Yorkshire had Sussex tottering on 70 for four after putting them in to bat on the first day of their County Championship match at Headingley today, but there was little to celebrate for Gavin Hamilton on his return to the side. The all-rounder, who has
THE peculiar case of York's shrinking car parks is worrying residents. As we reported last month, more than 1,000 spaces are set to be lost from eight city centre locations. City of York Council has sought to reassure everybody that there is nothing to
A MOBILE phone thief has been locked up for two years after he invaded a student's car when it stopped at traffic lights. The teenager punched the 17-year-old victim in the face and tried to drive his vehicle before the motorist managed to escape with
AS YORK and North Yorkshire ground to a halt for today's World Cup game against Nigeria, some of the region's school pupils savoured the soccer while others suffered a footy flop. The game's 7.30am kick off, with the final whistle at 9.15am, meant the
A STRANGE scene unfolded on the streets of York earlier today. Pubs that at 7am usually have only draymen for visitors, had queues of England fans outside them, waiting for their team's Group F decider with Nigeria. An historic decision by licensing magistrates
YORK City supremo John Batchelor insists he is not using the football club as a means of simply furthering his motor racing ambitions. Batchelor, owner of the Team B&Q Jet York City Racing Team that competes in the British Touring Car Championship
YOU couldn't find a finer bunch of men and women than North Yorkshire's firefighters. Their bravery and professionalism has saved countless lives. Without them we would be a Minster short. During the 2000 floods their round-the-clock effort saved an emergency
FOOTBALL was once described as a game of two halves. Reading the front page of the Evening Press on Saturday, the supporters of our national team have certainly proved it. For months the media and football authorities have been banging on about the possible
THE idea behind Park & Ride is excellent, it is a service we should all try to use. The system in York is clean, fairly efficient and has several different entry points which makes it flexible. The principle attraction of Park & Ride is probably
GREEN plans to cut household waste in York by reducing the size of household bins are still up in the air after councillors requested more details from officers. City of York Council is removing extra wheelie bins from about 1,600 homes, leaving each
A STRENSALL pensioner with mobility problems has been told he cannot convert his home to live downstairs - as the hairdressers business which occupies part of the property is vital for the village. John Wilson, 85, bought the house at The Village 16 years
Test match special commentator Henry Blofeld is to speak in North Yorkshire next week. 'Blowers' will be at Terrington Village Hall next Tuesday, June 18, at 7.30pm to help raise money for the Howardian Benefice Fabric Fund. Blofeld, who will be commentating
THIS 2,000-year-old statue of Venus, owned by a North Yorkshire landowner, is set to fetch up to £2.5 million when it goes under the hammer tomorrow. The Roman marble statue, known as the Jenkins Venus after a previous owner, is owned by Richard Compton
IRONMAN Mark Thorn has forged an impressive path to the pinnacle of one of the world's greatest athletic events. The York-born businessman, who is based on the Canaries island of Lanzarote, has qualified for the World Ironman Championships to be held
ARRIVA bosses have said it is "regrettable" that a rail union boss did not attend a meeting staged to help reconcile their long-running dispute over pay. The managing director of Arriva Trains Northern, Euan Cameron, was due to meet the general secretaries
HEAVY loads will be transported through York and Selby on a special boat in a bid to cut traffic jams on the region's congested roads. The pioneering project will be funded by an £8.5 million grant from the Department of Transport. It will fund the development
Malton and Norton Golf Club's Emma Duggleby remained in touch with the round one pace-setters in the British Ladies Open Amateur Championship despite strong winds. Duggleby finished with 75 over the Ashburnham course, three shots behind overnight leader
YORK schoolchildren will be seeing yellow this month when Lenny Bear conducts bus tours of the city. The colourful tours are part of St Leonard's Hospice's Go Yellow Day on Friday June 21, which will see people all over the city wearing yellow clothes
THE first of a hefty innings of knockout cricket opens tomorrow at Stamford Bridge Cricket Club. The ground will tomorrow host a 50-over one-day game between the Yorkshire County Cricket Club Board XI against their Durham Board counterparts starting at
A COUNTY councillor has described a road in Selby as an "accident waiting to happen". Residents of Sandhill Lane, Selby, have started a petition because their road is full of potholes. Coun Graham Gatman said: "There are potholes everywhere and weeds
Yorkshire had Sussex tottering on 70 for four after putting them in to bat on the first day of their County Championship match at Headingley today, but there was little to celebrate for Gavin Hamilton on his return to the side. The all-rounder, who has
EASINGWOLD Community Primary School football team showed the benefit of team-work as the youngsters stormed to the Hambleton and District Six-a-Side title. The year five and year six boys held off the challenge of 30 other sides - going from strength
