A rampaging bullock caused mid-morning mayhem in Ryedale today when it ran through Malton town centre past stunned motorists and shoppers. The bullock, which escaped from Malton Livestock Market, ran down Yorkersgate, hitting and injuring an elderly man
Our adversarial political system, coupled to a five-yearly electoral cycle, is sadly blinkering many politicians and commentators to one stark fact. Namely that this planet has finite reserves of fossil-derived fuel. By the time it runs out, alternative
YOU reported our council had accepted a £100,000 payment to lift planning restrictions on the former gas works site in Heworth Green in order to allow housing to be built ('Homes bid sparks toxic fears', October 2). I have some questions. If the planning
These boots are made for walking. The Lord Mayor of York, Coun Shan Braund mixed her marching gear and her civic regalia when she strode out from the Mansion House to get ready for a charity challenge. Coun Braund is taking part in the Millennium Walkway
A campaign to find adoptive families who will offer a home to a child has been launched in North Yorkshire. Permanent families are needed to bring stability to children who have been separated from their birth families. North Yorkshire is backing National
A young athlete from Malton has been offered some truly Olympic footwear after an injury caused his feet to bleed. Lewis Papa, a runner, had to pull out of a race competition when his brand new running spikes hurt his feet. To compensate 16-year-old Lewis
A senior York policeman today urged people not to give money directly to beggars or the homeless in the city. Inspector Tim Madgwick, commander of the city centre area, said that the majority would only spend any donations on drugs, particularly heroin
Rush-hour motorists were held up this morning when a lorry loaded with Tarmac overturned on the A64 in North Yorkshire. The 23-ton wagon overturned on an approach road at the A1/A64 Bramham crossroads, near Tadcaster, spilling "pre-mix" Tarmac and blocking
YORK Wasps coach Lee Crooks knows his side are in for a tough start to the season - but he wouldn't want it any other way. Wasps begin the 2000-1 campaign at home to Doncaster Dragons on Sunday, December 3, against a team who Crooks reckons are one of
IN the 50 years that CE Seymour has been selling bespoke clothes in York, it has measured up quite a few blue bloods in its day - but nothing like this. Getting the Kingly treatment from proprietor Richard Seymour, is, appropriately, Darren King of Dringhouses
A NORTH Yorkshire law firm has put £125,000 into a high-tech computer link as part of an office expansion. The seven-strong probate and trust department at Barber Titleys, headed by partners David Reah and Judith Long, has relocated into additional office
DOT.com companies will be among the new faces making a splash at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's exhibition for people management professionals, taking place in Harrogate this month. The rise in e-learning, web-based recruitment
EUROPE'S biggest online shoe store, the York-based www.shoe-shop.com has been short-listed to win the prestigious North Star award. The competition recognises the most technologically innovative and entrepreneurial young companies in the Yorkshire and
York weaver Jacqueline James has established a celebrated career despite being partially sighted. MAXINE GORDON reports. A huge, wooden loom dominates the front room in Jacqueline James' terraced house. Bright-coloured yarns of every shade are crammed
Galaxy DJ Antony Collins has the world at his feet - but because they are giant size 13s, they can cause a problem or two. MAXINE GORDON gets in step with the big man who wakes up with more than 100,000 people every morning. AWAY from the radio studio
BEGGING is among York's most enduring and controversial problems. It is easy to understand why so many beggars are attracted to our wealthy city with its thriving tourist trade. Visitors who saunter through the streets are an easy target. Residents, too
IF North Yorkshire Moors Railway bosses are successful in their bid for a Harry Potter-based attraction, the gravy train really will ride into Ryedale. Scenes from the first of the movie adaptations of JK Rowling's books have already been filmed at Pickering
Am I alone in being annoyed when told the outcome of a film I hope to see, or in never taking a peek at the last page of a book before starting to read it? Picture this: you're standing with your girlfriend in the 1s 9d queue at your local cinema, looking
Bellringer David Potter was set to receive an MBE from the Queen today. Mr Potter was granted the decoration in the New Years Honours List in recognition of his 30 years' work as a bell-ringer at York Minster. During that period, Mr Potter became one
I APPLAUD efforts to involve young people in decisions that affect their lives, but I wish we would come up with new models of involvement. Howard Lewis from the Yorkshire Rural Community Council said: "Youth councils are springing up all over Yorkshire
CAN you play snooker? I know many people who stay at Woodlands Multiple Sclerosis Respite Care Centre who would give everything just to be able to walk round a snooker table and shake an opponent's hand. Gary Penrose has donated his club (Cue Ball, James
COUNCILLOR John Galvin's fretful response to the Lib Dem Focus newsletter for Copmanthorpe ward (Letters, October 3) will reinforce the view that his party's time has come... and gone. Richard Brown, Horseman Avenue, Copmanthorpe, York.
