I THOUGHT this week, for a change, we might have a look at rural property and land values following the successive crises that have hit farming over the past five years since BSE first struck and up to the latest emotive debate on the GM issues. The ongoing
DRIFFIELD Forward on July 10 were 68 cattle, 289 sheep incl 21 ewes, 20 pigs. Cattle: Premiums to 221.5p/kg (105p), prime to 97.5p; heifers, premium to 126.5p (105p), prime to 97.5p (90p), others to 75.5p (70.5p); young bulls, premium to 111.5p (98.5p
THANK you very much for covering The Sun's special front page for York in the Evening Press (July 11). I read your leader on Tuesday and Chris Titley's column (July 12) with special interest. I would disagree with your leader, which seems to suggest that
aNESTL Rowntree has confirmed it is comparing competitiveness in areas of its York factory with sister factories in Europe. But it says the "benchmarking" studies are normal practice, irrespective of the state of the pound, and no conclusions have yet
A MAJOR campaign has been launched in North Yorkshire to reward those people who have helped to reduce road accidents. This follows shocking police statistics which reveal more than 4,847 people were killed or injured on the county's roads in 1999. Fuel
A NORTH YORKSHIRE midwife has taken delivery of a new award after being nominated by a grateful mum. Janice Knights, who is based in Thirsk, has been named regional winner for the North of England in a search to find the Midwife of the Millennium by toymakers
YORKSHIRE WATER workers could strike over a 2.5 per cent pay offer, union leaders said today. Unison says that more than 1,600 workers look set to take industrial action up to and including a strike, but the company has branded its claims "alarmist and
THE mum and dad who were told by a court to take lessons in "parenting" said today that they did not need lessons in how to bring up children. The separated couple blamed stress and drink for the problems of their 15-year-old son after they were given
BRITISH Sugar moved into second place in division three after beating Ben Johnson's by four wickets. Steve Wragg hit an impressive 40 for the printers in their 103 but Sugar were firmly in control after Colin Fairclough and Dave Smith put on 52 for the
OVINGTON are well clear at the top of division five after their 28 run win at Selby. Dean Wharton gave Ovington a sound start upon which George Marwood and Dave Brummitt capitalised and they reached 183-9. Selby's young attack was spearheaded by T Sherwood
YORK have reached their first Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League Cup after thrashing Fulfordgate at Clifton Park. Their opponents will be holders Burythorpe, who made it through to their fourth consecutive final at the expense of Drax. The final
THESE students were among hundreds at the University of York were looking to the future today after receiving their degree certificates at three graduation ceremonies. Nearly 2,000 students were graduating this year - 1,952 will have received their degrees
Rain and a damp ground delayed the resumption of Yorkshire's innings on 33 for one against County Champions Surrey at a dreary looking Oval today. The early downpour had just about stopped by the scheduled starting time but there was very little wind
RYAN Sidebottom continued his recent dynamic form by claiming five wickets for 40 runs as Yorkshire despatched County Champions Surrey for 226 at The Oval. The left-arm swing bowler has now gathered up 21 Championship wickets in the last six innings and
A NORTH Yorkshire chemist who failed to make sure medicines - including addictive drugs - were safely stored was reprimanded by a disciplinary committee. Inspectors found diamorphine, temazepam and other dangerous drugs in a box under the dispensing bench
York Wasps Academy's match with Gateshead on Saturday has been switched from Huntington Stadium to York Acorn's ground at Thanet Road. Wasps' ground is unavailable as it is hosting an athletics meeting. The kick off time is still 2.30pm.
