Features
Features
Focus on photographic club at annual exhibition
6:00am Saturday 15th June 2019
MORE than 100 photographs are going on display in Helmsley this week, showcasing the work of Kirkbymoorside and District Camera Club.
PICTURES: North Yorkshire life captured on camera
6:00am Saturday 8th June 2019
FOR this week’s centrespread, we are highlighting the photographic skills of some of our readers. They have been out and about capturing the sights and sounds of our beautiful surroundings.
Time moves on, the wall stands still
6:00am Saturday 1st June 2019
I’M conscious that - not to be too dramatic about it or anything - I’m about to do something with a mallet that can never be undone.
PICTURES: Going wild about nature
6:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2019
THE spectacular British Wildlife Photography Awards exhibition has returned to Nunnington Hall.
What's Sophia Loren doing at Brideshead? Castle Howard appeals for more photos like this...
6:00am Saturday 18th May 2019
THERE are many Castle Howards. There’s the magnificent country home designed by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1699 for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle. There’s Castle Howard the film set where, most famously, the 1981 TV series of Brideshead Revisited was made - turning the house into one of the most famous stately homes in the world.
New book reveals remarkable life of a solider
6:00am Saturday 11th May 2019
AS a boy Murray Naylor was unsure of what he wanted to do for a career but quite fancied working in railways. The reaction from his father was far from enthusiastic so after finishing school he went off to do his National Service with no particular thoughts for the future.
PICTURES: 8 great images by Kirkbymoorside Camera Club
6:00am Saturday 4th May 2019
THIS month's feature by Kirkbymoorside Camera Club focuses on the Yorkshire Photographic Union’s annual exhibition, in which members have excelled.
PICTURES: 10 great photos of Rosedale
6:00am Friday 26th April 2019
A FORMER army photographer is now capturing the beauty of Rosedale and surrounding Moors. These images of moorland vistas were taken by Patrick Chambers.
New exhibition celebrates the wonders of our oaks
6:00am Wednesday 17th April 2019
AN EXHIBITION showcasing the magnificence of oak trees is on display at the Yorkshire Arboretum.
PICTURES: Youth theatre brings Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to Ryedale
6:00am Wednesday 10th April 2019
RYEDALE Youth Theatre will perform the family favourite Chitty Chitty Bang Bang this spring.
PICTURES: Camera club's winter wonder
6:00am Saturday 6th April 2019
THIS month’s Malton Camera Club pictures are mostly memories from the early part of this year.
PICTURES: The changing faces of our towns
6:00am Saturday 30th March 2019
MALTON and Norton have changed greatly over the years, with some properties disappearing and other ones built.
"You're emotionally detached, but you have to recognise their emotions"
6:00am Saturday 23rd March 2019
“THE coroner has to establish three things,” Michael Oakley tells me. “Who the person was, why they died and the circumstances of how they came to their death. It’s a fact-finding mission entirely. What people don’t realise - I think even more so today - is that it’s not a court of blame.”
Search on for ‘600’ to mark milestone at school
6:00am Saturday 16th March 2019
A SCHOOL based in an idyllic part of the North York Moors is set to celebrate its 60th anniversary - and is hoping to track down as many of its past pupils as possible for a big reunion.
PICTURES: Six of the best from Kirkbymoorside Camera Club
6:00am Saturday 9th March 2019
FOR this month’s feature, Kirkbymoorside Camera Club has taken “Streetlife” as its theme. The six images capture the diverse range of life on offer, both at home and abroad.
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Columnists
COLUMN: Moo-ving out while we're on holiday
6:00am Sunday 16th June 2019
“HAVE you lost a couple of cows?” the voice on the phone asked, throwing me into a moment of confusion before I recognised who was calling me. “We sold our herd over a year ago,” I answered, “so no we haven’t lost any. Why?”
COLUMN: A wild night begins as the sun goes down
6:00am Saturday 15th June 2019
THE rotation of our planet on its axis gives us the bizarre phenomenon of daytime and night-time and two separate communities of animals that are generally active in one or the other.
COLUMN: Taste for sweet, sweet memories
6:00am Saturday 15th June 2019
FORTY years ago this week, my dad was marking the 150th anniversary of this country’s professional police force in his column of June 16, 1979. Over the months following the article, a number of events were planned nationally to mark the occasion, including concerts, parades, services and shows.
COLUMN: Egg-cellent planning
6:00am Sunday 9th June 2019
THE lucky survivors of the shooting season have a new purpose in life at the farm of friends we were staying. Ostensibly there for their daughter’s wedding (my primary focus), John was looking forward as well to helping with the deer, pheasants and fishing. Plus walking through their woods to spot any likely hazel off shoots that he can carve for his shooting stick collection.
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Readers' letters
LETTERS: A no-deal Brexit is a serious threat to jobs
6:00am Sunday 9th June 2019
LEAVING the EU without a deal would be a disaster for farmers in Ryedale.
LETTERS: Junction is accident waiting to happen
6:00am Sunday 2nd June 2019
I’D like to use the Gazette & Herald to raise a warning about road safety at Butcher Corner in Malton.
LETTERS: Arts venue needs support of town
6:00am Sunday 26th May 2019
FOR many years the Milton Rooms has struggled to manage the Milton Rooms and run its business by volunteers. We have consistently sought funding for a venues manager. It is disappointing that, when at last this was offered by Ryedale, Malton Town Council refused to provide the necessary match funding.
LETTERS: Councillor's farewell after 39 years' service
6:00am Sunday 19th May 2019
IT is with much sadness that I write to all residents of the Norton East Ward to let you know that I am no longer able to represent you on Ryedale District Council.
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Fundraising Fun
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The Way We Were
The remarkable life of ‘wolf cub’ woman
6:00am Sunday 16th June 2019
A FOUNDING figure in the formation of the Cub Scouts had strong links to Helmsley - and lived for several years in the old vicarage.
WAY WE WERE: Aerial views of North Yorkshire
6:00am Sunday 9th June 2019
WE’VE headed skywards again for this week’s Way We Were and picked another five photos from our aerials collection.
WAY WE WERE: Memories of Malton
6:00am Sunday 2nd June 2019
FOR this week’s Way We Were we have a selection of photos from the Woodhams Stone Collection.
