Persian Punch, the grand old man of Flat racing, could well be responsible for the roof being raised off the grandstand at Goodwood tomorrow. Still going strong at the age of ten, the super-tough stayer lines-up for the £100,000 Lady O Goodwood Cup -
CHILDREN at a York school have been putting their ideas forward for a new school building. Youngsters in the specific learning difficulties centre at St Oswald's School have been creating plans ahead of the opening of the unit. The school will be rebuilt
A GROUP of York choristers are ready to raise their church roof in celebration. The four oldest children in the choir of St Olave's Church in the city have had a very good year with Royal School of Church Music Junior Chorister Awards. James Sanderson
A GARDEN which won an award at Hampton Court Flower Show has been recreated in York. Staff and students at Askham Bryan College have started to remake the garden which won them a silver medal at the show. The garden, The Archaeologist's Urban Retreat,
A York meals-on-wheels service is soon to celebrate 40 years of ferrying food to hungry households. Huntington meals-on-wheels, run by the Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS), will reach the four decade milestone in early September. To celebrate the
TWO York streets will be closed to traffic on Saturday to allow the setting up of market stalls. Parliament Street and Market Street will be closed from 7.30am to 9am. An alternative route for traffic will be provided via Church Street, Kings Square,
A SELBY couple's garden has been judged the best in town - and they didn't even enter the competition. John and Shirley Collier take great pride in their front garden, in Petre Avenue, but it came as a bit of a surprise when the judges voted it their
A NEW website has been launched to help people in the Harrogate area to find information about local NHS services. Craven, Harrogate and Rural District Primary Care Trust (PCT) is now online at www.chrd-pct.nhs.uk The website includes information on the
FORMER Cardiff City defender Andrew Jordan today spurned York City's contract offer to join Second Division Hartlepool. Jordan had spent pre-season with the Minstermen and after impressing player-manager Chris Brass was offered a one-year-deal. However
ANOTHER fresh face arrived at York City with player-manager Chris Brass admitting his immediate recruitment campaign is drawing to a close. Former Luton Town goalkeeper Scott Ward landed at Bootham Crescent after training with First Division Gillingham
FIVE buildings have been selected to receive a major makeover in an effort to clean up an East Yorkshire town. Last month the Evening Press reported that East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the Weighton Area Regeneration Partnership had received funding
THE Countryside Agency has named August 19 as the date when it will publish the latest version of the map to determine those areas of land in part of North Yorkshire which are registered common land and open country. The process is part of work to introduce
Harrogate Town have boosted their ranks with the capture of former Leeds United and England Under-21s midfielder Mark Ford. The 27-year-old, who has also had spells at Burnley, Torquay and Darlington, was part of the Town suqad that beat Ossett Albion
VARIOUS cup draws were made and officials elected for the 2003-2004 season at the annual general meeting of the North Yorkshire Schools FA. President: Eddie Roberts (retired), 01748 822970; chairman: Charlie Andrew (Stokesley School) 01642 711087; treasurer
OSBALDWICK is thick with football after the formation of a new battalion of youth teams. No less than six new kids' teams have been formed as part of the new Osbaldwick Juniors Football Club. All have been registered and are presently being readied for
AN EMERGENCY bus service is still transporting shoppers between two York villages, two weeks after a fire destroyed their only grocery shop. The free bus service, set up by Costcutter in the aftermath of the devastating blaze at its store in Dunnington
YORK'S Under-17s cricketers swept in to the Joe Lumb final after hammering Halifax by seven wickets. The final will be played against either East Yorkshire or the Bradford League on Sunday, August 24. York put Halifax in at the small Booth ground and
AN ANGRY York resident has hit out over work to replace a gas main outside his house, which he says is preventing his wife from working following her night shifts. Arthur Sutherland, 53, of Tang Hall Lane, contacted the Evening Press after seven weeks
YORK Under-13s cricketers have completed a double triumph this season. They have won York and District Junior Cricket Association Under-13s League to add to their earlier triumph in the Knockout Cup. Having won their section of the U13s league undefeated
SHERIFF Hutton Bridge remain favourites to take this season's Pilmoor Evening Cricket League championship after their latest victory. But they lead by only a points from Easingwold and by only two points from Thirsk, who both kept up the pressure with
A GIANT metal structure emerging from a North Yorkshire yard can today be revealed as a trial run for a new terminal at Heathrow Airport. The 35 metre-high steel model at Dalton, near Thirsk, is a trial run for the roof of the Terminal 5 development.
