York | Archive | 2005 | February
THE search is on in Yorkshire for the Young Enterprise Business Adviser of the Year. more...
MORE "home brewed" television programmes for York and North Yorkshire can now be expected with the announcement by ITV of a £9 million Regional Production Fund to finance new programming from the regions. more...
FRAUD cases in the North increased by 22 per cent during 2004, according to figures from KPMG's Fraud Baro-meter. more...
MASSIVE investment was announced today by Elvington turf grower Rolawn which plans to open three new sales and distribution depots next month, one of them in York. more...
DAVID HONEYWELL rediscovered his uncle's diary, a treasure trove of social history... more...
FIVE rail jobs will be lost, following the decision by a passenger watchdog to close its York office. more...
FIRST there was Tony versus Gordon. Then Kilroy-Silk left UKIP to form Veritas, a party with huge appeal among orange-faced ex-chat show hosts. more...
IN THE grey cold of February, an invasion can be just the thing - especially if it is friendly. more...
IT IS a hard-hitting approach and one which courts controversy - yet sometimes hitting hard is the only way to get across a difficult message. more...
A RIOT of colour transforms the York skyline - as a memorable day for the Jorvik Viking Festival ends with a blistering bang. more...
A RIOT of colour transforms the York skyline - as a memorable day for the Jorvik Viking Festival ends with a blistering bang. more...
That's how shop worker Bradley felt when he got a £50 fine for dropping a cigarette end on the pavement, only seconds before he was going to sweep it up anyway. more...
BLACK ties and fancy ballgowns took centre stage at a glittering Valentine's fundraiser - that helped cancer care at York Hospital reach another important milestone. more...
YORK was plunged into a brief spell of chaos when a snap power cut struck most of the city and many outlying villages. more...
EXPERT help was at hand this weekend for brides-to-be planning their big day. more...
FIVE rail jobs will be lost, following the decision by a passenger watchdog to close its York office. more...
A YORK day care centre for people with learning disabilities is to be put up for sale and could raise at least £400,000 for City of York Council. more...
THIS week I went to the most moving and powerful performance I have seen in a theatre for a long time. more...
A PETITION signed by hundreds of parents and teachers callling for a pedestrian crossing near two York schools has been handed over to highway chiefs. more...
TO add to your to your timely feature on care services for older people (`Raw deal for the old and infirm?', February 10) one change which would make a difference for many would be to end the indignity of means-testing for access to such services. more...
COPPER the amorous chimpanzee is hoping cupid's arrow will strike love into the heart of the new ape in her life on St Valentine's Day today. more...
NOT content with blaming the Government or the previous Labour-controlled council for the failings of the present administration, Coun Steve Galloway turned his odium on the city council's tenants at the full council on January 25. more...
THE residents of Alma Terrace have had to be extremely tolerant during the last few weeks when large holes have been dug in pavements and numerous vans have been parked in the area. more...
COUN Morley has written a misleading letter to the Evening Press about the background to his decision not to vote at the Derwenthorpe planning committee meeting (February 6). more...
In response to Coun Janet Greenwood (`Stop grumbling', Letters, February 9) I have to agree that the appointment of an Ascot project manager is a good thing, although the funding of this position is another matter. more...
MR Waters is right to point out that the Liberal Democrats fought the 2003 local election on a manifesto committed to changing Labour's Greenfield development policy (Letters, February 8). more...
I thank the Evening Press, particularly Charles Hutchinson and Chris Titley, for the editorial support they gave to Rowntree Players last year. more...
I WRITE in response to the proposal to request a "path" from Shipton Road to the nearby shops. more...
IT is Valentine's Day and the shops are full of cards celebrating loving relationships. But what about women trapped in relationships disfigured by fear and violence? more...
What a surprise. GNER is "most grateful to the MPs who have spoken so warmly of GNER and the standard of service we provide" (February 9). more...
In response to the criticisms levelled at Scottish & Newcastle and John Smith's in your story "First John Smith's stopped their free beer..." (February 8). more...
