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Stories for 12 May 2005

Ryedale Business

Smaller businesses `feel less part of community'

Small businesses in Yorkshire feel they are less part of their local communities than ever before, according to new survey.  more...

Tax ruling on tips `should benefit firms'

Businesses within the service industry should benefit from a ruling by the Inland Revenue on how tips are taxed, says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).  more...

Think small, Labour urged

THE new Labour government should give more aid to small businesses such as those in Ryedale's market towns, says Jason Fitzgerald-Smith, the chairman of the Malton and Norton Initiative.  more...

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

DREAMS of launching your own venture could become a reality next week.  more...

Here's Johnny's arcades

THE winner of the game is...Johnny's Entertainments and Amusements Ltd, which has acquired five Scarborough amusement arcades from Overplus Ltd.  more...

Happy Jays are here again in Scarborough

A BRAND new children's day nursery is now open for business on Scarborough's thriving Business Park.  more...

Harrison builds on success

AN awesome £200 million order book has been announced by a Ryedale development and construction company.  more...

Ryedale Features

Scottish city reborn as capital of culture

THIS week's Rural View comes not from the countryside but from Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, which is currently enjoying a remarkable renaissance.  more...

Son searches for truth about wartime disaster

THE SON of a Malton war veteran, who survived what has been labelled as Britain's worst maritime disaster of the Second World War, will be joining families of other survivors on a pilgrimage next month in a bid to find out what happened.  more...

Ryedale News

Prices at the stock markets

Wednesday, May 11  more...

Reports from young farmers' clubs

Wednesday, May 11  more...

Study finds best white clovers in Ryedale

Acklam near Malton was the site where scientists involved in a pan-European study found the best white clovers.  more...

£1 million boost for Pickering school

A MASSIVE cash injection of almost £1 million is heading for Lady Lumley's School in Pickering this year, with upgrades to the building and new sporting facilities paid for by a combination of government and lottery grants.   more...

Planners support offices scheme

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to turn an historic Old Malton farm into a complex of offices was backed by councillors last night in spite of strong opposition from residents.  more...

Vicious attack on vendor

AN ICE cream vendor lost two of his teeth and had his upper jaw broken in a savage and unprovoked attack in Pickering.  more...

Mum-of-two wins a holiday of a lifetime

GAZETTE & HERALD competition winner Carol Hammond is delighted with her Shearings eight-day trip to Italy.  more...

Equestrian centre plan thrown out

A MAJOR scheme to build a complex of racing and riding stables, equestrian centre, ménages and gallops was rejected by Ryedale councillors last night after they were told it would be alongside a military firing range.  more...

Business rate idea could help regenerate towns

NEW funding and new members are being sought to progress the work of the Malton and Norton Initiative (MNI), the group led by business leaders to boost the towns' economy and environment.  more...

Renovated time-piece clocks on at stately home

A 290-YEAR-OLD clock at Castle Howard has been given a complete overhaul and facelift.  more...

Fitzwilliam Ward will `revolutionise' hospital

THE first stage of a major revamp at Malton Hospital will be completed next month, adding a new ward containing 24 beds, with en-suite facilities, which staff say will revolutionise the in-patient experience.   more...

Bumper raffle could achieve `great things'

A BUMPER raffle is coming to Ryedale this summer with huge cash prizes up for grabs and the chance to help furnish Malton Hospital's new ward with vital equipment.   more...

Ryedale farmer grabs election glory

TERRINGTON farmer Robert Goodwill - who made his mark as an MEP in Brussels - pulled off one of the Conservatives' biggest successes in last week's General Election when he took the Scarborough and Whitby seat from Labour, with a slim majority of 1,245.  more...

County remains true blue in council ballot

BLUE is the colour in North Yorkshire after the Conservative Party swept to a comprehensive victory in the county council elections.  more...

County council election winners

2005 County council election results...  more...

`We will make the rural voice heard' pledges MP

JOHN Greenway coasted to another Conservative victory in Ryedale, doubling his majority and winning more than 21,000 votes.   more...

Frantic final single payment days

This whole blessed SP exercise is desperately unfair for the farming fraternity.  more...

Ryedale Sport

Old Malton hang on for a draw

Hunters Estate Agent York & District Senior League  more...

"It wasn't meant to be"

To some, the arrival of Alex Mathie as Pickering Town's new manager may seem like a long time ago.   more...

Old Malton lift league Senior Cup

York & District Senior Cup final  more...

  
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