The other afternoon I was talking to a woman - or, more correctly I was listening to her, - but we won't worry about the difference, who had taken part in the recent survey of bird populations, undertaken for the RSPB. She was saying that in her garden
FAN representatives are expected to announce later this week which of the two bidders for York City they intend to back, writes Dave Stanford. Members of the York City Supporters' Trust met with York Wasps chief Russell Greenfield and John Stabler at
THE campaign to save York City can now boast the support of two former sports ministers. Kate Hoey, who held the position between 1999 and 2001, has joined her predecessor Tony Banks in signing a Commons early day motion (EDM) backing the Minstermen's
YORK tourism and business leaders were fuming today at national media coverage of the floods. They claimed reports on radio and TV were over-the-top, presenting an image of a city severely disrupted by flooding and possibly unsafe to visit. They feared
NEW homeowner George Fodor woke to find a barricade of sandbags protecting his street from the rising River Ouse today - only four days after he moved in. He arrived from Chelmsford, Essex, last weekend for work, and picked up the keys to his new River
YORK Nutritional Labora-tory, the pioneering medical research company whose work on food intolerance has been showered with praise, will soon have an exact twin company in Austria. A group of Austrian business people has arrived at the laboratory at Osbaldwick
A FLEET of 16 JCBs costing more than £400,000 has been bought by York-based Collier Plant Hire. The machines range from 1.5-tonne mini diggers to 22-tonne tracked excavators. They will be used for a variety of tasks from waste management and highways
IF in doubt, rebrand. And never mind if it costs a small fortune or confuses the customer. Rebranding is a bizarre trend that turns logic on its head. The more established the organisation, so the thinking goes, the riper it is for a change. The more
'SUPER' Alan Fettis has missed out on an international call-up because of tomorrow's crucial game at Halifax Town. Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy had earmarked Fettis for a place on the bench for Wednesday's friendly against Poland in Cyprus.
WHEN the Tories were in power we remember our local MP and council leader lambasting the Government for, allegedly, starving local authorities of cash, and forcing the council to raise tax levels. After four and a half years of Blair what do we have now
Magnets Hockey Club men's first team's unbeaten run came to an end when they lost 4-1 at Wakefield III. A disputed decision led to midfielder Taylor being shown a yellow card. A man down, Tadcaster trailed 2-0 at half-time but after conceding a further
HALF Moon captain Maureen Ferguson shot out on 150 in York John Smith's Ladies League division two against Britannia 'B'. Colleague Karen Braithwaite closed on bull but Britannia steamed to a 4-2 lead and their captain, Alison Buckley, partnered Chris
A YORK youngster has made a splash at her school, after winning first prize in a water safety poster competition. Laura Manning, nine, a pupil at Woodthorpe Primary School, was one of 160 York-based pupils who entered the Total Leisure Management (TLM
SHARP-SHOOTING City of York routed Preston hosts Springfield 6-1 to open up a ten-point lead in the Northern Hockey League first division. With just five games left their promotion drive is well on track. The first-half was quite a struggle. Playing on
WORK done at a York secondary school to lift students' GCSE results is to be featured in a major new government document. The Government's Green Paper for 14 to 19-year-olds, which is published this week, features a project which involved 24 GCSE students
ANYONE suffering a heart attack in Stamford Bridge now has a much better chance of survival, following the launch of a community defibrillator scheme. Until recently, victims would face a ten to 15-minute wait for treatment until ambulancemen had got
YORKSHIRE Cricket Board have finalised their list of young players to receive specialised coaching at various centres throughout the county. They include Jonathan Bairstow, Jack Bolam, Ben Hough (Dunnington), Thomas Bromet (Tadcaster), Henry Burn, James
VISITORS to York Minster will now be able to admire a 15th century painting that has been hung in the Eastern Crypt. Christ At The Column, by Antonio Pollaiuolo, has been lent to the Minster by the Earl and Countess of Harewood and the trustees of Harewood
CHILDREN at a York nursery went pancake crazy today while celebrating the Chinese New Year. The youngsters, from Daisy Chain Day Nursery in Cinder Lane, Heworth, made a large dragon and fortune cookies to mark the Eastern occasion. They were also given
FORGET the glitz and glamour of London's Leicester Square. An East Yorkshire town is set to be deluged by film fans after its cinema scooped a prized preview for one of the hottest tickets around. Oak House, Pocklington's Civic Arts Centre, is to be the
A MINI Red army are putting their best foot forward to help raise funds for the newly-formed York City Supporters' Trust. Nick Gonsalves and nine fellow supporters are hoping to complete a 32-mile sponsored march ahead of City's home game with Hartlepool
ATTEMPTS to ease access to York's buses have met with opposition from residents who have raised safety fears. Locals have objected to plans to build a bus shelter outside 216 Mount Vale, between The Mount and Tadcaster Road, because it would be only metres
CONFUSION over a solicitor's form led to a York couple being sued for failing to tell of their neighbour from hell, they said today. Colin and Gladys King failed to tell Tony Pemberton of the unbearable noise, shouting and swearing from next door when
ONE week after its formation York City's Supporters' Trust has surged past the 600-member mark. The number of City fans now signed up to the Trust, which was formed at a landmark meeting at York's Barbican Centre, currently stands at 609, a heartening
