Ryedale | Archive | 2003 | March
Every season brings something to look forward to, no matter how cold the days or long the nights, and, as summer ends, I often find a project to keep me busy during the winter months. more...
Warring politicians make decisions, more...
FOUR of the grey lag geese we reared several years ago have returned to the farm. We had kept them in the paddock behind the farmhouse for the first year of their lives, but taken them to a pond in the fields the following spring. The grey lags became very aggressive/possessive with six domestic goslings that we had bought in to fatten up for Christmas, either smothering them with affection, or pecking and harassing. Without a detailed knowledge of goose psychology it was difficult to tell the difference, but the goslings thrived far better without their interference. more...
WHY do we have to interfere in the Middle East? The tribes these have been bent on mutual slaughter since before Nebuchadnezzar either ate grass or let his fiery furnace and the `odd stone' made the difference in the David versus Goliath match. more...
MARCH 26. No longer do we know whether we have caught or missed the post now that the clearance tabs are no longer used, and so we are left with a feeling of uncertainty. Michael Perrett-Young of Hartoft first drew my attention to the changes, having been told by Royal Mail spokesmen on different occasions that (a) it is Government instructions, (b) EU regulations and (c) to eliminate unfair competition with alternative mail contractors. This week he's come up with another story, which he's passed on to me, which is that "the changes are all about making information more accessible to partially-sighted and blind people. Collection times haven't changed, it's just the design of the information on the plate that's different." more...
YOUNG artists from a North Yorkshire school have brought their village hall to life. more...
A FORMER headmaster who became a clergyman has opted to spend the last years of his career in Ryedale after serving his ministry in various other parts of the country. more...
FLAMINGO Land, one of Yorkshire's top tourist attractions, opens its doors for the season on Sunday and one of the new attractions will be a baby zebra, on show for the first time. more...
A NORTH Yorkshire equality campaigner is celebrating victory in a battle on the buses which will mean more than 1m men enjoying cheaper travel. more...
DR KENNETH HEAP, who spent 36 years as a family doctor in the Pickering area, and became one of its best-loved personalities, has died at the age of 84. more...
IT is a case of back by popular demand for a Pickering play next week. more...
IT is time to don your running shoes once again because the third Kirkbymoorside 10k road race is only matter of a few weeks away. more...
I have a small domestic problem: my sewing machine sounds like a traction engine. more...
WE have come to expect poor treatment from this Government, but the arrogant disdain with which witless Whitty has cut OTM payments by 20pc, really takes the biscuit. more...
TERRY ADAMS, former company secretary and accountant at Castle Howard, and a pillar of the Ryedale community, has died suddenly while on holiday in the Maldives with his wife. He was 69. more...
THE final showjumping competition of the season was held at Irton Equestrian Centre on Sunday, March 23, when trophies were awarded for each class. more...
A NEW wheat, said to be the highest-yielding variety available, is to be introduced this autumn. more...
THE Government this week announced £25m will be spent over the next three years to tackle illegal imports of meat and plants. more...
On Tuesday, March 4, Rillington Young Farmers visited Malton Brewery for a pub crawl of a different nature as Alan Brayshaw kindly gave up his spare time to give members a guided tour of the process of beer brewing, from the ingredients to the finished product. more...
AS fighting continues in Iraq, Ryedale mirrors the nation in its worries and concerns. more...
FORECASTS that Malton and Norton will benefit to the tune of more than £4m as a result of pioneering the first Market Towns Initiative in the country, have been made by Peter Mudge, the town centre marketing manager. more...
OPPOSITION has forced a waste company to change plans for an electricity generator at a Ryedale tip. more...
A LORRY driver from Pickering was left in critical condition by thieves who attacked him while breaking into his lorry. more...
THE long-running scheme to redevelop Scarborough's derelict South Bay pool complex has finally got underway. more...
Ryedale Triples League more...
AFTER last year's successful inaugural Ryedale Junior Closed Tournament, the event was repeated this year, this time with 38 youngsters and ten parents entering the event at Norton College. more...
NCEL Premier Division more...
York Leeper Hare League Cup Semi-final more...
Yorkshire Shield second round more...
HUSSARD Collonges, who failed to come up to expectations in the Cheltenham Gold Cup two weeks ago, is set to miss the potential compensation of another big-race bid in the Martell Grand National at Aintree on Saturday week. more...
CHILDREN at St Joseph's Roman Catholic School in Pickering now have an extra reason to look forward to play-time. more...
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