FOR years, North and East Yorkshire beaches have been notoriously dirty. Now the coveted blue flag, signifying clean water and beaches, could be flying over the east coast sands as early as next year. It is ironic that this long sought-after boost for
York City skipper Steve Agnew has more than one reason to beat Darlington when the sides clash at Bootham Crescent tonight. Firstly, the three points at stake will go a long way to helping either club's survival in Division Three of the Football League
York City manager Terry Dolan has confirmed that Graham Potter will definitely start against Darlington tonight. He comes in on the left-hand side in place of the right-footed Marc Thompson, following his second-half show at Mansfield on Saturday which
With so many meetings called off because of the foot and mouth crisis, jumps racing is struggling to meet the demand of trainers and owners. Most of the races at Huntingdon tomorrow so vastly oversubscribed at the entry-stage that many have failed to
A mother who lost two babies says she is being forced to relive her anguish as she waits to discover if their organs were removed and kept by two Yorkshire hospitals. Jackie Holmes, 33, of Ouseburn Avenue, Acomb, York. is waiting for news from York District
More than 100 family, friends and colleagues of Selby rail crash victim Barry Needham gathered at a York church to say their final farewells to him this afternoon. Mr Needham's wife Margitta, who was comforted by other family members, wept as his flower
IN response to the letter about seat belts on trains (March 9), Sir George Cayley, (1773-1857), the father of aeronautics and inventor of the aeroplane, wrote about railway safety in 1840. He suggested passengers should sit in single rows of seats, never
LIKE Brian McCusker (March 6), I attended the excellent BBC Philharmonic Orchestra's concert but I was surprised at the number attending when it was the coldest night of the year with heavy snow forecast. The concert highlighted the defects of the Central
AN Internet course designed specifically to help East Coast tourism businesses, has gone on-line. The course, aimed at owners, managers and supervisors of tourism firms, including hotels, guest houses, attractions, caravan parks, cafs and restaurants,
A FREE seminar on how to avoid bad debts and deal with insolvent debtors has been organised by Denison Till, solicitors of York at the York Travelodge, Piccadilly, next week. Speakers at the seminar which starts at 3pm on Thursday, March 22, will be Johanne
A COMPUTER has joined the fightback for jobs in York's hospitality and tourism industry. A hospitality and tourism jobs fair planned at the Hilton Hotel, York next Saturday will feature a computer which can marry talents to job prospects. The fair, organised
Sir Andrew Burns, British High Commissioner for Canada, will be among the speakers at a seminar to help realise export opportunities to Canada for North Yorkshire businesses at St William's College, York, on Wednesday, April 4, starting at 10am. The free
Angie Best is the latest famous name to offer women advice about the menopause, reports MAXINE GORDON AT 48, Angie Best is simply glowing. While a life-long battle with the booze has ravaged the one-time pin-up looks of her ex-husband, football legend
Stressed-out office workers and shop-a-holics are in for a treat thanks to a York store. A new range of massage therapies eases away all those strains. REBECCA GILBERT got the treatment A QUICK go on the vibrating chair at a gym is the furthest I had
ONE of my favourite snapshots of my son shows him running around, winkle to the wind, naked as the day he was born. For me, this photograph of a small boy dancing with glee after evading his pyjama-wielding parents is an image of pure joy. For others,
A syndicate of cleaners from Easingwold has made its second clean sweep on the National Lottery after winning almost £64,000 to add to a £180,000 win in 1998. The 12-strong syndicate, including non-cleaner Gerry Kershaw, head of the upper school, matched
Job seekers can now get online careers advice - thanks to a new package available at Selby's computer drop-in centre. Learn Direct Futures aims to find the right jobs to suit the right people at the simple push of a button. The program, available free
A former heroin addict who stole an £8,000 diamond ring from a North Yorkshire jewellers on his birthday has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. York Crown Court was told Richard Lawrence Calvert, 26, called at the shop, in Prospect Crescent, Harrogate
MPs from York and Brighton have joined forces to call for both areas to be given their own medical school. It had originally been thought that York and Hull universities were in competition with those in Sussex and Brighton. MPs said it was a straight
Huby's Tony Robinson broke the club's individual scoring record for the most goals in one match as he netted seven times in their York and District Leeper Hare Reserve C home game against Wheldrake. Clive McGuiness scored twice and Geoff Bracewell once
City of York Ladies lost their home quarter-final tie in the Hockey Association Trophy in dramatic fashion when, with the score at 3-3, Yorkshire rivals Ben Rhydding scored the winner from a penalty corner with full-time already called by the umpires.
