YORK City manager Billy McEwan praised his team for a "marvellous" performance after last night's 2-1 home victory over runaway Conference leaders Barnet -- but then told his players they must be fitter. The tough taskmaster is pleased with the work-rate
2005 is the Year Of The Volunteer, with a different theme each month. This month, the focus is on older people, and in the first of a series of regular articles ALEX LLOYD looks at the work of the Retired Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP). WHILE volunteering
A FAMILY firm based at Clifton Moor has helped York Racecourse update its phone systems in time for Royal Ascot in June. Local Telecom Service Limited (LTS), in Auster Road, has completed an £18,000 contract to upgrade the telecommunications at Knavesmire
BOSSES of a four-star York hotel have celebrated the "topping-out" of their new wing as part of a £3.5 million revamp. The Marriott Hotel in Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, is adding an extension, with 43 bedrooms, including 16 new Grandstand Rooms overlooking
Knickers to the cold weather! Record weekly sales totalling more than £50,000 were recorded by Helmsley-based sexy thermal lingerie specialist Bella di Notte during last week's cold snap. The mail-order business took orders worth £10,500 on Monday, February
SEEMINGLY unstoppable York Schools' Under-11 footballers passed the 100 goals mark in a 9-0 thrashing of neighbours Selby - their 15th consecutive win. Jacob Gore and Sam Fowler both fired in hat-tricks in a quality team performance to continue a first
YORK Schools' Under 15s footballers continued their winning, streak with a 4-1 victory over Rotherham. Both teams made early chances, forcing Chris Lockwood in the York goal to make several critical saves, but York made the first breakthrough when Danny
NETBALLERS from Joseph Rowntree School, York, have a treble chance of landing a national title. They are the only school in the country to have three teams in the finals which are being staged at Redbridge Sports Centre, Essex. Girls at Under-14, U16
COUNCILLOR Steve Galloway is quite right when he says 30 years ago it was unusual to have even one person speak out against a major planning application (February 28). Hardly surprising because in those days the public were not even allowed into the planning
AS a fellow cyclist, I have sympathy with Mr Nelson, who is thinking of fixing an air horn to his bike. But my message to him is - don't! Go to Halfords and buy a battery-powered thingamajig. Tell them the problem and they'll know what you mean. This
I SHOULD be very concerned that Chris Nelson would put himself at risk with his airhorn idea by waking up offending drivers and shocking them into causing greater carnage. Jason Melton, St Paul's Terrace, York. Updated: 11:34 Wednesday, March 02, 2005
I HAVE been following the debate about the closure of the footpath in Clifton for some time now, and it strikes me the main issue here is the children's safety. It seems crazy to keep the footpath public when there are other routes available. Children
THE BBC1 play Dad, screened recently, raised many care issues. The aspect which forcibly struck me was the speed at which Kevin Whately found himself in the role of carer. A recently-published report estimates there are 6.8 million carers in this country
NEIL Flanagan writes that when he looks at the photo of those protesting against the bollard, he does not "see one person who is directly affected" (Letters, February 25). If he opens his eyes and reads the article which accompanied the photograph he
HAVE some councillors been elected under false pretences? Some of them appear to ignore the views of the majority, as in the case of the proposed Derwenthorpe development. Most residents in Osbaldwick and Tang Hall voted for a public inquiry. More than
IT MAY be early days but the Super League competition is going to be unpredictable this season. From what I have seen so far, the entertainment value is going to be very high. Wakefield's unbeaten run came undone when London Broncos beat them 72-8 at
HIDDEN "eyes" that look for travelling criminals 24-hours-a-day could soon begin watching over our roads. North Yorkshire Police chiefs have unveiled plans to bring automatic vehicle checking technology to three secret sites. The £450,000 project will
A PROPOSED sex shop in one of York's main streets would offend families and visitors, claim neighbouring business, schools and the local vicar. Three strong letters of objection and a 62-signature petition have been sent to City of York Council opposing
TEEN boxer Joe Budd was left devastated after a judging foul-up announced him as the loser of his debut bout - only for the decision to be later overturned on points. The 15-year-old York Amateur Boxing Club member completely dominated his first outing
DETECTIVES were today investigating a suspicious death after the body of man was found in his York flat. Officers were called to the flat at Trent House, in Margaret Street, off Walmgate, where the middle-aged man was found dead at about 10.15pm last
ANGRY residents claimed today that a rising bollard in a York road would dramatically worsen rat-run problems in their own street. The proposed bollard in Straylands Grove will prevent motorists using it to cut through to Stockton Lane from Malton Road
SHOCKED villagers near York today reacted with disbelief after traffic chiefs again scrapped plans for a much-needed bypass. Residents in Shipton-by-Beningbrough have campaigned since 1972 for the scheme to be implemented on the busy A19 to stop the huge
IT has taken a great deal of courage for Linda and Peter Mills to place their very private tragedy into the glare of the media spotlight. Their daughter Holly, two years ago a lively, healthy 17-year-old, is now in a wheelchair hardly able to speak. We
SELBY Town went out of the Northern Counties East League Presidents Cup after a 2-1 defeat to Buxton at Flaxley Road. Selby controlled most of the game but went behind in the 59th minute when Gavin Smith headed the visitors in front and Smith extended
THE story of Terry's chocolate factory - and its imminent demise - is being told this Friday in a theatrical production at a York school. Up to 30 drama and history students at Manor School have produced Bittersweet with assistance from Riding Lights
