A YORK schools chief has told fellow councillors of the tragic death of York schoolboy Jamie Bucknell, who collapsed and died in front of his classmates. Councillor Janet Looker, City of York Council's executive member for education, officially informed
A DEMOLITION company has launched its biggest-ever asbestos removal operation in Yorkshire as it takes down a mammoth stand at York Racecourse. Controlled Demolition Group is well known for blasting high-rise structures across the globe. But it is using
A FIRM which flouted the law and created clouds of dust in a Selby village has been fined more than £10,000. Bosses at Sandtoft Services Ltd today criticised the "excessive" sentence, claiming they had been made scapegoats. Plant manager Neil Christofferson
I AM amazed by the comment in the Evening Press (October 20) from a City of York Council spokesman that there has been "years of public debate" on Coppergate II. The council has never encouraged a debate on options of what to do with the Castle area car
"A plane spotter sits at the end of the runway with a pair of binoculars. We like to think we're a bit more sophisticated" York air enthusiast Andy Jenkins, was jailed and faces allegations of spying after looking at Greek warplanes. But in an exclusive
THE future looks green - as the attempt to make York the UK's most energy efficient city is taken to youngsters. PlanetYork went into the classroom in an effort to get the city's youngest residents on board. The year-long project aims to show the world
They might well soon have to start running Yorkshire-only matches at the Oaks following another Red Rose rout at the Sessay, North Yorkshire complex. Former Anglers Mail Kamasan winners battled it out, with 1998-99 winner John Bradshaw (Sensas Gabolino
YORK'S Quaker schools are teaming up to tackle the horrors of war in their latest annual production together. Performed by sixth form students from Bootham School and The Mount, the satirical Oh What A Lovely War runs from tomorrow until Saturday at the
TWO schoolboys sprayed a woman in the face with a "noxious" substance in an unprovoked attack in Bridlington. The woman suffered minor injuries in the attack, which took place in Prospect Street yesterday Also in Bridlington, a man suffered a fractured
HEWORTH 'A', despite fielding two reserves, increased their lead to seven points with a 5-2 win over Fulford 'B' in the York Conservative clubs' Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker League. The win was achieved by John Anderson, Richie Burdett, Jason Milner, Dave
HARROGATE Town player-coach Neil Aspin, the former Leeds United defender, is leading football coaching courses at Granby Community Leisure Centre. The courses are aimed at children wishing to develop football skills and is open to boys and girls. The
THREE of York's most famous children have been awarded the right to call themselves Honorary Freemen of the City today, following a unanimous vote by councillors. Actress Dame Judi Dench and composer John Barry, plus the city's architectural godfather
STUDENTS at York University will probably blame the night's beer when they see an elephant standing outside their halls of residence today. But the students are not seeing things. Instead, the elephant is a protest against what protesters say is the withdrawal
NESTLE Rowntree AC's Under 17 women's team finished 14th out of 40 teams in the National Cross Country Relays at Mansfield. Nina Griffiths' first leg of 9 minutes 51 seconds earned 14th place. Ruth Tinsley clocked 10-31 and Aimee Collette 10-12. A last
ROBOTS which can evolve and function by themselves may seem like the stuff of Science fiction films. But a York research team is at the forefront of a project which aims to make this previously far-fetched dream a reality. Professor Andy Tyrell is heading
MEDAL-laden Hannah Bickerdike is awaiting ratification that could see her on top of the world. York swimmer Bickerdike, 21, returned from the BT Swimming National Short-Course Disabled Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, with an armful of medals.
A HORSE dealer told a jury he fled for his life when he heard gunfire on a York caravan site. The prosecution in the James Street shooting trial allege Karl Gaskin was the gunman who shot Robert James on May 10. But giving evidence in his own defence,
YORK City's on-loan defender Mark Maley's loan spell at Bootham Crescent will continue despite the talented youngster receiving a six-month driving ban at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Monday. The 20-year-old, who is currently in his second month
TADCASTER Grammar School's intermediate girls have reached the national finals of the English Schools Cross Country Cup. They booked their place by winning the North East trial at Acklam School, Middlesbrough in great style. Three of the team were in
Ravenswood, a smart stayer on the Flat, can make a successful transition to hurdling at Taunton tomorrow. Trained by Martin Pipe, whose runners command very special respect at his local West-Country tracks, the four-year-old makes his debut in the Tufters
THE Highways Agency has spelled out fully for the first time why it refuses to immediately close a dangerous gap on the A64 - even though it might save lives. The agency says the road safety benefits of shutting the central reservation gap at Bilbrough
THE Highways Agency has spelled out fully for the first time why it refuses to immediately close a dangerous gap on the A64 - even though it might save lives. The agency says the road safety benefits of shutting the central reservation gap at Bilbrough
A YORK pensioner found collapsed at home with mysterious head injuries was fighting for his life in hospital today. Police have launched a manhunt for an unknown, possibly bloodstained attacker they believe could be behind the horrific facial fractures
I HAVE recently had the pleasure of reading your coverage of our efforts to raise funds for the families of those bereaved by those tragic events of September 11 in New York. In addition to being overwhelmed by the strength of support from the public,
