York | Archive | 2006 | February
Grassington, not to tempt providence, had a touch of spring. Well - afternoon sunshine at least. more...
Maxine Gordon follows the Michelin trail to Masham. more...
Martin Oates soaks up the splendour of the real Costa Brava. more...
It has been half term this past week and taking advantage of a slightly more relaxed atmosphere in the house - no nagging the children to get up or school uniform or sports kit to dig out - I have managed to get out into the garden on more than one occasion to start the early spring tidy-up. more...
THIS story, set in Britain and the Alps during and after the Second World War, gives a fascinating insight into mountaineering. more...
In the run up to the big three oh, and still single, Charlie Edwards decides that future generations might benefit from her experiences of life and love so far, and what she would love to have known as a younger woman with the benefit of hindsight. more...
John Connor knows criminals. He should do after years as a criminal prosecutor in Leeds. Stephen Lewis talked to him about his latest shocking thriller set in Yorkshire. more...
THE outskirts of York are well served by cafés. That is if you know where to find them. more...
CAN somebody get to grips with estate agents? more...
FROM the many reports in the Evening Press it would appear that we are losing control of the streets to "feral" young people causing mayhem in the outer suburbs of York. more...
THERE is a clear and present danger to those motorists who are not familiar with a section of road situated between Wheldrake and Elvington. more...
DO any readers know of anywhere my son and his friend can ride their mini motos? We need some private land where it is safe for them to ride. more...
ON Friday, February 10, my silver Skoda Fabia was parked near the exit in the Ropery car park in Pickering between 1pm and 2.30pm and was dented in the rear passenger side door. more...
ALTHOUGH bird "flu" has been around for many years in various forms, ie psittacosis, Newcastle disease etc, it is the strain H5NI which some people are getting worried about worldwide. more...
TOGETHER with many Dunnington residents, I consider providing traffic lights at the junction of York Road and the A1079 a waste of time and money. more...
WE have followed the Barbican saga in York with increasing astonishment and wish to add our voices to those expressing concern for the future of the concert hall. more...
LAST year, Gordon Brown gave a £200 council tax rebate for pensioners. more...
THE York Open Planning Forum is holding an open meeting on February 28 for people to say how they think they could be more involved in having a say in planning matters. Under recent Government legislation, the city council is required to introduce new planning procedures and to draw up a statement setting out how local people and interested groups will be involved in consultations on planning matters in future. more...
MR Nicholson, of Clifton Residents' Association, ought to get out more. more...
IN the article Getting Another Say On Arc Light, David Nicholson, of the joint committee of the Clifton Residents' Associations, made two erroneous statements (February 22). He recommends four locations which he thinks would make suitable sites for the new Arc Light. I cannot comment on the Hungate or the Transco sites, but I object most strongly to his recommendations of the Bonding Warehouse and the Maltings sites. more...
THE plan for a bigger and better nightclub in George Hudson Street, York, is a great idea (February 18). It is about time we got up to date with clubs. more...
Some may say brown is the new black, others black is the new brown. more...
Saturday, February 25, 2006 more...
I HAD a thought about Terry's the other day, as I nibbled what's probably the last segment of Chocolate Orange not now of Eastern European extraction. more...
IT'S dangerous, it's infuriating for the owners - and it's now happening almost four times a week in York. more...
TWO young women were sexually assaulted in separate incidents in Micklegate, York. more...
THE Government was urged today to change national building regulations in the wake of the massive blaze at Fulford Place in York. more...
WALKING right round York's historic walls is to be stopped so safety work can take place. more...
BEARDED Vikings from overseas rampaged through city streets as part of the annual York festival. more...
A SPECIAL hearing will be held next month into controversial plans for a new operator to run extra trains through York to London. more...
THREE young thugs who punched and kicked a York hairdresser to "within an inch of his life" have each been jailed for 20 months. more...
BIG retailers were quizzed today on why they refused to back York's 2005 Christmas lights appeal - and whether there was any prospect of a change of heart this year. more...
FLOOD risk - what flood risk? That was the reaction today of disbelieving York householder Lee Maloney, after being sent a warning leaflet from the Environment Agency. more...
LECTURERS at the University of York and York St John University College are set to strike as part of a dispute over pay. more...
LITTLE angel Jacob Sweeney is wearing his mask with pride - as his mum prepares for a ball to raise cash for our Guardian Angels appeal. more...
RECOMMENDING Pawn In Life at Southwell tomorrow may smack of bolting the stable door after the horse has bolted, given that the gelding was a 33-1 winner on the course on Thursday. more...
MICK Cook has rung the changes to his York City Knights side ahead of tomorrow's "must win" game at Featherstone Rovers. more...
YORK City board members Terry Doyle and Steve Beck have outlined reasons for the club's dire financial outlook. more...
MICK Cook has rung the changes to his York City Knights side ahead of tomorrow's "must win" game at Featherstone Rovers. more...
SHEPHERD'S sprang a major shock in men's division one of the York Badminton League when they beat York Railway Institute 5-4 at Millthorpe School. more...
MILLTHORPE High School's year 11 rugby league team are one step away from being Yorkshire champions. more...
YORK fighter Richard Cadden will touch down in Bangkok today on a mission. more...
YORK golfer John Masiak has found out just how perilous a water hazard can be - it nearly cost him a playing partner. more...
YORK City board members Terry Doyle and Steve Beck have outlined reasons for the club's dire financial outlook. more...
YORK City are looking for a new `sweeper' system to help groundsman Jez Milner concentrate all his efforts on the damaged KitKat Crescent pitch. more...
OUR story on the York City Supporters' Trust board's plans to discuss whether to offer JM Packaging shareholdings in the football club as a possible solution to a bleak financial situation has understandably been the subject of heated debate this week. more...
Bravery may be about being fearless but courage is what it takes to stare that fear in the face and do it anyway. more...
YORK City Knights received some bad press this week from a couple of disgruntled Hullites* complaining about the lack of concessions for pensioners. more...
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