POLICE who seized computer equipment in a raid on a Ripon house found nearly 700 indecent images of children had been taken from the internet, a court heard. Prosecutor Peter Scott told Harrogate magistrates yesterday that Francis William Mingay's name
STRONGLY-fancied Melanie and Graham Brooke were knocked out of the mixed pairs competition in the York Open Bowls Tournament at the quarter-final stage. The York duo lost 16-13 to Marilyn Andrews and Geoff Eagles, who will meet Pat and Gordon Storey in
STUDENTS were labelled York's "best ambassadors" in a debate over their relative value to city life. Dianne Willcocks, principal at York St John College, paid the tribute at the latest Without Walls Festival Of Ideas debate - Do Students Add Value To
A WET outfield following Tuesday's downpour held up the start of Yorkshire's Championship match against Gloucestershire at the Cheltenham Cricket Festival. The delay was frustrating for spectators and players alike because the morning was bright with
A WOMAN had a lucky escape after her car ended up on its roof on the A64 near Malton. The woman was left with only minor injuries when her Renault Clio overturned on the A64 at Huttons Ambo. Fire crews from Malton were called to the scene, but were not
YORK City Knights half-back Scott Rhodes was set to see the club's doctor today to assess the damage to his left knee. In-form Rhodes was stretched off the pitch just nine minutes in to the Knights' 25-18 defeat by Sheffield Eagles at the weekend. However
ANOTHER fresh face arrived at York City with player-manager Chris Brass admitting his immediate recruitment campaign is drawing to a close. Former Luton Town goalkeeper Scott Ward landed at Bootham Crescent after training with First Division Gillingham
DOZENS of new ambulances costing a total of £4 million are off the road in North Yorkshire today - because they cannot cope with speed bumps. The 40 Mercedes vehicles were bought last year by the Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust
A DISTRAUGHT pensioner claimed today that former York council leader Rod Hills spent his last moments in his Leeds flat. Wilfred Dixon, 65, said Mr Hills knocked on the door of his housing association flat in Newton Walk, Chapeltown, on Monday evening
Where on TV will you find lines of the quality of: "That's great, Larry, you've really mastered the art of the single entendre"? On Buffy The Vampire Slayer, of course. On the face of it, the cult American teen horror series is about a group of attractive
THIS is the van that is helping the York Housing Association clean up its act. The vehicle, leased from City of York Council, is being used by the organisation after it signed up to PlanetYork. The year-long project aims to make the city the United Kingdom's
I WRITE as a former officer of City Of York Council in sadness at the passing of a great leader lost. I was privileged to work for the city for a few years and to work closely with Rod Hills in the late Eighties. As a career local government officer,
YORK City Knights half-back Scott Rhodes was set to see the club's doctor today to assess the damage to his left knee. In-form Rhodes was stretched off the pitch just nine minutes in to the Knights' 25-18 defeat by Sheffield Eagles at the weekend. However
WHAT cheek of John Barnwell in continuing to criticise York City's decision to replace the manager's role by a player/managers role. Of course it was done for financial reasons. He should bear in mind that difficult decisions of this kind in saving the
AS some sort of picture begins to emerge of Rod Hills' last few hours, we are left to wonder how it came to this. How sad and strange that the life of the dominant York politician of the last 20 years should end on a makeshift bed on the floor of a Leeds
THE food served up to children on a summer day out is generally "old junk", according to a new report. Few parents would disagree. Children's menus are filled with fat, salt and sugar. Just look at that favourite delicacy of cafs everywhere: deep fried
WHEN the news came in about Rod Hills' death, the first reaction in the newsroom was one of shock. But as more details emerged, and we learnt his body had been found in a flat in one of the worst boroughs of Leeds, the tragedy acquired a sense of terrible
WOODHOUSE Grange booked a place in the final of the Hunters the Estate Agent Premier League Cup when crushed Sheriff Hutton Bridge. National Village Knockout quarter-finalists Bridge who were bowled out for a record low score of 49. First division Bridge
THE creative director of York's newest professional theatre company has offered to join the campaign to save the city's Mystery Plays. Lee Harris, of The Dreaming Theatre Production Company, says he had been dismayed to hear that the Mysteries might not
