Our directors kindly arranged for us to travel to London on Saturday and paid for an overnight stay in the capital in preparation for our match with the Skolars on Sunday. As we've talked about before, taking out a three or four-hour coach journey on
WHEN was the last time you used a public pay phone? Your answer may determine how strongly you feel about BT's decision to axe 300 North Yorkshire phone boxes. Only a few years ago it was usual to see queues outside city centre boxes. They were an essential
This tells the epic story of Israel's struggle to exist, providing a blow-by-blow account of one of history's most bitter and enduring conflicts - Arab versus Jew. As well as describing every military campaign in absorbing and incisive detail - full of
EDWARD Marcus Despard was the last person in Britain sentenced to be publicly hanged, drawn and quartered. From being a hero he ended up a traitor. Despard rose to fame in Jamaica in the 1780s in campaigns against the Spanish. It all turned sour when
With just five days to go before the Evening Press goes compact, JO HAYWOOD looks back at some of the milestone stories of its 122-year history. A half-penny, four-page broadsheet under the banner of The Evening Press ( it boasted: a daily newspaper for
YORK City intend to appeal against goalkeeper Chris Porter's controversial sending off during last night's 1-0 home defeat against Accrington Stanley. Porter was dismissed after 20 minutes for supposedly preventing Accrington midfielder Ian Craney from
YORK City player-manager Chris Brass has challenged axed defenders Chris Clarke and Shaun Smith to win back their places. The pair did not even make the bench for last night's game against Accrington Stanley after a series of recent disappointing displays
YORKSHIRE may cap their 23-year-old off-spinner Richard Dawson during the Championship match against Durham which began at the Scarborough Cricket Festival today. Although the handing out of caps is kept a closely guarded secret until the actual presentation
A COFFEE shop is to open in a York branch of WH Smith in an attempt to revive the company's fortunes. Costa Coffee will operate from at least 20 stores, including the Coney Street branch in York, from next week. Ten full and part-time staff will be employed
A couple of columns ago I advised that with rivers falling back to normal after the flooding now would be a good time to get out there and bag yourself a barbel. Well, here is the proof. I netted a beast, all 11lb 10oz of it, from the York water at Beningbrough
AN ANGRY York shopkeeper has called for more police presence after vandals swept through a York district. York Police have called on the public to shop the culprits behind a wave of damage in the Clifton area. Neil Griffin, who runs Clifton Hardware,
Derwent Table Tennis Club start their new British League campaign when both their teams visit Accrington at the weekend. The club's first team will be competing in division one north following relegation from the premier division last season. Derwent
YORKSHIRE may cap their 23-year-old off-spinner Richard Dawson during the Championship match against Durham which began at the Scarborough Cricket Festival today. Although the handing out of caps is kept a closely guarded secret until the actual presentation
CHAMPION jockey Kieren Fallon was expected to miss this afternoon's meeting in York following his arrest along with a North Yorkshire trainer by police investigating the alleged fixing of horse races. Mr Fallon and Middleham trainer Karl Burke were said
FIFTEEN extra acres have been planted out with large specimen plants in North Yorkshire to help feed the demands of the house building frenzy in the south. Johnsons of Whixley, the UK's biggest nursery grower, is using the land to cultivate huge shrubs
AFTER reading the report 'Fishing lake flooding fear', we feel the main concerns of the residents were not clear. Historically, the level of the north lake was controlled by culverts. One of these linked the two lakes. This is no longer in use. The level
AFTER reading recent reports in the media of the charges against Sir Mark Thatcher I have to ask: what is the difference between someone like Sir Mark Thatcher allegedly funding the takeover of a state for its oil by private means and President Bush's
ABOUT £28 million can be raised to secure the services of footballer Wayne Rooney. It is impossible to estimate what it costs, from Sven Goran Eriksson down, to seek England's footballing glory. Look at the fuel and cost throughout the world to sustain
THE East Yorkshire Branch of the Inland Waterways Association organised a cruise from Ripon to Boston which took place during July and August. The Five Great Churches Cruise stopped at Ripon, York, Selby, Lincoln and Boston, all via inland waterways.
