HOLEY spearmint, they have gone and changed a packet of Polos. Even Britain's favourite mint is not safe from the rebranders. To turn York's most famous building into the Mint-ster was a clever way to promote the change. It is just the latest piece of
In January Helen Willis' two daughters were diagnosed as autistic. The support they have received in York has been excellent, she says - but there remains a need for more respite care My daughters, Lucie aged four and a half and Emilie, two and a half
TEENAGERS sparked a four-hour search when they got lost on the North York Moors during a school expedition. Mountain rescue workers and police were contacted as staff from Millthorpe School, off Scarcroft Road, York, searched for the five girls on a moor
THE future of York City contract rebel Darren Edmondson will be under discussion today when the right-back meets with boss Terry Dolan. Edmondson, who is officially out of contract today, is due at Bootham Crescent this afternoon in a bid to thrash out
by Tony Curtis YORK City were hoping for a large financial boost following Lee Grant's departure to Premiership outfit Aston Villa today. Defensive starlet Grant, who became the second youngest player to play for City when he made his league debut in
I HAVE read several letters from various sources in Yorkshire all claiming a little-known European directive obliging the Conservative government to privatise British Railways. This is completely untrue. The directive merely asked for a separation of
AT the superb York Cycle Rally I was amazed and saddened to hear our cycle paramedic service struggles to receive proper funding despite the immense amount of effort and economic sense they provide - savings on ambulance journeys etc. Just a little of
AFTER reading Chris Titley's interesting article celebrating Local Newspaper Week (June 26) I am sure many readers, including myself, do place you and your colleagues much more than a notch above the 'plague rat'! Keep up the good work. Olga Simpson,
LAST week we journeyed to Bridlington and Scarborough to reminisce about bygone summer holidays. This week we return to the Yorkshire coast for an altogether more swashbuckling tale of pirates on the high seas. These pirates did not brandish cutlasses
Pakistani international Kashif Raza had a field day for Woodhouse Grange against ten-man visitors Pocklington in the premier division of Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior Cricket League. He demolished the visitors, taking seven for 19
Mark Hutchinson grabbed two early wickets when Duncombe Park took first knock in their Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League division one game at Crayke. Park's fortunes improved when Paul Wilkie and Peter Kent took the score to 84
Tadcaster Magnet have more wins to their credit than any other side in the whole of the Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League after recording their eighth triumph by beating Harrogate in division two. Tom Durance made 57 for Harrogate
SEWERBY continue to dominate Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League division three following a comfortable win over bottom-placed Whitkirk. The Leeds side were able to mount a handy total as Stuart Pickles made 32, Mark Murphy 26, John
TADCASTER Magnet are the new leaders of Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League division five after their draw against fellow promotion hopefuls Malton & Old Malton. Mike Alford hit 73 and PeterMacNamara an unbeaten 32 as the Brewers
THE history of Clifford's Tower, York, is being recreated this summer with the arrival of a medieval countess bearing a grudge against the English. The Scottish noblewoman, the Countess of Stathern, will revisit the monument every weekend until the end
SUNDAY services travelling on York's Park&Ride routes are finally set to start motoring later this month. Bosses at bus company First have pencilled in a start date of July 21 for buses to serve three of the city's main Park&Ride lines. That will
RAINBOWS from York got together for a big fun event at a Rainbow Day held in Osbaldwick Primary School, York. The Rainbows, the section of Guiding for five to seven-year-olds, came together for a day of activities. It included cooking biscuits, making
NOT one local authority in the York, North or East Yorkshire area can claim to be among Britain's richest, a new survey has revealed. Surprising results from NatWest reveal that, despite the region's claims to be a thriving business and property centre
Former Yorkshire paceman, Mark Robinson, the man with the worst batting reputation in the country, blocked out a tense final over at Arundel on Saturday to deny his native county their first Championship win of the season. Sussex wicketkeeper-batsman
PIGEONS fled from York Station when Minch the common buzzard paid a visit. The bird of prey, accompanied by Suzanne Boardman, chief executive of the charity Wildlife Information Network, visited the station to thank GNER for its support for the charity's
RUGBY UNION players at the York and Pocklington clubs get back to training tomorrow. One senior York player who won't be there is Nathan Harding, who is returning to Australia to live in Perth after two years at Clifton Park. He had been an excellent
URUGUAY are on top of the world after the Evening Press World Cup for Kids. Skipper Scott Nicholas, who netted one of the goals in their 2-0 final victory over Argentina, hoisted the Evening Press World Cup For Kids aloft as the six-week long tournament
POLO brand manager Tamsin Ashdown (right) and assistant brand manager Jackie Roberts with a giant inflatable polo and fuel tanker in the sweet's new livery in front of York Minster today. City-based sweet giant Nestl was launching a £4.8 million promotional
ANIMAL rights extremists have threatened a North Yorkshire farmer who shot dogs he had seen attacking his sheep. Raymond Flintoft, 42, of Bransdale, Fadmoor, received a telephone call on Saturday warning him that his house was going to be firebombed.
