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Stories for 3 April 2002

York Leisure

Warrior Race, Lawrence James. (Little, Brown and Company, hardback £25)

HISTORIAN Lawrence James likes big subjects.  more...

Gervase is a class storyteller

His best-selling books about life as a North Yorkshire school inspector are serialised on the radio and in newspapers, and will soon be a TV series. CHRIS TITLEY met the Herriot of education  more...

York News

GP's concern as 'miracle man' arrives

A CHRISTIAN healer who claims to cure people by the laying on of hands is coming to North Yorkshire.  more...

Bones on tip are ancient say police

THE human bones unearthed at a rubbish dump near York are archaeological, police have revealed.  more...

Crash tragedy of teen father

A TEENAGER killed in a horrific car smash had become a father only two months ago, his devastated parents revealed today.  more...

Arriva pledges to order new trains

ARRIVA today announced plans to buy 55 new high speed trains - if it wins the flagship Trans-Pennine Express franchise.  more...

Park ride 'hazard to aircraft'

BOSSES at one of North Yorkshire's biggest theme parks must wait to discover the fate of their newest white-knuckle ride.  more...

Hunting fans plan major summer campaign

HUNTING supporters were today set to unveil a campaign for a "summer of discontent" to protest against Government plans to outlaw hunting with dogs.  more...

All's well on animal farm

ANIMAL magic has returned to a North Yorkshire tourist attraction which saw visitor numbers drop by 40 per cent last year due to the foot and mouth crisis.  more...

Parking ticket spoof angers city wardens

APRIL fool ghouls gave city car owners the shivers by handing out false parking tickets.  more...

Recorded crime falls

RECORDED crime in North Yorkshire fell by four per cent last year - but  more...

Directorship ban for print boss

A NORTH Yorkshire man whose printing business crashed with debts of more than £1.3 million has agreed to a four-year ban on holding any directorships or taking part in company managements.  more...

Murder charge

A 37-year-old man was due to appear in court today charged with the murder of Harrogate man, Mark Daniel Webster. Mr Webster, 21, from Harrogate, died from a stab wound on Easter Monday at Airedale General Hospital after a disturbance outside the Fleece Inn in Addingham, near Ilkley.  more...

Threat man in hospital

THE man suspected of making threats against the Archbishop of York is in hospital voluntarily, police said today.  more...

We have lift-off

THINGS are looking up at the Milton Rooms with the start of a new production.  more...

Victims pay the price of flood risks

ALMOST 18 months after flooding devastated their store, York shopkeepers Alison and Richard Shrimpton are still paying the price through soaring insurance bills.  more...

Green van around town

YORK Housing Association has cleaned up its transport act by taking on a new Liquid Petroleum Gas-powered van.  more...

In memory of Dud and co

PLEASE forgive me. Barely 72 hours have elapsed since the announcement of the Queen Mother's death, and I am writing this wearing a red silk tie. It is a shocking lapse in taste; I know this because newsreader Peter Sissons wore a burgundy tie to report her passing, causing "dismay", the Daily Mail reported.  more...

Symbols of hope

A MORE positive tourist story is provided by the Yorkshire Museum of Farming today. It was hit hard by the foot and mouth outbreak, as most of its larger animals had to be kept from public view.  more...

River delight

MY husband and I read with interest the article by Catherine Bruce, regarding David Simpson's complaint of the state of the River Foss, which he has observed from his window in Rowntree's Wharf (March 28).   more...

Clean up act on city toilets

VISITORS swarmed into York for the Easter weekend. This was the start of the first tourist season after foot and mouth disease and September 11, and so it was vital that the city made a good impression.  more...

Rubbish ramblings

WHAT a neurotic little man your columnist Cole appears to be, judging from the claptrap he wrote in the Evening Press (March 28).  more...

No to live exports

THE welcome end of the foot and mouth epidemic brings with it one real danger: the resumption of the cruel live animal export trade.  more...

Alarm over troops

WHATEVER the rights and wrongs of recent military action in Afghanistan, we are glad that in its aftermath 1,600 British troops are now in the country working at the only really effective defence against terrorism: peacekeeping and `nation-building'.  more...

Moving goodbye to a Queen among queens

HOW do we say goodbye to someone who has been with everyone for so long? I find it very hard to believe that Elizabeth the Queen Mother will no longer be among us for that is what she was - a person very much among us.  more...

Sporting way to preserve wildlife habitats

The Government has pledged a virtual ban on hunting with dogs. But, argues local conservationist BARRY POTTER, country sports have a vital role to play in preservation of the countryside  more...

York's disgust at filthy toilets

EASTER visitors to York were confronted by filthy public toilets and disgusting drugs litter, an Evening Press investigation has found.  more...

