The Yorkshire tourist group, Welcome to Yorkshire, concluded that the 2014 project of hosting Grand Depart of the Tour de France cycle race was a huge success. So much so that they organised a legacy event, the Tour de Yorkshire, from May 1 to 3.
MALTON’S first monthly food market of the year has been hailed a success. New stallholders, including The Really Nice Food Company, Tarte and Berry, Smokin Blues street food and Quackers Cantonese, joined many returning favourites to show local
Members of Ryedale Youth Theatre and Kirkham Henry Performing Arts get ready to take centre stage with their production of Evita, based on the life story of Eva Peron. KAREN DARLEY goes behind the scenes at rehearsals. RYEDALE Youth Theatre, in
THIS month’s feature from Malton Camera Club offers seven images from Andrew Shaw. “I use a Samsung GX20 16mb DSLR and have a variety of lenses,” he said. “The camera is fab to use if a bit weighty, especially with some of the larger lenses on
UNION J will headline Party in The Park at Flamingo Land on Saturday to reopen the outdoor events arena Riverside One for the new season. The theme park and zoo will be open until 6pm on Saturday and the live entertainment will then get underway
CHARITIES that support carers in the area are working in partnership to deliver a series of drop-in sessions. Ryedale Carers Support, Scarborough Support for Carers and Caring Together Whitby will be running their first spring roadshow from April
AN EASTER egg roll is taking place this weekend as part of a fundraising campaign to refurbish Huttons Ambo Village Hall. Members of the village hall committee want to raise funds to refurbish the kitchen and toilet facilities in the hall, which
A BUSINESSMAN has hit out at roadworks which he says have been putting off visitors at one of his busiest times of the year. George Loggie, who has run The Daffy Cafe in Farndale for 16 years, said it was “unbelievable” that the work was taking
POLICE in Ryedale are warning people not to be taken in by conmen making telephone calls about bank fraud and claiming to be officers. The warning comes after a member of the public took a call from a man claiming to be a detective who was investigating
WORKERS from a Ryedale firm are taking on a cycling challenge for Macmillan Cancer Support after being motivated by a colleague who is suffering from cancer. Staff members from Russell (Kirkbymoorside Ltd), based in Old Malton, will be cycling
CHURCHES in Ryedale will benefit from a share of a £1.9m grant to carry out urgent roof repairs. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced a list of churches that would receive a share of the grants under the Listed Places of Worship
LIFEGUARDS are being urged to join the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Anyone interested in becoming a summer lifeguard in North and East Yorkshire would join the team during peak season from May 23. David Brant, RNLI Lifeguard
PUPILS at West Heslerton Primary School have been learning how to be responsible pet owners ahead of adopting their own dog. The children suggested sponsoring an animal last year and after adopting one of Flamingo Land’s baby vicuna, a member of
STAFF at a Norton shop braved the cold to raise money for a charity tackling youth homelessness. Four colleagues from the One Stop shop took part in SASH’s annual Big Sleepout, which raises awareness of youth homelessness and raise money for the
The original Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell will play at this year’s Parklands Festival at Duncombe Park, Helmsley. “He is undoubtedly one of the UK’s finest songwriting talents and accomplished live performers,” said the festival’s music programme
VOLUNTEERS at a hospice shop are hoping football-crazy fans will help them raise funds for patient care. Among the donations to the St Catherine’s Hospice shop in Malton was a suitcase filled with hundreds of Manchester City programmes from games
WHAT a start to the 2015 Flat turf campaign. Not only did Ryedale trainers produce a notable one-two in the £100,000 Betway Lincoln Handicap, but a Classic contender emerged, a clutch of seasoned campaigners returned to action in a blaze of glory
PICKERING TOWN will bid to continue their good recent run in an Easter weekend double-header in the Northern Counties East League premier division - amid confusion over their attempts to sign Selby Town captain Matty Turnbull. The Pikes, who came
MALTON & Norton are praying a week off from league action will give them the lucky break they need to get their promotion tilt back on track. Saturday’s 24-0 derby defeat by York at The Gannock - their first loss at home this term and the first
A RYEDALE mother is helping to organise an event to thank the charity that has helped her family. Lynn Dodds is hosting an Easter craft day tomorrow (Thursday) in Helmsley, to raise money for Ryedale Special Families (RSF), which supports families