A MINI Red army are putting their best foot forward to help raise funds for the newly-formed York City Supporters' Trust. Nick Gonsalves and nine fellow supporters are hoping to complete a 32-mile sponsored march ahead of City's home game with Hartlepool
FLOOD defence chiefs said today that the River Ouse's peak is now not expected until this evening. It is still thought it will reach just under 15 feet above normal levels. The York flood control group was discussing the situation. A spokeswoman said
HEALTH care - whether provided by the NHS or your local BUPA hospital - has traditionally operated on the basis of trust, admits Alan Maynard. Trust that your doctor knew what he was doing and was doing it properly. In the last few years, that trust has
WE tend to think we're the smartest creatures on the planet, yet when it comes to looking after our health, our friends in the wild could teach us a thing or two. At the merest hint of a sniffle we're liable to rush off to our GP or pharmacist complaining
Some things were just never meant to be common knowledge. I read with a wince this week an interview with the BBC's royal correspondent Jennie Bond in which she revealed that she occasionally goes commando. For those of you now scratching your heads wondering
A TECHNOLOGY firm behind a revolutionary concept in email tracking and security has chosen York for the headquarters of its UK sales operation, it was announced today. It aims to generate up to 30 new jobs over the next two years. Cambridge-based DeltaSeal
BATTLE lines were drawn today in the war against employment ageism in York and North Yorkshire. Bosses and organisations in the region have been called to arms at a ground-breaking conference next month to help create a level playing field for people
MANY places have become synonymous with the cinema: Hollywood, Pinewood, Cannes, Pocklington... Pocklington? Well, not quite, but it has taken its first step to silver screen immortality by scoring a genuine scoop. The Oak House arts centre is hosting
OLD friendships won't count for anything tonight when York City visit basement boys Halifax Town for a vital relegation battle. That was the message from City hotshot Michael Proctor, who enjoyed a fruitful spell at the Shay last season on loan from Sunderland
YORK City defender Matt Hocking may have been left battered and bruised by Saturday's victory over Southend United, but three precious points were the perfect tonic, writes Tony Curtis. Hocking found himself as the figure of hate for the home fans after
THERE is a great deal of misinformation in the two letters about the City Archives (February 7). The fact is that councillors will be looking at an offer from the university. No decisions have been taken and, if councillors decide to take it further,
COULD your readers settle a friendly argument? Is the historical declaration "The king is dead, long live the king" relevant when the incoming monarch is a queen? J Moody, Elmpark View, York. Updated: 11:22 Tuesday, February 12, 2002
The York Corporate six-a-side football tournament will take place at Huntington School over 20 weeks. The Monday League kicks off in March featuring three divisions of 13 teams between 7pm-10pm; the Tuesday League starts in April with one division of
YORK scientists are to play a crucial part in the major Government investigation into the health effects of mobile phones. Researchers in the University of York's Department of Electronics will measure radiation from phones in one of a number of projects
IT will soon be all systems go for rookie racer Evening Press as she bids for glory on the track, writes Peter Martini. The young racehorse - leased by readers of the award-winning newspaper - has enjoyed a restful winter after her debut season last year
ONE week after its formation York City's Supporters' Trust has surged past the 600-member mark. The number of City fans now signed up to the Trust, which was formed at a landmark meeting at York's Barbican Centre, currently stands at 609, a heartening
THE campaign to save York City can now boast the support of two former sports ministers. Kate Hoey, who held the position between 1999 and 2001, has joined her predecessor Tony Banks in signing a Commons early day motion (EDM) backing the Minstermen's
FAN representatives are expected to announce later this week which of the two bidders for York City they intend to back, writes Dave Stanford. Members of the York City Supporters' Trust met with York Wasps chief Russell Greenfield and John Stabler at
OLD friendships won't count for anything tonight when York City visit basement boys Halifax Town for a vital relegation battle. That was the message from City hotshot Michael Proctor, who enjoyed a fruitful spell at the Shay last season on loan from Sunderland
A £2.2 million traffic system is to be officially opened today. The roundabout improvements scheme on the A19 and the A1237 is the last part of the Rawcliffe Bar Park and Ride development, aimed at allowing traffic, including the buses, on one of York's
THE Royal York, one of York's most prestigious hotels, is to be rebranded as a Le Meridien Hotel - and will get a £5 million facelift. It is part of a merger between the Principal Hotel Group, of which the 166-bedroom Victorian building is part, and Le
PART-time packers at Terry's chocolate factory in York left work stunned and some weeping after hearing that 47 of them are to be made redundant at the end of the month. Parent company Kraft Foods announced today that the part- timers had to go "in response
PILLAGING PICT, who got off the mark at Catterick last month, is napped to double his score at Musselburgh tomorrow. Northumberland trainer Jimmy Walton has a high opinion of his home-bred gelding, who goes for the feature race on the card, the £10,000
IT'S that time of year again when racing fans begin to look ahead to the new Flat season. And yet again, the Evening Press will be at the hub of the action - in more ways than one. That's right, the racehorse called Evening Press will be back on the track
