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Festive ale decision was written in the script
S PECTATOR enjoyed an entertaining lunch at Countryside Live in the company of Yorkshire Agricultural Society chairman Simon Theakston. Now that name has a certain resonance in Yorkshire beer circles and Mr Theakston, as well as holding high office
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Long way round
Sir – Last week I had the pleasure of driving football teams from Bedale High School in a 57-seater coach for a fixture at Stokesley School. Leaving Bedale at 3.30pm, we were met by a temporary road diversion sign in Northallerton indicating that there
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A sell-out
Sir – We would like to say thank you to all those who came to the sell-out performance of North Country Theatre's The Lighthouse on Shivering Sands at The Forum, Northallerton, on Saturday, October 13. This collaboration between the theatre company
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Act of Remembrance
Sir, – At this time of year, our thoughts turn to the servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice whilst serving our nation. Recent conflicts have brought added relevance to acts of Remembrance. Increasingly we remember not just battles
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Flats solution
Flats solution Sir – I refer to the Newburn block of flats on Tyneside which has been undermined on one corner next to the river after recent floods. Why should it be demolished? If our Georgian and Victorian ancestors could build lighthouses out
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Not so friendly?
Sir – The district councils of Hambleton and Richmondshire have decided that working together to save money doesn't work. This year Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury councils in Suffolk got rid of one chief executive, two directors and six head of
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Our Order
Sir – I refer to your report "Council was unaware of local Orange Order parade" (D&S, Oct 19) and the reported comments of the Mayor of Northallerton, Coun Jack Dobson, and Coun Ken Archer. I have contacted both these councillors about their
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Simple safety
Sir – Another crash on the Wensleydale line and once more the railway staff blame the users. If everyone concerned cares to look at Network Rail’s website the rancour that will result from this accident should be lessened. The three rail crossings
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Police who?
Sir – Not before time I have received some literature re the approaching commissioner elections – interesting heading, "Police and Crime" Commissioner, given the current situation re the BBC, the police and A N Other. Can we trust the police nowadays
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Driving pleasure
Sir – What a pleasure it is to drive through Skeeby now the bumps have been removed. I can now go to Richmond without making a detour. However slow you go you get a nasty jolt with these manmade obstacles, so I have, whereever possible, found an
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Better than bumps
Sir – I have read with interest letters from Susan Holden and Paul Rummery with opposing views about the possible reinstatement of the speed bumps in Skeeby following the recent floods which washed them away. I have sympathy with both points of view
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Remember,remember
Sir – I should like to remind readers about the possible misuse of fireworks in the run-up to Guy Fawkes' Night. It is illegal to sell fireworks to anyone under 18 and for anyone under 18 to be in possession of fireworks in the street and other public
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How friendly?
Sir – Going out for lunch together is a weekly occasion for my wife and I. But, as I am disabled due to Post-Polio Syndrome, some cafes and restaurants are not very easy to get into and their toilet facilities may not be very disabledfriendly either
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Right decision
Sir – The proposal to construct a large motorway service station on the A1, which has been under discussion for several years, has finally been rejected by the inspector after a public inquiry. On behalf of the Friends and residents of Norton Conyers
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Mine benefits
Sir – The proposed York potash mine near Whitby should be supported. It is an area where jobs are needed and the mine will bring much-needed money to the area, which will benefit the whole community. The site is on the edge of the North York Moors
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Best of the bunch: Pennisetum (Fountain grass)
FOUNTAIN, or foxtail, grasses are among the most beautiful of deciduous ornamental glasses, their delicate-looking stems topped with long, narrow flowerheads in shades ranging from pinkish-brown to almost white. The flowerheads are beautiful in
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Acquisition helps family-run firm increase customer base
A RICHMOND welding machine manufacturer is looking to increase sales after acquiring an engineering company in West Yorkshire. Lamba Welding Systems, based on Gallowfields Trading Estate, has bought Microwelder from Rymer Engineering in Keighley
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£20,000 investment for canine business
REBECCA Hardy has splashed out £20,000 on a hydrotherapy pool for dogs. The cash was going to be a deposit for a house. “But I thought the pool was probably a better investment,” she said. The 32 year-old from Hutton Rudby runs Just For Dogs
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Top training for starters
AN AWARD-winning training course for anyone wanting to start their own business is to be held in North Yorkshire. “Eureka” received an award from Enterprise UK for running “high impact events” during Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Tees Valley
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Broker opens new office in Richmond
AN international insurance broker has opened a new office in Richmond. RK Harrison Insurance Services Ltd (RKHIS) is part of the employee-owned RK Harrison Group. It offers specialist insurance to private, rural and commercial clients and chose
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Artisan firm to feature in C4 TV series
THE award-winning York Handmade Brick Company is to feature in a Channel 4 history series. Employees of the company, based at Alne, near Easingwold, will be in the fourth programme of How Britain Worked on Sunday, November 11, at 8pm. The series
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The Three Horseshoes, Wensley
WE receive recommendations for places to visit for the purposes of filling this column from all corners and classes. For the last two years, at the Dales Festival of Food and Drink in Leyburn, VIP hostess extraordinaire Pip Bolton – Lady Bolton
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What to do this week
Friday 26th October 2012 Sow hardy annuals, sweet peas and lettuces to overwinter under glass. Plant shrubs, herbaceous plants and alpines. Lift gladioli and other summer-flowering corms as soon as the foliage has been blackened
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Best of the bunch: Leeks
LEEKS are now in season, adding flavour to casseroles or simply as a stand-alone vegetable. They work well in soups or cooked with lardons and can be harvested from October through to spring. Sow seeds in pots in March, keeping them somewhere cool
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Leaf the garden’s compost to nature
RECYCLING garden debris is one of the best and most economical ways of boosting your soil and now’s the time to put your eco-friendly hat on and make some leaf mould out of fallen leaves. Leaf mould is a humus-rich soil conditioner which makes
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The good In brief and bad of group’s new opera
Faust Leeds Grand Theatre OPERA North’s new season production of Gounod’s Faust gets a mixed reaction. First, the good things. Musical aspects are well up to the company’s high standards, with Stuart Stratford’s strong direction of the