THE World Cup may be taking place thousands of miles away, but its impact is keenly felt at home. A nine-hour time difference has caused a dilemma for everyone: for football fans, who knew that every weekday match was being played out during office hours
A YORK police chief today issued a stern warning to drunken troublemakers to behave themselves as the city gears up to tomorrow's crunch World Cup match between England and Nigeria. Chief Superintendent John Lacy condemned yobs who spilled on to the streets
JESS Osborne admits her student friends don't always understand when she won't go out. Come Friday evening, when they're preparing for a wild weekend of letting their hair down, she heads back home to be with her family. Not because she doesn't enjoy
ROMAN Catholic bishops in America will be debating and voting at a special meeting in Dallas this week on proposals for punishing priests who abuse children. According to a copy of the draft policy seen by a Boston newspaper, the bishops are suggesting
VISITORS preparing for the Evening Press Business To Business Exhibition, at the Merchant Adventurers Hall, York, on Thursday, June 20, can plan their tour of more than 20 stands by reading a special B to B supplement with their Evening Press on Monday
YOU report another rising bollard looks set to be installed in Victor Street, York (June 7). Has anyone given consideration to the possible scenario of the bollard rising under an unauthorised vehicle, rupturing the fuel lines and spraying the hot exhaust
I WAS delighted to see the police intend to introduce cycle patrols to my 'ancestral home' of York to enable them to respond to and interact with residents. But was the road safety team supervisor in charge of training these officers riding without protective
Stockton & Hopgrove lost their top spot in the first division of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League in dramatic style. When chasing a York total of 201-8 Stockton were bundled out for a mere 31. Ovington are now the new leaders having taken
NEW trainer Con Dore sends his gelding Ostara to Beverley tomorrow in a bid to notch his third win in a week. Ostara was a comfortable winner at Beverley last Wednesday evening and again at Doncaster last Saturday when Dore saddled him under a 6lb penalty
YORK gym-goers are getting more than just a toned physique when they take part in regular exercise sessions. According to a survey by mental health charity Mind, exercise does not just boost fitness levels, it can also maintain mental health, improve
RESIDENTS have been warned to beware of unsolicited traders who call at houses in York offering cheap services such as driveway resurfacing. The warning follows a number of occasions in recent weeks where householders were offered cheap tarmac by workmen
TRADING Standards chiefs have issued new warnings about a money-making scam, in which a letter from Africa invites York residents to "look after" millions of U.S. dollars. The latest version of the attempted con has seen letters supposedly sent from South
A BIG rise in neighbour disputes and nuisance noise among tenants has prompted City of York Council to draft in extra staff, according to a new report on housing. The report, which is set to go before members this Friday, also says that rent arrears in
A STRIKE by 65,000 council workers could bring Yorkshire and Humberside to a standstill next month. The region's Unison members are receiving ballot papers now in a national vote asking if they want to take industrial action over a pay dispute. Union
Reigning premier division champions Dunnington are beginning to pull away from the rest of the field following their convincing victory over second-placed Heworth. The Elm Park Way crew found themselves taking first innings and struggled as Joe Grant
Sheriff Hutton's Richard Armitage fought bravely against Dunnington, making 41 and then taking 6-58, but was unable to prevent his opponents winning by three wickets. Armitage had shared in a fine stand with Dave Carr, who finished with 30. But Dave Greening
HE'S the gruff, bluff detective who's as likely to bawl you out for making bad tea as to snap the handcuffs on a villain - so would you let him loose in a fighter jet? Detective Inspector Jack Frost, alias much-loved actor David Jason, was spotted by
York Tennis Club men's first team got off to a flier in defence of their Yorkshire veterans' title. In the opening match of the season they toppled Thonesbridge 3-1 at Clifton Park. In the Clifton encounter H Pallister and P Sutherland halved with A Cockhan
A FORMER pig farmer has finally won his 16-month battle to convert a disused barn into a house. Chris England, of Holtby, near York, expressed relief after councillors gave the go-ahead to his plans for the building at Willow Court Farm. Mr England decided
THE top-of-the-table clash in division ten of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League saw Stillington lose their unbeaten run to Nestl 71-37 as the victors maintained their 100 per cent record. Nestl's top pair of Clive Christion and Kerry Rafton continued
Sewerby made it a 100 per cent success story for the east coast teams when they beat Londesbrough Park by six wickets to lead division three by 20 points. Londesbrough were dismissed for 97 by Peter Baxter (4-33) and Adrian Long (3-20), while Sewer-by's
A PLANNING dispute has left a pond owner with 15,000 fish - but no anglers to catch them. Rodger Wood says he has forked out £250,000 on developing a fishing paradise on the A59 at Hessay, near York, but "has not seen a shilling back" because of planners
BBC LOOK North presenter Harry Gration paid praise to the Evening Press while compering last night's York City Supporters' Trust annual meeting. Gration, who was educated in York, thanked the award-winning newspaper for the support they had given the
