THE flesh-eating triffids are back and hungrier than ever! more...
Books are full of fantastic facts. CHRIS TITLEY purloined these 20 from the latest offerings on the non-fiction shelf. more...
TONY Blair's pledge to improve the public services was at the heart of the Queen's Speech. more...
EVERY household in Britain throws away about one ton of rubbish each year. That adds up to 20 million tons that we have to bury or burn annually. It is a scandalous waste that threatens our future. more...
ALL in good time an official announcement will be forthcoming as to who is going to lead the Conservative Party. more...
I am becoming increasingly dismayed with President George W Bush's administration. more...
I WISH to thank the Evening Press and your reporters for the excellent opportunity you afforded each candidate to put their case in the run up to the General Election. more...
The involvement of the Church of England in the Brussels regional assembly scheme makes one ask questions. more...
I WAS sorry to read the letter from Derek Wortley (June 8) and the follow up from Elizabeth Harris (June 12) about the state of the lifts in York District Hospital. more...
Disaster has struck again for pig farmers in the East Riding who are battling to control an outbreak of a new disease capable of wiping out up to 20 per cent of their young stock. more...
Coroner Jeremy Cave is to be interviewed by North Yorkshire Police's fraud squad on Tuesday. more...
Tough new recycling rules mean the future for waste disposal could lie in schemes like one being tested in a York suburb. more...
The Millennium Bridge and York Railway Station became the two latest venues to become dancing stages for Dance Week York. more...
A rural tradition which is over a century may end if a new leading light cannot be found. more...
An Internet watchdog aimed at cracking down on rogue traders across the north is to be set up in North Yorkshire. more...
Police in Malton have taken action to prevent public toilets in the town being used by sex tourists. more...
Selby MP John Grogan says he is "hopeful" that a train service between York and Selby will be reinstated, following the controversial decision to replace it with a bus. more...
An 81-year-old woman was injured after being hit by an ambulance in an East Yorkshire town. more...
A senior nursing figure who cared for thousands of patients in her role as matron of two former hospitals in York has died aged 89. more...
Hundreds of people from all over York and adjoining areas are expected to converge on York Minster on Sunday (7pm) for the launch of a series of meetings taking place next year under the banner of Just 10 In York. more...
A £5,000 reward was today offered in an attempt to unravel a murder mystery. more...
The parents of a York baby, whose death was described as "perhaps a dark and dreadful secret", walked free from court today after being dramatically cleared by a judge. more...
Railtrack revealed today that an advance warning system will be commissioned at York's notorious blackspot railway signal by the end of the summer - as a public inquiry report into the Paddington crash accused the company of institutional paralysis. more...
An asthma ttack victim dragged from her smoke-filled flat by an alert neighbour said today: "I must be the luckiest woman alive." more...
An historic vacuum cleaner that has been passed down through the family of York MP Hugh Bayley has been donated to a York museum. more...
Road tax dodgers beware your car could be crushed into a compact cube of metal and plastic. more...
Police are investigating the horrific death of a gundog after it picked up a dead pigeon illegally laced with poison. more...
The case of jailed North Yorkshire arms dealer Peter Bleach is now likely to be resolved by the middle of next month. more...
The man who has been at the centre of York's life and heritage for nearly 40 years is to step down from his post. more...
Chart topper Geri Halliwell may once have told her fans to "spice up your life", but there was only one man she turned to when she wanted to spruce up her dog. more...
Two police officers and a neighbour were today commended for their bravery in entering a smoke-filled house to rescue a young mother and her baby after a chip pan fire. more...
Campaigners were hoping the Government would support a regional assembly in Yorkshire in today's Queen's Speech. But do we really need one? We seek out more...
Outsider David Davis was today poised to declare his challenge for the leadership of the Tory party. more...
What may be the last remaining agricultural show in North Yorkshire - The Bishop Wilton Show - has been axed because of the foot and mouth crisis. more...
Residents of a York suburb are furious their road is going to be dug up again - shortly after their lives were last turned upside down by major works. more...
An original Michelangelo drawing is set to make a brief return to the home where it was hidden for several hundred years. more...
Dramatic changes in cancer services which will affect patients in North Yorkshire have been approved by health chiefs. more...
