YORKSHIRE exports to other EU countries have risen dramatically over the past year with a 14 per cent increase to £1.6 billion for the first quarter of 2001 compared with the same period a year ago, according to the latest figures from the Office of National
CAR wars have broken out between the Halifax and HSBC banks in York. By displaying roaring gleamers right inside their offices, each of them is hoping that we, the car buying public will find a little vroom-vroom in our hearts to borrow the cash from
A LONG-established specialised haulage contractor from York today has taken over another haulage firm in the city. A Rhodes (haulage) Ltd at Grange Farm in Hazlebush Lane, Stockton on Forest, which operates 24 vehicles has expanded its fleet by another
BEN Johnson, the office equipment and supply specialist of York has moved into a new purpose built building as part of its continued expansion programme. Increasing demand has led to the firm outgrowing its premises in Boroughbridge Road and moving into
COMMERCIAL property and land values in York and North Yorkshire could be seriously affected as local councils begin to compile registers of contaminated land, warn commercial property consultants Fuller Peiser. Businesses are being urged to check that
RAILTRACK chiefs today issued a public apology to the dead of rail crashes including the Great Heck tragedy. The gesture came as bereaved relatives converged on York to press for answers at Railtrack's annual meeting. John Robinson, the new chairman of
It's hard to change the subject about foot and mouth because...there is no other subject as vital, says ROB SIMPSON, press officer for Yorkshire and the North East NFU. Being involved in agriculture at the minute is a bit like watching the England one
AWARD-winning conference specialist Saville Audio Visual has just undergone another high-tech refurbishment of its presentation room facilities at its head office in Nether Poppleton, York - a project which cost about £250,000. The John Saville Room is
A FIRM which specialises in property development in enterprise zones has expanded out of offices in Clifton Moor and into a new home in the new £4 million Station Park office complex in Holgate Road, York. Grantside Developments, which outgrew its offices
If in 12 years' time my lad has underage sex it will be my fault because I chose not to marry his dad. Forget the fact that all 14-year-old boys are just one big throbbing hormone with bad hair and acne, that is completely irrelevant. No, my son will
LAST week the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted in favour of China to host the 2008 Olympic Games. A few days before they made the decision I was visiting the IOC Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, as part of the inter-parliamentary meeting
I AM getting a bid fed up of The Archers. I'll be glad when they are a back number again - simply known as Dan, Doris and just plain 834792! Dale Minks, Ancress Walk, York. Updated: 10:49 Tuesday, July 24, 2001
FOLLOWING on from Robert Holmes thesis that the metric system and political correctness are having a disastrous effect upon our language (July 16) - presumably The Merchant Of Venice would have had no trouble measuring a kilo of flesh. Pamela Egan, North
I AM researching the life of Elsie and Doris Waters (Gert and Daisy) and have their autographs from the Opera House and Empire York. Do any of your readers remember their appearances at that theatre or elsewhere in the area? I should be grateful for any
COULD this be the most refreshing contract in the world? It is a case of water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink at the Selby rail-connected warehousing site of The Potter Group. The road and rail logistics specialist has signed a deal to handle
A YORK company has launched its latest technology in time and attendance software. Mitrefinch of Clifton Moor is now marketing TMS Version 4, the ultimate in "clock-in" solutions, and an extension of a system already employed by the likes of Leeds Bradford
After hearing about boom from thousands of employers regionally, DAVID HARBOURNE, executive director of the new Learning and Skills Council North Yorkshire discovers the economic cloud within the silver lining. A few weeks ago, more than 2000 employers
GSM Group, the Thirsk-based company, has snapped up the ailing British Industrial Graphics Ltd (BIG) for £1.25 million to become the largest manufacturer of industrial graphics in Europe. This was the seventh acquisition in seven years for GSM which makes
A NORTH Yorkshire firm has scooped a national prize for its "outstanding commitment to disabled employees." IBSEC, the Harrogate based building services and facilities management consultancy, has been declared the outright winner of this years' prestigious
CUES, balls and pockets will be swapped for kicks, elbow strikes and punches next Sunday as kickboxers from Harrogate's Kao Loi Thai Boxing Club take on a host of opponents in a tournament at the town's Manhattan Snooker Centre in Beech Avenue. The martial
Bishopthorpe Whiterose Junior Football Club are looking for players for the coming season for their Under-9, Under-10 and Under-12 teams. They all offer coaching, while the club have links with Leeds United Development Centre in York. For further details
POPPLETON and Dunnington have continued their domination of Tyke Petroleum Men's Tennis League division one. Poppleton beat Knaresborough 76-32 with John Moore and Mike Binns scoring 29. Dunnington did slightly better against Bubwith, winning 79-29, with
With the Trans Pennine franchise still up for grabs, Transport Reporter DAN RUTSTEIN meets the French connection behind the First Group bid. "The English system is not as far behind the French system as the media seem to suggest," Bruno Auger, UK deputy
A veteran nurse jailed with her husband for assaults on boys at two North Yorkshire children's homes over 30 years has been struck off the nursing register. Cynthia Chandler, 71, was imprisoned for nine months after unexpectedly pleading guilty at York
JANE McDermott, from Wheldrake, near York, swam to gold in the Cerebral Palsy-ISRA World Games in Nottingham. She won the 50m butterfly (class 7) event on day three of the games. A total of eight new cerebral palsy world records were set in the pool.
