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ON the site of the hall at Hackness there was once a grand monastery. It was inhabited by a cell of nuns founded in 680 by Hilda from the great abbey at Whitby. The new monastery, built near the lake, was surrounded by peace and solitude among

Stables ran a full schedule of events to ensure riders were kept entertained during the half-term holiday, which included a showjumping competition and the first of the popular winter dressage series at the Sinnington venue last week. The dressage

Riders representing Norton College enjoyed their share of the limelight after winning the 85cm showjumping championship at the National Schools Equestrian Association (NSEA) Championships, which took place at Addington Manor, in Buckinghamshire

Just Jack IV scored an impressive victory when making his dressage debut, under Eldon Trotter, at Manor Farm, Thornthorpe, on Sunday. The four-year-old skewbald gelding took the top honours in the introductory test on his first-ever competitive

FENCE had a suitably ghoulish appearance at Thornton Lodge on Sunday as the 2011 competition season came to a close with the strongly-contested Halloween Hunter Trial. This event, which always proves popular, surpassed all expectations as it attracted

WITHOUT any warning, the solar bombshell was dropped on Monday morning, breaking the news that the Government is proposing to cut by half the Feed In Tariffs (FIT) offered for solar PV installations. First I will give you the bleak facts as set

BATTLING Malton & Norton were denied a draw by the width of an upright as they were edged out 10-8 at home by Percy Park. A share-all in Saturday’s North One East clash at the Gannock would have been a just result, but Teei Piawi’s twice-taken last-gasp

IT LOOKS like the record books will be rewritten. No northern jockey has ever won the Flat championship more than once, but Paul Hanagan is on the threshold of making history before the week is out. Come Doncaster on Saturday, when the curtain falls

Ripon-based Charlie Payne and co-driver Craig Thorley, driving their Just Ferries-sponsored WRC Ford Focus, will defend their 2010 crown at Malton Motor Club’s Forest Rally this weekend. Starting at the Pickering Showground on Sunday (November 6), this

Ryedale trainer David O’Meara and former Norton apprentice Gihan Arnolda, now working as a chef, have been shortlisted for the annual career development awards of the Jockeys’ Employment & Training Scheme (JETS), writes Tom O’Ryan. The awards are designed

Malton & Norton Golf Club won the Flamborough & District Golf Alliance’s Amanda Clare Trophy at Driffield GC. Malt came first with a team aggregate of 341 points. Scarborough North Cliff carded 346 and Driffield 347. The best pairs score of 62 on the

Man-of-the-match John Butler hit two goals as Kirkbymoorside Under-16s won 7-2 against Scholes Park Raiders Ben Richmond also bagged a double, with Brad Spink and Josh Berry also finding the back of the net. Pickering Town U14s went goal crazy in a

Pickering Town Under-15s saw off Brooklyn U15s 5-0 in round two of the York FA Cup – but the scoreline does not tell the whole story. The hosts scored in the first minute after a dubious off-side decision. Brooklyn then dominated but were unable to

WE WANT a Tesco is the message from a growing number of residents in one Ryedale market town. A Facebook site set up by two local mums is attracting followers backing plans for a store in Kirkbymoorside, arguing it will bring more people to

MALTON councillors have vetoed the controversial plan to build a retailing complex, petrol filling station, offices and complex on part of the town’s Wentworth Street car park. They have also asked Ryedale District Council not to give approval for

A LEADING objector to a multi-million pound gas processing plant planned for the outskirts of Thornton-le-Dale told an inquiry yesterday (Tuesday) that oppponents believed its economic benefits were “exaggerated”. County Coun Janet Sanderson told the

TELEVISION presenter and writer Selina Scott is to officially open the first Food Lovers Market in Malton on Saturday. The indoor market showcasing the best local produce in the region will provide a new venue for producers to display and sell

A HALLOWEEN party for Louby’s Lifeline raised £266 for the appeal. The event, held at the Ham and Cheese pub, Scagglethorpe, on Saturday, was attended by Laura Robertson-Tierney who set up Louby’s Lifeline to help fund brain tumour research

A SPECIAL lunch is being held at The Star Inn in Harome as part of a month-long fundraiser for a local charity. Andrew Pern, owner and chef of The Star, has created a three-course menu for the event in aid of Ryedale Special Families. The lunch

RYEDALE has scooped a £214,000 reward for allowing homes to be built in the district. The cash is part of the Government New Homes Bonus, which pays local authorities about £1,000 for each house built, with an extra bonus of £350 for each home

A YOUNG wildlife photographer has been commended in a national competition. Rory Selvey, a year eight pupil at Woodleigh School, Langton, was selected from thousands of entries by the judging panel in the RSPB Wildpix contest for his photograph

A RYEDALE church celebrated its 40th anniversary and gift weekend with a series of events. St Leonard and St Mary’s RC Church, Malton, was gifted to the Roman Catholic community by the Anglican Diocese of York 40 years ago. Parish priest Father

YOUNG people will have the chance to find out more about career opportunities across Ryedale at a special event in Pickering. Building on the success of last year’s event, Opportunity Knocks is aimed at pupils in Years 9-13 to interact with businesses

