There was a time when mobile telephones were the size of large bricks and hauling one around was the ultimate yuppie status symbol. more...
THE majority of people who buy and sell houses use the services of an estate agent. more...
STEPHEN LEWIS finds out why, when it comes to getting the best deal on your mortgage, staying put isn't always the best option. more...
Coffee and chocolate are not the only Fairtrade goods you can put in your shopping basket, discovers MAXINE GORDON. more...
GEOFFREY Chaucer was born in 1340, lived through the Black Death, and was arguably England's greatest medieval poet. more...
A degree in Yorkshire Studies began this week, but what should the students be taught? CHRIS TITLEY takes some soundings from the region's great and good. more...
A prison officer listened in on conversations between inmates to build up a sizeable list of contacts in the drug dealing underworld, a court heard. more...
More than 250 mourners paid their last respects to York churchwarden Christopher Terry today. more...
More than 300 mourners filled Selby Abbey to say their last farewells to "gentle giant" Stephen Dunn, one of the ten Selby rail crash victims. more...
Pedestrians who face danger every time they cross the busy A64 in North Yorkshire are set to enjoy long-term safety improvements. more...
Those medieval stonemasons could have had a bit of consideration. more...
GROUPS of dog walkers, horse riders and ramblers are all still flouting footpath restrictions, despite the deepening foot and mouth crisis, a trading standards chief says. more...
An ancient horseracing tradition descended into farce today amid arguments over the foot and mouth crisis. more...
THREE national endurance riding clubs have cancelled all their March events because of the foot and mouth crisis. The British Endurance Riding Association, the Endurance Horse and Pony Society of Great Britain and the Scottish Endurance Riding Club ask all owners and organisers to reduce equestrian activity as much as possible both within and outside infected areas. more...
Two schoolboys told a jury they saw a mother push her ex-boyfriend into a fast-flowing river after fighting in a bus station over their two-year-old daughter. more...
PIG farmers with finished animals they cannot move off the farm should restrict the amount of their feed, reduce the energy density of their diets and increase the number and range of toys for play. That's the advice of Steve Jagger, pig nutritionist at feed company ABN. more...
York fans of glam rockers Roxy Music are set to boycott the band's reunion tour after frontman Bryan Ferry spoke out in support of fox hunting. more...
INFORMATION and advice relating to foot and mouth in sheep is highlighted on the web site of the Sheep Veterinary Society at http://www.sheepvetsoc.org.uk. The site contains the latest information on clinical signs of FMD in sheep, pictures of affected animals, practical information on how to prevent the spread of the disease and a list of links to other FMD-related web sites. more...
Agriculture Minister Nick Brown was today expected to tell Parliament of a "pre-emptive strike" against foot and mouth disease, involving the cull of up to 100,000 animals which might have come into contact with infected livestock. more...
FOOT and mouth disease can be difficult to spot especially in sheep where sometimes as little as 5pc cent of the flock show any signs. more...
THE foot and mouth crisis appears to be deepening, with the number of confirmed cases exceeding 200 as we went to press. more...
FARMERS who rent land are advised to talk to the land owner about problems arising out of the current foot and mouth crisis, advises the Country Land and Business Association (CLA). more...
A blind bank worker was today preparing to set a new world record in North Yorkshire by motorcycling at 100mph - despite getting on a motorbike for the first time last week. more...
GREAT Yorkshire Show organisers have denied any plans to cancel this year's event because of the foot and mouth crisis. more...
A York schoolgirl was celebrating today after taking on the might of the Hollywood film industry and winning her battle to keep her amateur Harry Potter website. more...
THE Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food are in the process of tracing all sheep movements from Longtown Market, Carlisle, Cumbria held on February 15 and 22. more...
New computers are to be taken out into York communities to give more people the chance to log on, as part of a £900,000 plan announced today. more...
York's museums are set to get a cash injection of more than £150,000 from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. more...
King Street, in the centre of York, will be closed to traffic for part of next week for building work to take place. The restriction to traffic will be in place between 9am on Wednesday, March 21, and 4.30pm on Thursday, March 22. The alternative route for traffic will be through Cumberland Street, King's Staith and Low Friargate. more...