STUDENTS were labelled York's "best ambassadors" in a debate over their relative value to city life. Dianne Willcocks, principal at York St John College, paid the tribute at the latest Without Walls Festival Of Ideas debate - Do Students Add Value To
AN ARTS foundation course for people aged between nine and 13 will take place at York St John College, in Lord Mayor's Walk, York, next month. Run by Art Start, the four-day course costs £45 and will introduce youngsters to painting, drawing, felt-making
STUDENTS at All Saints' School in York were presented with awards after training to be "active listeners". Youngsters in Year Nine and 13 gained the qualifications after a three-day training programme at the school. The qualification means the youngsters
A CUDDLY cat is making a difference in East Yorkshire as he spreads his own version of feline therapy. Much-loved moggy, Ammy, short for Amadeus, has been visiting people with learning difficulties since he was nine months old. Now three, he pays a weekly
A YORK man today spoke of his relief after attempts to pursue him for a bill for more than £350 for a "free prize" were dropped. Adam Scaum, 20, of Heworth, was threatened with court action if he did not pay a fitness company for a three-year gym membership
HUNT supporters in North Yorkshire have slammed a report suggesting that banning the pursuit might not be as financially devastating to the countryside as initially claimed. The paper, published almost year to the day after hunting with hounds was banned
THE showers came and went, but the rain could not dampen spirits as the crowds flocked to Ryedale Show on Tuesday. Competitors of all ages strutted their stuff in the main ring, and rosettes, trophies and cups were handed out to the pick of the bunch.
A YORK office worker who regularly witnesses young heroin users injecting in a city alley has criticised the police for allegedly ignoring the problem. The woman said that people daily use Lady Peckitt's Yard, off Fossgate, to deal, inject and smoke heroin
A MARATHON Beetle drive and mountain climb by a dynamic York duo has raised thousands of pounds of charity cash. Simon Haddock teamed up with his brother-in-law, Tim Wright, and his beloved 1973 VW Beetle, Rosie, clocking up 2,000 miles during their trip
CHARITY runner Teba Diatta sets off from York Minster to the sound of deafening thunder. The 21-year-old, who lives in Acomb, York, braved the threatening conditions to start her run to Westminster Abbey, in London, as part of a drive to help schoolchildren
EXTRA police patrols could take place on North Yorkshire's roads over bank holidays and weekends as part of a scheme to reduce the number of motorcyclists killed in the county. North Yorkshire County Council is hoping to buy in extra police services over
Andrew Burns was the star of the show for York City Baths Club as he picked up the top boy award in the nine-year-old age group at the Rotherham 'A' and 'B' Meet. He won gold in the 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly and 100m individual medley, plus silver
RESIDENTS of a village pioneering a conservation initiative have explained their hopes to a minister from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Nature conservation minister Ben Bradshaw was shown round the parish of Skipwith,
THE creative director of York's newest professional theatre company has offered to join the campaign to save the city's Mystery Plays. Lee Harris, of The Dreaming Theatre Production Company, says he had been dismayed to hear that the Mysteries might not
Corner pegs dominated the 60-peg open match on Maple Lake at the Oaks, where Paul Sheehan (Sensas Garbolino) scored an easy win from peg 62a. Fishing up in water with caster he loose-fed towards the aerator and soon had the carp boiling on the top. His
WOODHOUSE Grange booked a place in the final of the Hunters the Estate Agent Premier League Cup when crushed Sheriff Hutton Bridge. National Village Knockout quarter-finalists Bridge who were bowled out for a record low score of 49. First division Bridge
FARM workers have been warned to secure their machinery after a spate of thefts from rural businesses on the outskirts of York. Police are hunting the owners of a silver Vauxhall Astra, registration H870 DBK, that was seen to drive up farm tracks in Acaster
Council chiefs are being urged to spend thousands of pounds hosing water on to North Yorkshire's streets to tackle pollution caused by global warming. Experts have warned rising temperatures could lead to a greater risk of flooding, housing subsidence
TONY Blair was today set to increase the pressure on York Hospital to bid for controversial "foundation" status. In his monthly Downing Street press conference, the Prime Minister was expected to urge every top performing hospital to apply to become a