A FAMILY firm based at Clifton Moor has helped York Racecourse update its phone systems in time for Royal Ascot in June. Local Telecom Service Limited (LTS), in Auster Road, has completed an £18,000 contract to upgrade the telecommunications at Knavesmire
Wednesday, March 2, 2005 100 years ago: A fresh find of Roman remains was made by the workmen who were engaged in digging a drain in front of the new offices of the North Eastern Railway Company in York. At a depth of about 11 feet the men found three
As planners prepare to decide on the future of a proposed big wheel for York, Stephen Lewis takes a spin on the Birmingham Eye. JUST turn left out of New Street station, head for the International Convention Centre and you won't be able to miss it, or
Radical government plans could see every 14-year-old facing three schooling choices - academic, vocational or a mixture of both. We dropped in at Joseph Rowntree School to find out what staff and pupils there think. Conor Hill, 15, is in a 20-strong group
VISITORS to a top attraction will be taken 12,000 years back in time, with the help of 21st century technology from a York company. The Continuum Group, based in Margaret Street, will transport people from the computer age to the Ice Age by designing
TWO late kicks transformed St Peter's School Under-18s rugby union team from losing semi-finalists to giant-killing finalists after a thrilling 19-14 defeat of tournament favourites Colston's Collegiate. Colston, unbeaten in the Daily Mail Cup since 1995
IN response to Chris Nelson's letter ("Airhorn to warn stupid drivers", February 26), during a recent journey from Fulford to Dodsworth Avenue in York at night I passed seven cyclists flouting the lights law. Two only had rear lights and five had no lights
A VOTE for a healthy economy is a vote for devaluing a pensioner's fixed income as things are now. The old music hall joke about more crumbs falling from the tables of the better off is no longer funny. We have been pushed back years in terms of spending
YOUR report about York's ugliest buildings was interesting (February 22) so here are my thoughts. The architectural skyline of the city centre is blighted by the ghastly tower, or turret-like, structure at the top of St Wilfrid's Church in Duncombe Place
I RANG York Racecourse's general office at 4.30pm on Friday, February 25 and asked: "What time does the last race start on Tuesday, June 14 at the Ascot event; what are the parking arrangements and which nearby roads are closed for through access from
I agree with Robert Purnell ('Dangerous corner,' Letters, February 16). As a pedestrian I use Walmgate Bar daily and have time to watch and cringe at the appalling habits of some drivers and cyclists. The number who ignore amber-red traffic lights, motorists
THE Royal Masonic Benevolent Institutions's revised planning application for Connaught Court does little to address the serious concerns of the local community. Roger Friend, its fundraising director, has said the proceeds from the sale of parts of the
RICHARD Jackson of the UK Independence Party takes as a starting point the Edinburgh people's rejection of a form of congestion charging and manages to turn the subject round to his own, totally unrelated, agenda - the withdrawal of Britain from the EU
A GRAND ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day will be held in York - thanks to a hefty lottery cash grant. City of York Council has won £13,500 of Home Front Recall lottery funding to stage an event in the city. Ex-servicemen from across Yorkshire
GNER'S performance will NOT be taken into account when the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) decides who should run train services on the East Coast Main Line. MPs, including City of York's Hugh Bayley, have argued that reliability, punctuality and passenger
YORK St John's women's hockey club traded their student lifestyle for champagne living after winning division four of the British Universities Sports Association North League. The squad finished the campaign undefeated and with a flourish as they beat
JUMBO jets could regularly fly over southern York if new hangars are allowed at Elvington Airfield, villagers claimed today. Heslington Parish Trust claimed that Elvington Park Ltd's "horrifying" hangar proposals are a surreptitious attempt to allow a
SELBY Town went out of the Northern Counties East League Presidents Cup after a 2-1 defeat to Buxton at Flaxley Road. Selby controlled most of the game but went behind in the 59th minute when Gavin Smith headed the visitors in front and Smith extended
ANGLERS World Holidays completed an historic double when they took the York and District Winter League crown to add to their Yorkshire Winter League title. It was touch and go whether the final round of the Acomb Tackle-backed league would go ahead following
THE parents of a teenage variant CJD victim appealed today for research into a drug which they believe has stabilised her devastating condition. Nineteen-year-old Holly Mills, who lives near Pickering, became one of the first people in the world to be
YORK City manager Billy McEwan praised his team for a "marvellous" performance after last night's 2-1 home victory over runaway Conference leaders Barnet -- but then told his players they must be fitter. The tough taskmaster is pleased with the work-rate
A STUDENT who died when she was knocked down by a car on a York pelican crossing had dreamed of winning a Nobel Prize, her devastated sisters revealed today. Bethany Gale, 20, a University of York biochemistry student, had won a year-long placement with
OPTIMISM has been in short supply at York City for longer than most long-suffering supporters care to remember. Relegation from the League and a poor start to life in the Conference have been painful experiences for fans of a club that humbled Manchester
GOOD old Delia. It warmed my heart to see her out of the kitchen and on to the pitch on Monday night, jacking up the heat under all those lukewarm Norwich City supporters when the team threw away a two-goal advantage over Man City. "Come on, where are
RESIDENTS in Shipton-by-Beningbrough deserve a medal. For three noisy, polluted decades they have campaigned for the bypass which would restore their village's peace and safety. In that time, North Yorkshire County Council and ministers have offered them
TRAVELLING to Middlesbrough may have proved too much for some York defendants not overjoyed by their court appointment, but for one man it was not far enough. He journeyed north with such fervour he ended up at Newcastle Crown Court, 35 miles further
