A STRONG last quarter showing saw Pocklington pull away to a 22-10 victory at determined Scarborough. Pock have scored a hatful of line-out catch-and-drive tries this season, but they were given a taste of their own medicine in the third minute when the
YORK RI finally put some mixed performances behind them with an emphatic 29-10 victory over Northallerton. As expected, Northallerton's bigger pack had the upper hand in the early exchanges pushing the home pack back in the scrum and driving forward in
THIS 26-14 defeat to Blackheath was the third in a gruesome trio for Harrogate, coming in effectively just six minutes. Blackheath racked up 21 points through three converted tries in just six minutes. There was no way back from there for a side whose
IT'S been a long, hard struggle against some sceptics who for years dismissed the work of the Yorktest Group as mere "quackery", but now endorsement has come from no less than the Queen. Top movers and shakers in the business community turned up at the
LET the people of Old York stretch out their hands to the people of New York. A plea for greater links between the two cities is likely to bring more power to the elbow of negotiators who have been persuading airlines to operate direct flights between
THINGS are hotting up for the York Curry Company. The unusual club for the city's curry-loving business people formed by Peter Harrington, managing director of QA Research in York, met for the second time on Friday - and 16 turned up at the Viceroy Restaurant
This show rocked the theatre last night and seeing the stage full to bursting with people, each and every one of them blown away by the atmosphere, was a real tonic. Gary Wilmot isn't generally known for being a singer first and comedian second, but he
A LIBERAL leader was lambasted by a fellow Ryedale councillor for demanding an expensive public inquiry into RAF Fylingdales. At a meeting of Ryedale District Council Coun Helen Schroeder criticised the motion tabled by Coun John Clark as "an Ill-conceived
Hambleton trainer Kevin Ryan, on the mark with handicap hurdler Petrula at Wetherby on Saturday, reverts to the Flat game at Lingfield tomorrow and has excellent prospects of adding to his tally of winners. Ryan, who has enjoyed his best year, saddles
ANGRY York residents have got together to fight plans for an all-night train washing depot on their doorstep. The group of residents from St James Court and Victoria Court, near Leeman Road, are opposing plans to build the train care centre, which will
COMMUNITIES across North Yorkshire fell silent to remember those who sacrificed their lives for future generations. In York, more than 100 war veterans won applause from the crowds lining the streets as they marched past during the Remembrance Sunday
YORK City's senior service player curse has struck again as the Minstermen seek to recover from a jarring week. FA Cup exile will leave City cooling their heels for a fortnight since the sacking of player-manager Chris Brass and this Saturday's trip to
POLICE are hunting a gang of thugs who carried out an unprovoked and vicious assault on two young men at York Station as they returned home from a night out. A group of four men getting off yesterday's 3.47am train from Leeds came up behind the pair,
NEW British Open snooker champion John Higgins may miss his opening salvo in the Travis Perkins UK Championship at the Barbican, York, because his wife is expecting a baby. The Wizard of Wishaw starts his bid to regain the UK title with a second round
A Good Samaritan who left his van to help a cyclist knocked over in York was rewarded with a parking ticket. Plumber Danny Young was stunned to find the ticket attached to his van when he returned from assisting a woman who had been in a collision with
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to tackle absenteeism among York council workers is to be extended after showing initial success. City of York Council said today that the three-month trial for reporting sickness absence will continue for a further three months
ROD Stewart and Neil Diamond are two star singers performing major concerts in very different surroundings - and we can arrange for you to see both of them. First up is rejuvenated Rod, fresh from the success of his latest album. He is playing the NEC
I WAS sorry to read about the proposed small new Barbican pool. It is sad that the development of the Barbican Centre is motivated by profit. There is a good chance with the new development to build a better pool and restore public confidence in sport
I SINCERELY hope this year's Remembrance Sunday is the last of its kind. On a Sunday morning, most people need to make little effort to engage in the act of remembrance because they are all still in bed. With our troops dying on foreign turf again, I
