From our archives:

85 years ago

Attempts on the British gliding record by Flying Officer Mole, at Hambleton, Thirsk, came to a sudden and dramatic end, when a glider was wrecked while taking off.

The glider, which was built in York, broke its back and tore its tail on the stump of a tree concealed in the heather.

Flying officer Mole was extremely disappointed but thankfully unhurt.

The new coarse fish hatchery, which the Yorkshire Fishery Board had constructed in Pickering, had now been fully inspected by all members of the Board.

The hatchery which was about a mile below Keld Head, covered over two and a half acres.

Entries were average in numbers and quality at the July show of the Thirsk And District Fur Society.

Messrs Hare and Ryder (Masham) took the rose bowl for the best exhibit with a fine grey Dutch.

50 years ago

There was a “fashion show” with a difference at the Mansion House, put on by three York Venture Scouts who were due to fly out to the world jamboree in Idaho that week.

Wearing the smart, new-look uniform of green, zip-up jacket, green beret, mushroom coloured long trousers, beige shirt and brown tie, this was the first time the new uniform had been worn in York and was due to be worn by all Scouts by October.

York was hoping to have its very own music library by the autumn with a nucleus of 2,000 discs. Subscribers, would be asked to pay £1 a year (£2 if they live outside the city), and must be over the age of 17.

Pocklington Rural Council had dropped the idea of buying a former Methodist Chapel in Pocklington for use as a civic centre.

20 years ago

A nasty niff hanging over York could linger for a few more days, according to environmental health chiefs.

The Evening Press, police and the City of York Council had been inundated with calls from the public complaining about the strange smell.

The odour had been traced to the British Sugar factory in Plantation Drive.

A Myra Hindley portrait that had gone on show at the Royal Academy in London was causing an outrage, after the mother of one of the Moors murder victims was seeking legal advice to take action to stop the portrait made up of thousands of handprints from children going on show.