JUST how in touch is politics and politicians with the people of Ryedale? That was the question Channel 4 journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy came to Pickering to ask. Filmed live at The Black Swan, Pickering, the Channel 4 film crew and the journalist
A NEW website promoting Pickering has been launched by the town’s business group. Welcome to Pickering, which includes more than 50 businesses, went live last Thursday at an event in the Memorial Hall. Neil Armstrong, chairman of Pickering
A CRISIS team manager and child and adolescent mental health service support team working in Ryedale have won awards at an NHS award ceremony. Nicky Scott won the leadership award, while the service team were presented with the winner’s award for
A YOUNG engineer has won a national award for her outstanding work in gaining an apprenticeship. Hatti Sonley, who works for James Fisher Nuclear (JFN) on York Road Industrial Estate in Malton, was awarded the title of Nuclear Supply Chain Apprentice
A MALTON bar is launching an acoustic music festival this weekend, which will continue through the month. More than 10 local bands and singers will be appearing at the event at The Yard in Market Place, which, if successful, could become an annual
A RYEDALE brewery has created a new beer inspired by one of Britain’s oldest national trails. The Helmsley Brewing Company’s Striding the Riding will be promoted as the official beer of the Cleveland Way and its branding will carry the distinctive
A WILDLIFE crime officer is urging members of the public not to interfere with legal traps which play an important part in protecting ground nesting birds. PC Andy Marsden, who is based in Helmsley, said a number of wildlife traps had been damaged
ANTIQUES and artworks from Castle Howard will be sold this summer, to try to raise £10m for maintenance work. A national newspaper has reported that the 18th century stately home, which was used as the setting for the TV and film adaptations of
WITH just a month to go until the Tour de Yorkshire comes to Pickering the town gave a warm welcome to a team of European journalists yesterday. The cyclists were joined by TV commentator and former pro-cyclist Sean Kelly, along with Gary Verity
RESIDENTS have voiced their frustrations about the noise level of low-flying planes in Ryedale. People have said that the persistent noise of the aircraft, which are RAF planes typically flown from RAF Linton-on-Ouse, can be heard all year round
A FAMILY friend of a five-year-old boy who is stranded abroad after suffering serious head injuries in a sledging accident is hoping to raise £10,000 to bring him home. Alex Thornton, 33, and a team of friends will be taking on the Yorkshire Three
SINGER, actor and comedian Bernard Wrigley, also known as the Bolton Bullfrog, makes his debut appearance at the Milton Rooms, in Milton, on Friday, April 24, for an evening of songs, stories and silliness. Bernard started out as a singer and storyteller
VISITORS to Scarborough Spa will be treated to an evening of traditional variety with a modern twist on Saturday, as The Best of British – The Variety Extravaganza rolls into town. The show stars one of the most interesting and crowd-pleasing magicians
ON Monday parliament shut down until after the election and we say a very sad farewell to our sitting MP Anne McIntosh, who was deselected in rather unsavoury fashion by the local Conservative party. I have yet to find anyone in the agricultural
BILLY PEARCE, one of the nation’s most-loved entertainers, is all geared up for a summer season with a new show at Scarborough Spa. The new Billy Pearce Laughter Show will have the audience in hysterics with this new family-friendly show. The lovable
British Eventing would like to thank long-standing organiser Charles Hood, as well as event secretary Anne Whitton, for their dedication in running Lincolnshire Horse Trials for many years. Both are stepping down from running the Lincolnshire Horse
SIXTH-FORMERS studying government and politics at A-level had a visit from a would-be MP in the upcoming General Election. The students listened to Kevin Hollinrake, the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Thirsk and Malton constituency. He
I KNOW it’s three weeks since M J Gloyens, of Norton, wrote in about his or her “flying sickness”, but I just had to reply. The three correspondents need to sit down and take stock of their pathetic attitudes towards RAF flying training activities
THE first interim report of the Task Force on Shale Gas, whose recommendations were published in the Gazette & Herald on March 25, should be approached with due care and thought. Firstly, the Task Force is self-confessedly funded by the industries
Milk bottles have never been a regular feature in our domestic life. While we had a milking herd, milk was stored in my fridge in two big orange Tupperware jugs. The most recent fill-up from the parlour was always left to stand for the cream to