HORSES Heavy horses.- Colt or gelding, born in 1999: 1, J C Etches, Ashbourne. Brood mare, with own foal at foot: 1, J Worthington, Alderley; 2, G H Emmott, Keighley; 3, Wright Brothers, Boston. Foal of brood mare in preceding class: 1, Wright Brothers
Grown ups are again agonising over what our children eat and drink. SO Ribena's Tooth Kind is not as kind to teeth as its makers would have us believe - at least according to the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA received several complaints about
NATIONAL Farmers' Union President Ben Gill used the opening of the Great Yorkshire Show on Tuesday to launch a blistering attack on Government economic strategy which he said had cost tens of thousands of rural jobs. Mr Gill, who farms at Easingwold,
THIS year's Royal Show has been a huge success for the Ryedale farmers who travelled to compete in one of the most prestigious events in the country. Amongst the winners from our region were several champions and supreme champions, who have spent months
THE National Farmers' Union has applauded a decision by the European Parliament to throw out plans to include the sex of beef on meat labels. Deputy president Tim Bennett said the NFU was pleased that this "extreme suggestion" had been discarded. "The
ON Wednesday June 28, Rillington YFC enjoyed a visit to Sutton Bank Gliding Club. We were told many interesting facts about gliding and shown around the centre to look at gliders. Louise Pratt gave a vote of thanks on behalf of all members for an enjoyable
UNDER age drinking is not a new problem. When the Prime Minister's son, 16-year-old Euan Blair, was discovered dishevelled from drink in London's Leicester Square, most adults thought back ruefully to their own unhappy early experiences of alcohol. What
FARMERS have staged an impressive campaign to persuade us to buy British, even ploughing the message into fields. So it is a huge embarrassment that the North's biggest celebration of British farming, the Great Yorkshire Show, was selling Danish and Dutch
APPARENTLY young people are put off sport because they do not want to get wet, dirty and sweaty, the poor things, and if you don't mind they would rather not mess up their hair. Now there was a day, back through the mud-smudged lens of time, when I would
PARALYSED cancer sufferer James Marley left intensive care to show his unquenchable support for hunting. The 33-year-old man from Brompton-by-Sawdon, near Scarborough, failed to let his crippling illness stop him from seeing the hunt compete at the Great
LITERARY vet James Herriot took the limelight at this year's Great Yorkshire Show after publicising the region's characters. Herriot, whose real name was Alf Wight, has had his life documented by his son and veterinary partner of 25 years, Jim. The book
THE Great Yorkshire Show is booming as a marketing tool for business. This year £140,000 has been spent on sponsorships of the event by companies ranging from huge bodies such as NatWest and Sainsbury's to those with obvious Yorkshire links such as Yorkshire
HORSES Cleveland Bay.- Champion: Mr and Mrs N G Cowgill, Harrogate. Reserve: Mrs D W Keenleyside, Richmond. Yearling, colt gelding or filly: 1, Mrs D W Keenleyside, Richmond. Colt, gelding or filly, two years old: 1, Mr and Mrs N G Cowgill, Harrogate;
PESSIMISTS predicting that gloomy weather would ruin this year's opening day of the Great Yorkshire Show, were proved wrong yesterday. The rain, forecast to turn the Harrogate Show Ground into a quagmire, failed to appear. Instead, a cold start gave way
I SEE Michael McCulloch is asking for suggestions to recycle unwanted CDs (Letters, July 8). He could thread them on long lengths of string or yarn and hang them from suitable points in the garden. The CDS' bright reflections as they spin keeps birds
They couldn't bear to be apart. They died within minutes of each other in the same hospital ward. A DEVOTED couple who could not bear to be apart died within hours of each other in the same hospital ward. Frank Usher, 88, and his wife Edna, 83, both died
THE Welburn Local History Group is holding another exhibition of photographs and memorabilia of Welburn, near Castle Howard, and its surrounding areas. The first exhibition was a resounding success and we aim to expand our collection. If anyone has any
I HAVE been following the debate on the possible introduction of road tolls within the city of York. While I appreciate the need to restrict traffic flows in the city, such draconian actions cannot be instigated unless sufficient thought has gone into
FASHION students at York College saw their outfits displayed in a York shop window after being set a challenge by a city centre clothing store. College students in their HND Year 1 designed garments for their end-of-year catwalk show, after being given
HIGH-PROFILE policing is being employed once more to keep the troublemakers at bay on John Smith's Cup day at York Racecourse. Pubs in North and East Yorkshire are clamping down on coachloads of boozy racegoers - employing an "if they don't stop, they
RICHARD III is preparing to return to his local headquarters this weekend for a special event at Sheriff Hutton Castle. The famous king and his wife, Anne, will be played by Wigginton teenagers Michael Oliver, 16, and Samantha Goodhall, 15, in a new play
