YORK City Knights received some bad press this week from a couple of disgruntled Hullites* complaining about the lack of concessions for pensioners. Two letters made it into rugby trade papers grumbling that OAPs received no discounts to see games at
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. So
THIS story, set in Britain and the Alps during and after the Second World War, gives a fascinating insight into mountaineering. Paul Watkins ponders why people risk their lives to climb mountains, pitting their strength, skill and luck against the pitiless
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
LECTURERS at the University of York and York St John University College are set to strike as part of a dispute over pay. At the University of York, lecturers, researchers and academic staff have confirmed that strike action, followed by an examination
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. It stated: "Everyone thinks it won't happen to them. However, across England and Wales
WALKING right round York's historic walls is to be stopped so safety work can take place. Railings are being put up on a narrow stretch of the walls, which will force a closure for about a fortnight. City of York Council is starting the work on Monday
THE Government was urged today to change national building regulations in the wake of the massive blaze at Fulford Place in York. City MP Hugh Bayley said he wanted legislation to decrease the likelihood of such a devastating fire happening again due
IT'S dangerous, it's infuriating for the owners - and it's now happening almost four times a week in York. Shock figures revealed today arson attacks on cars in York have almost doubled in the past year. More than 200 vehicles have been deliberately torched
Some may say brown is the new black, others black is the new brown. Or that Freddie Flintoft is the new Ian Botham and even that the Arctic Monkeys are the new Beatles. Equally, they may say South African wine is the new Australian. All I know is that
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. People miss Ikon and Diva but it was in the wrong place. I go to Nexus now and a few other pubs in
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
LAST year, Gordon Brown gave a £200 council tax rebate for pensioners. The Liberal Democrats warned that this was a pre-election gimmick, and would not be repeated. Now in the very first year after Labour secured their election victory, they have quietly
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. The preferred location would be at the Common Road and the A1079 junction, where it would ease the problem
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. Could our local experts answer the following questions? Are all infections
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. I would be grateful if the person responsible would be decent enough to contact
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. If anyone has any ideas or information could they please let me know by email on ronandted@aol.com - thank you
THERE is a clear and present danger to those motorists who are not familiar with a section of road situated between Wheldrake and Elvington. This is close to Brabbs Farm at Elvington Grange and contains six bends all closely linked within, roughly, a
Grassington, not to tempt providence, had a touch of spring. Well - afternoon sunshine at least. Shoppers could buy a stuffed stoat for £60, a headline read 'Mushrooms may be New Crop for Dales Farmers'. We had a cup of tea, donned a fleece and soon warmed
THE outskirts of York are well served by cafs. That is if you know where to find them. As the name implies, this venue overlooks the Green. It is a converted house where two rooms have been combined to provide some 24 seats. The fireplaces have been retained
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. Paula Sweeney, a psychiatric nurse from Rufforth, near York, is one of a group of six who are organising the masked
Bravery may be about being fearless but courage is what it takes to stare that fear in the face and do it anyway. Anyone who's happened to flick on BBC2 when they get in from work in the last two weeks will have had a voyeuristic glimpse at the emotional
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. JOHN Connor's third thriller doesn't hang around. In the first couple of pages, a
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
Martin Oates soaks up the splendour of the real Costa Brava. WHITE painted buildings covered in an array of coloured, scented flowers, narrow streets meandering to the water's edge where boats bob about on a turquoise crystal clear sea. Quaint restaurants
Maxine Gordon follows the Michelin trail to Masham. TO bon viveurs, Masham probably only means one thing... beer. The town is host to the Theakstons and Black Sheep breweries and has become a mecca for real ale connoisseurs. But another name can now be
YORK City are looking for a new 'sweeper' system to help groundsman Jez Milner concentrate all his efforts on the damaged KitKat Crescent pitch. Milner and his small team of ground staff currently clear the rubbish left on terraces at the end of matches
YORK City board members Terry Doyle and Steve Beck have outlined reasons for the club's dire financial outlook. It emerged this week that the club have failed to meet their first £100,000 Football Foundation payment and that six-figure losses are expected
YORK golfer John Masiak has found out just how perilous a water hazard can be - it nearly cost him a playing partner. The 56-year-old, who is a member of The Oaks Golf Club in York, was taking part in a pro-am competition at the highly-regarded La Manga
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. Huge stores in the premier shopping street, Coney Street, raked in millions of pounds
THREE young thugs who punched and kicked a York hairdresser to "within an inch of his life" have each been jailed for 20 months. Stephen Wilson, 19, Jamie Anderson, 18, and Philip Green, 22, carried out the attack on Andrew Richardson and his friend,
A SPECIAL hearing will be held next month into controversial plans for a new operator to run extra trains through York to London. The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) will host the hearing at its London offices on Monday, March 6. It has invited various
BEARDED Vikings from overseas rampaged through city streets as part of the annual York festival. Norse warriors from France, Belgium, Russia, Poland and Sweden recreated life as it was 1,000 years ago in their own countries in St Sampson's Square. Pictured
YORK fighter Richard Cadden will touch down in Bangkok today on a mission. He's in the Far East to defend his World Thai Boxing light-welterweight title and has issued a warning to his rivals. "I am never going to stop in Thai boxing. I love it," said
MILLTHORPE High School's year 11 rugby league team are one step away from being Yorkshire champions. Millthorpe have already qualified for the national phase of the Powergen Champion Schools rugby tournament but play Airedale High School from Castleford
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. Sam Gardiner and Phil Bradley took three Institute wins for 97-64, but Paul Nichol and Roger Martin clinched
MICK Cook has rung the changes to his York City Knights side ahead of tomorrow's "must win" game at Featherstone Rovers. Both teams need the points to keep alive hopes of progressing to the knockout stages of the Northern Rail Cup and Cook has shown he
TWO young women were sexually assaulted in separate incidents in Micklegate, York. A police spokesman said they were hunting the same man for the offences, which took place about at 11.50pm last night. In the first incident, a woman was walking along
YORK City board members Terry Doyle and Steve Beck have outlined reasons for the club's dire financial outlook. It emerged this week that the club have failed to meet their first £100,000 Football Foundation payment and that six-figure losses are expected
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. I know this because it was an old one I found in the cupboard under the stairs, aka "the nuclear fallout
Saturday, February 25, 2006 100 years ago York railwaymen protested against the working conditions on the North-Eastern Railway. Mr A R Cooke alluded to the introduction of larger engines and heavier loads on the North-Eastern Railway, he gave instances
MR Nicholson, of Clifton Residents' Association, ought to get out more. He obviously hasn't noticed that the Bonding Warehouse is surrounded by residential property. Nick Derbyshire, South Esplanade, York. Updated: 10:24 Saturday, February 25, 2006
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
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. The auditorium was never perfect, but it was used regularly for a range of very successful
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. May I dare suggest once more that bringing policemen back to walk the streets on
CAN somebody get to grips with estate agents? I live across the road from the recently-completed Shelly House apartments in York and am disappointed to see the ugly spread of For Sale and To Let signs springing up all along the front of the building.
MICK Cook has rung the changes to his York City Knights side ahead of tomorrow's "must win" game at Featherstone Rovers. Both teams need the points to keep alive hopes of progressing to the knockout stages of the Northern Rail Cup and Cook has shown he
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. But there is every chance that he will follow-up under a penalty in the