IN the week when the council's strategy for replacing the Barbican has turned from tragedy to farce, your editorial was right to ask "is city pools plan sunk?" (November 10). The fact that no public swimming pools were open in York was a direct result
Of Course I welcome two full pages of the Press promoting Amnesty International's campaign to tackle complacency surrounding domestic violence (November 10). Bravo. Interested, I visited the website for more information. (www.problemwhatproblem.com) While
POPPLETON started the season five games unbeaten, including an 8-1 thrashing of Strensall, but are now winless in four and have now been beaten 4-2 at home by Strensall. The visitors twice equalised through Andy Whitam and Keiran Slack, while Matt Brown
IN Reserve 'A' there were wins for the top three sides. Dringhouses, unbeaten since their opening fixture, beat Huntington 2-1. Wayne Carter scored both 'Houses goals in the first half with Neil Cadywold replying. Old Malton beat Dunnington for the second
Selby's six-game unbeaten run came to an end on Saturday courtesy of a below-par first half performance which allowed Old Crossleyans establish a deserved 21-7 lead. Despite a vast second-half improvement, which saw Selby almost totally dominate, the
MALTON & Norton were given a harsh 58-6 lesson by a totally dominant Westoe side which had pace, strength and ability above anything Malton have encountered in recent seasons. Ian Cooke gave Malton the lead in the second minute when Westoe were penalised
HOB Moor does not have the obvious appeal of a purpose-built park. Neither is it as rugged as a windswept hill farm. It is, as Elizabeth Smith concedes, "apparently very flat and featureless". But there is a quiet magic here. The 90 acres of grassland
JANET Looker is a long-standing and respected councillor who has become an excellent Lord Mayor of York. She is not given to sensationalism or soundbite politics. So when Coun Looker speaks out, we are well advised to listen. On Saturday, she expressed
MODERN Sundays are much like any other day of the week, filled by work, shopping and socialising. But for two minutes every Remembrance Sunday, stillness returns. At 11am the nation falls silent as we think of those who have paid with their lives for
UPWARDLY mobile York Acorn snatched a late field goal to claim another two points against Ince Rosebridge. Andy Gargan struck with the scores at 22-22 to seal the win after a tight defensive display from both sides. Acorn rocketed to a 16-0 lead with
NEW British Open snooker champion John Higgins may miss his opening salvo in the Travis Perkins UK Championship at the Barbican, York, because his wife is expecting a baby. The Wizard of Wishaw starts his bid to regain the UK title with a second round
A glittering celebration at the Royal Armouries in Leeds unveiled seven winners from our region's business community all of whom have invested creatively in the arts. Nicola Forsdike, of the York-based Halcrow Group, was among the winners in the third
YORK City's senior service player curse has struck again as the Minstermen seek to recover from a jarring week. FA Cup exile will leave City cooling their heels for a fortnight since the sacking of player-manager Chris Brass until this Saturday's trip
Open schools longer to provide more flexible child care? Or offer working parents tax breaks so they can pay for their own? STEPHEN LEWIS reports on rival proposals to improve child care for working parents. MARK Barnett has always felt we could make
CARELESS motorists whose vehicles are "shop windows" for opportunist thieves have left a York beat officer at the end of his tether. He has hit out at residents and visitors who leave valuable items on display in their cars and vans for passing criminals
A YORK woman told today how car-jackers made her lie face-down on the ground at gunpoint in South Africa. Angela Garnett, an animal scientist who has just returned home to York after working for seven months in southern Africa with lions, leopards and
Celebrating 18 years since she gave birth to triplets, hardworking York mum Linda Barker said: "I wouldn't swap it for the world." Her three children, Thomas, Ben and Zoe have grown up to be strapping teenagers who are starting out on adult lives of their
YORK moved up to second place in Powergen Durham and Northumberland Division One with a 71-5 victory over Hartlepool. Their success sets the scene for a tense match next Saturday when they visit leaders Percy Park, whom the Clifton Park outfit trail by
