FROM old York to new York in seconds - courtesy of cyberspace. more...
Mike Laycock visited a great Yorkshire seaside resort that never was. more...
GEORGE WILKINSON enjoys his second of three outings in Malham. more...
REBECCA GILBERT takes a flying visit to London to check out its latest attractions more...
BAGS are a girl's best friend, allowing women to keep their must-have possessions close at hand. Whether it's their mobile phone, diary, snaps of their children, a favourite lipstick or a pair of tights, handbags let women face the world safe in the knowledge they can rescue themselves from a bad day with a quick makeover or a call to a loved one - with no worries about laddered tights. more...
THE best thing about the summer is being able to eat outside. Somehow, food seems to taste better, perhaps it is the reminder of long lunches on past summer holidays. more...
BAGS are a girl's best friend, allowing women to keep their must-have possessions close at hand. Whether it's their mobile phone, diary, snaps of their children, a favourite lipstick or a pair of tights, handbags let women face the world safe in the knowledge they can rescue themselves from a bad day with a quick makeover or a call to a loved one - with no worries about laddered tights. more...
Just after my first Indian meal the whole of Birmingham gulped. Their water bills rocketed. I sauntered into a smart restaurant after finishing work one summer's evening, sat down, looked at the menu and my eyes lit upon Chicken Vindaloo. I just liked the sound of Vindaloo so I ordered it. more...
ARTHUR has the uncanny knack of appearing at my elbow just when I thought I should be snacking alone. So that explains how he became my companion for yet another midday sojourn. more...
EXCITEMENT is mounting on the York drinking scene as building work on the Last Drop Inn continues. Many a thirsty drinker has taken a peek through the windows of the forthcoming Colliergate boozer to see what lies in wait. more...
York's family silver goes on show to the public today for the first time. MAXINE GORDON casts her eye over the collection more...
YORK Wasps ended their season with the hollowest of victories after coming within 27 minutes of an embarrassing defeat by the Northern Ford Premiership's whipping boys. more...
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A PRECIOUS chain of office medal belonging to York Motor Club has been returned to them - thanks to me, arch-villain Dick Turpin. My who-does-this-belong-to? appeal featured here last Saturday after barmaid Lorraine Carter came across the past presidents' chain of office during a clear-out. more...
HERE is the winner of my Horrible Eyesores of York competition. It is the derelict buildings on Queen's Staith near Ouse Bridge described aptly by the mystery man who took the picture as a "tourist disattraction". more...
A HUSBAND and wife were forced to stand by helplessly as they watched the business they had spent 20 years building up from nothing go up in smoke. more...
A GUN scare was triggered when a man was seen with a handgun on a train bound for York, British Transport Police said today. more...
THE animator responsible for such great characters as Morph, Wallace and Gromit and now Rocky from the current blockbuster Chicken Run, was once a student at the University of York. more...
RACING enthusiasts were today warned of a betting scam that has already claimed several unsuspecting victims in North Yorkshire. more...
A NORTH Yorkshire gynaecologist accused of botching operations has insisted he is innocent. more...
A RED hot serving of Latin spice will burst on to the streets of York tomorrow as the city goes carnival crazy. more...
LONG-TERM care will be forced to meet minimum standards set by a charter launched by City of York Council. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to enlarge a roundabout will ease traffic problems on a York road, a study has found. more...
STUDENTS at a York school are hoping to link up with other campaigners across the world by helping to make a huge paper doll chain. more...
A MAN who once threatened to kill himself in his former girlfriend's bed broke a court order banning him from her home, York magistrates heard. more...
DRINKERS are going on the piste French-style in a former pub car-park. more...
MASTER tailor John Piercy's brush with the grim reaper gave him a brilliant idea for a special pair of pants. more...
LITTLE goose's poetic plea for life (Letters, June 24) was moving, but the poor creature is sadly mistaken if she thinks that being a swan would save her. more...
I HAVE read with interest the recent articles appearing in the Evening Press, (`Football teams win league fight', June 14) concerning the application by Duncombe Park and Old Malton to join the York Minor League. more...
A HAPPY ending to the piece you wrote for me in the Evening Press (`Reward offered', June 23). more...
