York City Knights fans can squeeze in some last minute Christmas shopping at the club shop tomorrow (22nd) from 5pm to 7pm. The stadium will also host the last training session for players before the festive season kicks in. The club office will close
NOW I don't doubt that our councillors went into politics for the right reasons but... When is Ann Reid going to get the message? I haven't had an early evening meal in York since she introduced parking charges. Now I'm out of the habit of going into
I REALLY must take issue with the comments made by Coun Vassie in his letter (December 14). There are a great number of potential problems in using Ouse Bridge as the low emissions zone control area. I am concerned that traffic displaced from Ouse Bridge
I READ with increasing irritation the comments by Bob Waite, "The north has a great quality of life" (Letters, December 13). Hopefully those people originating from south of the Trent now resident in and around York will have a good sense of humour and
I WRITE on behalf of my mother, who is 85. She has been working as a volunteer at the Gables Coffee Shop for ten years. It is linked to the Gables Care Home in Acomb and is now to close. She is one of many volunteers who have run this facility since 1989
HO, Ho Ho. 'Tis the season to be jolly, so we're closing your home coz we're short of lolly. I totally support David Alexander in his campaign to stop the closure of Acomb Gables (December 13). My husband spent the last eight years of his life in the
DAVID Hughes is correct in saying that older people with experience in older people's matters should be consulted in the closure of Acomb Gables (Letters, December 16). One such group was set up by City of York Council and the Selby and York Primary Care
SHARP-SHOOTING youngsters from Ryedale School have cemented their position as the region's best basketball players. The school's under-13 team won the Scarborough Schools' Area basketball tournament for the third year running. Ryedale got off to a flying
UP-AND-COMING hockey stars in the area now have another top-quality facility to use at Pocklington School. New sand-finished Astroturf pitches for hockey and tennis that will be used by both the school and the wider community have just been unveiled.
A final decision on whether to loan Yorkshire £9million to help them buy Headingley cricket ground will now be taken by Leeds City Council's Executive Board at a behind-closed-doors meeting on Friday. The possibility of a Friday meeting was revealed in
YORKSHIRE CCC at times seemed unable to take the strain during 2005 but they were eventually held together by a golden thread in the form of third place in the Second Division Championship table. That was sufficient to give them promotion in the most
NEWSPAPERS sometimes publish exciting-sounding news releases and then nothing is ever heard of the story again. That is a pity, because part of the interest and excitement is in the follow-up. Will it work? Was the business successful? Was it just a nine
A BARMAN accused of raping a woman three times walked free from court after a jury accepted he had been sleepwalking. In what is thought to be the first case of its kind in Britain, 22-year-old James Bilton, was acquitted of the assaults, saying he could
A drunken man who savagely attacked a soldier on a York street in the early hours has won a cut in his jail term. Robert Farrow, 21, of James Street in the city, was jailed for two-and-a-half years at York Crown Court in August, after pleading guilty
EXPECT house prices in the York area to rise in line with inflation next year. That is the view of Edward Waterson, Carter Jonas' York-based residential director, and the area's spokesman for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). His prediction
A CITY market is to get a £17,000 makeover, after council leader Steve Galloway agreed to pump cash into revitalising trade. An advertising campaign, stall covers and an intensive spring clean will all take place at Newgate Market, after City of York
DESPITE a convincing win in Sunday's penultimate round of the Yorkshire Winter League, York-based Anglers World Holidays, look to have little chance of being top dogs when the series reaches its climax in the new year. With the Ouse around York running
LANDLORD Terry Daly said today he had been "inundated" with calls from doctors and nurses supporting his stance after he ordered young mum who was smoking in front of her son to leave his pub. The Evening Press reported on Friday that the 56-year-old,
BUBWITH Tennis Club chiefs have received some prestigious awards from noble quarters to recognise their contribution to local sport. Chris Cobley, chair of the club for five years, went to Buckingham Palace to receive an award from Prince Phillip to recognise
POLICE bosses have backed creating a "White Rose" force for the entire Yorkshire region as the way to tackle 21st century crime. Home Secretary Charles Clarke had asked police authorities across the country to decide by Friday which forces they would
Higher division New Earswick All Blacks Amateur Rugby League Club Under-13s enjoyed a try-fuelled derby cup win over Selby Warriors in a 72-point game. Joe Dey claimed the All Blacks' man of the match tag with a five-try showing and a quality defensive
A PLAN to funnel all race traffic through the A64 on race meetings will be pushed forward - but questions remain over the funding for the £65,000 a year scheme. Members of City of York Council's ruling executive have agreed to start consulting and putting
YORK City have already sold more than 750 tickets for the January 2 Conference derby trip to neighbours Scarborough. The Minstermen have been allocated 1,850 tickets for the McCain Stadium clash and fans have until 5pm on Thursday, December 29 to buy
WELL, I tried, but I didn't quite make it. I promised myself that this year I wouldn't get sucked in; wouldn't be doomed week after week to spend hours watching that permatanned creep Simon Cowell trousering unjustified millions for stamping on people's
