WITH just over a week to go until the elections for Ryedale District Council, the Gazette & Herald features a round up of the candidates. Along with many long-standing councillors, a number of new faces have thrown their hats into the ring for
A RYEDALE GP practice has seen its appointment waiting times almost halved after taking part in a pilot project. Pickering Medical Practice signed up to the Time for Care programme, which has seen surgeries across the country adopt new ways of working
THE new High Sheriff of North Yorkshire has been appointed in a ceremony at York Crown Court. Linda Fenwick, from Terrington, a designer who grew up in Texas and is married to James Fenwick, of Fenwick department store, began her year-long term
MALTON’S former town hall is to reopen as a bar and restaurant early next month. Stew & Oyster Ltd has signed a lease for the Grade II-listed building with owners, the Fitzwilliam (Malton) Estate. The company, which operates bars in the Leeds
SPONSORED CONTENT A LEADING motor dealer is overjoyed to be named one of the best Vauxhall dealers in the country for the fifth time. JB Motors, in Malton, have announced that they have won a 2019 Vauxhall Customer Excellence Award, marking
A PAIR of beavers have been brought to Cropton in a revolutionary trial in natural flood management. Spanning five years, the trial by the Forestry Commission will assess the impact of the beavers’ activity on the long-term sustainability and maintenance
SCARBOROUGH Council will have a new man at the helm for the first time in 13 years. The authority has announced that it expects to appoint Michael Greene as its new chief executive next month following the resignation of current post holder Jim
THE owner of a huge shooting estate has defended his scheme to create a caravan site on a historic common after national park officers recommended it was rejected. George Winn-Darley, of 7,000-acre Spaunton Estate, near Kirkbymoorside, said the
FAMILIES visiting Nunnington Hall this Easter were treated to an egg hunt with an environmental twist. The National Trust property, in partnership with Cadburys, invited youngsters to join Captain Compost and Lieutenant Leafmould in their crusade
A £4 MILLION road upgrade scheme has been approved to stop four junctions in Scarborough reaching a critical mass of traffic. North Yorkshire County Council and Scarborough Borough Council have secured funding from the York North Yorkshire and East
A REALITY TV contestant from Ryedale has spoken out about “fast fashion” and the real cost of the clothes we wear. Janet Poole, who lives in Beadlam with her husband David, took part in the most recent series of The Great British Sewing Bee and
VOLUNTEERS from Pickering in Bloom have expressed their anger after vandals destroyed one of their displays. The display, in Smiddy Hill, was first installed last year to mark the Tour de Yorkshire’s visit to Pickering. Since then members of
VOLUNTEERS have vowed not to be disheartened after thieves stole cash from their charity shop. Ryedale Dog Rescue (RDR) is holding its annual pop-up shop in Malton until Saturday, April 27 to raise funds. However, last week volunteers helping
HIGHWAYS bosses say their plans to dual the A64 - and tackle a bottleneck which caused motoring misery throughout Easter - are now viewed as “low value for money”. The assessment by Highways England (HE) has been branded “completely ludicrous” by
