From our archive:

85 years ago

A Yorkshire Baronet was causing quite a stir in the gossip columns after marrying at the age of 82.

Sir Griffith Boynton, Bt, of Driffield, was married very quietly, to Mrs Charles Whitham, a widow from London, at St Paul’s Church, Paddington.

York Spring Races opened to some bright sunny weather after a dismal week-end.

The course was extraordinarily good, as all the surface water had drained away, making it perfect conditions for The Princess Royal and the Earl of Harewood, who had motored to the course and leisurely walked down the drive, enjoying the spring like appearance of the paddock.

50 years ago

Walk-in-and-watch Granada television demonstrations had started at their TV Rental showroom in Spurriergate, York.

The receiver on view had only one extra control knob, which enabled viewers to “paint” their own colour pictures, as all colours appeared simultaneously and could be varied to suit individual tastes.

York court was having an unusual day with one case of a youth who had blown smoke in a police officer’s face, in Pocklington’s Market Place and a gentleman who had taken two men to court who had fallen asleep in a car blocking his drive in Shipton Road.

Visitors to the quiet little village of Barmby-on-the-March, near Howden, were likely to come across a small solemn army of workers busily wielding picks and shovels, after villagers had been warned that they would have a problem with shortage of space for their dead and would have to provide their own do-it-yourself graveyard.

20 years ago

Sean Bean fans were reminded of their TV hero Sharpe as 18th century redcoats descended on Helmsley Castle.

Living history group, The 47th Foot Regiment, were on hand to answer questions about the soldier’s life at the English Heritage site.

Police chiefs in York were holding secret talks on the future of Malton and Pickering police stations.

Members of the North Yorkshire Police Authority discussed the possibility of moving F Division headquarters from Malton to Pickering at a cost of £250,000.

And Jim Boldry a vintage car enthusiast went on something of a busman’s holiday when his son got married.

Due to the nature of the business the wedding had to go ahead on Sunday, as all his cars had been booked on a Saturday.