FOREIGN students have proved that York is best when it comes to post-school education. more...
THE aftermath of the war in Iraq was discussed by York students and the city's MP Hugh Bayley. more...
YOUNG York musicians were given the chance to "forget" their music lessons for the day - and have fun with their guitars. more...
Education Reporter Rosemary Cook meets the new executive director of the North Yorkshire Business and Education Partnership to find out how he plans to use business expertise to create the workforce of the future... more...
SNOOKER player Ronnie O'Sullivan's life reads like a Hollywood film script. His father ran a sex shop empire before being jailed for life for murder. more...
I'M usually not one to name drop, but here goes. When I was chatting to bestselling author James Patterson the other week, he told me that James Siegel's latest thriller, Derailed (TimeWarner, £9.99), was definitely worth a look. more...
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to poet Pauline Kirk, whose seventh volume of verse is to be launched in York... more...
STEPHEN LEWIS reveals the history behind the names... more...
DOZENS of teachers are facing redundancy at schools across York and North Yorkshire in the wake of budget cuts and falling rolls. more...
A HOLIDAYMAKER cut his way into the top secret United States spy base at Menwith Hill and sparked a full-scale security alert by phoning Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch to tell officers he intended to plant a bomb, a court heard. more...
PEOPLE hoping to become millionaires after attending a workshop in York were warned today: "Be very careful." more...
MOVING house proved lucky for a North Yorkshire chef, who will be heading to Hollywood to mingle with the stars after winning an Evening Press competition. more...
THE mother of murdered York backpacker Caroline Stuttle appeared on national television today to promote her new charity which aims to help other young travellers. more...
Clowns, acrobats and other performers of a family-run circus have returned to Harrogate for the first time in more than 30 years. more...
A YORK paramedic who took his family to a new life across the Atlantic in Canada as part of a TV show says they now intend to stay for good. more...
A NORTH Yorkshire drink-driver who killed two people in a high-speed Valentine's Day crash has been jailed for seven years. more...
A YORK drug dealer caught with 18g of heroin has kept his liberty - on condition he kicks his habit. more...
Humberside police are concerned for the welfare of a 50-year-old man who has not been seen since he left his workplace in York last week. more...
A YORK sportsman who became one of the great characters of the north-eastern legal community has made his final judgement after nearly half a century in the law. more...
SPRING might only just have arrived, but plans are well under way for the Christmas panto at the Grand Opera House. more...
A YOUTH who pulled a knife on a man out walking his dog must pay him £150 and may have to apologise to him face to face. more...
NESTLé ROWNTREE'S York factory is to be targeted during a day of nationwide protest by campaigners who oppose the company's active promotion of baby milk in developing countries. more...
An attempt to break into an historic York café was thwarted because the windows of the building were too small. more...
CONCERNS still remain in York about new ways of recording votes - even though councils which used all-postal voting at last week's local elections saw a higher turnout than that experienced in the city. more...
VOLUNTEERS are hard at work in a North Yorkshire woodland, ensuring that "access for all" means exactly that. more...
UNFORGETTABLE images created by the world's top book illustrators have been taking pride of place at an historic house in North Yorkshire. more...
ARCHITECTURE, history, art and ale were all sampled by the Mayor of Croydon during a special visit to York. more...
A NORTH Yorkshire museum is asking for help in creating a local history archive of the Second World War in part of the county. more...
PRICES of North Yorkshire homes shot up faster over the three months to April than anywhere else in the north-east and Cumbria, it has been revealed - and prices are still rising. more...
FEARSOME Viking monsters were on the streets of Coppergate, York, as young artists mimicked talents from 1,000 years ago. more...
PREPARATIONS are well under way at the Dean Court Hotel, York, for the Eat Local Banquet next month. more...
PAT Jones could not believe her luck when she won the top prize in the Evening Press WYLAP competition for retailers - a cruise in the Mediterranean. more...
This week the Evening Press is helping mark Local Newspaper Week with a series of features about our business. Today Alex Lloyd examines the production of the paper. more...
BUMPS in the night, ghostly stirrings and other-worldly occurrences are experienced in York more than anywhere else worldwide, according to spiritual experts. more...
IT has been billed as the hottest show on legs - and it can be seen at York's Grand Opera House until Saturday. more...
