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Stories for 30 March 2002

York Leisure

The Grange Hotel and Restaurants, Clifton. reveiwed: 30/03/02

JANET HEWISON checks out the fare at a smart York hotel  more...

Mel's swell time

HERE she is - Britain's most famous landlady. You'll have instantly recognised Denise Reid, of the Black Horse in Seaton Ross, near Pocklington.  more...

Roll with it

Get going this Easter weekend to prepare the garden for summer, says GINA PARKINSON  more...

Going to Goa

CHRIS GREENWOOD finds the perfect balance of adventure and relaxation on a trip to Goa  more...

Danish Kitchen, High Ousegate, York

Despite the Scandinavian sounding name you might be hard pressed to find genuine smorgasbord here. True, there were open sandwiches as well as the usual British style, but conventional fare was readily available.  more...

In bloom

George Wilkinson boards the bus for daffodil country  more...

York News

Riddle of the bones

A RUBBISH dump near York where human bones were discovered is being treated as a major crime scene, police said today.  more...

Death probe on rail line

A MAN died today after being struck by a train on the East Coast Mainline near Thirsk.  more...

Search for trucker after A1 fog pile-up

A LORRY driver may hold key information about the 60-vehicle pile-up in fog on the A1, police said this afternoon.  more...

Base protesters join march

PROTESTERS opposed to two North Yorkshire military bases being used in a controversial U.S. missile defence system were today planning to march through London.  more...

Seaside pub arrest

A PUB landlord from Scarborough has been arrested on suspicion of supporting a banned paramilitary organisation.  more...

We're going platinum!

LIFE on an East Yorkshire farm brought a young couple together - and they are still married 70 years later.  more...

Volunteers go for taste of life as a PoW

PRISONERS-OF-WAR are making their way to Eden Camp once more.  more...

Train crash claims hope

A YORK man who is suing Gary Hart after he was badly injured in the Selby rail crash could soon be celebrating victory.  more...

£½m is bliss on the buses

AN EFFORT to banish congestion from York's streets has been bolstered by a £500,000 windfall - designed to give bus users the low-down.  more...

MPs to debate future of Malton hospital

THE future of Malton Hospital is to be debated in the Commons after Ryedale MP John Greenway stepped in.  more...

Emergency budget slashed in N Yorks

FUNDING to prepare for emergencies such as terrorism and flooding has been slashed by ten per cent in both York and North Yorkshire - despite fears raised by the September 11 attacks.  more...

Cheep and cheerful!

LAUGHING pensioner Letty Young scooped first prize for her "disco chick" Easter bonnet at a York nursing home.  more...

Tributes to York market trader

A POPULAR York market trader who served fruit and veg for more than seven decades, has died aged 95.  more...

Ears to Easter!

LITTLE Ben Wheeler was delighted when the Easter Bunny came to the Daisy Chain Nursery, in Heworth, York.  more...

Your chance to sign up to our campaign

THE EVENING Press demand to the Indian Government to free deaf charity worker Ian Stillman is gathering pace.  more...

Our little bundle of joy

ODO the gibbon was set to be one of the star attractions over Easter at North Yorkshire theme park Flamingo Land.  more...

Best West from Flying Ducks...

WELL done to The Flying Ducks Youth Theatre for the excellent production of West Side Story, performed last week at Joseph Rowntree Theatre. This talented group of 50 teenagers showed great enthusiasm in their work and were a credit to the many adults backstage who have faith in the youth of today.  more...

Gnome thoughts

I CAN'T believe all the fuss about the Goodramgate gnomes.   more...

It's an evolution

K BARNES made me smile when he/she commented that "not one missing link has been found" (Letters, March 19). Would it be pedantic of me to point out that by definition the word "missing" means we do not know its whereabouts?  more...

Keeping York clean

Mr CASPERSON described how he took a family of American tourists to what he describes as an "open sewer", namely the Anglican Tower at the rear of the library (March 25).   more...

