Park improvements

3:25pm Friday 17th May 2013

Sir, – Thank you for publishing the correction to confirm the success of the Masham Parish Council Leader application for funding for the resurfacing of the skate park. The parish council would also like to correct the second part of the April 19 article, in which it was stated that “due to the uncertainties regarding the drainage works in this area of the park, it was agreed that no action would be taken”.

More power to police

3:24pm Friday 17th May 2013

Sir, – I refer to the letter about parking on the pavement in Carlton Miniott (D&S, May 3). The mobile camera van on the pavement has been noted.

Great British meat

3:24pm Friday 17th May 2013

Sir, – The horsemeat scandal benefits UK farmers (D&S, April 26). What a pity that it takes an unpopular decision to go for cheap imports that put profit before people to realise that our quality home-produced meats are second-to-none and should have long since been given priority, rather than see quality butchers all over the country being vastly reduced in numbers.

Cheesed off by bureaucracy

RESCUE: Chef Peter Bell

11:39am Friday 10th May 2013

WENSLEYDALE Creamery MD David Hartley was spotted casting a fatherly eye over the creamery’s stand in a prime corner of the food marquee.

Spotlight on garden ‘paradise’

12:07pm Friday 26th April 2013

IT’S hard to think of summer with winter having been so persistent – and remaining so – but it is quite possible that the popular pastime of visiting private gardens will resume shortly.

Opponents show united front

INDEPENDENT: Coun Jill McMullon (middle) – standing up for the Friarage but supported by UKIP? and Jim Fryer (left) standing for UKIP

10:12am Monday 22nd April 2013

POLITICS in Richmondshire are never straight forward. Who can forget the time when the district council had three separate groups of independent councillors?

Heck - it’s great to see the Keebles

BACK IN BUSINESS: Debbie and Andrew Keeble

2:20pm Friday 12th April 2013

IT’S good to see the Keebles back in the sausage business with the launch of their new branded porkies.

Rising star looks set to return

11:44am Friday 5th April 2013

THE star of Wendy Morton of Redmire, Wensleydale, continues to rise in the Conservative Party. The former Richmondshire District councillor has been appointed one of the party’s vice-chairmen with responsibility for social action.

Vine old time had in undercroft

1:59pm Tuesday 2nd April 2013

SPECTATOR had the privilege of attending a dinner in the undercroft of Durham Cathedral last weekend, held in support of the cathedral’s Open Treasure project, which aims to raise £10m to create the buildings and environment to properly display its many treasures.

Thundering claims are quaint

2:30pm Friday 22nd March 2013

ASPOTLIGHT fell on Thirsk this week with it being named in a national newspaper’s 30 best towns to live in England.

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