PARENTHOOD advice will be on offer at the National Childbirth Trust's Baby and Toddler Fair which is taking place in the city at the weekend. more...
RESIDENTS in three areas of York will be encouraged to leave their cars at home as part of a pilot scheme to cut traffic. more...
CHARITY workers are searching for adoptive parents in the York area. more...
PREPARATIONS are well under way at the Dean Court Hotel, York, for the Eat Local Banquet next month. more...
SO the story of Smoky and the bandit has a hoppy ending. more...
WE are investing record levels in education, says the Government. We are so short of cash we must make teachers redundant, say the schools. It does not add up. more...
AT last the truth is out - and it's a truth all of us slugging away at the coalface while the fat cats dine out on our labours have suspected all along. more...
THE colorectal/urology nurse specialists thank the staff of the Hilton Hotel, York for providing an excellent service for their open day on April 24 along with all the companies for their generous donations to the tombola and raffle. more...
Your review of The Damned (Doing their Damned-est, April 26) at the Barbican fell woefully short of a fair and unbiased concert review. more...
I MUST comment on the article by Bill Hearld `Sad but true - a story of a life ruined by sexual abuse', (April 29). more...
We write regarding the accident at Heworth roundabout, and without knowing the exact cause (`York student nurse saves cyclist's life', May 5). more...
ALL the political parties are claiming victory on the results of the May 1 local elections. This is ridiculous. more...
AT long last the much talked and argued about bus station in Tadcaster has been completed. more...
Dr Duncan Campbell either does not know, or chooses to forget that the Coppergate II scheme was prepared by the developers to meet the requirements of the planning brief (Letters May 5). more...
YORK City are gearing up to take a more pro-active anti-racism stance and help lift a lingering shadow cast over the club and its supporters. more...
YORK City boss Terry Dolan has pipped the likes of Sir Bobby Robson and Steve McClaren to a major footballing accolade. more...
A POWERFUL President's side had too much firepower for Pocklington RUFC as they ran in a 58-19 win. more...
MATTHEW Elliott's career with Yorkshire looks to be over after he reported to Headingley with a recurrence of the knee trouble which he suffered back home in Australia during the winter. more...
YORK City are gearing up to take a more pro-active anti-racism stance and help lift a lingering shadow cast over the club and its supporters. more...
YORK City boss Terry Dolan has pipped the likes of Sir Bobby Robson and Steve McClaren to a major footballing accolade. more...
THE best angling match over the Bank Holiday weekend was undoubtedly on Monday at Carpvale when the Cyprio Open produced some cracking weights. more...
POCKLINGTON crowned a great season by adding the Leeper Hare York and District League Senior Cup to their league championship at York RI's New Lane ground last night. more...
TOM Osbourne saved two twice-taken penalties as Selby Olympia WMC Under-16s beat Copmanthorpe Under-17s in a shoot-out to decide the York FA Senior Minor Cup final. more...
A FIRST-HALF goal glut helped Thorpe United hit Heworth for six in the final of the York FA Acaster Steel Junior Cup for Under-12s. more...
A DISALLOWED goal in the dying minutes proved crucial as Yorkshire Herald beat Bishopthorpe United 2-1 in the York FA Sunday Morning Junior Cup final. more...
NEW Earswick look to have secured third place in Yorkshire League division one after a hard-earned 28-8 victory at home to Ossett, who were also chasing a top-three finish. more...
A second-half try by bustling prop Lee Brundrett earned York Acorn `A' a narrow 14-8 home win over York Groves in the semi-final of the York and District Cup. more...
YORK Rugby League Referees' Society recently held its annual presentation of awards. more...
KEITH Hicks, a member of Fulford Golf Club since 1980, has died suddenly at his home in Stamford Bridge. He was 76. more...
A POWERFUL President's side had too much firepower for Pocklington RUFC as they ran in a 58-19 win. more...
SHERBURN High School are in the pink after beating Manor 2-1 at Bootham Crescent to lift the York Schools Under-16s trophy. more...
Hambleton trainer Kevin Ryan, who sent out Petrula to win at Chester yesterday, can follow-up with Halmahera on the same course tomorrow. more...
MATTHEW Elliott's career with Yorkshire looks to be over after he reported to Headingley with a recurrence of the knee trouble which he suffered back home in Australia during the winter. more...
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