Missing a treat

THE walks printed by the Evening Press on a Saturday night are very enjoyable but George Wilkinson missed a treat in his walk in Captain Cook Country (March 9).   more...

Turn school site into a park

MS OVERHILL-SMITH underestimates and misrepresents the strength of opposition to City of York Council's proposals for the Oaken Grove site (Letters, March 25).  more...

Death is not the end

Canon John Young, York Diocesan Evangelist, offers an Easter message of hope in a violent world dying for peace  more...

Bonding process

The name's Hutchinson, CHARLES HUTCHINSON... our man checks out Yorkshire's new Bond exhibition  more...

Queen Mother dies

THE Queen Mother died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday afternoon aged 101.  more...

Your chance to sign up to our campaign

THE EVENING Press demand to the Indian Government to free deaf charity worker Ian Stillman is gathering pace.  more...

National mourning

THERE was a time when laughter and music flowed as fast as the foaming ale down at the Irish National League Club, York's oldest Working Men's Club in Speculation Street off Navigation Road.  more...

York Sport

Tykes recover to keep in touch

Yorkshire recovered magnificently from a disastrous first hour at Headingley yesterday but then allowed Somerset to regain the upper hand by close of play when they stood on 101 for one in their second innings with an overall lead of 127.  more...

Sensation Al's 100

YORK City goalkeeper Alan Fettis is primed for an unbroken century stand for York City.  more...

Wasps' survival costs fall

ACCOUNTANT Mike Miller has estimated it could cost York Wasps just £40,000 to see out the season under new proposals - less than half of what was originally thought.  more...

Sevens heaven

A RECORD Bank Holiday crowd of over 2,000 basked in sunshine and saw some exciting high-speed rugby at the 44th John Smith's Pocklington Sevens yesterday.  more...

Wigginton's double delight

NEW heights of glory have been scaled by the wizards of Wigginton Squash Club.  more...

York pair move into England final stages

YORK's Shirley Stacey and Iain Boyle edged their way into the last 16 of the Golden Charter All-England Mixed Pairs Bowls tournament at Bedford last night.  more...

Speed merchants

YORK speed king James Thompson reckons this could be his year.  more...

Bat out of hell

NEW York City chairman John Batchelor will turn his attention from pitch to pits on Monday as the new British Touring Car Championship gets off the grid at Brands Hatch.  more...

Students of the game

FORGET Oxford University against Cambridge, the real grudge match will be at Clifton Park on May 1.  more...

Galtres take root at Forest

SOLO success in the York Union of Golf Clubs' final Cross Trophy tournament was almost the exclusive preserve of Forest of Galtres GC.  more...

East's record

ONE-TIME Fulford GC and The York GC player Stephen East is a record-breaker.  more...

Wasps' survival costs fall

ACCOUNTANT Mike Miller has estimated it could cost York Wasps just £40,000 to see out the season under new proposals - less than half of what was originally thought.  more...

Sensation Al's 100

YORK City goalkeeper Alan Fettis is primed for an unbroken century stand for York City.  more...

'Gate opens for fans

YORK City's new owner, John Batchelor has agreed to become `honorary president' of the Harrogate Minstermen, the new branch of the official Supporters' Club.  more...

Club class of 2002

YORK City fans have the chance to deliberate then nominate.  more...

That was the week that was

IF the previous week saw the earthquake, the past seven days have provided the aftershock, several explo-sions and a fall-out.  more...

Dedicated fan search

IF the past ten days have proved anything, it is that York Wasps die-hards are among the best fans in rugby league.  more...

Offices emptied

THE boardroom and offices of the York Wasps have been cleared out, with all the assets put into storage.  more...

Leigh-ding light

YORK Wasps winger Leigh Deakin is backing plans to resurrect the club and would sign on again if the club can stay in the Northern Ford Premiership.  more...

  
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