Rillington and District RILLINGTON and district Young Farmers Ploughing Match is to be held on Sunday, November 5, at Scagglethorpe near Malton by kind permission of Mr David Bower. The site will be signposted off the A64. All entries taken on the day
EXPERTS from the Central Science Laboratory (CSL), at Sand Hutton, near York, are investigating how unauthorised genetically modified plants got into crop trials. On two GM sugar beet trial sites, one in Cambridgeshire and one in Oxfordshire, an unauthorised
PIGS that get pig sick of being shipped around could find relief in research being carried out locally to cut down their stress while on the move. Boffins at the Central Science Laboratory are working with University of Hull engineer Dr David Chesmore
DRIFFIELD Forward on October 23 were 14 steers, 20 heifers, 13 young bulls; 80 sheep (including 13 ewes); 32 pigs. Cattle: steers, premium to 232.5p/kg (100.4p); heifers to 135.5p (107.2p), prime to 89.5p (87.2p), others to 57.5p; young bulls, premium
RIDING schools in Ryedale could benefit from a new campaign launched by the British Horse Society. It is urging the Government to give rate relief for all the schools rather than the current selective scheme for new ventures set up on farms. The BHS says
FARMERS can find out how to make the most of the internet at free seminars to be held at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate next month. The seminars are being organised on Friday, November 10, by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and Farmers
Uncompromising defender Mark Sertori goes back to his old hunting ground tonight determined to help York City get back on the winning track. The Minstermen travel to Halifax Town without yet having enjoyed an away victory this season, but face a side
I WAS very angry when I read your report about the travelling family camped between York and Stamford Bridge (October 19). I am sad that you chose to print such exaggerated claims. Having discussed one of the claims with two farmer friends we were left
I DROVE to York Railway Station at about 6.30pm. It was getting dark and it was noticeable that while most cars were driving on at least sidelights practically all the cyclists were showing no lights at all. I have been, in the past, accused of being
Rail users have been warned not to travel tomorrow unless it is "absolutely necessary". With half-term ending and GNER running at only 80 per cent capacity, passengers can expect overcrowded trains at the end of the week. And travellers were also warned
Work has finally started on restoring York's Rowntree Park to its former glory. The £1.7 million project, backed by money from the National Lottery, will take the park back to the splendour of its pre-war heyday. It will mean the return of the pergola
Pensioners and the disabled will travel at half-fare under Government plans for a concessionary public transport scheme. City of York Council is working to implement the plans, which will also need to be put in place in North and East Yorkshire. They
It takes courage and commitment to go trekking in the jungle of South America especially if you are afraid of spiders. But that is just what the Rev Margery Grange, of St Peter & St Paul Church in Pickering, plans to do to raise funds for the Children's
A North Yorkshire museum is so unpopular it costs council tax payers a whopping £9.78 per visitor to keep it open. Malton Museum attracts an average of just 54.8 visitors out of every 1,000 people living in Ryedale, according to the Audit Commission.
Heworth 'A' recorded their fourth consecutive win by defeating Fulford 'A' 6-1 in the York Conservative Club's Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker League. Richie Burdett, Steve Burdett, Jason Milner (32 break), Keith Lawrence, Clive Whyte (30 break) and Neil Wood
North Yorkshire continues to be one of the safest places in the country, according to a Government report. And the county's ratepayers are getting good value for money from North Yorkshire Police, with crime rates falling, despite the low cost of the
A man charged with supplying heroin in York was remanded in custody after the case against him was adjourned at the city's Magistrates' Court. Carl Russell Anson, 43, of Albert Drive, Morley, Leeds, will appear before York magistrates again on Thursday
Developers behind York's Coppergate Riverside scheme say it will create a new green open space bigger than the grassy area in the Eye of York. A group called York Tomorrow had sub-mitted a planning application to City of York Council to convert the Castle
Talented shot-stopper Paul Robinson could have been playing for York City had things turned out differently when he was a teenager. Instead, the 21-year-old is making a name for himself for Leeds United, with a string of stunning displays against the
York City Baths Club swimmers collected five titles, four second placings and 86 personal best times at the Yorkshire ASA Short-course Championships in Sheffield. Three titles and a second place went to Alice Sunderland in the ten years girls' age group
A psychological counsellor who worked in North Yorkshire has been expelled from his professional body for having sex with a patient. But Timothy Naylor, 39, could still carry on working despite being thrown out of the British Psychological Society (BPS
After weeks of injury woe, York City manager Terry Dolan could celebrate a triple whammy today. Kevin Hulme, Wayne Hall and John Williams all came through last night's reserve team 2-0 triumph over Blackpool at Bootham Crescent unscathed. Midfielder Hulme
"Do as I say, not as I do" was the phrase which sprang to mind when architect Phil Bixby saw this traffic warden's van parked on double yellow lines. Unfortunately for City of York Council's traffic wardens service, Mr Bixby, of Holgate Road, York, had