YORKSHIRE terrier Flossie is nursing a sore head after an adventure involving an iron gate, some washing-up liquid, and a great big drill. The adventurous four-year-old was stuck fast for more almost an hour after trying to follow her owner through a
MORE details of the re-branding of York City were revealed at last night's Supporters' Trust annual general meeting. Chairman John Batchelor's shake-up and image overhaul of the club began last month with the unveiling of a new club badge. Now plans for
YORK City's new 15,000-capacity stadium will cost £17.5 million says club chairman John Batchelor. Speaking at a forum for members of the City Supporters' Trust, Batchelor indicated much of the investment will come from backers behind plans that will
CHAIRMAN John Batchelor has told fans he expects York City to be challenging for promotion next season. Speaking at last night's fans' forum for members of the City Supporters' Trust, the ambitious supremo said: "We want to have fun next year and we are
EXPERIENCED teachers will lose their jobs this summer because of falling pupil numbers in parts of York. Up to ten teachers will be affected, with half being made compulsorily redundant by schools and the other half taking voluntary redundancy or failing
As the Evening Press web site launches its new section for gap year students, JANET HEWISON talks to two 18-year-olds about their year-out plans. 'I JUST want to experience different cultures, I've not really been outside Europe before" says Sam Cordery
FOR every drunken idiot who allowed football fever to get the better of them, there are hundreds whose support for England is pitched just right. The most obvious manifestation of this is the St George's Cross. This patriotic symbol can be seen everywhere
IT was the day that Hunters found their quarry. They saw the property they wanted in Bishopthorpe Road, York, for their eighth office - and went in for the kill. The estate agency, whose headquarters is in Colliergate, York, expects the expansion to create
A RESEARCH and marketing agency today announced plans to conduct speculative in-depth quarterly surveys in York, to help different sectors in the city. Peter Harrington, of Questions Answered, said he planned to kick off his series of large-scale, carefully-conducted
WILLIAM Birch & Sons Ltd, one of the oldest construction companies in York, was today settling into its new £1 million self-built city headquarters. The massively-growing firm, established in 1874, has moved out of its base in Foss Islands Road and
YORK pushed themselves several places up the Oxbridge ECB Yorkshire County Premier League table when they came away from Rotherham's Clifton Lane with maximum points from a thoroughly deserved six-wicket victory. A lot of the hard work was done before
I WRITE in response to Coun Simpson-Laing's letter about housing for the people of York (June 6). A few years ago the Labour council she belongs to had a plan to build affordable housing on St Mary's car park. This was dropped because of opposition to
CLIFFORD T Ward's wonderful song Home Thoughts From Abroad was ranked number four in the all-time favourite British pop songs, ahead of the Beatles (June 1). Although Cliff only had one UK chart entry with Gaye in 1973, to call him a "one-hit wonder"
COCOA farmers in Africa should share the income that comes from chocolate, according to York MP, Hugh Bayley. Mr Bayley was speaking after visiting the town of Begoro, in the Fanteakwa district of Ghana, which is linked with York. He was presented with
A MAN who claimed to love animals allowed a pony to suffer neglect in a field where it became ridden with lice and worms, with little food or water. York magistrates banned Christopher Barker from keeping animals for ten years, after hearing that the
VICTORIES for Civil Service, Cliffe and Bishopthorpe in division two of the Fulford Ladies Invitation League have ensured a share of top spot for no less than five teams. Leaders Selby lost to neighbours Cliffe 59-49, while Civil Service beat Appleton
The division one clash at Goole Town saw leaders Carlton Towers edge to a narrow one-wicket victory over their neighbours. Kevin Murphy (50) starred for the hosts whose total was also boosted by Dave England's 47 as they reached 148-8. Kashif Siddique
Stamford Bridge bounced back from their shock defeat the previous week to rattle up 238-7 against nearby Wilberfoss but then saw their victory hopes dashed as 'Foss hung on for a draw at 91-8. Stamford's overseas star Stuart Boyle hit a fine 128 in the
The DIVISION FIVE promotion clash between table topping Thorp Arch & Boston Spa and third-placed Rowntrees proved to be a damp squib when TABS overwhelmed a Rowntrees side reduced to nine men by two non-arrivals. Rowntrees lost both their openers
THE new and first elected board of the York City Supporters' Trust was unveiled at the fans' group's first annual general meeting. A total of 25 candidates stood for election with 11 places up for grabs. The successful candidates with the most votes were
Dave Scott had reached 119 not out for New Earswick against Cawood when his innings was cut short by a declaration after 38 overs. Scott hit ten fours in his maiden ton and had good support from Paul Coull (41) and Christian Soulsby (27) as Earswick reached
A BUSKER who died in York last week may have been attacked in the city just days before, according to friends. People who knew harmonica player Anthony Grayson say he was attacked, possibly with a weapon, just three days before he died, by a man he was
IT does not seem that long ago that the trade gap - the difference between what the UK is paid for exports and what we pay out for imports - was just about the most important statistic in politics. Looking back, General Elections seemed to be fought over