BARITONE Barry Clark and mezzo-soprano Janet Cowley, who have sung with Carl Rosa Opera, D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Scottish Opera, and the New Sadlers Wells Opera, are to perform a special concert in aid of St Catherine’s Hospice and Salton Church

RYEDALE woman Andrea Hustler has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to her community with a Yorkshire Housing Achievement Award. Andrea, from Duggleby, received an award and a £50 gift voucher after being nominated by Helen Cowton

NORTH Yorkshire has been named the worst area in the UK for the killing of birds of prey. Research by the RSPB said birds, including the peregrine falcon, red kite, goshawk and hen harrier, are being poisoned or shot on the North York Moors or

COUNCILLORS are backing residents living near a play area in Pickering, where teenagers have been causing disturbances as late as 3.30am. The issue has now been taken up by the town council which is urging action to combat the problem at the Manor

RYEDALE Forum for Older People held a successful meeting entitled The Faces of Our Champions on Friday at Malton & Norton Rugby Club. The purpose of the meeting was to show the members that there are real people who can take forward ordinary older

RESIDENTS of a Norton street are to be asked whether they would be in favour of buying extra land to ease parking problems. Ryedale District Council is looking to work with town councillors to find a solution to congestion in Vine Street.

RYEDALE policemen Mark Rees and Glenn Goodwill have been presented with long service and good conduct medals by the High Sheriff of North Yorkshire Alexandra Holford. Both officers have completed 22 years’ service, after joining the police in 1988

GILLAMOOR Primary School has a new headteacher. Alison Tweddle joined the school at the start of the autumn term following the retirement of previous head Gareth Bennett. Mrs Tweddle, who is originally from London, has been teaching for 24 years

CLASSIC car lovers from around the world are set to flock to North Yorkshire next month, when more than 100 competitors tear through woodland during a unique historic rally. More than 20,000 spectators are expected for the eighth Roger Albert

CHILDREN are singing their way to a cleaner Pickering. Entitled The Rubbish Song, the dedicated litter-pickers have recorded a song, composed by music teacher Janet Sanderson. Now, following a debut performance of the song by children at a recent

THE building in Malton where Charles Dickens set his famous classic A Christmas Carol is set to close unless £2,000 can be raised in the next six months. The blow has come because the Charles Dickens (Malton) Society, set up to promote Scrooge

A CHARITY for homeless young people in North Yorkshire says demand for its services has increased by almost 40 per cent in the past year. Now Safe and Sound Homes (SASH) has launched a campaign appealing for more volunteers to help it provide

NEARLY 500 Ryedale residents completed a recent questionnaire about the issues concerning them most in their neighbourhood. The results showed 96 per cent of people felt the crime level in Ryedale was low or fairly low compared with national

THIRSK & Sowerby Harriers runner Steve Middleton claimed second place in the Newcastle Town Moor Marathon in a personal best time of two hours 57 minutes 02 seconds. John Worrall also had a superb run, clocking 3:13-51 to finish 14th out of 127 runners

ALL we seem to hear about is the mistreatment of our elderly when in the care of hospitals, care homes or retirement homes. Today I heard the results of a survey undertaken on 100 hospitals, many of which are underachieving with their level

MAY we say a sincere thank-you to those people who took the time to contact us when we recently appealed for any photographic evidence of our home when it was a Railway Gatehouse on the Malton to Pickering line until it closed. We would especially

THIS month I’d like to celebrate apprenticeships. Apprentices are “someone who works for a person for a fixed term to learn his or her trade”. Here in Ryedale we have many people on an apprenticeship, especially in the racing industry. Jockey

Wildlife artist ROBERT FULLER returns from his African adventure to witness the drama of an annual migration closer to home I HAVE just returned from taking a group to Kenya to see the world’s most spectacular migration. More than two million

THORNTON-LE-DALE moved to the top of newitts.com Beckett League division one after beating previous leaders Kirkbymoorside reserves 5-3. Last season’s champions dropped to third following the defeat. Goals from David Elliot (2), Luke Hobbs, Tim

THE Malton NFU branch held its annual dinner dance at The Forest & Vale Hotel last Friday at which the trophies were awarded for the 2011 Crop competition. Special thanks were given to the judges Frederick Fairburn and Chris Leckenby for their

Although there are no depictions of cats in prehistoric cave painting, cats have been domesticated for thousands of years and even worshiped by the ancient Egyptians. However, during the Middle Ages they became associated with witchcraft and

Over the past years the renowned art critic Martin Gayford has, through personal meetings and by technology, been in conversation with David Hockney, one of the world’s most famous living painters. All these he has now put into this book, which

OLD Malton St Mary’s cruised into the last eight of the York FA Senior Cup when brushing aside York Minster Engineering League premier division rivals Haxby United 8-0. St Mary’s hit four goals either side of half-time, Jon Newton leading the

CHAMPIONS Malton Cons ‘C’ went top of the Malton, Norton & District League after a 3-3 draw with their ‘B’ team. Bright Steels went second following a 4-2 victory at Malton Cons ‘A’, a match which had four black-ball games. Pickering ‘A’, Pickering