Job-seekers interested in getting into the hospitality and tourism industry have the chance this weekend to check out the career opportunities available. more...
A York lollipop lady whose bag was stolen as she guided schoolchildren across the road said today her faith in human nature had been restored after she received £100 from an unknown benefactor. more...
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Two men whose bodies were discovered in a York flat died from the effects of drink and drugs. more...
WHO is responsible for planning of road works at the City of York Council? more...
THIS is Brain Injury Awareness Week, organised to highlight the problems facing people who survive a brain injury, and those facing their families. Every year 11,000 British adults suffer serious physical disability because of severe brain injury. more...
I WAS deeply upset when my eight-year-old son was hit by a cyclist on the way home from school. more...
THE Coppergate II project must surely be the most important development to be proposed within York city centre for a decade or more. more...
HAVING finally educated those people who did not take foot and mouth disease seriously, it is hard to believe that businessmen at Hutton-le-Hole and other rural areas are doing their best to undo all the good work of the last few weeks (`We're still open says postcard village', March 13). more...
Agriculture Minister Nick Brown was today expected to tell Parliament of a "pre-emptive strike" against foot and mouth disease, involving the cull of up to 100,000 animals which might have come into contact with infected livestock. more...
An ancient horseracing tradition descended into farce today amid arguments over the foot and mouth crisis. more...
FARMERS have been told that in addition to the various measures that have already been announced to help those affected by the recent wet weather and floods, the European Commission has agreed to a further derogation to allow the harvesting of any crops that are still on set-aside land up to March 31. more...
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AN expanded programme of research into effects of organophosphates on human health has been announced by the Government. more...
IT IS a `massive relief' to the National Farmers' Union that a pesticides tax was not included in the budget. It had been feared the tax could have cost farmers and growers £125m a year. more...
YORK fans of singer Bryan Ferry are so incensed by his support for fox hunting that they are boycotting his band's reunion tour. more...
WHILE today's report on England's inland flood defences reveals little new information, it performs two very useful functions. more...
NOW you might think that one of me was enough. After all, it's certainly been more than sufficient for me. But after 44 years of being Julian Cole, I've just had an e-mail from Julian Cole. How typical. You spend all that time thinking of yourself as unique, and then another Julian Cole comes along to plant his size 12 feet on your shadow. more...
Heartbroken Paddy Handley is refusing to give up on York Wasps, despite joining Northern Ford Premiership rivals Doncaster Dragons. more...
York City today signed the versatile Chris Brass on a free transfer from First Division Burnley. more...
York City unveiled a triple whammy of comings and goings today with possibly more to follow as Terry Dolan's Minstermen rebuilding programme moved up a gear. more...
Heartbroken Paddy Handley is refusing to give up on York Wasps, despite joining Northern Ford Premiership rivals Doncaster Dragons. more...
Bootham won the York Conservative Clubs' Ted Plant team pairs knockout for the second time in three years when they defeated the holders Acomb 3-1 in the final at Bootham Conservative Club. more...
Calling all snooker players - you have a chance of getting into the frame as an opponent to a former world champion. more...
Inspirational captain Lee Frank could be a shock inclusion in York Acorn's team for Saturday's crunch clash with London Skolars. more...
Panthers saw off Rawcliffe after an eight-goal division one rout of Rawcliffe. more...
Bootham won the York Conservative Clubs' Ted Plant team pairs knockout for the second time in three years when they defeated the holders Acomb 3-1 in the final at Bootham Conservative Club. more...
Junior talent was on show at Thanet Road when York and District Indoor Bowls Club beat New Earswick 29-23 in the Yorkshire Under 18s League. more...
York RI `A' chess team kept up the pressure in the Woodhouse Cup with a nerve-jangling 6-4 victory over Rotherham. more...
Pocklington Ladies suffered their first West Riding Ladies Volleyball Premier League defeat of the year when they were beaten 3-1 by Dewsbury-based Boathouse. more...
Kevin Darley, who, in a week's time at Doncaster, will begin the defence of his championship title, continues his warm-up to the challenge ahead at Southwell tomorrow. more...
York City unveiled a triple whammy of comings and goings today with possibly more to follow as Terry Dolan's Minstermen rebuilding programme moved up a gear. more...
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