A First World War victory medal has been discovered among foreign coins donated to the RSPC's charity's shop in York. more...
"M-u-u-u-m," said an all-too-familiar voice from the living room, "what's contraception?" After dropping the kettle perilously close to a passing cat's head and almost choking to death on a particularly large Crunchy Nut Cornflake, I lurched out of the kitchen. more...
Hugh Bayley predicts that the loss of GNER in York could put the city's rail industry under threat. STEVE CARROLL harks back to the last time the industry was hit and tells how it recovered and its prospects for the future. more...
Ouseburn moved within two points of Leeper Hare York and District League division two leaders Heslington after beating Stillington at home 4-0. more...
SECOND-placed Hemingbrough, with goals from Danny Young and Danny Smith, maintained their unbeaten record in division three of Leeper Hare York and District League as they overcame lowly Cawood 2-0. more...
With the top two sides in Leeper Hare York and District League division one both won on Saturday to go ten and eight points clear respectively of their nearest rivals. more...
A GOAL ten minutes from the end with their first shot on target gave second-placed Huntington Rovers a 1-1 draw away to third-placed Malton Bacon Factory in an enthralling Leeper Hare York and District League premier division match. more...
MICK Cook will demand huge improvements from his York City Knights side after enduring an ignominious start to his coaching reign at Huntington Stadium. more...
WHEN the majority of spectators leave a football stadium unable to give an explanation as to why a penalty has been awarded it normally casts doubt on the referee's decision. more...
MICK Cook will demand huge improvements from his York City Knights side after enduring an ignominious start to his coaching reign at Huntington Stadium. more...
YORK City forgotten man Paul D Robinson will be given another chance to prove his worth to the club by new manager Billy McEwan. more...
Linda Pepper pushed Emma Clark all the way in the opening round of York and District Ladies Squash Championships last night. more...
Marc Smith scored his first-ever hat-trick for Harrogate Town on Saturday as Neil Aspin's men hammered Nationwide North relegation favourites Ashton United 5-1. more...
Heworth ARLC boosted their hopes of escaping the re-election zone in National Conference division two with a 14-12 defeat of fellow strugglers Huddersfield Sharks - but only after a tense 80 minutes at Elmpark Way. more...
H-BOMBERS Rob Hulse and David Healy may be the attacking combination to fire Leeds United in to the play-offs. more...
BILLY McEwan's first instruction is to preserve York City's Conference status. more...
IT was not the start Mick Cook wanted. Far from it. Very, very far from it. more...
Tony Dobbin, who rode two winners at Ayr yesterday, can continue on the century trail at Newcastle tomorrow. more...
Heworth ARLC boosted their hopes of escaping the re-election zone in National Conference division two with a 14-12 defeat of fellow strugglers Huddersfield Sharks - but only after a tense 80 minutes at Elmpark Way. more...
YORK City forgotten man Paul D Robinson will be given another chance to prove his worth to the club by new manager Billy McEwan. more...
Selby's Powergen Intermediate Cup adventure came to an end at London North 2 side Staines on Saturday when they were beaten 31-3, a scoreline which flattered their opponents. more...
MALTON and Norton were well beaten 12-0 in their North 2 East game at Stockton, which was played in Arctic conditions, with an icy gale blowing diagonally across the pitch. more...
York advanced their Powergen Durham and Northumberland division one promotion cause with a comfortable 35-3 victory at Hartlepool, who beat league leaders Percy Park only two weeks ago. more...
Despite giving a spirited display York RI's injury-hit side were beaten 44-12 in their Yorkshire Three match at Northallerton on Saturday. more...
LA Traviata should be romantic, St Valentine's Day should be romantic, but just like a blind date, there is no guarantee that two will click as one when paired together. more...
THE Chuckle Brothers don't really do chuckles. In the one-and-a-half hours of rib-tickling silliness that make up their new show, Pirates Of The River Rother, I didn't see a single audience member chuckle. Not once. more...
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