An armed siege in York ended today when police escorted a man from a block of flats after a 12-hour stand-off. The man, Shaun Hudson, 44, had barricaded himself into his flat in The Groves with what he claimed to be a hand grenade. A woman who had been
I FULLY agree with the need for measures to be taken to protect cyclists on our roads (September 30). However, let us not forget that while they are the most vulnerable of road-users, cyclists are often viewed by the safest drivers as being their own
AFTER reading the front page article 'Saving probe on £3 million council deficit' (October 3), I must express my disappointment. The headline was misleading. It led the reader to believe there had been some anomaly within City of York Council's finances
WITH regard to the story Field Of Conflict (September 28), planning permission was given to Fulford Bowling Club in 1993 and since then it has been nothing but delays. I understand it could be another five years before they have enough money so more delays
IT is difficult not to be impressed by the dignity of a man such as John Galvin who leads two other Tory councillors in York and who publicly agonises (Letters, October 3) that he cannot cope with the policy reports that councils generate. Could this
LISTENING is becoming the buzz word in the governing of our country. City of York Council is in danger of not listening on the Coppergate II development. Eighty two per cent of the informed public stated that they do not want this scheme to go ahead (
CHAMPIONS Nestl Rowntree's run of 22 consecutive West Yorkshire League premier division wins came to a shuddering halt on Saturday with a 3-0 defeat at Carlton Athletic. Nestl also surrended the lead in the table, as Carlton now remain the only club with
THE York Leeper Hare League programme was disrupted by the York FA Cup competitions, with only one premier division game taking place. In it, Rufforth travelled to Crayke with a weakened side and went down 4-1. The hosts were two up at the break with
A group of Selby runners are to tackle the Great North Run to raise money for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Organiser Jim Harran first ran the half-marathon five years ago with his friend Graham Ward. He said: "More runners from Selby joined us last
Bilbrogh village hall has reopened after a £125,000 revamp paid for with National Lottery money. The village hall dates back to 1931 and in recent years it had fallen into a bad state of disrepair. A village hall committee was set up and this week the
A SECOND-HALF comeback by Pocklington was not enough to prevent them tumbling out of the Intermediate Cup at the hands of Goole. The unbeaten hosts enjoyed a 22-15 victory after having the better of the first half, and then holding off Pock's second-half
Staff at a top restaurant near Easingwold made a trip to the Restaurant Show in London to collect a specially-made commemorative plate after winning the AA's coveted two-rosette award. Despite being under new ownership for only nine months, the Rose and
YORK City goalkeeper Russ Howarth was today expecting to get a full 90 minutes under his belt for England under-18s. They were due to face the Faroe Islands today in the European Championship qualifying tournament being held in Ancona, Italy. Howarth
YORK Wasps coach Lee Crooks will have an instant yardstick as to how far his side have progressed in 12 months on the opening day of the Northern Ford Premiership season. Wasps will open the 2000-1 campaign with a home meeting against Doncaster Dragons
Firms across York and North and East Yorkshire have already started lining up to pit their success stories and innovative ideas against each other in our biggest and most glamorous Evening Press Business Awards ever. DAN RUTSTEIN profiles one of the entries
HOUSEWORK - it's a sensitive issue, the target of much debate. The latest survey on the subject reveals that while both sexes are sharing the burden of many chores, it will be 15 years before household tasks are shared equally. Cause for concern? Yes,
A NEW study says the gap between reported crime and actual crime in rural North Yorkshire is 11 per cent. This is a worry for the police and the public. Many residents of England's largest county live in isolated communities. Some worry about being a
Police are concerned for the safety of a 28-year-old East Yorkshire man, known as a 'wanderer'. Gary Alan Coe, of Ellerton, near Pocklington, took a taxi from his home address on Friday morning but failed to attend a meeting at a leisure centre in Goole
AFTER four successive defeats a win and three points was supposed to be the be-all and end-all. But York City achieved more than that last night, providing a stirring comeback, thrills and spills, shots galore, chances aplenty and the return of optimism
MANY people would link the success of our Olympic squad to John Major's policy of awarding lottery cash to projects which would promote British sporting achievement on a sport-for-all basis. Indeed, I believe in 1996 the Press reported Tory MP John Greenway's
