I SHOULD like to point out to Michael Hunter, regarding his review of Music Past at the Grand Opera House (December 7) that there is no tune by the name of On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at but that these words are sung to a tune written in 1805 by a Reverend T
FOR pensioners, older people and those less able, December can be a cruel start to a long winter. Cold weather payments, a hot meal, heating their home, or the government's £10 Christmas bonus are on older peoples' minds, along with the issue of thousands
DEAR, oh dear, York's amazed city councillors are gobsmacked at the amount of investment and foresight that Piggy Thompson has shown at Earswick. Out goes dummy and tiny feet are stamped! Correct me if I'm wrong. Wasn't it the previous pig farm that was
YORK City sealed their talent tie-up with New Earswick Junior Football Club in midweek. The ambitious village club's Under-19s side are enjoying a successful debut season in the Northern Youth Academy, regularly fielding three one-time City juniors in
NORTH Yorkshire fire fighters could go on strike following the brigade's plans to slash next year's budget by £400,000. Up to 500 firefighters have threatened to introduce escalating stoppages, starting with one-hour strikes if last ditch talks fail on
THOUSANDS of York residents were left high and dry today after a main pipe burst on the outskirts of the city. Homes in Haxby and Wiggington were left without water after an 18ins pipe sprang a leak at around 7am in Wiggington Road, near the Bumper Castle
OWNERS of a Tadcaster brewery were today branded "Scrooges" after spoiling plans for a traditional Christmas street market. Residents and traders were looking forward to recreating a typical "olde worlde" street scene with their festive market next Thursday
THE letter from Mr and Mrs Woodward (November 19) poses some interesting questions. The American awareness of the link between animal cruelty and child protection is commendable, and if the implication that hunting people abuse children was supported
GEM of a netball player Gemma Gibson is celebrating more national honours. The 17-year-old York Sixth Form College student has been selected for the England Under-21 squad, assembled to compete in the World Championships in Wales in the year 2000. Gibson
BUMPER crowds could be roaring on York Rugby League Club at Huntington Stadium next season. First division fever has gripped the York public and season tickets are selling faster than ever with almost two months still to go before the start of the campaign
IF any young children are reading this, we are not talking about the real Santa, you understand. We are referring to those merry men who dress up like him to help out when he is really busy. Some of them are not genuine impostors though, and they don't
by Martin Jarred, Dave Stanford and Lorne Hayhurst ATTENDANCE statistics for City fans don't make happy reading these days. The 2,075 attendance which saw City beat Lincoln midweek was the lowest in division two this season. Indeed, it was City's lowest
Nasser Hussain hit a battling half-century today to steer England out of trouble and prevent Australia taking control of the third Test in Adelaide. England trail the hosts by 231 at the end of the second day, but the main talking point was the controversial
A SENIOR North Yorkshire policeman was injured when his car was in collision with an HGV road sweeper on the A19 near Thirsk. Chief Inspector Malcolm Foster, who is based at the operations divisional headquarters in Northallerton, was off-duty and on
COMEDIAN Spike Milligan travelled hundreds of miles to Full Sutton Jail to support "brave" hunger-striker Barry Horne, and attack the Government's stance over animal rights. The former Goon, who was 80 this year, turned up unexpectedly outside the prison
A DENTIST was regularly drunk as he worked on patients' teeth, York Crown Court was told. Judge Peter Heppel heard that Jonathan Leigh Andrews, 36, turned to alcohol because he was coming to terms with his homosexuality and feared he might be HIV positive
