a swift return to the top flight, following their 112-run trouncing of Ampleforth. They are the only unbeaten side in the league, with 12 wins out of 12. Aussie teenager Anthony Scott hit a magnificent
LEADERS Slingsby need one point from their last three fixtures to secure the Feversham League championship. Slingsby spurned a chance of early glory when they lost at home to Spout House by 16 runs. Martin Cook’s 29 laid the foundations in Spout House
HESLERTON reached the final of the Ryedale Beckett League’s Division Two Cup by beating Hovingham by 19 runs. Heslerton struggled against Tom Lund (4-22) and Steven Mosey (3-20), slipping to 73-6 before Anthony Scott (24) and Jake Keyworth (41no) gave
Kirkbymoorside slipped from second to fourth in the Readers Scarborough Beckett League premier division after a 118-run defeat at Foords. The Filey team were bowled out for 181, Phil Dickens (56) top-scoring as Dan Jeminson led the bowling attack with
Nawton Grange jumped two places to the top of Readers Scarborough Beckett League division ‘B’ after their seven-wicket win over Thornton-le-Dale was allied to defeats for leaders Forge Valley 2nds and second-placed Wold Newton. Thornton were put into
MALTON & Old Malton II’s dreams of silverware were blown away in the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup on Sunday. Facing HPH York Vale League division four side Wheldrake II for a place in the final, Malton batted first and made a steady start at
ONE stand at the Malton Show was a hive of activity. While many parts of the country have seen bee colonies suffer because of disease and bad weather conditions, this was not the case in Ryedale, according to the Malton and District Beekeepers Association
ENJOYING success at the show were the Richardsons of Bewholme, who have been exhibiting Shire horses for decades. Heading the family line-up was 93 year-old Frank, followed by his son, Francis, 64, grandson Mark, 34, and great grandson, Harry
THE number of young competitors in the main livestock classes proved to be on of the highlights of this year’s show. For the Bulmer family, who have been farming for 125 years, it was a bumper day, with 15-year-old James Bulmer winning the
AFTER years of being in the financial doldrums, Malton Show’s fortunes are looking bright after Sunday’s bumper event at Scampston Park. Crowds, which officials said easily topped last year’s attendance of 7,000, packed the picturesque setting
FARMERS have called for urgent talks with Ryedale District Council and the Fitzwilliam Estate over the future of Malton’s livestock market and the controversial plan to sell Wentworth Street car park for development. About 80 farmers packed
TRADERS are telling Ryedale District Council to re-think their plans to sell off Malton’s Wentworth Street car park for a potential supermarket development. Thirty-six traders attended a meeting at the town’s Talbot Hotel and they all shared
THE woman whose body was found in a burned-out car last month has been named by police. The body of Suzanne Marie Knight, 45, was found near Oswaldkirk on June 16. She was from the Howden area. Her death is not being treated as suspicious.
ROSE Mothersdale, former resident of Wrelton and a stalwart of the Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association, has died aged 92. Rose, who died on Sunday, was especially well-known for her love of flowers, flower arranging, Yorkshire dialect and her skills
MALTON’S first literature festival has been launched, with the aim of attracting book lovers of all ages. Author Harriet Vyner and actor Garry Cooper, who live in Gilling, joined event organiser, Zoe Plummer, and town ambassador Sarah Lally-Marley, to
COUNCILLOR Tony Hemesley, the chairman of Ryedale District Council, has backed the Gazette & Herald’s Pulse Appeal. He said defibrillators were vital pieces of equipment and he had personally seen how they can save lives. “As chairman of St John’s Ambulance
THE mayor of Norton has spoken of his frustration that another area of the town is to be subjected to roadworks. A section of Welham Road is to be closed for up to eight weeks while an access is constructed for the new Lidl supermarket. The road will
BRITISH Transport Police (BTP) officers are still appealing for information following a verbal assault on a member of staff on board a train between York and Malton. Investigators have also released a CCTV image of a woman they believe can help with
A VILLAGE church is so popular that traffic grinds to a halt. Now, the congregation of St Benedict’s, Ampleforth, are being urged to be more considerate and find parking off the main street. The issue was raised at last Thursday’s meeting of
WHITBY’S proposed park and ride scheme is among major transport projects to have been put on hold following major cuts in Government grants. North Yorkshire County Council’s executive members for business and environmental services are due to meet
PUPILS at West Heslerton Primary School told Ofsted inspectors that their school is “perfect”. When visited by an inspector, they said how much they liked school and could think of nothing they would want to change. And now the inspectors’ report
A PICKERING actor has made her debut in the West End in a new play about Second World War land army girls. Elizabeth Boag is an understudy to all four girls’ roles in Lilies of the Land at the Arts Theatre, Leicester Square. This week, she took
DISTRICT council leaders want Ryedale to have a high-tech business park to boost its job prospects and economy. Conservative leader Coun Keith Knaggs says: “We need to try to improve the quality of jobs in the district. Malton School is developing
TWO friends have completed a second walking challenge to raise funds for three charities. Phil Fisher and Baz Finney, from Pickering, completed the walk along the route of Hadrian’s Wall in six days. Mr Fisher, a well-known local golfer, said they had
ASSURANCES about the future of Helmsley police station have been given by leading Ryedale office assistant chief constable Tim Madgwick. He told the Helmsley police and community group last week that the existing station in Ashdale Road would not
A DEVELOPER has revealed plans to turn land in Whitby Road, Pickering, into a community park. The site is currently privately owned but could be developed as a space for allotments, picnic and play areas, pedestrian and cycle routes, sports areas and