PLANS to scrap postal votes for elections would be totally misguided, as was the idea of compulsory use of postal votes for all. Obviously they are most useful for those who are unable to vote personally at elections because of serious illness, injury
THERE are no traffic lights at the gas main works on the A19 at Fulford. The council does not wish to obstruct the flow of traffic because there are already some on another major routes into York. So the the works are set away from the pavement. Pedestrians
Harrogate town centre was flooded with uniformed police officers on Thursday, August 26. Why? Most people in Harrogate never see a police officer until days after an offence has been committed. He or she leaves a crime number then off they go. I spoke
SIX appeal was lapped up at last by the Hunters York Senior League Joe Lumb XI. After previous appearances in the Joe Lumb Trophy final - in 1976, 1981, 1985, 1989 and 1999 - the York ranks finally lifted the coveted cup after beating Halifax by 41 runs
WHEN retired Premiership official Jeff Winter spots a refereeing mistake then you know an obvious blunder must have occurred. Winter, not immune from the odd footballing faux-pas himself during years as a top-flight whistle-blower, was the assessor at
NOTHING broadens the mind like foreign travel. After a fortnight's break, the latter week spent amid the fleshpots of exotic South Wales, your diarist returns suitably broadened. Wales, or Llachnidrimtaltachanbach-y-Gfeddfod to use its native name, is
WINGER Rob Kama scored a hat-trick of tries on his return to York RUFC in a 47-12 victory over Selby. The Fijian flier has struggled to make his mark with York City Knights in the rugby league season but looked razor sharp as he cut the Sandhill Lane
PLANS are being finalised for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the York Guild of Building. A special yearbook to mark the occasion is being assembled, with contributions from some of the branch's 130 members. Details for a celebratory lunch at York's
THE purchase of a well-loved company by venture capitalists is not always a cause for comfort. But private equity group Terra Firma's takeover of both the UCI and the Odeon cinema chains could be good news for York. The nearest UCI outlet is in Huddersfield
STEVE Brown may quit as Pickering Town's manager after their poor start to the season. "The buck stops with me," said Brown, who has told his players and the Pikes' committee that he is considering his position. Brown will remain in charge but has suggested
ANDREW Martin makes no apologies for his love of trains. His father John spent 40 years working on the railways, beginning as a ticket collector and ending up in the York offices of British Rail's northern HQ. The young Andrew consequently got a free
The story of Cuchullain, hound of Ulster, is one of the great Irish legends, full of superhuman warriors, dark magic and incredibly beautiful or dangerous women. In this reworking of the tale, George Green keeps all of these, but plants them firmly in
A young man falls into a coma after being savagely attacked by thugs on a London Underground train late one night. He lies unconscious in hospital for days, then seems to recover. But things become odd as he tries to rejoin the outside world and experiences
BEASTIES and creepy crawlies are helping the Central Science Laboratory (CSL) at Sand Hutton to intensify the fascination of thousands of schoolchildren in the region in scientific study. How else would four and five-year-olds come nose-to-nose with a
Richard Fahey, who sent out his 50th winner of the Flat season at Ripon yesterday, can maintain his purple patch tomorrow. Breaking Shadow's victory in the Steve Nesbitt Challenge Trophy equalled Fahey's previous best total, achieved last year. Fahey
CITY planners have given a supermarket giant the green light to push ahead with a major expansion. Shop space and services at Tesco, Clifton Moor, will now be boosted after City of York Council planning committee members passed the company's proposals
YORKSHIRE warmed up for their County Championship game at Scarborough today by turning out in force at Woodhouse Grange yesterday. The Tykes were at the Hunters The Estate Agent York and District Senior League side for Chris Silverwood's benefit game.
A YOUNG woman was robbed at knifepoint as she walked home alone in York. Police today urged lone females to be vigilant after the latest mugging in Bootham - an area of the city hit by a spate of robberies in recent months. In last night's incident, the
PARENTS in York are less likely to win an appeal if their child fails to win a place at their first-choice school than anywhere else in Yorkshire and Humberside, according to figures released today. But education chiefs say that since the time to which
MUSEUM chiefs are planning an even more ambitious programme of tours for Flying Scotsman, which has made its last outing of the 2004 season. The National Railway Museum (NRM) revealed it plans to run Flying Scotsman on the tracks again next year following
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save York Odeon believe the recent multi-million pound sale of the cinema chain could secure its survival. British private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners made a move on the cinema sector last week, announcing it had bought
A RACE day traffic management scheme that drew criticism during the York Ebor Festival will not run for the rest of the season. City of York Council's transport chiefs were reminding punters that traffic systems were back to normal before today's meeting
STEVE Brown may quit as Pickering Town's manager after their poor start to the season. "The buck stops with me," said Brown, who has told his players and the Pikes' committee that he is considering his position. Brown will remain in charge but has suggested
FURIOUS customers hit out at BT today after the communications giant revealed plans to dismantle almost 300 North Yorkshire phone boxes - more than 30 of them in York. The company is to consult on removing a total of 33 in the city, as part of a nationwide
YORK City intend to appeal against goalkeeper Chris Porter's controversial sending off during last night's 1-0 home defeat against Accrington Stanley. Porter was dismissed after 20 minutes for supposedly preventing Accrington midfielder Ian Craney from
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save York Odeon believe the recent multi-million pound sale of the cinema chain could secure its survival. British private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners made a move on the cinema sector last week, announcing it had bought
I STRONGLY object to the closure of Bishopthorpe Road Post Office, York, (August 19) because it is the nearest one to me and I do not have a bank account. I am registered blind so I should not feel comfortable writing cheques and it is easier for me to
THE prime purpose of the green belt is, as it has always been, to protect the human environment. Its ecological function enhances, but does not supersede, that purpose. This is made clear in the Local Plan, and is endorsed by reports of the Planning Inspectorate
MY aunt sends me every Yorkatt & Eric cartoon published by the Evening Press. I particularly enjoyed the one about "Who's Tessa Jowell." I sent it, with my opinions of New Labour, to Ms Jowell's home address, to make sure she saw it. Before she went
