I am ashamed to admit that on Saturday I willingly witnessed 56 men indulging in a shocking display of naked aggression that ended in tears and cheers, blood and alcohol. It was a shocking demonstration of strutting peacocks, immature machismo and male
I AM delighted that my old mate, world sidecar champion Steve Webster OBE, has been recognised by the city of his birth with the honour of freeman of York (April 23). Steve has continually shown the world what a priceless talent we have. But it is a shame
Mrs Barker's letter (April 16) about planting new trees and preserving others may seem like an obvious solution to solving York's air quality problems. However, research has shown that not all trees produce cleaner air. The air quality action plan in
ALLOW me to reply to RS Scruton's letter about future cycling schemes (April 19). The report in this paper on April 13 was simply a draft report by the planning and transport scrutiny board. It is not a declaration of what this council is intending to
IN response to Mrs Tyler's letter about the inconsiderate, and sometimes dangerous, parking by a number of people at Monks Cross (April 19), I wish to inform her that this issue is being addressed. After a meeting between the highways department and the
How has Foreign Minister Jack Straw the gall to stand in front of the world's media and state that this Government will not negotiate with terrorists in any circumstances? Has he forgotten that Tony Blair took this country to war against the wishes of
IN times of trial we turn to our nearest and dearest. And it was in this spirit that the Diary contacted the chairman of Scarborough FC Supporters Club Stuart Canvin. Scarborough fans know what it is like to be relegated to the Conference, so Stuart could
To mark the anniversary of York market's move, CHRIS TITLEY listened to some traders' tales. IT is 40 years this month since York's market left Parliament Street and pitched up in Newgate. The switch was controversial then, as Parliament Street had been
TEACHERS, health workers and members of the emergency services will be able to exercise at a nearly half-price discount at Livingwell health club at York Business Park at Nether Poppleton. Instead of paying £56 including VAT per month, they will be charged
A new Bible to help businesses navigate through Babel is welcomed by DAVID HARBOURNE, director of the Learning and Skills Council North Yorkshire. MAKING the effort to communicate effectively with colleagues, suppliers and clients is absolutely essential
GIVEN the state of the markets, many investors may feel they would have been better allowing a five-year-old to manage their money, but there are in fact several saving plans specifically designed for children. Many are simple and flexible and an ideal
EIGHT business starter units for small enterprises have been completed at a new North Yorkshire industrial park. The new units, ranging from 1,000 sq ft to 2,500 sq ft at Canalside Business Park, Ripon, have been completed by Thirsk-based integrated design
A FORMER air traffic researcher from York who wanted to "escape the tyranny" of computers has come up with a fruity solution, with the help and advice of Business Link York and North Yorkshire. Steven Pocock, who spent the past two years researching control
SELBY Warriors were quickest out of the blocks in the York and District Cup semi-final against New Earswick All Blacks - but it was the All Blacks who held the pace for the 34-10 win. Selby prop Matt Stevenson put the hosts into an early lead with a try
NEW Earswick All Blacks U13's played well to beat Normanton Knights 28-18 in their final game of the season to secure second place in the Yorkshire League second division. Tries came from Service Area representatives Stella Stannard (3) and Luke Watling
PICKERING Town can still take the runners-up spot in the Northern Counties East League's Premier Division by winning their last two matches. Steve Brown's men travel to sixth-placed Buxton tonight knowing that victory could set up a final-day battle for
WORK and Pensions posts could be shifted from London to York - which is under threat of losing existing jobs from the Government department. Union leaders have warned up to 200 jobs could be scrapped in York and North Yorkshire under Gordon Brown's plans
WORK and Pensions posts could be shifted from London to York - which is under threat of losing existing jobs from the Government department. Union leaders have warned up to 200 jobs could be scrapped in York and North Yorkshire under Gordon Brown's plans
THE Save Our Barbican (SOB) campaign has been banned by York council leader Steve Galloway from lobbying for support inside the sports and leisure centre. The group has been told it will have to pay a fee if it wants to hold any more public meetings there
CITY OF YORK Hockey Club's Under-14 girls team have been crowned Yorkshire champions. They showed their strength in depth when their depleted side, missing three players on North of England duty, won the Yorkshire Youth League finals day competition.