Pensioners are being urged to join a York campaign to win back the link between old-age pensions and average earnings. A meeting was held in the Priory Street Centre, York, last night to debate the is-sue of pensions following Chancellor Gordon Brown's
Tributes have been pouring in from the racing world for the hugely-popular Sea Pigeon, one of the greatest hurdlers of post-war years, who has died at the age of 30. The 'grand old man' of Ryedale racing, who has spent a wonderful retirement with Polly
The National Hunt season steps up a gear tomorrow as Wetherby stages the first leg of its prestigious two-day meeting, highlighted on Saturday by the Peterhouse Group Charlie Hall Chase. The opening action on the A1 course will certainly whet the appetite
THE BSE Inquiry Report, which was presented to ministers on October 2, was to be published today, with a statement from the minister agriculture, fisheries and food. The report has been described by MAFF as 'lengthy and complex'. The disease was first
A STRATEGY for agriculture and rural business has been proposed by the Country Landowners Association, aiming to achieve a sustainable rural economy. Among the objectives are: A strengthened safety net, including revenue or income insurance schemes, disaster
THE world's first commercial wood-fuelled power station being built near Selby is a year behind schedule, costing the developers tens of thousands of pounds. Barry Patterson, project manager for the developer Arbre - a subsidiary of Yorkshire Water -
LEADING upland farmer George Allison of Bilsdale, one of the founders of the successful Moors Quality Sheep Association says the group has been successful in improving the marketing of breeding sheep in the region by improving their appearance at the
Midfield starlet Christian Fox will go under the surgeon's knife tomorrow and could be out of action until mid-December. "He is going to have an operation on Thursday on a torn cartilage which will rule him out for between four and six weeks," explained
It was just about worth the wait. At long last, City's first win away from home this season. And if that wasn't sweet enough, the first time City have scored three times in a match for 14 months. Most City followers would gladly have settled for a dour
I AM very disappointed at the view expressed in your leader (October 24) which questioned the viability of the rising bollard in Stonebow. The bollard does work, it is not unsafe and should be encouraged. It is, and will continue to be, necessary to stop
Oliver Snook grabbed a hat-trick of tries to take his tally to 15 in seven matches as York Rugby Union Club's Under-7s defeated Wetherby 30-15. Tom Edwards contributed a further two tries and Stuart Leigh one but it was the defensive performance from
Residents concerned about mobile phone masts in York can find out more when a travelling roadshow arrives in the city. Mobile phone firm Orange will set out its stall at Clifton Moor shopping park tomorrow in an attempt to allay people's fears. The display
No wonder Lucy the hen looks so glum - she has laid the largest egg her owners have ever seen "I've never seen one like that before," said owner John Robinson, who runs Kingsthorpe Eggs, in Pickering. He said that in all his 30 years in the business,
A failure to apply the hand brake led to a verdict of accidental death at the inquest of a York man who was crushed under the truck he was working on. John Wheatley, 27, of Barkston Grove, Chapelfields, died on September 23 last year after a 7.5 tonne
There was triple cause for celebration for Tadcaster Swim Squad at the 2000 Yorkshire Winter Championships at Sheffield. Two swimmers returned home as county champions, while another became the first squad swimmer to beat the one-minute barrier for the
Bonfire night celebrations in Middleton, near Pickering, may go off with a whimper rather than a bang this year after the village bonfire party was cancelled. The cancellation brings to an end a 25-year tradition of bonfire night celebrations in Middleton
Ex-soldier Joe Munday hopes the gener-ous people of York will beat the £41,000 they helped raise in last year's local Poppy Appeal. The 73-year-old, who served in France, Germany and Palestine, has armed him-self with 1,000 collection boxes and even more
When England get their World Cup campaign underway on Saturday, there will be no more passionate supporter than Lee Crooks. But for the York Wasps coach, there will also be a hint of regret about what have might have been. It is one of Crooks' biggest
The quiet rural community of Fryton, near Malton, was in shock today after the sudden death of a well-known resident and farmer. Robin Cundill, 48, of North Farm, was found dead on his property with a gunshot wound to the head. Friends spoke of Mr Cundill
The parents of North Yorkshire CJD victim Adrian Hodgkinson called today for senior civil servants to lose their pensions as a damning report on the BSE crisis was published. Barry and Betty Hodgkinson, of Harrogate, also said that prosecutions should
Tony Tierney reports as troops from the York area prepare to fly out to the civil war between Sierra Leone's Government forces and the Revolutionary United Front rebels. THE noise is ear-splitting, as a storm of copper-jacketed lead zips through the rain-filled
IF we do not put a stop to it, there is no doubt that British farmers will be regulated out of existence before long by over-officious bureaucrats who implement their own narrow, biased interpretation of the law; but this is in stark contrast to what
MORE people than not own a mobile phone in this country. These gadgets have revolutionised communications, and many users would now struggle to live without them. But the wireless phone comes with strings attached. It has been suggested that prolonged
Stephen Lewis takes advantage of Energy Efficiency Week to investigate how you could save money on your winter bills WITH winter beginning to take hold, heating bills will be on the rise again. But if the thought of your hard-earned cash being turned