A YORK mother-of-four ended up in the dock at York Magistrates Court because her boyfriend wanted to save a couple of weeks' car tax, a court heard. Helen Dawson, prosecuting, said that police on foot-patrol spotted that a parked Nissan Bluebird had a
Yorkshire Phoenix stormed to victory by 175 runs in their day-night match at Headingley yesterday, bowling out Warwickshire Bears for 59, their record low score in county league cricket. Their previous worst was 65 against Kent at Maidstone in 1975 and
MICK Hennigan has left Harrogate Town after refusing to be moved upstairs. The former Leeds United number two was manager of the UniBond League club last season, but over the summer that position has been handed to his assistant John Reed, with new signing
York City's goalkeepers are no longer being put through their paces by former Everton and Wales legend Neville Southall, the Evening Press can reveal. Southall coached City's goalkeeping quartet of Alan Fettis, Russ Howarth and trainees John Collinson
An animal-loving grandmother and her teenage grandson have had a close shave to raise cash to help suffering animals abroad. Christine Toyne, from Skelton, and her grandson, Damian Puleston, 13, a pupil at Millthorpe School, had their locks lopped off
Luckless York City's injury jinx of last season has struck in double quick time and in bizarre fashion with Mike Basham ruled out of the Minstermen's friendly with Scottish first Division outfit Raith Rovers tonight. Having sat out Friday's North Riding
THE wife of a Selby miner cleared of rape said today his name should never have been made public. "The law is wrong," said Jean Cutler, whose husband John was acquitted by a jury at Hull Crown Court after a four-day trial. Speaking at her home in Dane
AN appeal by jailed North Yorkshire arms smuggler Peter Bleach has been turned down, according to an Indian news agency. Reports from India say the country's government has turned down pleas for clemency made earlier this year by former Home Secretary
IT was appropriate that Railtrack held its annual general meeting at York Barbican Centre today. A barbican is a city's first line of defence: and Railtrack is a company under siege. The innocent victims of British railway chaos - families involved in
York City's goalkeepers are no longer being put through their paces by former Everton and Wales legend Neville Southall, the Evening Press can reveal. Southall coached City's goalkeeping quartet of Alan Fettis, Russ Howarth and trainees John Collinson
As off-the-wall as it might have seemed, Chris Titley's article How to save the NHS: die (July 18), did, in a wryly humorous way, highlight the National Health Service's ever-increasing problem - taking care of an overly large population of elderly people
DOORS of opportunity are literally opening for a Sherburn-in-Elmet company which is about to double its turnover and increase its staff by about a third. Emmerson Industrial Doors (EID), which manufactures and installs doors on buildings ranging from
FOR one company at least it is a case of Down Under and out, as CGNU plc, parent company to York's Norwich Union Life, announced the sale of CGU Lenders Mortgage Insurance Ltd to PMI Mortgage Insurance Australia (Holdings) Pty Ltd for about £37 million
SMALL businesses in Yorkshire are missing out on opportunities to boost their turnover by up to £11 billion because of lack of resources - and through not co-operating together, claims new research. More than 130,000 of the county's small businesses -
HERE it is - the vision of a brand new, bigger, sleeker £12 million Sainsburys in Foss Bank, York, which won the unanimous approval of City of York councillors, but when is it likely to come about? And will it ever happen? One estimate is that shoppers
Is there life after divorce? Zena Barker certainly thinks so. MAXINE GORDON hears her inspirational story while SARAH CHALLANDS reports on a new evening course to help you recover from a break-up. MARRIED life didn't suit Zena Barker. Even two much-loved
OH dear! John Potter didn't see the main point of my letter about eyesight testing (Letters, July 17). However, he did quote some excellent advice applicable to all road-users, not just motorists. Observation is essential, if you cannot see well then
I NOTE that your columnist Bryan Marlowe gave himself a metaphorical pat on the back because he had, at some time in the past, won a radio prize for knowing the names of Queen Victoria's children (July 17). He recalled that she had eight children. Big
STEPHEN LEWIS checks out what life will be like in York's new assembly-line flats. THERE is nothing new in the idea of prefabricated buildings. Prefab homes sprung up all over the country in the post-war baby boom era - and they weren't new even then.