Michael McCulloch (Letters, June 27) touches the tip of the iceberg in his letter this week listing a selection of examples of the mess our language is in. This arises largely and insidiously from the slavish adoption here of virtually all Americanisms - some invaluable, the majority deplorable. more...
KEEP trying with the RSPCA, Angus King (Evening Press, June 28). When you do get in touch you will find the staff helpful and charming. more...
ONCE May's out, the conscientious observer will categorise feminine attire as either heart-stopping or, in various degrees, entertaining. It follows that any such thing as "an over-revealing bikini" (Bryan Marlowe, June 26) must be practically non-existent. more...
IF IT came to a contest, there are a lot of oldies who would put the young 'uns to shame. It might be a question of the tortoise and the hare, but we know who won that one. more...
The walk into Acomb for an early morning appointment at the Gale Farm Surgery is almost always a bit of an adventure for an ageing footslogger. One must be constantly alert to the hazard of maverick cyclists and uneven pavements, and you may suffer a tirade of abuse from those who now own the world, should you criticise them for unsocial behaviour. more...
READERS might like to know that it is 307 years to the day since the publication of the first women's magazine. It was called Ladies Mercury. And yes, it did have a problems page. We can, therefore, take it that even in those chauvinistically male-dominated times, 17th century women had personal problems, which they dared to air and seek advice from an agony aunt. more...
FORMER Yorkshire left-armer Gary Keedy spun his exiled county to the brink of defeat in the Roses match at Old Trafford yesterday with a skilful display of bowling on a helpful pitch. more...
YORK City's newest sharp shooter Peter Duffield has revealed a raging thirst for goals. more...
YORK Wasps ended their season with the hollowest of victories after coming within 27 minutes of an embarrassing defeat by the Northern Ford Premiership's whipping boys. more...
GARRY Atkins breathed a sigh of relief last night after narrowly escaping the ultimate humiliation in potentially his last match in charge of York Wasps. more...
MALTON and Norton golfers Simon Dyson and Emma Duggleby are contiuing to make a big impression this season. more...
FORMER York City boss Neil Thompson looks set to be offered a possible player-coach role at Scarborough. more...
Stephen East, the former Fulford player, was today contesting the 36-hole Yorkshire Amateur Championship final at Moortown against James Godbold (Howley Hall). East beat Daryl Berry (West Bradford) by two holes in the quarter-final then beat Barry Downing (Hallamshire) 3 and 2 in the semi-final. more...
Matthew Hoggard's burly frame and cropped-to-the-skull haircut may give him the appearance of a nightclub bouncer, but the only characters this basically shy young man is interested in bouncing are opposing batsmen. more...
England's team for the 100th Test being played at Lord's contains no fewer than four Yorkshire stars, but the county's Under 15s cricketers were able to top even that fine achievement. more...
Having sampled Yorkshire first team cricket this year with a surprise Champion-ship debut against Leicestershire at Headingley, 19-year-old Spen Victoria product Chris Elstub has now made another important career move. more...
KEVIN MILLER, who first played for York Union in the late 1970s, made his 100th appearance for the team in the 24-12 defeat by Sheffield in a Yorkshire Inter-District Union match at York Golf Club, Strensall. more...
AFTER a first taste of the international arena Malton and Norton Golf Club's Emma Duggleby just cannot wait for more. more...
THE only professional currently at the York Golf Club is packing his golf bags and heading down the fairway to North Yorkshire club Malton and Norton. more...
A 20-runner handicap may not seem the ideal betting medium at any time, let alone on a Sunday, but Harmony Hall makes plenty of appeal in such a race at Doncaster tomorrow. more...
FORMER York City boss Neil Thompson looks set to be offered a possible player-coach role at Scarborough. more...
YORK City's newest sharp shooter Peter Duffield has revealed a raging thirst for goals. more...
FORMER Yorkshire left-armer Gary Keedy spun his exiled county to the brink of defeat in the Roses match at Old Trafford yesterday with a skilful display of bowling on a helpful pitch. more...
Matthew Hoggard's burly frame and cropped-to-the-skull haircut may give him the appearance of a nightclub bouncer, but the only characters this basically shy young man is interested in bouncing are opposing batsmen. more...
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