WHAT a pity the Armistice Day service in York on Sunday was spoiled by the scruffy state of the gardens and, in particular, the litter-strewn shrubberies around the perimeter. These had clearly not been cleared for many weeks and to present them as appropriate
I WISH to thank First York. For the extra exercise my children are getting now they have given up waiting for the only bus that could get them to school on time. That's okay in the mild weather but it will soon be 'can we have a lift' causing extra congestion
REMEMBER when teletext was new and revolutionary? Most of us first came across the "electronic newspaper" by watching 'Pages From Ceefax'. In the halcyon days when TV used to close down, BBC transmitters would fill the empty hours by screening a smattering
OUR exclusive interview with York air enthusiast Andy Jenkins finds him in good spirits. Despite the ordeal of being arrested by armed guards, imprisoned in a Greek police cell and enduring a seven-hour court hearing, he and his fellow prisoners are "
DAME Judi Dench, John Barry and John Shannon are to be granted York's highest honour by becoming Freemen of the City. Their accomplishments are very different. Both Dame Judi and Mr Barry left their home city to find an international stage for their talents
RACISM and inequality in York are being tackled by a new service in the heart of one of the city's communities. The York and North Yorkshire Connecting Communities Project, managed and hosted by the York Racial Equality Network, has launched its first
WILL there be a doctor in the house during next month's Wagner and Vienna concert by the Sinfonia of Leeds? The answer is definitely "Yes". Among a clutch of PhDs and three dentists, the orchestra has three medical doctors, including 28-year-old violinist
BILL Collier won the Hammond Trophy match, which attracted 55 competitors to a coloured river Ouse between Redhouse and Poppleton on Sunday. As expected, odd better fish that proved decisive. Collier (Union) won from the Little Sandbeds at Killingbeck
FIREFIGHTERS at North York-shire RAF bases fear they will be prevented from helping out in times of crisis if they are switched to the private sector. Fire teams from the county's three RAF bases helped local people to defend their homes during last year's
AN entertaining tussle saw York Acorn ARL under-13s beat Wakefield-based Eastmoor 34-14. The close first half saw Acorn cross for two unconverted tries by centre Lee Spain and full-back Matthew Gray before being pegged back by two Eastmoor tries, one
WHO'S a pretty boy then? The owner of two balding birds is hoping alternative medicine may be the key to making them beautiful again. Julie Piercy, who runs the Pampered Parrots sanctuary at Slingsby, has enlisted the help of kinesiology therapist Mark
COACHES in York are soon set to find out that Sir Alex Ferguson is not the only football expert to come out of Govan, near Glasgow. Former professional footballer Malcolm Cook, a one-time neighbour of the Manchester United manager, will be bringing revolutionary
JOBS have been shed at Malton Bacon Factory under its new ownership, according to union sources. John Radigan, an USDAW (Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers) representative, confirmed that redundancies among engineering staff were being made
YORK Acorn Running Club secretary Nick Ford and his running partner Peter Summers (Easingwold Runners) have just completed their fifth successive Karrimor International Mountain Marathon. Since 1968, the gruelling event has been designed to test the navigation
SELBY now has its own Harry Potter. As the country goes crazy over the boy wizard, Selby company Potter Group has christened one of its two locomotives Harry. With the eagerly-awaited film out on general release on Friday, the Potter distribution group
YORKSHIRE'S new captain, Darren Lehmann, today urged Darren Gough not to quit his native county. Speaking from Australia, Lehmann said: "I think that Goughie definitely belongs to Yorkshire because not only was he born there but that is where he has always
UNLUCKY Heworth have been handed one of the toughest possible ties in the draw for the first round of this year's RL Challenge Cup. The Villagers, who were last out of the hat, must travel to Ideal Isberg, who are two divisions above them in the National
MINISTERS are under pressure to extend GNER's franchise to run the East Coast main line beyond 2005 to allow it to buy new trains. The York-based train operator is in talks with the Strategic Rail Authority to extend its current deal, which runs out in
RESIDENTS of a North Yorkshire beauty spot have staged a protest against a communications mast set to be erected near their homes. Liz McCabe and Shirley-Ann Collier headed a 25-strong group protesting against the BT mast at Cote Hill farm, Farndale.
MINSTRELS Gill Page and Dan Osbaldeston go stilt-walking in Stonegate to promote the launch of St Nicholas Fayre in York. Organisers say they hope the festival will bring many thousands of visitors to the city in the run-up to Christmas. The Fayre opens
YORK City got plenty of shooting practice in ahead of their FA Cup first round clash at Colchester on Saturday. City boss Terry Dolan took his squad to the North of England Multi-Activity Centre at Harewood Whin, Rufforth, yesterday, with clay pigeon
YORK City's on-loan defender Mark Maley's loan spell at Bootham Crescent will continue despite the talented youngster receiving a six-month driving ban at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Monday. The 20-year-old, who is currently in his second month
TADCASTER Grammar School's intermediate girls have reached the national finals of the English Schools Cross Country Cup. They booked their place by winning the North East trial at Acklam School, Middlesbrough in great style. Three of the team were in
In Harry Potter week, CHRIS TITLEY finds out why JK Rowling's magical books are devoured by children and adults alike. HE has the whole world under his spell. Some facts and figures to prove it: the Harry Potter books have sold 100 million worldwide.