GERMAN multi-national Siemens has endorsed York as the place to be for one of its growing high-tech businesses. And amid euphoria from officials marketing York, there is speculation that the city will soon be favourably regarded for yet more of the electronic
A TOP risk management and financial service company has come to York. A new division of Smithson Mason Group (SMG) financial services has opened an office at Regency House in Westminster Place initially with seven people to advise existing and new clients
AN INVESTMENT of some £1.2 million in new production facilities at Rigid Paper, Selby has been approved by the Rigid Group Ltd. The investment will hugely boost Rigid Paper's production of recycled fluting and liner materials for use in the corrugated
A TELEPHONE system invented by a York company that enables users to leave individual voice messages for specific callers while they are on another line is now being developed with Government cash. Crucible Technologies, which designs and supplies telecom
COMPANIES are taking an average 46 days to settle their bills and the payment performance of the slowest-paying plcs is getting worse, according to league tables for more than 4,000 companies just published by the Federation of Small Businesses. The performance
TAXPAYERS could face hefty charges if they fail to meet the self-assessment deadline looming next Tuesday, July 31, warns the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Most affected are taxpayers who were due to make a tax payment back in
CAROLE Pipes included a maximum and 140 in a 17-dart pairs games with Bev Harton as league leaders City Arms breezed to a 7-2 win against Clifton in York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division one. Excellent scoring by Roz Kerr (2 x 100, 140) kept
Clifton Alliance successfully defended their title as they hammered Heworth by 87 runs in the final of the Minster Engineering-sponsored York Charity Cricket Cups Senior Cup. The match, which was a repeat of last year's final, saw Clifton bat first and
The draw for the York Junior Tennis Championships, to be played at York University, is: Saturday, July 28 U14 Boys (report to referee, Bev Cairns at 9am): Group 1: Kai L Cheung, Thomas Britten, William Howes, David Coverdale, Jordan Pears, Dean McQuade
SOME of the brightest children in two areas of York are taking part in summer schools during their holidays with the aim of boosting their confidence and aspirations. Canon Lee School and Burnholme Community College are running summer schools for pupils
A party of 40 girls from Queen Margaret's School, Escrick, near York, are heading to Australia and New Zealand next month on the school's Centenary Sports Tours. Leaving for Australia on August 5, the girls will compete against three other 'Margaret'
A SOPHISTICATED machine which will help in the fight against cancer was presented to researchers at the University of York by the Grand Charity of Freemasons. The Jack Birch Unit for Molecular Carcinogenesis, at the university, received the Polymerase
THE stage is set for a dramatic climax to division one in the IT Sports Tennis League with champions Poppleton meeting leaders York I next Monday. York won the earlier encounter at Poppleton 55-53 so Poppleton will be seeking revenge at Clifton Park.
CAMPAIGNERS today spoke of their dismay after plans to give more power to the regions were delayed for up to six months. A White Paper was due out this autumn outlining plans to create a directly-elected regional assembly for Yorkshire. But officials
QUIXALL Crossett will make at least one more racecourse appearance to satisfy his growing fan club before his retirement to the fields surrounding Ted Caine's farm near Chop Gate, Helmsley. The record-breaking 16-year-old was pulled up after a circuit
YORK'S Jenny Whitehead is gearing up for her debut in the World Orienteering Championships, writes Dave Stanford. Former Queen Anne School pupil Whitehead booked her place in the British team heading for Finland later this month by finishing fourth in
FLOOD-HIT Rawcliffe residents have been promised thast last winter's disaster will not be repeated this year. Parish council chairman Richard Moore told a packed public meeting: "We will not flood this winter." His pledge was in response to a Rawcliffe
ENGLAND Test duo Darren Gough and Craig White are not sure of a place in Yorkshire's starting line-up for the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy quarter-final clash against Warwickshire at Headingley tomorrow. The pair were missing as Yorkshire Phoenix
A York man has appeared in court accused of making bomb hoaxes about a North Yorkshire shop. Ian David Hood, 36, of Bell Farm Avenue, off Huntington Road, faces two charges of communicating false information with intent by claiming that there was a bomb
A LORRY driver from York was killed when his vehicle overturned on a busy junction near Scunthorpe. Nick Haigh, aged 42, of Sheriff Hutton, near York, was taken to Scunthorpe General Hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. The accident occurred
Genetically modified crops will be planted in East Yorkshire as part of the Government's next round of trials. The oil seed rape will be sown in Howden and Nafferton from the end of next month. GM fodder beet has already been planted in a field at Beadlam
TOUGH restrictions aimed at protecting three million farm animals from foot and mouth have received a mixed response. But Vale of York MP Anne McIntosh has said she is dismayed that the outbreak was able to get so bad that the Government needed to set
THE supposedly staid North Yorkshire community is becoming used to its womenfolk stripping off. First it was the ladies of the Women's Institute who decided to drop everything for a fund-raising glamour calendar. Then York College fashion students did
Luckless York City's injury jinx of last season has struck in double quick time and in bizarre fashion with Mike Basham ruled out of the Minstermen's friendly with Scottish first Division outfit Raith Rovers tonight. Having sat out Friday's North Riding
Paul Hanagan, who requires just one more winner to reduce his claim to 3lb, can find opportunity knocking at Musselburgh tomorrow. The star Ryedale apprentice has excellent prospects of recording his 50th career success aboard Arms Acrossthesea, trained
