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Stories for 30 March 2006

Ryedale Business

Women's award deadline nears

A FINAL call for nominations from York and North Yorkshire has gone out for the First Women Awards which celebrates the achievements of female role models in business.  more...

Hotel group brings in new talent

A NEW general manager has been appointed at a country house hotel in the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.  more...

Company wins health contract

LITTLE 3 Creative Solutions, the Thirsk-based e-learning provider, has completed a series of courses for Sherwood Forest NHS Trust.  more...

Hopes high for exports

EXPORTS from Yorkshire are slowing down, but hopes for a change in fortunes remain high.  more...

Dealer starts up in top gear

MOTOR retailer Nidd Vale has won the SEAT GO! Dealer of the Year award after only one year's trading with the franchise.  more...

Warning over interest rates

WOMEN entrepreneurs in York and North Yorkshire should beware of being charged higher interest rates on their business loans than men.  more...

£100k grant to find `safety champions'

SCORES of businesses in the tourist industry in Ryedale are set to benefit from a £100,000 grant to give help and advice on health and safety.  more...

Firms link up to offer IT training

TWO computer-related firms in Ryedale have formed an alliance to boost IT in the area.  more...

High flier buys into `real' food market

IT'S a case of jam today for a high-flying executive who swapped a career with top companies for making the best of the fruits of the land, in the heart of the North Yorkshire countryside.  more...

Ryedale Features

This is a village you can't a-ford to miss

The village of Hovingham sits in the heart of the Howardian Hills. RACHAEL CLEGG made her first trip to the village to find out what it has to offer.  more...

Spring is sprung with a blackthorn winter

OCCASIONALLY, one hears the phrase "a blackthorn winter" and this term is still used to indicate an abnormally chilly period around this time of year.   more...

Where would we be without the Great British Weather?

MY interesting talking point of late has been the official revelation that this March has been one of the coldest on record - a full two and a bit degrees below the average, apparently.  more...

Reasons to be cheerful

Hundred Reasons at Bradford Rio: Hundred Reasons are well and truly back.  more...

Suddaby's set for Backlash

On April 9 is the follow-up to the sell-out `Invasion' gig at Suddaby's, Malton.   more...

Y Rock 2 funding secured

The big news for The Ryedale DIY Collective this month is that they have been successful in their bid for just over £5,300 to run Y Rock 2, set to be hosted at Norton Youth Centre field on July 15.   more...

Happy as Larry

SAM MEEGAN went along to Bradford's home of rock, The `Rio', and caught up with Hundred Reasons' guitarist/vocalist Larry for a chat before the show.  more...

Ryedale News

Farmer's worm's eye view proves a success

A BOLD diversification step for a Newton-upon-Rawcliffe farmer has been rewarded with a prestige honour from The Queen's Duchy of Lancaster.  more...

Better service

RURAL and Business Specialists (R&BS Ltd), who operate across Yorkshire and the North, are working with Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC) appointed agents Smiths Gore of York to offer an improved service to the Smiths Gore client base.  more...

Young farmers' clubs

Kirkbymoorside: On February 15, a lady from the Cats Protection League gave a talk on the work that they do and how to look after a cat. James Dowkes gave the vote of thanks.   more...

Bright sun blamed for fatal crash at crossing

BRIGHT sunshine was blamed at an inquest on an elderly motorist whose car hit a train after he failed to see a railway crossing barrier and flashing lights.  more...

She's our Mum of the Year!

CONGRATULATIONS to Christine Lamb, voted Mum of the Year 2006 by Gazette & Herald readers.   more...

Plea to make sports centre dream a reality

RYEDALE MP John Greenway is being urged to help bring the long-awaited sports and leisure centre for the Malton area to reality.  more...

Poppy's death prompts child car seat warning

A SIMPLE child booster seat could have saved the life of a four-year-old girl killed in a tragic car accident.  more...

Double boost for BID hopes

THE Business Investment District poll currently underway in Malton and Norton has been given a two-pronged boost.  more...

MP orders Government to 'pay up' to farmers

A NORTH Yorkshire MP has called on the Government to "pay up" before farmers and traders fall deeper into a cash-flow crisis.  more...

New treatment stabilises condition of vCJD victim

A MEDICAL expert has completed a study into the radical treatment which has stabilised the condition of vCJD victim Holly Mills.  more...

Trail-blazing villages lead a green revolution

WHILE the moorland beauty spot villages of Appleton-le-Moors and neighbouring Spaunton, may appear sleepy with their quaint cottages and lush green sheep-grazed verges, they are set to start a revolution which could have a nationwide impact.  more...

Climber sees friend plunge to his death

A YOUNG mountaineer has spoken of his helplessness as he watched his best friend plunge to his death.  more...

Meat Hygiene Service strikes disrupts marketing

THE fall-out effect of industrial action always amazes me and the latest civil service strike by UNISON members is no exception. They decided to call out their members for a day's action on Tuesday and for the meat abattoirs this meant there was no service from the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS).   more...

Ryedale Sport

Single goal sees Pickering fall to league leaders Buxton

Northern Counties East League Pickering Town 0, Buxton 1; The Pikes failed to complete a `league double' against leaders Buxton on Saturday when a tight game finished in Buxton's favour, thanks to an 81st minute goal.   more...

Petch takes rally victory

Ryedale drivers had mixed fortunes during the Wold Construction North Humberside Forest Rally, which took place last weekend.  more...

Exile picked for Scotland

A student at Ampleforth College has taken up the Celtic cry and is to play for Scotland's Under-18s Schools team.  more...

  
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