Keen York cyclist Paul Graham is set to ride from Land's End to John O'Groats in aid of The Prostate Cancer Charity and The Multiple Sclerosis Society this weekend. more...
A safety scheme for cyclists is being launched on the A64 near York where Olympic cyclist Peter Longbottom was killed more than three years ago. more...
Three terrified women feared they were going to be raped as a North Yorkshire man with mental health problems carried out a series of "bizarre" early morning attacks. more...
IF the Tories want advice as to who should be their next leader, they shouldn't bother asking other Tories. For a start there are hardly enough of them left to make a decent-sized focus group. more...
A row between doctors at a York medical practice has culminated in six GPs taking out an injunction against two colleagues. more...
A health and safety probe is underway at a North Yorkshire theme park today after a woman was airlifted to hospital with head and spinal injuries. more...
The Highways Agency was today accused of betraying motorists by breaking commitments to improve safety at notorious Bilbrough Top. more...
Fashion students will tomorrow be parading their designs on the catwalk as a finale to their courses at York College. more...
Go Racing's on-off bid for media rights was back on course today after last minute talks to salvage the £307million contract with the British Horseracing Board. more...
Top Irish jockey Mick Kinane, who had a frustrating opening day at Royal Ascot, can get back on top tomorrow. more...
York City trainee Chris Hogg is poised for football's ultimate test next month. more...
Lee Crooks' future as York Wasps coach is hanging in the balance after the club revealed they were not in a position to offer him a new contract. more...
Lee Crooks' future as York Wasps coach is hanging in the balance after the club revealed they were not in a position to offer him a new contract. more...
Mary Jane Simpson is poised to be a Mary Jane, queen of Scots, after her selection for the Scotland Under-16s hockey team. more...
York City today announced ticket details for their pre-season friendlies against Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United at Bootham Crescent. more...
York City trainee Chris Hogg is poised for football's ultimate test next month. more...
Champions Marcia had all but secured a place in the quarter-finals of the University of York Men's Six-a-side Tournament even before this week's final group games. more...
William Badderson won the Player of the Year award at Thornton-le-Dale Football Club's presentation evening. more...
York Sunday Afternoon Football League division one champions Clifton Hotel are looking for players for the new season. more...
York Acorn Rugby League Club's two youngest sides were in dominant form when they took on their Stanningley counterparts. more...
One of only two river matches fished in Yorkshire on the opening weekend saw 60 anglers struggle with a rising and coloured Ouse at Nun Monkton. more...
York City were today handed a plum home tie against First Division Crewe Alexandra in the first round of next season's new look Worthington Cup. more...
York Wasps Academy prop forward Tom Lyons is being detained in a Cumbrian hospital after suffering a serious injury during the 34-18 defeat at Workington Town on Sunday. more...
Stephen Speight, the 31-year-old cricket steward from Bradford who was injured during the Headingley pitch invasion on Sunday's was released from hospital yesterday afternoon. more...
Chris Elstub will be a man with a mission when he opens the bowling for the Bradford and Leeds Universities' Centre of Excellence in the three-day match with Yorkshire which starts at Bradford Park Avenue tomorrow. more...
A growing personal claims culture among footballers has contributed to the North Riding County FA proposing a change in its legal status. more...
Poppleton, the holders of the IT Sports Mixed League division one title, lost their unbeaten record to their closest rivals York in a thrilling match, 55-53. more...
The top three teams remain in the same order in division six with leaders Riccall winning against Bishopthorpe 64-44. more...
Riccall beat Dunnington in division four of the Fulford Ladies Invitation League to give them six straight wins and move them four points clear at the top of the table. more...
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Fifteen New Earswick swimmers had a successful weekend at the Scarborough A/B Graded Meet, collecting 15 first, 11 second and four third place trophies, plus 12 medals for fourth to sixth place and five speeding certificates. more...
A 6-1 drubbing of Winning Post takes Fulfordgate one point clear in York White Rose Ladies Darts League division one. more...
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A THREE-FORKED honour has been captured by pupils from Queen Margaret's School in Escrick. more...
Fulford primary school St Oswald's are heading to Harrogate this weekend to represent York at tag rugby in the 2001 North Yorkshire Youth Games. more...
LIKE a moth, American photographer Richard Ross is drawn to light. more...
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