UPWARDLY mobile York Acorn snatched a late field goal to claim another two points against Ince Rosebridge. Andy Gargan struck with the scores at 22-22 to seal the win after a tight defensive display from both sides. Acorn rocketed to a 16-0 lead with
POPPLETON started the season five games unbeaten, including an 8-1 thrashing of Strensall, but are now winless in four and have now been beaten 4-2 at home by Strensall. The visitors twice equalised through Andy Whitam and Keiran Slack, while Matt Brown
A CENTURIES-OLD ceremony has taken place to celebrate the official nomination of North Yorkshire's next High Sheriff. The 1,000-year-old ceremony saw bewigged judges and court officials, clad in official court clothing from bygone days, preside over the
MORE than a dozen tenants at a block of flats in York have been left stunned by proposals to demolish their homes. Residents at Poppleton Gate House, in Millgates, have been informed the York Housing Association (YHA) wants to knock down the building
YORK City's senior service player curse has struck again as the Minstermen seek to recover from a jarring week. FA Cup exile will leave City cooling their heels for a fortnight since the sacking of player-manager Chris Brass until this Saturday's trip
People who wear cream trousers are not of this world. There must be a planet far, far away in the nether regions of the universe where there are no children, no animals, no dust and no over-flowing cups of latte with ill-fitting lids, where herds of eternally
THANK you for your editorial acknowledging that the problems at both Yearsley and Edmund Wilson pools are long term (November 10). They are not the result of lack of care this year, last year or indeed recent years. Liberal Democrats inherited a situation
NOW that Charlie Croft has revealed the amount to be realised from the Barbican development will be lower than anticipated for the refurbishing of Edmund Wilson and Yearsley Pools (November 3), perhaps he will reassure us by confirming that no one, architects
AN open letter to my Palestinian neighbour. I do not share your grief at this very sad and uncertain time for the Palestinian people. For you, Yasser Arafat was a hero, a great leader and the architect of a Palestinian state in the making. I understand
I AM writing to express our serious concerns over the proposed installation of traffic lights at the junction of Bishopthorpe Road and South Bank Avenue. As yet, we have not spoken to anyone who feels there is a need for lights at this junction. In fact
ONE wonders if the so-called travel consultants ever consider what the impact of their grandiose plans would have on the people living in the areas. We are informed that there is to be a new Park and Ride off the A59 despite the fact that the one at Rawcliffe
I think Mr Mike Holden should stay off the brandy more (Readers' Letters, November 12). He says that foxes are the only mammals on this planet that kill animals for food. Who's he trying to kid, when we human beings (mammals) kill around 45 billion animals
TOFFS who want to arrive at Royal Ascot in York in style are hiring rail trips to the city on the Orient Express. Travel company Charterhouse Mercantile Leisure has chartered the famous Northern Belle train to ferry high society to Knavesmire in comfort
WHAT in God's name do they think they're doing? First they saw off the ungodly John Kerry, so ensuring George W Bush was installed as US president. Now American fundamentalist Christians have turned their wrath on a new target: North Yorkshire clergymen
WELCOME to the idiosyncratic world of Boothby Graffoe - the guitarist comic who lulls his audience into a false sense of security before jolting them with well-aimed barbs. Graffoe's electric guitar and acoustic counterpart are no mere props. He can play
THE clash of the top two premier division sides lived up to all expectations in a tight 2-1 thriller. Mark Woodward opened the scoring in the first half before an own goal levelled the scores at the break. Dringhouses missed a penalty with ten minutes
SUBSTITUTE Liam Salt added plenty of spice to Pickering Town's attack as his second half hat-trick sank Parkgate 4-1 in the second round of the Northern Counties East League Cup. Central defender Michael McNaughton had put the Pikes ahead at the Recreation
SHOT-SHY Harrogate Town suffered their second successive Conference North goal-less draw against Worksop Town on Saturday. Former York City striker Ian Blackstone came closest to earning Town maximum points but his 80th-minute shot on the turn, after
YORK moved up to second place in Powergen Durham and Northumberland Division One with a 71-5 victory over Hartlepool. Their success sets the scene for a tense match next Saturday when they visit leaders Percy Park, whom the Clifton Park outfit trail by
