Reader's letter The walking and cycling path across Walmgate Stray - also known as Low Moor - is a fantastic addition to York's landscape. It is useful and sensitively- built. I regularly use it and have had no problems either from mud, cows, attacks
Reader's letter I suspect something like 80 per cent of the British population would have been in favour of Ian Brady hanging for the murder of three children on Saddleworth Moor more than 30 years ago. For several months now he has been trying to starve
Reader's letter The Evening Press recently reported on a serious public order incident in the Kingsway North district, the council's flagship regeneration area. How should what was only the latest and most serious of events on this estate be tackled?
City motorists under the cosh The motorist's persecution complex is at its worst the day after the Budget. So it was cruel of York police to choose this week to announce a major crackdown on illegal driving. Speed up NHS It may have been a bad Budget
York City FC: Swaggering City see off Imps challenge Football with a swaggering smile returned to Bootham Crescent last night. York City FC: Dolan snaps up Terrier York City boss Terry Dolan ended his Bootham Crescent renovations for the season today
Most farmers are facing a future without hope of a better livelihood unless drastic action is taken on many fronts, says a North Yorkshire bishop. The Bishop of Knaresborough: prayers are with farmers The Bishop of Knaresborough, the Rt Rev Frank Weston
Veteran player Garry Atkins has stepped in as caretaker coach of York Wasps following the resignation of Dean Robinson. Atkins, 33, was in charge at last night's training session and will remain so until a permanent replacement for Robinson can be found
Evening Press leader The motorist's persecution complex is at its worst the day after the Budget. So it was cruel of York police to choose this week to announce a major crackdown on illegal driving. Already reeling from Chancellor Gordon Brown's nine
York City boss Terry Dolan ended his Bootham Crescent renovations for the season today by securing the services of Darren Edmondson from Huddersfield Town. WELL AHEAD: City striker Barry Conlon, who struck for the third consecutive game, wins an aerial
Security in York's car parks will be stepped up as part of a wide-ranging package of improvements for the city's drivers. Closed circuit television protection, which has helped cut car crime back to 1988 levels, will be introduced in more car parks. The
A group representing North Yorkshire pig farmers have held an impromptu meeting with Home Secretary Jack Straw and told him about their fears for the industry. Pig farmers Chris England, of Holtby, John Piercy, of Sutton-on-the-Forest and John Cusson
York killer Jason Nicholas Wade's nine-year jail sentence for manslaughter has been cut to seven years by the Court of Appeal. Jason Wade: manslaughter sentence cut The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Bingham, sitting with two other Appeal Court judges said
Burglars have forced a store to shut up shop. Library picture of Susan Little, left, and her daughter, Sharon Smallwood, in the Scoops The Ingredients shop in Malton Susan Little, who runs Scoops The Ingredients shop in St Michael Street, Malton, with
Reader's letter If Kosovans go home now, there's time to rebuild their houses or find suitable accommodation before winter sets in. Ruth Milburn, Minster View, Wigginton, York. Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting
Reader's letter I agree with the comments of Mike Snowden (Letters, March 16) regarding the needs of a Malton town manager. The bodies to which we pay large amounts of taxes should get the town organised. Currently there is an appalling traffic problem
Reader's letter Here's a selection of my pet motoring hates: People who put their headlights on in daylight. They seem to think we can see them better but we actually see them worse - because they 'blind' us, especially at dusk, when cyclists and pedestrians
Reader's letter I write in response to your article about multiple sclerosis and the beta interferon programme (March 8). I have been diagnosed as suffering from MS for some time. In February/March last year I had an attack which greatly affected my ability
Reader's letter One Friday night recently I went to Toffs nightclub in York with a group of friends and was refused admission on the grounds of my having tattoos. This prejudice I can live with because it was my decision - albeit a stupid one - to have
Snippets from lunatic fringe WHO are the most powerful people in Britain today? Some still believe the answer is our politicians - particularly the politicians themselves. Yet these well-meaning guys sit up till all hours debating amendments to the Gravel
Death aircraft 'fell from sky' Eye witnesses today recounted the last moments of four North Yorkshire men who met their deaths when their stricken light aircraft plunged into a field. Fines blitz on York traffic Motorists who drive illegally in the centre
Huntington School's Under 13 netball team completed a memorable double in city and regional tournaments at the weekend. On Saturday they won the York and District Netball Rally at Joseph Rowntree School then followed it up the next day with victory in
Evening Press leader It may have been a bad Budget for motorists but it was a good one for anyone who might become ill or grow old. Gordon Brown yesterday announced a very welcome £2 billion boost to the National Health Service. The desperate need for
York City's newest goal scoring hero Mark Bower admits his first strike in senior football will forever remain a blur. The Bradford City loanee bagged his first goal for the Minstermen and his first in the Football League in last night's 2-0 victory over
Football with a swaggering smile returned to Bootham Crescent last night. WRIGGLING AWAY: Barry Conlon evades three Lincoln players - and a tackle from team-mate and fellow goalscorer Mark Bower Undefeated in four, two wins and two clean sheets in succession
A campaign group has been launched to fight former Wimbledon star David Lloyd's plans for a tennis centre in York. Residents, worried about increased traffic and also noise and light pollution from the complex, have joined together to form the Sports
Controversial earthworks designed to rid a beauty spot of traffic may have to be dug up after experts dubbed them "unacceptable and dangerous". North York Moors National Park Authority dedicated £40,000 to creating roadside "berms" and ditches to stop
Decline of democracy The Evening Press recently reported on a serious public order incident in the Kingsway North district, the council's flagship regeneration area. Tattoo prejudice One Friday night recently I went to Toffs nightclub in York with a group
Exclusive by Dennis Towle A north Yorkshire farmer who is taking part in the Government-approved trials of genetically-modified crops spoke today about his reasons for backing the controversial tests. Andrew Waller: Friends of the Earth concerns Carl
Motorists who drive illegally in the centre of York were today given a final chance to obey the law - or face a fine. Many drivers do not realise they are breaking the law when they drive in the city centre - even at night. Police revealed today that
Eye witnesses today recounted the last moments of four North Yorkshire men who met their deaths when their stricken light aircraft plunged into a field. FLASHBACK: A police officer walks past the wreckage of the Mooney light aircraft in which four people