PICKERING bodybuilder PC Amanda Kay is planning to take on the universe in her next challenge. PC Kay, who is well known as the strong arm of the law on the streets of the North Yorkshire town, is having a good year in national and international championships
POLICE were today trying to persuade a man to climb down from the roof of a house near Goole after freeing a woman allegedly being held against her will. The 41-year-old man barricaded himself in the house between Airmyn and Rawcliffe early today, and
TOCKWITH, who do not have a team in York Bowls League, showed their potential with a fine win in the Williamson Cup 67-65 over first division club RI Amateurs. Another fine performance will be required in the next round as they are at home to current
NESTL Rowntree has confirmed it is comparing competitiveness in areas of its York factory with sister factories in Europe. But it says the "benchmarking" studies are normal practice, irrespective of the state of the pound, and no conclusions have yet
BURYTHORPE extended their lead at the top of the first division of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League after coming back from the dead to beat closest rivals Bishopthorpe. The Bishops made 125-6 with Jason Whitworth contributing 55, Andrew Milner
TELECOMS group JWE, of Pocklington, is to sell all 21 of its shops in Yorkshire and the Midlands. Negotiations with an unnamed buyer are not said to involve job losses. Thirty 30 staff will be given the option to work elsewhere within JWE. The sale move
LIGHTNING does strike twice. John Sharples (Ovington) and Ashley Pike (University Staff) both scored centuries for the second successive week. Rain reduced the second division game between Ovington and Wilberfoss to 26 overs each, but that didn't stop
HISTORY has been made as this year's Great Yorkshire Show became the first in Britain to broadcast live across the world. Action from the main ring is being sent by web cam to the show's Internet site - and to computers world-wide. The images are updated
SPECIAL guest James Barnes hopes to see more of the Great Yorkshire Show this year than he did on his first visit in 1926. The 88-year-old, who won a free ticket as a young dairy farm worker, saw nothing of the event. Instead, he spent his time waiting
Former York City striker Glenn Naylor (pictured) has reported for pre-season training with Nationwide Conference side Scarborough, having been released by Division Three outfit Darlington. The Seasiders began training with the York-born 27-year-old viewing
A DEVOTED couple who could not bear to be apart died within hours of each other in the same hospital ward. Frank Usher, 88, and his wife Edna, 83, both died on Saturday in York District Hospital just two days after sharing their last meal together in
FORMER YORK Acorn Ladies rugby league star Michelle Handley (pictured) is celebrating after making the final cut for the Great Britain Ladies World Cup squad. The 33-year-old mother of four from Acomb is one of 24 women named to face their counterparts
NORDIC charm rubbed shoulders with Yorkshire's farmers as TV's Norwegian vet, Trude Mostue, followed in the footsteps of James Herriot. The star of Vets In Practice has temporarily abandoned her usual speciality of small animals for the cattle and horses
RUSH HOUR traffic chaos gripped the A64 near York today after a crash caused huge tailbacks. The accident happened on the Leeds-bound carriageway near the Aagrar Indian restaurant at about 7am when a car and an articulated lorry were in collision. North
THE boys from Brazil are threatening to turn on the style at Bootham Crescent tonight. Brazil's Under-16s take on their counterparts from Thailand in the second match in the Nationwide International Tournament. On Tuesday, England cruised to a 3-0 victory
Goalkeeper's dream return scuppered. GUTTED. That's Manchester United 'keeper Nick Culkin who will miss the Premiership champions' eagerly awaited pre-season friendly encounter with York City. The York-born 22-year-old has linked up with Second Division
FOLLOWING a horse in form has a habit of paying dividends, which is why nap selection Style Dancer makes plenty of appeal on Knavesmire tomorrow. The opening day of the two-day meeting, which is highlighted on Saturday by the John Smith's Cup, has been
Part-time soldiers from our region hopped over The Pond in search of an American adventure. Reporter Tony Tierney, below, went to see how they fared. DEEP in the thick-knitted woodland a band of camouflage-clad sentinels lurks silently. Weapons raised
What to grow next year is the subject of this column supplied by Derek Knight (01430) 861988 and Julie Cartner (01904) 491478 who are consultants for ADAS in East and North Yorkshire. This week, they review winter wheat varieties. The figures in brackets
FARMERS seemed to cast aside their concerns over declines in the industry as they flocked to the Great Yorkshire Show this week, with the highest number of competitive entries since 1996. More than 10,100 competitors were to take part in 25 different
CHANGES are underway in the way that fertiliser is bought and sold. Speaking for Farmway, commercial manager Tony Simpson explained: "The new fertiliser season starts at the beginning of July and it is anticipated that the two major UK manufacturers will