RUMOURS were intensifying today that the Beckhams may come to York for Ascot. A well-placed source in the racing world claimed gossip was rife among jockeys that David and Victoria would be staying at the Aldwark Manor Hotel, near Easingwold, for the
YORKSHIRE'S Ian Harvey is responding well to treatment on his injured knee and will be fit to play in Wednesday's Championship encounter with Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. There was concern that the Australian all-rounder might have damaged himself
YORK City midfielder Darren Dunning has said the club's players must accept the blame for relegation to the Nationwide Conference. Dunning believes that no criticism should be levelled at player-manager Chris Brass following Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Doncaster
PETER Evely is saying what every rush-hour motorist knows: York's roads are near capacity. Like many of the city's problems, the jams are a by-product of economic prosperity. If it gets much worse, however, that success could be stifled. For tourists
HE has vast experience in the theatre and was event manager for the Millennium Mystery Plays. When it comes to staging big shows, Ben Pugh knows what he is talking about. So we take heart from his report which says there is nothing to stop a new production
HEROES and villains - how fitting that an old Beach Boys standard should reflect the washed-up feeling which has overwhelmed York City like the torrential tide of a tsunami. A full fortnight before the historic 2003-04 campaign was due to end the Minstermen's
A NEW era of business and tourism co-operation between Greater York and booming China is dawning. A delegation of industrial, cultural, tourism and media heavyweights from Quzhou (pronounced Chu Jo) in the west of Zhejiang province arrives in York on
CGA, the accountancy firm in York is doing a bright new number on its image. It has shortened its name from CGA Accountancy (York) to a snappier CGA with a new slogan, Making Sense Of The Numbers. Partners Wendy Davies and Michelle Thirsk, claim that
CHARTERED building surveyor Colin Linley, 49, has been appointed a director of chartered surveyors and property consultants, Lightly & Lightly. His promotion from associate director brings the number of directors at the business, which has offices
Terry's could find a new use boosting business tourism, says DAVID ANDREWS, chief executive of the York-based Yorkshire Tourist Board. NO ONE wants to see the demise of Terry's chocolate factory in York - all power to the Evening Press campaign to save
"Boys run rather than walk, and shout rather than talk. But you know where you are with them." So a mother of three daughters and two sons (born in that order) told me as we discussed the various merits - and otherwise - of boys and girls. Most of my
Sex scandals, she-devils and insanity - it's all go at York University isn't it? JO HAYWOOD reports. Elizabeth was committed to York Retreat Asylum in 1881. A 44-year-old single woman, she was diagnosed as suffering from delusional insanity brought on
HOW perceptive of Colin S Jeffrey to know the closure of Terry's of York will not devastate people's lives (April 23). My wife was very upset and in tears having been in a job where, for 17 years, she is very happy. I ask Mr Jeffrey if he is on a very
A LEADING Euro MP claimed today that the decision by Kraft Foods to close Terry's chocolate factory in York was another example of multinational companies thinking the UK was an "easy touch". Yorkshire and Humber MEP David Bowe said it was easier and
Tuesday, April 27, 2004 100 years ago: An Evening Press columnist told of "horribly mixed" telephone wires in York, the possible result of severe gales. The writer of the "Northern Gossip" column said he was rung up by four people, all mistaking him for
HOW perceptive of Colin S Jeffrey to know the closure of Terry's of York will not devastate people's lives (April 23). My wife was very upset and in tears having been in a job where, for 17 years, she is very happy. I ask Mr Jeffrey if he is on a very
At a time when skilled workers are at a premium - more and more York businesses are looking to an open prison for staff. CATHERINE BRUCE finds out why everyone deserves a second chance. WHEN most people think of women in prison, they imagine hard-faced
Chancellor Gordon Brown produced a cautious, and what he hopes is a vote-saving Budget. On the face of it this was a straightforward Budget. However, as always, the details behind the proposals will show that the Budget was actually more complicated than
It's official. The UK business property recession is over. Figures just published by the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) show a broad-based rise in activity across the office, retail and industrial sectors - and few places are showing