THIS week something brilliant happened. A Malton brewery won a prize. Doesn’t sound amazing? Well this wasn’t any old prize. This was the daddy of prizes, the mother lode of prizes. This was the Arnold Schwarzenegger of prizes – I am proud to say
CHOCOLATE lovers have a treat in store this Easter with the fourth annual York Chocolate Festival from April 3 to 6. Highlights of this year’s festival will include: • Chocolate cookery school – A chance to learn from York’s chocolate masters
The other day I hung an old storm lantern over my back door and by the end of the day a robin had begun building a nest in it. I was so excited when I saw it busily carrying dead leaves and moss into the cavity, because this meant I now had two
THE Alzheimer’s Society has launched a new guidance booklet on Lasting Power of Attorney to help people living with dementia in Yorkshire and the Humber. A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal tool that allows an individual to state who they would
IT has been a delight to have some exciting things to do in the last few weeks, including a trip to the O2 to see my all-time favourite band, The Who, which was poignant when the words, “I hope I die before I get old” were sung by a 71-year-old Roger
I FIND it bizarre that one judge could find the Fitzwilliam Malton Estate application for judicial review “totally without merit” and the next one decides their application is “arguable”. However, that is where we are now. I understand the judicial
THE new Senior Student Leadership Team of Lady Lumley’s School has been elected, with Dan Peace as head boy and Beth Rose as head girl. Deputy head boys are Oliver Fearn and Toby Mennell, with deputy head girls Rosie Collier and Evie Sellars.
Though having withdrawn from the election contest and temporarily in France, TV allows me to see what is happening. The Presidential-style Cameron/Millband debate seems to me to make all the local party candidates irrelevant and increases my anxiety
On Tuesday, a group of Year 12s from Lady Lumley’s Sixth Form had the opportunity to attend an Oxbridge workshop at Malton School. Led by Professor Joe Organ and two students from Brasenose College, Oxford, we were given their top tips on Oxbridge
LADY Lumley’s students took part in the 10th York Rotary Club National Technology Tournament at the Railway Museum in York, last Tuesday. The team of sixth formers Duncan Allen, Bryn Davies, George Dunning and Christian Nicholson won the senior
COMEDY legend Jasper Carrott will visit Scarborough Spa as part of his first stand-up tour in 16 years. The Brummie comic, who is most famous for Carrott’s Lib and game show Golden Balls, is hitting the road later this year with his Stand Up And
THE first exhibition at Belmont Studios, in Wrelton, features the work of Ryedale photographer Alan Clark. Alan grew up on Teesside where he attended Middlesbrough High School before moving on to St John’s College, in York, to study art. His
THE approaching Easter is a long-standing Christian festival when considerable numbers attend church services. Those services could include a solemn commemoration of the Crucifixion on Good Friday or the joyful atmosphere of Easter Sunday. With
KATIE STEPHENS GRANDY and Jess Johnson had an exciting time at Port Royal’s unaffiliated dressage day, in preparation for the British Riding Club’s dressage winter championships next week at Hartpury College, in Gloucester. Jess, riding the ever-consistent
SEVERAL farms across Ryedale will throw open the gates to their yards as they take part in a nationwide open farm day. The 10th Open Farm Sunday will give the public a chance to find out more about local farms and where their food comes from.
AS March draws to a close and spring begins to approach, values for both old and new crop wheat have gained about £10/T ex-farm since the beginning of the month. Feed wheat for spot collection is currently valued in the region of £125/T ex-farm
FOLLOWING on from Gill Devonshire’s letter in last week’s Gazette & Herald, I too was one of the people who came to the Pickering Community Clear Up day. Yes, it was disappointing that so few people came, but the real point is that it should
IRISH singer-songwriter Gilbert O’Sullivan will be at the Grand Opera House, in York, on Tuesday, June 16. Best known for his early 1970’s hits Alone Again (Naturally), Clair and Get Down, the music magazine Record Mirror voted him the number one
FOUR leading UK bands will be performing at Scarborough Open Air Theatre this summer. McBusted will return to the venue on Saturday, July 18, following a sell-out performance last year. The band’s 2014 tour became the UK’s largest arena tour
A NEW exhibition tracing the history of Scarborough as a holiday resort through vintage photographs has opened and organisers are hoping to trace their “poster girl”. Seaside Snaps can be seen at the art gallery until June 21 and features photographs
