One of the red kites released on the Harewood estate earlier this year has been found dead between York and Driffield. It is not known what killed the rare bird, which had been dead for some time. It was one of 20 young red kites released in July as part
A row between a York man and Yorkshire Bank over whether he paid an £800 debt in full has been sent to the banking ombudsman. Gary Mainprize claims he paid his Visa card debt in full and in cash at the bank's Coney Street - and has two separate receipts
Tony McCoy, who scooped the honours at Cheltenham yesterday when he completed a short-priced hat-trick on Mr Lamb, Daraydan and Bring Sweets, all trained by Martin Pipe, travels north to Sedgefield tomorrow. The champion National Hunt jockey is unlikely
Parliament is in uproar. The Earl of Buford ran from the red benches of the House of Lords last night and vaulted on the hallowed Woolsack, to protest at the abolition of the hereditary peers. Furious MPs were venting their spleen today at the actions
Former York City ace Gary Ford is back from injury wilderness to aid his home-city club. COMEBACK KID: Former York City ace Gary Ford now back from injury hell to take charge of the City under 14's has a pep-talk with his team at training. Ford has taken
York-based builder Persimmon has raised a magnificent £282,311 for Macmillan Cancer Relief during a year-long campaign. The massive total was being handed over to the charity in a ceremony at a Persimmon development in Easingwold today. Last year the
A trial involving alleged heroin dealers took a dramatic new twist when it was revealed that the Selby detective leading the investigation was recently disciplined for "discreditable conduct" over another matter. It was also claimed at York Crown Court
Geoff Calvert, from Escrick, with the OBE he received at Buckingham Palace for services to British industry in Korea The Queen has honoured York businessman Geoff Calvert for services carried out thousands of miles from home. The Escrick resident was
Letter from Olga J Simpson, York "> Awards and plaudits Recently I attended Askham Bryan College Awards Ceremony. I wish to say a very big thank you for a very enjoyable afternoon, much hard work had made everything seem to run so smoothly. Congratulations
I enjoyed reading your piece of news about the cod-shaped RNLI collection box that has stood in the dock at Robin Hood's Bay since early this century (Evening Press, October 6), because it brought back so many memories of my childhood, spent at the bay
Four letters about the beef war between England and France "> No wonder France does not trust our beef The French government's ban on the importation of British beef is a natural reaction. The people of France have signalled to their elected leaders
French lesson in stroppy self-reliance This may not be the best time to say it, but you have to admire the French. Their government has imposed a unilateral British beef ban because it daren't do anything else. Unlike their British neighbours, French
Fifteen new jobs will be generated by a new £200,000 Costa coffee shop which opens in Coney Street, York, in December -- signalling coffee wars in the city. The Italian coffee specialist - the second Costa shop opened in York within a year by parent company
Sally Locker and Lynn Terry swung the match as York University Staff won 6-3 at Market Weighton in ladies division two of York Badminton League. Locker and Terry were unbeaten and included a 15-13 9-15 17-16 win over Sue Durston and Sue Smith, who scored
Five players from North Yorkshire schools are in the Yorkshire Schools 18 Group rugby union team to play Leinster Schools at Lockwood Park, Huddersfield on Sunday. Lundi Shackleton of St Peter's, York, is in the side and his St Peter's colleague Alistair
Two pitches on the Headingley square have been relaid at a cost of £5,000 by head groundsman Andy Fogarty who is aiming to produce better surfaces with more consistent bounce. Fogarty dug down to a depth of 15 inches to lay Ongar loam on a base of limestone
Because of their very nature, intensive care units have high death rates. Patients transferred there are critically ill or injured; without round-the-clock treatment they would die. Some will die anyway. But many lives are saved thanks to the expertise
A trio of Tyke ring-kings past and present will be on hand to cast their eye over Jamie Warters in his make or break clash next month, the Evening Press can reveal. York's Henry Wharton, Leeds' Crawford Ashley and Sheffield's current British, Commonwealth
Sightings of scientists in contamination suits on toxic land in York have renewed health fears among residents. Ian Peckington, right, who is on the committee of The National Pure Water Association, with local residents who are concerned about contamination
Pamela Scully A York social worker told a court she feared for the future well-being of a paranoid schizophrenic woman if the patient's son was allowed to continue having a say in her care. Nora McClelland, a social worker with City of York Council, told
Infant class sizes are getting smaller across the Evening Press region, according to figures released today. The Labour Government's promise to cut the number of pupils in all infant classes to 30 or below was one of its key election pledges when it took
MARRIAGE PLANS: Cindyjane Wilgaus and Adrian Gell with their dogs, Ivor and Mij Although they met on a guide dog training course it was not a case of puppy love for Adrian Gell and his bride-to-be Cindyjane Wilgaus. The blind couple say the bond between
Noel Dinsdale, of Dijon Avenue, York, who feels the street's name should be changed to support British farmers Feelings continued to run high in York today over the latest Anglo-French trade dispute, with one long-standing resident of Acomb's Dijon Avenue
The family of a man whose body was found dumped in a York garden claim his fatal heroin injection could have been administered by the woman in whose house he died. Relatives of father-of-three David Causer spoke out at his inquest held at York coroners