Lawrence, Hannah and Skelton, York's independent property consultancy is celebrating a hat-trick of successes this month which combined have netted it a sum approaching £200,000 The Blossom Street firm has been selected to oversee the construction of
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has thrown his support behind our York Community Pride campaign. Launched on Friday in partnership with City of York Council, we are calling on readers to nominate people they would like to see rewarded for their outstanding contributions
PICKERING Royal Oak bid for a cup double on Friday after lifting the RJF Homes Beckett League's Ryedale Hospital Cup with a 6-1 triumph over Duncombe Park in the final at Kirkbymoorside on Saturday. They play Kirkdale United in the Victory Cup final for
With York's roads fit to burst and a wealth of new developments taking place, ALEX LLOYD finds out how city planners are tackling their gridlock nightmare. RESIDENTS' anger over developments which bring more traffic into their neighbourhood may not be
STORMS have struck in York and North Yorkshire as householders were today warned to be prepared for floods. Heavy rains hit the county yesterday and lightning caused chaos in one North Yorkshire town. Traffic ground to a halt in Selby after a shop in
HUNDREDS of mourners said tearful last goodbyes to a talented York angler whose life was cruelly cut short by a hit-and-run driver. It was standing-room only at Copmanthorpe Methodist Church yesterday as more than 200 people gathered to pay tribute to
FIBBERS music venue boss Tim Hornsby owed the council more than £20,000 when he was declared bankrupt, it has been revealed. Financial documents obtained from City of York Council show that, between November 1 and November 27 2001, Mr Hornsby ran up debts
CHAMPIONS Bay Horse got their York Phoenix Open League division one campaign off to a fine start with a 7-2 win over Cygnet. A fine 18 darts from Rich Corner, 20 darts from Dave O'Hara and Ally Wray's 21 gave Bay the win within the singles, while John
NORTH Yorkshire golf ace Emma Duggleby has Scot the lot after her superb start to the season yielded a Troon of glory. Duggleby stormed to the Scottish Open strokeplay women's amateur championship in which she posted a record-breaking score at the legendary
A York teenager who staged a daylight knifepoint robbery has been jailed. Craig Longhawn wore a mask from the horror film Scream as he held his weapon to the throat of a 16-year-old and made him hand over his £100 wages, prosecutor David Garnett said.
A LONG-AWAITED report says York Mystery Plays could be staged once again in the Museum Gardens - but not until 2006. The in-depth report by expert Ben Pugh says none of his research suggests there are any insurmountable obstacles in the way of a full-scale
YORK'S roads have reached breaking point and new developments will make matters worse, the city's roads chief told the Evening Press today. City of York Council highways boss Peter Evely warned that tough choices must be made in a bid to beat the gridlock
HEADING the nine-man Chinese delegation will be Cai Qi, president of the People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries as well as Xu Yuning, his secretary-general. Their tour will begin at the biocentre at York Science Park in the morning
AMBITIOUS duo Eamon Marren and Simon Thorburn are hungry for success after joining Pocklington-based Sundora Foods. They say they are aiming to help strengthen Sundora's position as the number one brand in dried fruit. Eamon, aged 46, is Sundora's new
DEALERS in expensive luxury goods, such as antiques and jewellery, are being urged by the York Society of Chartered Accountants to register with the taxman to comply with new money laundering regulations. Chartered accountants say dealers who failed to
YORKSHIRE'S Ian Harvey is responding well to treatment on his injured knee and will be fit to play in Wednesday's Championship encounter with Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. There was concern that the Australian all-rounder might have damaged himself
YORK City midfielder Darren Dunning has said the club's players must accept the blame for relegation to the Nationwide Conference. Dunning believes that no criticism should be levelled at player-manager Chris Brass following Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Doncaster
NORTH Yorkshire golf ace Emma Duggleby has Scot the lot after her superb start to the season yielded a Troon of glory. Duggleby stormed to the Scottish Open strokeplay women's amateur championship in which she posted a record-breaking score at the legendary
Can he still pack a punch? That's the question everyone will want answered at Ascot tomorrow as the most popular horse in training returns to action at the age of eleven. Persian Punch, who took his earnings through the £1m barrier last season, resumes