THE future of York City contract rebel Darren Edmondson will be under discussion today when the right-back meets with boss Terry Dolan. Edmondson, who is officially out of contract today, is due at Bootham Crescent this afternoon in a bid to thrash out
MULTIPLE sclerosis is a dreadful disease. It attacks the body's nervous system causing symptoms from shaking limbs to near-total paralysis. A cure is many years away. People with MS have few causes for hope, but one was the development of beta interferon
Q I have worked hard to get fit. What do I do during the holidays when I'm away? A If you are like me you will feel sluggish without your regular dose of endorphins (the happy hormone that the body releases during exercise which makes us feel more cheerful
MULTIPLE Sclerosis sufferers from North Yorkshire are still being denied access to the life-changing drug Beta Interferon - despite Government assurances that all suitable patients would be prescribed it. One patient, Sharon Metcalfe, 40, from Easingwold
DEMONSTRATORS caused traffic chaos when they used horseboxes to pen councillors in a York farmyard this afternoon. Queues of angry motorists grew behind the horsebox drivers, who sounded their horns and pulled up eyeball to eyeball outside the yard where
MUCH has been made of the pay troubles of local teachers. But the problems aren't just about schools. Researchers, academics and other staff in higher education are facing a difficult time locally as well. I am assistant director of recreation at the
THE write-up about the Queen's Honours List made reference to two of Mick Jagger's number one hits, as being the reason why he has been knighted (June 15). The Rolling Stones had a string of number one hits in the Sixties and Seventies, some of which
THE British Korean Veterans Association is trying to contact former members of the armed forces who served in Korea/Japan from 1950 to 1953, and also those servicemen and women who served in these two places at a later date with the peace keeping force
IN a Saturday of disappointment for three of the Yorkshire League's top five, there was no bigger upset than York's North Yorkshire derby triumph over Harrogate at St George's Road. Over the years, there has been intense, honest rivalry between the two
JOCKEY Franny Norton, who was narrowly denied on the favourite Mr Dinos in Saturday's Northumberland Plate at Newcastle, was back in the winning groove on Optimaite at Doncaster yesterday and it promises to be more of the same at Hamilton tomorrow. He
TAXPAYERS are facing a massive bill for yet another public inquiry into plans for a service station on the A1. The inquiry, which follows two previous ones in 1994 and 1997, is likely to leave Harrogate Borough Council and its taxpayers picking up a six-figure
A FLOOD victim may be protected from further inundation after all, following another Environment Agency U-turn. Jo Barry was originally told early last year that her home and business premises would be included in an agency scheme to defend Stamford Bridge
THE District Auditor has been asked to check that £2.8 million of taxpayers' money has not been lost with the closure of Thrall Europa. City of York Council's Liberal Democrat leader, Coun Steve Galloway, has asked for the auditor to look at what has
IN a Saturday of disappointment for three of the Yorkshire League's top five, there was no bigger upset than York's North Yorkshire derby triumph over Harrogate at St George's Road. Over the years, there has been intense, honest rivalry between the two
FRUSTRATED would-be first time buyers told today how their dreams of owning their own homes in York have been crushed by the property boom. Some said they were having to live with their parents in the wake of raging house price inflation. One potential
A CAMPAIGNER who worked for the disabled after refusing to let his own illness stop him leading a full life has died aged 33. Ainsley Heaton, who hailed from Kirkbymoorside, but lived at Wilberfoss, near York, was born with half a heart and other cardiac
COUNCILLORS will consider thousands of objections to changes to York's parking provision when a petition is handed in to this month's full council meeting. Businessman Graham Audus will hand over a petition - signed by more than 3,000 people - urging
A RED Arrows Jubilee celebration brought thousands to witness their only North Yorkshire display this year. The country's most famous aerobatic team jetted over Elvington Air Museum, near York, for a 20-minute show. And it included new formations devised
POLICE today refused to take the blame for not removing dirty syringes dumped in a street full of children. Niki Taylor-Draper said she phoned North Yorkshire Police to get a container full of used needles moved from outside her home in New Church Terrace
YORK City were hoping for a large financial boost following Lee Grant's departure to Premiership outfit Aston Villa today. Defensive starlet Grant, who became the second youngest player to play for City when he made his league debut in the 3-0 home win
Ovington have gone clear of Norwich Union at the top of division one of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale Cricket League after taking maximum points from Hemingbrough, who remain rooted to the foot of the table. Norwich Union earned the maximum of
We had our first crop this week. About a dozen radishes, fresh from the soil we had dug and prepared a couple of months previously. They were delicious, and the best thing about them was that they were completely free. The radishes were quickly followed
