Selby Times - Columnists Feed

‘Dry’ soap-swervers don’t wash with me - by columnist Veronica Clark

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:48:19 GMT

Now let’s not get sniffy about this but there’s a new trend which really gets up my nose and called ‘cleansing reduction’ - a group of people who don’t wash as much as they ought to in a bid to save their skin/time and the earth. In simple terms ... soap-dodgers.

Thought for the Week - by John Weetman

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:37:22 GMT

Ever been with someone but realised that they’re not really with you?

Horse trapped in muddy Reedness ditch

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:47:20 GMT

Firefighters were called out to deal with a horse trapped in a muddy ditch.

Talk of the Times: Column

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:30:48 GMT

This week, Selby Times sports reporter Ricky Charlesworth focuses on summer sport.

Sherburn debt centre celebrates first anniversary

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:56:59 GMT

A charity has celebrated a year of helping Sherburn residents to get out of debt.

Birds flock to Selby from far and wide - says Annette Pyrah in this week’s wildlife column

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:33:20 GMT

Our neediest orphan so far arrived all the way from Teesside.

Thought for the Week from Rev Derek Hadfield

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:11:52 GMT

Our newspapers, our news bulletins on TV, on radio, or however we receive it, carry an awful lot of bad news.

One swallow doesn’t make a summer, says Selby Wildlife Rescue and Rehabiltation Centre

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:14:46 GMT

Two weeks ago, four newly hatched baby birds were brought in by Selby Fire Service.

Video: Selby family driven round the bend by car chasing collie

Fri, 31 May 2013 11:33:23 GMT

They are more known for herding sheep but one barking mad pooch has developed a more dangerous hobby - chasing cars.

Meet the Selby pub moggie...who thinks he is a dog

Fri, 31 May 2013 11:27:53 GMT

Pub goers are familiar with the pint that thinks it’s a quart, but a Selby boozer has a unique special feature – a cat that thinks he’s a dog.

Funeral of former Selby Abbey vicar Keith Jukes

Fri, 31 May 2013 08:31:42 GMT

The funeral service for the former vicar of Selby Abbey, Keith Jukes, takes place today at 1.30pm at Ripon Cathedral.

Badger cubs playing in the bluebells - Annette Pyrah’s Wildlife Column

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:28 GMT

An emotional roller coaster of a week. Tiny babies coming in too far gone to save with some actually dying as they were handed over.

Former vicar of Selby, the Very Rev Keith Jukes, passes away

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:35:28 GMT

Tribute has been paid to the former vicar of Selby Abbey, the Very Rev Keith Jukes, who passed away peacefully at Harrogate District Hospital yesterday.