Overseas house-hunting was a piece of cake for a family from Holland when they spotted their dream home on the Internet. Linda and Rudd Peys, from Amsterdam, decided they wanted to buy a house in another country and set their sights on the North of England
A North Yorkshire MP is taking the case of the county council's lowest paid staff to Parliament. After meeting 200 teaching assistants, care workers and other support staff, Phil Willis, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, promised to back them in the
Andy Saville was this morning travelling to the McCain Stadium to join up with rejuvinated Scarborough ahead of tomorrow's home clash with Rotherham United. Boro boss Colin Addison said the striker, recently released by Cardiff City, would be signing
Rugby Union by Peter Vine Harrogate's Simon Croft will be standing down at the end of the season. The news broke as Harrogate were trying to gear themselves up to avenge a Jewson's National League One 17-9 defeat last September by their arch rivals Morley
Today children will pelt their teachers with wet sponges without risking detention. Enough hair will be shaved off to fill a thousand cushions. And baked bean sales will soar. It is Red Nose Day, the perfect combination of fun and fundraising. Comic Relief
It has been a remarkable week in North and East Yorkshire. The floods have devastated homes and businesses. But the disaster has also brought out the best in people. The victims of the Derwent's waters have borne their ordeal with fortitude and cheer.
Flying Scotsman Gordon Connelly is to end a six-week exile to give wings to York City's ascent from the relegation chasm. Back: Connelly Connelly has been restored to the attack for tomorrow's excursion to Notts County, the first of City's glut of six-pointer
Join Uri Geller, the world's most celebrated paranormalist, as he counts down to the Year 2000 - proving the world is getting weirder by the moment every day. Day 295 - Friday, March 12 Physicist Lene Vestergaard Hau believes she can slow light to a snail's
Flood defences for Malton and Norton will be reviewed following this week's disaster, Environment Agency chief executive Ed Gallagher has pledged. Out and about: Environment Agency chief executive Ed Gallagher in Welham Road, which runs from Norton into
A jury at Leeds Crown Court this afternoon found Jason Nicholas Wade not guilty of murder, but guilty of the manslaughter of Wayne Nicholson on March 26, 1998. He was jailed for nine years. Wade, of Welborn Close, Tang Hall, York, had denied murdering
A York headteacher told today how he was attacked by a 14-year-old pupil who had just returned to mainstream education. Acting headmaster John Thompson said he was struck twice by the boy in the incident at Lowfield School, Acomb. Police were later called
Going.... Going ... gone! Tree woe: Stillington residents inspect what's left of the 250-year-old sycamore tree. Pictured, from left, John Denton, Phil Nesbit, Betty Denton, and Charlie and Freda Hutchinson. Picture: Garry Atkinson The ancient sycamore
It's all in the balance how much a Malton hairdressing salon will raise for Comic Relief this year. Kevin Bowes, who runs Samuel's hair salon in Malton, and head stylist Karen Simpson- Brown, who have held a 'guess the weight of hair' competition for
Police patrols were being stepped up in Malton and Norton today as fears grow looters could be tempted to target flood-damaged properties while they stand empty. Police hope their "high visibility" patrols will help protect vulnerable homes as flood waters
I wish to respond to the letter Spare a Thought For Pupils In School Places Row (Evening Press, March 8). There was considerable coverage in the Press on March 4 on the anger and disappointment of many parents at Fishergate School about the results of
I adore food - although a lot of what I adore does not return the favour (good old indigestion, if you know what I mean). However, a good plate of food is something I do enjoy and since I've been back here I've had some wonderful meals in York. Inspirational
Monks Cross retail centre has come under fire from despairing campaigners, who say it fails disabled shoppers. Parking facilities at the complex have been criticised by shoppers who use a wheelchair or have walking difficulties. They say spaces for disabled
Classrooms across York could soon be bristling with information technology - thanks to a local businessman's innovative computer recycling idea. With modern technology and communications technology constantly changing, many businesses soon get rid of
The flooding at Stamford Bridge has brought back many memories of the great floods of 1931 which saw the village under several feet of water. Hettie Dickons The village's oldest resident, 101-year-old Hettie Dickons, said: "I remember people taking photos
York, needing to win at least three of their remaining four games to avoid relegation from North Two, have been boosted by the return of several players after injury. Russ Allerton They travel to Morpeth with full-back Russ Allerton and three-quarters
While Venetia Williams received confirmation today from Norman Williamson regarding his availability for Teeton Mill in next week's Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup, the trainer and jockey join forces at Sandown tomorrow with excellent prospects of landing the
Thanks to his TV prankster namesake, Notts County's recent £250,000 signing from Port Vale Peter Beadle is always assured of finding his way into headlines of the 'Beadle's about' kind. But in recent seasons the towering forward has upped his strike rate
Grass-master Bryan Horner is on the verge of breaking new ground. Picture: Garry Atkinson The devoted and knowledgeable handiwork of the York City tsar of the turf has been recognised to put Bootham Crescent in line for a major award this season. City's
EXCLUSIVE by Tony Kelly, Chief Sports Writer Retired ring-master Henry Wharton has been offered a dream world title chance. Offer: Wharton The Evening Press can exclusively reveal today that a lucrative bid has been made to tempt York's Wharton out of
A new trial of genetically modified (GM) crops has been announced in North Yorkshire, while a warning has gone to the Government that farmers planting such crops risk a fall in land values. Norfolk-based company AgrEvo UK Ltd has received Government consent
One of Britain's biggest supermarket chains is planning a multi-million pound investment in North Yorkshire, creating almost 600 jobs. Somerfield plc, which recently merged with the Kwiksave chain, plans to build four major regional storage and distribution
A crash has claimed the life of a motorist near a section of the A59 where calls for a speed reduction were today set to be put on ice. The male driver, said to be 30 years old, died in the accident in which one vehicle left the road between the Goldsborough