A NORTH Yorkshire hospital is to get an £18 million upgrade. Friarage Hospital in Northallerton will undergo an intensive three-year redevelopment, beginning in the autumn, with run-down 1940s buildings replaced by new buildings more suited to modern
A COUNTY police station may be closed and sold into public ownership - to be rented out by the police force for a "one-stop-shop" in the town. Plans to close Easingwold Police Station have been approved by North Yorkshire Police Authority which will lead
THE new Bishop of Selby-designate travelled by steam train to meet the people of Malton. The Venerable Martin Wallace, a 54-year-old father of two who is currently Archdeacon of Colchester, was officially unveiled as the new bishop at St William's College
STRIKER Mark Quayle, 24, has signed for Scarborough and will make his debut in the game against a full-strength Hull City side at the McCain Stadium tonight (7.30pm kick-off). Quayle, who started his career with Everton before moving on to Notts County
AN investigation was under way after a man was found dead at a power station, near Selby. Father-of-two Andy Bason was found by workmates in a building at Eggborough Power Station at about noon yesterday. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite desperate
FORMER Cardiff City defender Andrew Jordan today spurned York City's contract offer to join Second Division Hartlepool. Jordan had spent pre-season with the Minstermen and after impressing player-manager Chris Brass was offered a one-year-deal. However
SENIOR Labour Party colleagues today paid tribute to Rod Hills. York MP Hugh Bayley said the former York council leader had had an enormous impact on the city. His political achievements had included improvements to council housing with Tenants Choice
YOUNG people from the cast of York Grand Opera House's musical Annie came out in force to demonstrate the effect York residents have on the environment. York MP Hugh Bayley joined the group to create an enormous "footprint" at King's Court,York. The demonstration
STEPHEN LEWIS dips into the latest edition of the Collins English Dictionary - and takes a crash course in Buffyspeak. TAKE a copy of the new Collins English Dictionary to bed for a spot of night-time reading (as you do) and you could be forgiven for
SEVENTEEN-year-old Anna Mason is thrust into domestic responsibility after her mother dies in a horse riding accident in 1813. Her father John, a Whitby businessman, becomes a recluse and leaves Anna to run the household and her brother, Charles, to continue
LICENSEES David and Sally-Anne Smith are calling time on energy waste as their pub becomes the first to sign up to PlanetYork. The Royal Oak, in Goodramgate, York, is expected to slash its energy consumption by ten per cent in the next year after the
WITH reference to your feature "Robots Rise Up" (July 25), robot was first used by K Capek in Rossum's Universal Robots (1920) and the word "robot" in his coinage from a Slav root meaning "work". It portrays the fear that increasing automation and regimentation
I WONDER if I am the only reader to have noticed that over the past two years, the reliability, punctuality and quality of accommodation in GNER trains between York and London and Newcastle has been declining. Delays of more than an hour are now routine
I UNDERSTAND David Parker's anger (Press, July 19) at the possibility that Nestle-Rowntree Athletic Club may lose its home through no fault of its own. But he is mistaken to blame York City for this. York City FC is also facing the possibility that it
THE other morning I was cycling into town along Bootham. As the lights changed to red there was the usual rush from the amber-gamblers and red-runners, leaving a people mover at the front of the traffic queue. He stopped with his front tyres inside the
I HAD planned on going, as invited by farmer Tom Pearcy, to "get lost" in his Grimston Bar 30 acre Spider's Web Maze of Maize (Evening Press, July 23 "Giant web puzzle for the whole family"). But just in case I am "overdue" - will I have to wait for harvest
STEPHEN LEWIS explores the ancient parish of Skipwith, which has become one of the largest conservation projects in Yorkshire. LOWLAND heath is a rich and diverse, if increasingly rare, habitat. It is home to several species of bird - such as the skylark
A WET outfield following Tuesday's downpour held up the start of Yorkshire's Championship match against Gloucestershire at the Cheltenham Cricket Festival. The delay was frustrating for spectators and players alike because the morning was bright with
AS York City are looking at trialists from all over why don't they take a look at a young player they already have on their books. His name is Sean Davies, a left-sided full-back or wing-back with bags of ability and determination. He plays regularly