On behalf of the Friends of Lime Trees, staff and, more importantly, the young patients, I would like to convey an enormous thank you to all those people, organisations and charitable trusts who donated generously to our appeal. The sum raised of £17,000
The former treasurer of a village fete near Selby has been sentenced to 240 hours community service after pleading guilty to what a judge described as "squalid dishonesty." Terence Todd, 49, of Flaxley Road, Selby, appeared at Hull Crown Court charged
The case against a man accused of conspiring to rob a York newsagent was thrown out of court after no evidence was offered. A verdict of not guilty was entered at York Crown Court for John Fletcher Moretta, aged 28, in connection with an attempted robbery
Ambulance response times in North and East Yorkshire have fallen well below Government targets, according to a report out today. Research for Health Which? magazine showed that the Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service (TENYAS) responded to
CONFIDENCE at City of York has taken a battering. Having expected to start the new Northern Counties League Premier campaign in style, they are now trying to piece things together after a disastrous opening two outings. They opened with a 5-1 defeat at
Fancy turning your grandad into an exploding dinosaur? Or your embarrassing teacher into a whistling pair of trousers? Popular children's author Hilary Robinson, from Lumby, near Selby, has made this possible thanks to her new book, Spells and Smells,
Residents of the twin towns of Malton and Norton will soon be watched over by the imposing eye of Roman emperor Vespasian, after the towns' forum approved the design for the Malton and Norton marque. The idea to have a marque to promote the two towns
Top academics from York and Hull are joining forces in a bid to create a new "world class" medical school based in both cities. If successful, the bid is expected to bring major benefits for patients in North Yorkshire. The Universities of York and Hull
YORK Wasps have announced three friendlies before their Northern Ford Premiership campaign kicks-off at home to Doncaster Dragons on December 3. Lee Crooks' new-look side will play Hunslet Hawks on Friday, November 10, at Huntington Stadium before travelling
York's Millennium Bridge has 'fallen' victim to October's heavy downpours. Heavy rain, a week's worth falling yesterday alone, and a 'flood watch' now in force, scuppered plans to launch the bridge tomorrow because the River Ouse is becoming too swollen
A terrified teenage girl trapped in her blazing North Yorkshire home was rescued by firefighters after she alerted them on her mobile phone. The 17-year-old was today recovering in hospital after suffering smoke inhalation in the fire at a house in Mayfield
YORK City manager Terry Dolan today made his third acquisition in as many weeks by landing left back Neville Stamp from Second Division Reading. Stamp arrives on a month's contract initially but Dolan admits the teenager could land a longer deal if he
A LUCRATIVE deal with Peugeot won by Knaresborough-based Treves UK has resulted in a £750,000 investment in high tech carpet-making equipment - and the creation of 12 new production line jobs. The automotive interiors manufacturer which produces seat
Eight senior Tory politicians have admitted smoking cannabis. Is it time to make the drug legal? Here are two opposing points of view. YES: Gary Priest, a 39-year-old father of two from Sherburn-in-Elmet who has been a regular cannabis user for 20 years
SPIRIT of Park, unbeaten in two races over hurdles, can complete a hat-trick tomorrow - provided Wetherby's opening meeting of the season survives a 3pm inspection today. The three-year-old is set to make the journey from Lennie Lungo's Scottish yard
CHARLES HUTCHINSON reveals how he has been fighting the flab for years with support from his local slimming club. FAT Friends, a new drama about the thick-and-thin experiences of members of a Yorkshire slimming club, opens on ITV on Thursday for a six-week