Harrogate were unlucky to bow out of the Tetley's Bitter Cup to National League Two pacesetters Rugby. The hosts also beat 'Gate at Claro Road on the opening day of the season, and fought off a brave performance to do a double with a 16-15 victory. Harrogate
A last-gasp try by Malton and Norton settled their Tetley Vase round two match against Knottingley, although few could have had complaints if the 10-3 result had gone the other way. The first half was a dour affair with neither side gaining an inch and
Wily old campaigner Frank Endacott pulled a fast one on the reigning Coach of the Year to send Matthew Elliott scurrying back to Australia with his tail firmly between his legs. While the 52-year-old Endacott was able to savour a Super League Grand Final
Angry householders near Selby fear a council decision to build narrow driveways down their cul-de-sac will lead to car congestion and neighbour disputes. Contractors are building ten three-metre wide concrete verge crossings along Highfield Crescent,
York Groves continued their much improved performances with a 16-16 draw at Upton A. For 25 minutes there was stalemate before Groves managed to break through with a well taken try scored by Martin Simpson. The drives of second rower Simpson and prop
YORK Acorn will be proud as punch to be sitting pretty in fourth place in division two of the National Conference after six matches. They recorded their fourth victory of the season with a 28-14 success over Cottingham Tigers and they had plenty of reasons
A man was admitted to York District Hospital (YDH) three times without a brain haemorrhage being spotted, his family claims. Not until the fourth occasion that 74-year-old retired lorry driver and former paratrooper Eric Wadsworth went in did a scan show
York RI gained entry to the third round of the Tetley's Bitter Vase by hammering Hullenisians 45-10 at New Lane. Despite poor conditions that made handling difficult, RI scored six tries to the visitors' one, having earlier taken a 6-0 lead thanks to
Thousands of students will flood into the city for the new term bringing a welcome boost to many businesses in the city. Town-gown relations in York are among the best in the country and many locals are glad it is October again. Pubs, clubs, taxi firms
There was not an Ugly Sister in sight as around 200 young hopefuls took part in all-singing, all-dancing auditions for a York pantomime. Wannabe stars from around the city gave it their all on the stage of the Grand Opera House in the hope of landing
All the grace and style of life at a York dancing school came back to ex-pupils as they met up again at a city hotel. Former pupils of the Three Graces Ballet School got together at the Holgate Hill Hotel, in York, at the weekend, as they relived their
A man received serious injuries when his car crashed on the A19 in North Yorkshire. Police today appealed for witnesses to the accident, which happened at 5.30am yesterday. A North Yorkshire police spokesman said the man, believed to be in his 20s, lost
Railtrack could face up to £70 million in fines for train delays. The network operator has partly blamed wet weather in April, May and September for a ten per cent increase in train delays. The Rail Regulator has warned Railtrack that it would be fined
Top secret trials of genetically modified (GM) crops are under way in North Yorkshire, it has been claimed. GM maize is being grown on tennis court-sized plots under the authorisation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at an unnamed site
YORK City skipper Steve Agnew believes the only way is up for York City thanks to the club's new twin propellers. Former Dundee United hit man Alex Mathie capped his home debut with the winning goal in Friday night's 2-1 win over Mansfield Town. Winger
Rain has scuppered plans to launch York's new Millennium Bridge on Wednesday because the River Ouse is becoming too swollen. The eleventh-hour postponement has disappointed dozens of contractors, engineers and members of the Millennium Bridge Trust, who
NO MESSING: That's another fine gig you've gotten me into. These two stunning Laurel and Hardy lookalikes were on hand to welcome nearly 200 guests to a Hollywood-theme dinner marking the opening of the Royal York Hotel's £2.5 million conference facilities
BEGGARS BANQUET, who was successful at Sedgefield a fortnight ago, can complete an encore tomorrow. Trained at Middleham by Steve Kettlewell, the ten-year-old goes for the Scotmail Handicap Hurdle and is fancied to come out on top. Beggars Banquet was
Clive Gott runs Lighthouse Training, helping people with goal setting, career advancement and life-improvement skills. Q I have often heard people talking about high, or low, self-esteem. What is self-esteem ? AThe Collins Concise English Dictionary describes
SO much for the Government's desire for openness on the GM debate. Growing somewhere in North Yorkshire at this very moment are secretly-planted genetically modified crops. Under duress the Ministry of Agriculture has admitted the experiments are taking