A York car dealer spoke out today after his car lot was attacked for the second time in six months. Abdul Hussein, who has run his used car business, York Autoport, in Leeman Road, for 16 years, said vandals smashed the windows of three cars, leaving
Darlington were today hoping to snap up Newcastle United defender Olivier Bernard in time to make his debut in tonight's vital Division Three derby against York City at Bootham Crescent. The Quakers were hoping to take the Frenchman - signed by the Magpies
North and East Yorkshire's beaches have been judged better than ever by environmentalists. And, if the trend continues, coveted blue flags, the benchmark of quality beaches, could be flying across the counties' coastline as early as next year, according
York City skipper Steve Agnew has more than one reason to beat Darlington when the sides clash at Bootham Crescent tonight. Firstly, the three points at stake will go a long way to helping either club's survival in Division Three of the Football League
The widow of rail crash victim Barry Needham told of her grief as she prepared for his funeral today. Logistics expert Mr Needham, 40, of New Earswick, York, would have celebrated his birthday tomorrow. He perished in the North Yorkshire rail tragedy
IT is scarcely possible to imagine the torment suffered by Jackie Holmes. She has lost two babies, Kimberley from cot death and Jonathon from complications after he was born prematurely. Twice, joy has turned into despair. Twice, she has had to arrange
The Comedy Of Errors, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until April 7. Box office: 0113 212 7700. IAN Brown begins his appointment as associate artistic director at the West Yorkshire Playhouse by directing his first Shakespeare production in ten years
There's been a lot of talk lately about the Greeks wanting their marbles (the ones we call Elgin's) back. For my part they can have them. Although it is usual when playing with marbles to declare "lendums" before starting to play, otherwise they are fair
The Ryedale village of Hutton-le-Hole was packed with visitors this time last year, but as reporter Simon Horsborough found out, the foot and mouth crisis has caused the village to become deserted "I do hope you'll emphasise that the village is still
Top North Yorkshire theme park Flamingo Land says it intends opening as planned on March 31 - provided the Ministry of Agriculture does not veto the idea. The zoo alongside the theme park near Pickering, which stayed open through the winter, closed down
Farming is not the only industry to be hit by the foot and mouth crisis. A range of rural businesses - from hotels and cafs to museums and shops - are all losing vital custom, as Richard Edwards, Simon Horsborough, Matthew Woodcock and Emma Harrison report
Tourist bosses in rural North Yorkshire have written off the lucrative Easter holidays following a collapse in visitor numbers in the wake of the foot and mouth crisis. And as dozens of businesses - from hotels and tea rooms to museums and shops -stare
City centre hoteliers in York could receive extra bookings as tourists cancel country holidays in the wake of the foot and mouth crisis. York Tourist Information Centre has received half a dozen inquiries from people who were booked to go on walking holidays
IT would be a great loss if the through- train from Newcastle to Bournemouth (the Pines Express) were to be scrapped as part of Virgin's new timetable forcing passengers to change at Birmingham. Having used this service for more than 30 years, I know
MAJOR new offices will be built for the Norwich Union in York by developers Helmsley Group and Malton-based Harrison Construction. Work has now begun on the £4.6 million project - a horseshoe-shaped three-storey building and adjoining two storey block
THE former Via Vita restaurant in Harrogate is set to re-open next week as a new Parisa Caf Bar, creating up to 40 jobs in the town. Now York may also be targeted. The £200 million turnover Parisa Group, the UK's largest independent wine and leisure retailer
Dieting is a family affair for the Lynch mob of York, as MAXINE GORDON discovers CHRISTINE Lynch is half the woman she used to be. The pretty, petite, blonde mum of three once tipped the scales at just under 17 stone and wore size 24 clothes. Today, she
Mark Newton, Yorkshire's director of marketing, will leave the club in June to take over as chief executive of Worcestershire from the Rev Mike Vockins who is retiring. Newton previously had marketing experience with Surrey and the Rugby League and when
A programme of road repairs is to start on Monday which will involve diverting traffic on to Shipton Road for two weeks. City of York Council will close Manor Park Road, in Rawcliffe, while work including resurfacing is carried out. The diversion will
Members of a York karate club are getting their kicks from some top international experts. After spending a day training with Japanese instructor Sensei Keinosuke Enoeda (8th Dan), the Budokan Karate Club will receive tuition from British and European
Lord Mayor of York Shan Braund is getting on her marks for this year's Race For Life in aid of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Councillor Braund launched the event, which will be held at York Racecourse on Sunday, May 20, starting at 11am. The Knavesmire
A speeding bus driver who repeatedly drove too fast is today facing the ruin of his business after being banned from the roads. Police clocked Anthony John Piper, 51, doing 55 mph in a bus in a 30 mph limit on Boroughbridge Road, York magistrates heard
The Dean Court Hotel in York will be holding a special Irish evening on Sunday in aid of the St Leonard's Hospice Millenium Appeal. The cast of the Theatre Royal's current production of the Alan Bennett play Kafka's Dick will entertain guests through
Karim Ramli scored a rare goal as City of York won 2-1 at Sheffield University Bankers to record their first Northern Hockey league premier division victory since December 9. Bottom club York stunned third-placed Sheffield with their tactics of tight
The mushroom-shaped water tower at the University of York is destined for demolition because its concrete is deteriorating. The 68ft tall landmark, built in 1965 to hold 50,000 gallons of water for the chemistry department, is crumbling away due to carbonation
Trialist Tim Farden will be hoping for the same kind of fairytale start as Wycombe Wanderers' FA Cup hero Roy Essandoh if he makes his York Wasps debut on Sunday. Leicester-based centre or second row Farden will train with the Wasps for the first time
A house raider who confronted a 95-year-old woman in her bedroom has been jailed for four years. Glen Peter Sheekey, 31, was on parole from a five-year sentence for burgling the Bishop of Selby and other offences. York Crown Court heard he had been released
Selby Auction Mart has temporarily laid off most of its staff because of the foot and mouth crisis. Thirteen employees were told not to turn up for work at the Bawtry Road site. But at a meeting last night, directors decided to keep two staff on to continue
A multi-million pound North Yorkshire business, with railways as its lifeblood, throws its weight behind the Back the Bid campaign today. DWA Architects, based in Selby, spends more than £500 a week on rail travel and is keen to see GNER be given another
As Discovery Week arrives in York, STEPHEN LEWIS finds out all about the sex life of yeast and how he's connected to Tyrannosaurus Rex COME on, admit it. You all thought science was boring, didn't you? Well, try this for size. That tankard of best bitter