Richard Whiteley's memorial service, the investiture of a new archbishop and a TV crew filming behind the scenes. These have been remarkable times for York Minster, as CHRIS TITLEY reports. YORK will never forget the inauguration of its 97th Archbishop
CAROL singers crowded into a church near Selby to enjoy a Christmas concert by a local choir. Snaith and District Choral Society held its annual concert in Snaith Methodist Church, and performed a variety of old and modern carols. The audience also joined
Yobs in gangs, swinging on lamp posts until they fall. This happened late Saturday night, only days before on Thursday before 7pm another had been felled and numerous others around Acomb. Luckily so far they've fallen into the road. Hope they never fall
York Referees Association holds meetings for referees (new and old as well as potential new referees) Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, starting 7.30pm. Venue - York City FC Social Club Future meetings: 12 January 9 February 9 March
Sir Mark Prescott, who has few peers when it comes to placing horses effectively, can provide a further reminder of his art at Southwell tomorrow by completing a quick hat-trick of wins with Amorist. The three-year-old runs in the first division of the
PRESSURE is growing on the Government to bring in a total ban on smoking in public places. Selby MP John Grogan is one of 64 backbench labour MPs who have signed a motion calling for a free vote in Parliament, putting the pressure on Prime Minister Tony
School meals have come under the media spotlight in the past year - thanks mainly to a certain Jamie Oliver. With the year end in sight, Education Reporter Haydn Lewis visited Park Grove School, in York, to find out how youngsters there rated their Christmas
PAUL Gledhill's question "How will the St Leger benefit citizens?" (December 16), will elicit the usual response from the city authorities and the racing fraternity. They will reply to the effect that hotels, restaurants and shops will do more business
SO, the police have decided to blitz publicans for selling alcohol to children under 18 (December 10). Although I agree this does need correcting, I object to the way they are doing it. The police must be breaking the law by giving children money to go
DURING a recent visit to York, I was interested to read in your paper that a woman had been asked to leave a pub for smoking in the presence of her child. At first I found myself in agreement with this firm action. On second thoughts, however, there is
I HAVE read your recent and previous articles concerning the Archbishop of York. I have a simple question. Is it necessary to make continuous reference to his being the "first black archbishop"? The fact is patently apparent, and yet you do not give the
THE Stamford Bridge and Garrowby Branch of the Royal British Legion is pleased to announce another record collection for its area this year, with the total now reaching £5,262. For the third year running, the amount collected has increased significantly
SATURDAY'S York Under-11s Schoolboy match survived the frost but the team itself never got warmed up as they offered up a substandard performance against Hull. York never got to grips with the physical and determined Hull side and found themselves 3-0
A MASSIVE £25 million finance package was today announced by the York headquartered CPP Group, one of the city's largest private employers. The deal, structured by both Barclays and Lloyds Banks, will power CPP's aggressive growth plan in Europe and Asia
SAWFISH of York has offered a solution to the needy Nomads of Leeds. Nomads, a company that offers business support to professionals travelling through Leeds, has approached Sawfish Software Ltd, of King Street, York, to help control its sales processes
SANTA has his work cut out. The days when he could guarantee a merry Christmas by placing an orange, some sweets and a doll or toy train in every child's stocking have long gone. Our consumer society has encouraged children to believe that their seasonal
CHILDREN at the Archbishop of York's Church of England School will never forget their Christmas treat. The Archbishop himself dropped in to see them. Since his inauguration ceremony last month, Dr John Sentamu will have received hundreds of invitations
PARTY-goers are warned to beware of their drinks being spiked in the run-up to the festive season. Female revellers are urged to keep an eye on glasses and bottles to avoid falling victim to drug rape. But women were reassured, after a hoax email was
DOZENS of Selby residents face Christmas heartache after a thief made off with a post van containing parcels destined for local homes. The thief struck in Brayton Lane at about 11.40am yesterday when the driver left the van unattended to deliver a package
YORKSHIRE CCC at times seemed unable to take the strain during 2005 but they were eventually held together by a golden thread in the form of third place in the Second Division Championship table. That was sufficient to give them promotion in the most
YORK University's new state-of-the art sports centre extension will be open to the public in the New Year. The £800,000 high-tech tent-like structure has been built on to the side of the existing sports centre at the Heslington Lane campus. Measuring
A FEMALE rail worker has been awarded almost a quarter of a million pounds in compensation after winning a sex discrimination case against an industry giant. Laetitia Booth, 37, from Clifton, York, was a mechanical engineer with Network Rail who had worked
PIMPS, sugar daddies and Dick Dastardly if you're a man. Mary Quant, flappers and Penelope Pitstop if you're a woman. Those are the fancy dress themes of this year's festive parties. Reigning supreme is perennially popular Seventies glam. A twist on this
Higher division New Earswick All Blacks Amateur Rugby League Club Under-13s enjoyed a try-fuelled derby cup win over Selby Warriors in a 72-point game. Joe Dey claimed the All Blacks' man of the match tag with a five-try showing and a quality defensive
