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Dale Lowther

COLUMN: Mud bath is just quackers
WELL for Christmas, we decided to chill and look forward to a festive Easter together. Covid willing. Sadly we missed our granddaughter Sophie’s birthday celebration, but Zoomed instead.

Potatoes were the subject of one of Dan Quayle’s most famous blunders of all back in June 1992 Picture: Pixabay

COLUMN: Ee’s daft as a brush

Miscanthus sinensis at Helmsley Walled Garden Picture: Colin Dilcock

COLUMN: Star performers shine in the winter garden

Amy Clarkson, a solicitor with Crombie Wilkinson

COLUMN: Taking right route over public access

Dale Lowther

COLUMN: Let there be light in the hen hut

Left, Gylfie and mystery male taking up residence at Robert Fuller’s home in Thixendale; below, Gylfie’s mystery lover as a chick

COLUMN: Owls about that for an onscreen romance

A sprig of rosemary

COLUMN: A Rosy year ahead?

COLUMN: Emergency hen housing gets under way

Two of Sarah Walker's charges, Labrador Retrievers Minty and Vega.

COLUMN: A case of dogged repetition

Jenni Bartram, consultant solicitor at Harrowells Solicitors, looks ahead to 2021

COLUMN: ‘Anxious’ wait for a deal or no deal

COLUMN: Veg patch planning gets under way

Sarah Walker’s dad wrote a tribute to his own dad, Norman, pictured, who died not long before Christmas in 1980

COLUMN: A lasting tribute

Johanne Spittle, head of litigation at Pearsons & Ward Solicitors in Malton

COLUMN: Don’t become a farming nuisance

COLUMN: Four-legged house guest is picture of tranquility

Jamie relaxing after an exciting day

COLUMN: A heart-warming job from ‘the other side’

The golden glow of the real fire in Sarah Walker’s last house brought an extra element of festive coziness to Christmas preparations

COLUMN: Yule start the fire

COLUMN: Mrs Goosey is reprieved

Parrotia persica shows off its autumn colours at Helmsley Walled Garden Picture: Colin Dilcock

GARDENING: The joys of 66 shades of autumn

Sarah Walker in her 1980s student days in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne with her cat Pee-Wee

COLUMN: The longest of catwalks

Matt Dixon, owner of Tallboy Interiors in his Saville Street showroom in Malton Picture: Frank Dwyer

COLUMN: Town bursts at seams with seasonal treats

Clair Douglas, director, head of agriculture and landed estates at the Malton office of Crombie Wilkinsons Solicitors

COLUMN: Key points from new farming act

Needles and Pins, two baby hedgehogs, looked after by Robert Fuller, who became famous across the world

COLUMN: Connecting nature around the world

A traditional Christmas cake with holly, bauble decorations and winter greenery over oak background

COLUMN: Reviving the love of festive cake-making tradition

Jenni Bartram, consultant solicitor at Harrowells Solicitors

COLUMN: Taking right route when it comes to access rights

COLUMN: Remembering our brave lifeboat crews

Some of the board games Sarah Walker still enjoys playing, although her children have different ideas

COLUMN: Game for anything

COLUMN: Making the point of walking the walk

Sarah Walker and her dad on the island of Mykonos in 1986 when her parents visited during her gap year in Greece

COLUMN: Sarah's sweet Odyssey

Diamond enjoys one of the last days of summer

COLUMN: Diamond sparkles in new life as feral pony

COLUMN: Tragedy in the hen hut

The symbolism of spilled salt is possibly most famously depicted in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of The Last Supper

COLUMN: Just to add salt to the wound

Sophie Legard, of Malton Relish, meeting the late TV chef Antionio Carluccio when he visited the town in October 2011

COLUMN: Sharing the secrets behind Sophie's success

The striking red leaves of the Acer palmatum at Helmsley Walled Garden Picture: Colin Dilcock

COLUMN: Autumn brings some flaming joy to garden

Isobel Willoughby, Director and Head of Pickering Office of Crombie Wilkinson

COLUMN: Working together on a long-term farm plan

Screen shot of stoats Picture: Robert Fuller

COLUMN: Whisper finds her voice with playmate Stuart

COLUMN: Getting to close to the wire

COLUMN: Believe it or not....

Philip Nelson, solicitor and partner at Harrowells Solicitors

COLUMN: When to put your trust in trusts law

COLUMN: Passport to North Africa

Sarah Walker, second from left, in her friend’s garage that would be transformed into a witches’ grotto for Halloween

COLUMN: Tiers for Halloween

Lynne Smith, of Pearsons & Ward Solicitors in Malton, gives advice on making a Lasting Power of Attorney

COLUMN: Avoiding pitfalls of DIY legal work

COLUMN: Putting the rule of six dogs into practice

A pair of ospreys caused a hullabaloo when they were spotted hunting in the local ponds in Ampleforth Picture: Steve France

COLUMN: A bird spot for your to-do list

Jamie enjoying the sea

COLUMN: Building friendships in a post-lockdown life

Dales diary columnist in Gazette and Herald Bobbi Mothersdale..

COLUMN: A sad end to our day out

The village pond in Stillington. Was it ever used for punishing misdemeanours?

COLUMN: It’s a ducking crime

The hot border at Helmsley Walled Garden brings a splash of colour to a difficult year Picture: Colin Dilcock

COLUMN: Moment to reflect on the challenges of 2020

Autumn is now upon us and is serving up many delights, including apples from many local orchards

COLUMN: Autumn delivers delights perfect for kitchen table

Lucy Steven who is solicitor at the Malton office of Crombie Wilkinson

COLUMN: Passport to saving you a lot of hassle

The first months of the life of Solo the barn owl attracted a worldwide audience after Robert Fuller streamed footage via his YouTube channel Picture: Robert Fuller

COLUMN: Solo effort draws in a worldwide audience

COLUMN: Roof renovations make birds homeless

Not many of us like flies, but in some situations they are meant to bring good luck

COLUMN: 'It was like something out of a Hitchcock horror movie'

COLUMN: While the husband is away...

There is a theory that if you rub the sticky sap from a broad or runner bean on a wart it helps cure it

COLUMN: Wart a strange idea for a cure