My dictionary defines the word 'noble' as 'of excellent character, free from pettiness or meanness'. I tested this against what is known of several peers of the realm, all noble lords, and came to the conclusion that it is singularly inappropriate. Similarly
Joyce Petch and Heather Powell led the Railway Institute to an 8-1 home win over Rowntree in ladies division one of York Badminton League. Petch and Powell returned 90-29 from three straight wins. Joan Emmerson and Emma Andrews of Rowntree beat Sandra
The images we publish tonight of traffic on the A64 are truly frightening. Filming of the road at Bilbrough Top lasted just 12 hours, but in that time there were several mindless manoeuvres that might easily have resulted in fatal accidents. Our pictures
GRIPPING STUFF: Simeon Smith and Harry Telfer in a last-minute rehearsal for the Heslington Christmas Mystery Plays Students, residents, school pupils and churchgoers are taking part in final rehearsals for this week's Heslington Millennium Christmas
Barmaid Sally O'Neill checks out the toilets which have won an award for the Snickleway Inn, York Picture by Frank Dwyer Flushed with success today after gaining the high water mark of achievement in the national loo of the year awards are a York pub,
An Yorkshire man accused of being involved in a conspiracy to distribute hard core porn videos has been cleared after a judge ruled there was "no evidence whatsoever" on which he could be convicted. Michael Cole, 40, of Westfield Road, Market Weighton
The music-lovers of York have been urged to give an exhausted Russian orchestra arriving in the city on Sunday a rousing Yorkshire welcome. Members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia have been living ten to a room in youth hostels and busking
Amanda Daw, graphics officer at York Minster, with the Angels from the Realms of Glory exhibition Angels have descended on York Minster as it hosts a celebration of the winged messengers of God. The exhibition, Angels From the Realms of Glory, features
A senior casualty doctor has admitted he failed to diagnose correctly a chest condition in a hospital patient who died five days later. Dr David Hall told Leeds Crown Court he cared for alleged murder victim Marcus Pullan less than an hour after the attack
The Queen's speech, the tree and the turkey are all essential parts of the annual Christmas dinner ritual carried out by thousands of North Yorkshire families. But for many hardworking mums - and dads - the big festive meal also means hours of peeling
A lorry pulls across the A64 near York to get through a gap in the central reservation, while another lorry hurtles towards it along the dual carriageway. A tanker slowly manoeuvres across both lanes of the carriageway, completing a U-turn Support the
Labour pals up to drivers What a lot of John Prescotts there are. We have the loveable Deputy Prime Minister, known for having two Jaguars and a wife who doesn't like to get her hair blown around. Then there is John Prescott, a blacksmith of Sowerby,
I was sad to read that Sara Robins is not longer to write her cycling column. I do hope that the Evening Press will continue to report regularly on cycling issues, particularly for utility cyclists like myself. Regular lists of cycling events should continue
Your article on the Crooked Billet in Weekender, (November 20) referred to the Battle of Towton and the lack of a memorial. Your writer must have failed to note the locally known 'Dacre's Cross' on the B1217 between Towton and Saxton, restored some 70
Sir Nicholas Pevsner in the Buildings of England series says of Bootham that it is the handsomest street in York. City of York Council's assistant director of transport told residents at the packed meeting in Clifton Church that "the big trouble with
North Yorkshire's businesses and emergency services appear to be primed and ready for the Millennium bug and the holidays. But the latest State Of The Nation report from Government-funded group Action 2000 shows that seven per cent of small to medium-sized
A couple who decided to let the train take the strain ended up stressed out and freezing cold after a two-hour wait on a station platform. Keith and Thelma Emmans, of Newland Park Close, York, were on their way back to York from Seamer, near Scarborough
Dreams of a money spinning third round tie will be the driving force for York's three leading amateur rugby league clubs when the Silk Cut Challenge Cup gets underway on Saturday. Amateur teams only need to negotiate two rounds before Northern Ford Premiership
THANKS FOR THE HELP: York boxer Jamie Warters (left) is pictured with Fiona Thompson, the Swallow Hotel leisure club manager, and Chris Sutton, the hotel's general manager Christmas is cancelled for top boxing prospect Jamie Warters after tying up a knockout
Looks Like Trouble, a leading fancy for the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day, can enjoy a timely warm-up for that prestigious Christmas cracker by winning at Sandown tomorrow. The Noel Chance-trained gelding bids for the Bovis Interiors Intermediate
York hotel the Forte Posthouse's latest venture is being marketed as the stress-free Christmas. For £35 a head, families can decamp to one of its festively-decorated conference rooms. There, they will be served the full lunch and generally be waited on
A county debut ended in glory for York's teenage rugby union ace Sam Harland. The Tadcaster Grammar School student made his first appearance for Yorkshire Schools Under-18s yesterday and helped them to a 31-15 victory over Cheshire at Sale. Harland, a
Fans will stay away from Bootham Crescent because of the club's clampdown tactics on foul and abusive language, a leading York City protester claimed today. As reported in the Evening Press, one fan was ejected from the ground on Saturday during the 0
The fixture farce which has engulfed the start of the Northern Ford Premiership's millennium campaign is proving a major headache for York Wasps. With the start of the season just over three weeks away, clubs are still in the dark over who they will meet
New evidence linking power lines to cancer has strengthened the case against a proposed line of pylons through the vale of York, according to a leading member of pylon pressure group REVOLT. Professor Mike O'Carroll, chairman of REVOLT (Rural England