Public inconvenience

WOMEN in York could be getting a better deal than men when it comes to public conveniences.  more...

Duke to lead York tributes

A THANKSGIVING service for the life of the Queen Mother is to be held at York Minster later this month.  more...

York knife mugging

A MAN was robbed at knifepoint today as he walked along a York street.   more...

£120,000 heritage cash for Ryedale

HISTORIC buildings in Ryedale are to be spruced up and regenerated thanks to a major funding boost from English Heritage.  more...

Why I have a good idea how Ian must feel

A CAMPAIGNING York vicar knows more than most about how deaf charity worker Ian Stillman felt as he faced a legal system beyond his control.  more...

York Sport

Press still impresses

THE connections of racehorse Evening Press were happy with her display at Redcar despite a disappointing result.  more...

Dunn and dusted

Dunnington became Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League premier division champions for the first time after a rapid nine-wicket victory at Heworth.  more...

Tate's Last Option is to win Hunter double

Last Option, winner of the Christie's Fox Hunter Chase at Cheltenham last month, can complete a notable double tomorrow on the opening day of Aintree's Grand National meeting.  more...

Tykes roar back in style

ENGLAND bowlers Darren Gough and Craig White struck within the space of four balls of each other at Headingley yesterday to spark a remarkable collapse by Somerset on the first day of the Cricinfo Championship match.  more...

Oz-bound Leo backs Wasps' fans

DEPARTING York Wasps coach Leo Epifania returns to his native Australia tomorrow with a resounding message of support to the fans.  more...

Pledge your cash to save York RL

THE York Wasps Supporters' Trust working party are moving in the right direction to keep professional rugby league in the city - but they still need your help.  more...

Russ-ling up star quality

YORK City goalkeeper Russ Howarth has been named alongside some of the country's hottest prospects in the England Under-20 squad to take on Portugal next week.  more...

Clubs' class at funeral

REPRESENTATIVES from the golf, football and business world attended the funeral service of Arthur Brown at York Crematorium.  more...

Stuart in the pink

York's Stuart Weston is on top of the world after lowering the colours of snooker ace Dennis Taylor.   more...

Bishops moving away from trouble

BISHOPTHORPE eased their Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve `A' relegation worries at the expense of Wigginton Grasshoppers as goals from Greg Fitzmaurice and Paul Halliday saw them home 2-0.  more...

Heworth retain crown in style

HEWORTH `A' decisively wrapped up their seventh successive championship by defeating third-placed Acomb `A' 6-1 in the penultimate match in the York Conservative Clubs' Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker League.  more...

Hounds unleashed

THE remaining spot in the York FA Sunday Senior Cup Final was decided when cup specialists Hounds beat Severus SC 3-0 in a keenly fought contest at Bishopthorpe, writes Bob Grainger.  more...

Drax Ladies spring surprise at RI

DRAX Ladies scored a surprise 6-3 home win over York RI in Ladies division one of the York Badminton League.  more...

Easter delight for Irish trio

The Yorkshire connection within the Irish rugby set-up continues to grow.  more...

Dave on right lines at Carpvale

MOST of the angling match action in the York area over Easter centred around the three lakes at the Carpvale complex at Moor Monkton.  more...

Union bashers Kirkby go top

KIRKBYMOORSIDE Reserves are the new leaders of the RJF Homes Beckett League first division after their 5-1 demolition of Union Rovers.  more...

Pikes get their bite at Robins

PICKERING Town and Selby Town clash tonight in their rearranged Northern Counties East League premier division encounter.  more...

Oz-bound Leo backs Wasps' fans

DEPARTING York Wasps coach Leo Epifania returns to his native Australia tomorrow with a resounding message of support to the fans.  more...

Pledge your cash to save York RL

THE York Wasps Supporters' Trust working party are moving in the right direction to keep professional rugby league in the city - but they still need your help.  more...

Will it be top draw?

What are the odds of York Wasps being drawn to face neighbouring amateurs in the third round of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup?  more...

Wasps find their way to history books

YORK Wasps etched a small piece of rugby league history for themselves last week - but only after a short tour of Tameside.  more...

Russ-ling up star quality

YORK City goalkeeper Russ Howarth has been named alongside some of the country's hottest prospects in the England Under-20 squad to take on Portugal next week.  more...

York Wasps 8, Villeneuve 17

SOMETIMES a final scoreline can sum up a match. At Huntington Stadium yesterday, it didn't come close.  more...

Nomads' show of support for City's new boss

FORMER members of an unofficial York City fans' organisation set up over two decades ago have given their full backing to the club's new owner.  more...

  
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