ISSUES facing farmers, agribusinesses and rural businesses will be discussed at a seminar at Askham Bryan College, near York. The free farming and rural issues seminar, organised by accountancy firm JWPCreers, will feature presentations by Greg

In the 17th and 18th centuries there were many voyages to remote lands where plant hunters braved new habitats in the interest for botanists and plant collectors alike. In the 1600s Holland was the centre for this subject but when William and

Aristotle is in Macedonia where King Philip is waging war on Persia and his son Alexander ready to go with him. The young man is brilliant, arrogant and sadistic with traits of instability, a dangerous combination for a prince destined to become

Malton, October 25. I seemed to have an aberration of some sort last week when writing this column, for I somehow thought the Gazette was printing what I had written, the same week, and consequently the whole tense was a week out of kilter.

JONNY BROWN’S excellent header seven minutes from time earned Pickering Town a creditable point from a 3-3 draw with eighth-placed Thackley. It was only the Pikes’ sixth league point of the season but it lifted them up to third-from-bottom of the

KIRKBYMOORSIDE will hope a remarkable comeback at home to Cleator Moor Celtic will kick-start their season in the Wearside League. The struggling Moorsiders trailed 3- 0 at half-time and fell four behind two minutes into the second period but they

FORMER Premier League defender Darren Williams has taken over as player-manager of struggling Whitby Town, but he began his tenure with a 3-1 Evo-Stik League premier division defeat at Hednesford Town. The 34-year-old, who started his career at

A LATE penalty by man-of-the-match Steve Dorey saw West Pier progress to the quarter-finals of the Scarborough & District FA Cup at the expense of Sinnington. Dorey got the only goal of the game with two minutes of extra time left against an unfortunate

MALTON & Norton Under-17s came from behind to beat Otley 40-22 thanks to a muchimproved second-half performance. An indifferent first-half showing by Malton’s forwards saw the home side trail 17-12 at the interval. Possession had been scarce and

HORSESHOE ‘B’ stayed top of Pickering League division one after a 5-2 win at Black Swan. Shoe led 3-2 after the individual games, with Billy Hague maintaining his good form with two 19-darters including 4x100 and 140, and they won the team games

ROUND two of Malton & Norton AC’s winter league saw an out-ofsorts River Derwent abandoned in favour of Birkdale Lakes, Terrington. Brian Scott edged this one with lots of small roach on the threemetre whip and maggot, recording 5lb 9oz at the

RYEDALE School had three of the top four boys in the Year 7 boys’ race at the Scarborough & District cross country event at Caedmon School, Whitby, to win the team trophy by a landslide. A fiercely competitive race at the front saw Maurice Calton-Seal

TWO plays about different facets of human nature take over the stage at Helmsley Arts Centre this week. First up is Reform Theatre Company, which presents Nick Lane’s Housebound on Saturday at 7.30pm. Noisy neighbours, speeding cars,

GOOSEANDTHEMOOSE Gallery in Malton continues its programme with a debut exhibition by Malton artist Harriet Bean. The exhibition, entitled ‘Exploration of trees, their forms, resonance and voids, invoking marks’ is Harriet’s first solo exhibition

ONE of my favourite cartoonists was Henry Brewis, a Northumberland farmer. He used to do a brilliant depiction of a frustrated sheep farmer. Crook thrown in the air. Sheepdog scuttling for cover. Sheep in all directions. Expletives deleted filling

WTH reference to the poem in last week’s edition entitled War Weekend, Pickering 2011. I would like to thank Seren Smith for expressing so movingly what I and, I imagine, many other Pickering residents feel about the annual war weekend. I understand

I HAVE recently been a patient in York Hospital spending most of a week on Ward 32 room 5. I would like to put it on record that the level of care I witnessed on that ward was quite inspiring. A consistent standard is maintained, whether it be

IN response to Coun Jason Fitzgerald-Smith’s letter, I would like to ask which were the “ill informed statements” I made about the neighbourhood plan exactly? Was it (his quote) “Neither myself nor any of my fellow town councillors ever intended

I WAS delighted when one of our moorland churches received support from the Small Scale Enhancements Scheme (SSE) that is funded by the North York Moors, Coast and Hill Leader programme. This provides support for small conservation and heritage

PENSIONERS will soon be receiving their winter fuel payments, but it will be lower in value than last year because, according to a letter on file, dated June 9, from Steve Webb, Minister for State Pensions, to Ryedale’s MP, Anne McIntosh: “The

IF you haven’t yet started your Christmas shopping and want to buy something unique for the person who has it all, pop along to Selection Box 2011, the annual exhibition for the festive season hosted by the Back O’The Shop art cafe in Terrington

OPENED in the presence of actor Charles Laughton in 1936, the listed Art Deco building which houses the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough celebrates its 75th birthday this year and to celebrate, the SJT is hosting Deco Days from tomorrow until

GALLERY Beyond in Nunnington, near Helmsley, is celebrating its first year with an exhibition called Hedgerows and Horizons by local artists Liz Churton and Barbara Wood. The distinctive features of the English landscape, with its land and