WELL done England. A few weeks ago, with David Beckham's foot in plaster and Sven-Goran Erikkson plastered over the tabloids, things did not look good. But the team have survived the "group of death". Their progress today to the knockout stages was relatively
ENGLAND'S football heroes today booked themselves a place in the last 16 of the World Cup - and Argentina booked their flight home. But the atmosphere was tense as Sven's men played out a goalless draw against Nigeria in Osaka. England have gone through
HUNDREDS of schoolchildren will be taking part in a two-day event this weekend to celebrate primary education in North Yorkshire. The conference, called Striving For Excellence For Every Child, will see several eminent speakers looking at subjects from
TWO artistic women who are helping children to score on stage have been nominated as joint Stars of the Week. Teacher Margaret Murray, arts co-ordinator, and parent governor and school pianist Anne Hutchison, of St George's RC Primary School, in Fishergate
TEENAGERS and children will see their work take to the skies in a tenth birthday celebration of growing links between businesses and schools in the region. Two days of events at the Yorkshire Air Museum, at Elvington, York, next month, will mark the first
TO award Mick Jagger a knighthood is utterly obscene. It smacks of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, The Gondoliers, in which the potential kings proposed to remodel the monarchy on Republican principals and promote everybody to high rank; the Lord
We are gradually being drawn into a European state. No longer Britain, just an offshore island. No longer Yorkshire, but a regional assembly. Forget government of the people, by the people. We will be controlled by Brussels. Prime Minister Tony Blair
THE Queen's Jubilee celebrations in the villages of Acaster Malbis, Bishopthorpe and Copmanthorpe were tremendous - the result of much hard work by many people. As one of the ward councillors, and on behalf of three communities, I thank everyone who played
MY wife and I went to see York Amateur Operatic Society's production of My Fair Lady. The show was a delight. We have seen YAODS shows many times and have always been impressed with the high standard of performance. But this was the best yet - the time
SIMON Katich, Yorkshire's replacement Australian player, was looking to score his first run for his new county in the Championship division one four-day match against Sussex at Headingley which began. Katich, who is standing in while Darren Lehmann is
NEWMARKET-based Yorkshireman Mark Tompkins, who was on the mark at Redcar yesterday with 12-1 shot Royal Castle, can add to his scoresheet at Hamilton tomorrow. He saddles Top Nolans in the Howard McDowall Memorial Classified Stakes and the four-year-old
THE weather has begun to hit the Foss Evening Cricket League fixtures with leaders Bubwith's game at Stamford Bridge being abandoned due to the waterlogged ground while second division Thixendale are yet to play a game at home. Second-placed Aldby Park
A HEARSE which has graced the small screen in two high-profile series could soon have a new owner when it goes up for sale at the Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate. The 1925 Austin, which was used in both the Dame Thora Hird series In Loving Memory and
THE courage and commitment of women who served in Britain's wartime air services were commemorated today at Yorkshire Air Museum. A unique statue and memorial garden at the Elvington-based museum were unveiled and dedicated during a special service attended
YORK City supremo John Batchelor insists he is not using the football club as a means of simply furthering his motor racing ambitions. Batchelor, owner of the Team B&Q Jet York City Racing Team that competes in the British Touring Car Championship
HUNDREDS of shoppers are demanding that the council changes its parking plans amid fears they could kill York business, a city trader has claimed. Graham Audus, who runs Supersave in Fossgate, has started a petition asking that plans to shed parking spaces
A TEENAGE singer who could be set for stardom is to stage her first live gig at a York school fair. As previously reported in the Evening Press, Stacey Anderson, of Clifton Moor, York, has been in discussion with a London-based recording company over
A NORTH Yorkshire flood campaigner has blasted an insurance company for refusing to cover people whose homes are prone to flooding. Internet insurance company esure has announced that home insurance will no longer be offered for houses built on flood
Darren Gough, who has yet to play a match this season after two operations on his right knee, will meet up with England at Old Trafford later this week during the third Test with Sri Lanka. But Gough has so far given no clue as to when he will be able
MORE than 80 years of the Royal British Legion in Tadcaster could come to an end because of declining membership. For 82 years, the town's branch of the Royal British Legion has organised an annual Remembrance Parade and Poppy Appeal. But now the branch's
WILDLIFE experts say Sammy, the adventurous seal who has made his home in North Yorkshire, will have to stay where he is, despite growing fears for his safety. The seal, christened Sammy by locals at Linton Lock, on the Ouse north of York, could be at
A VOLUNTEER has been left "baffled and shocked" by moves to exclude him from camps for underprivileged children, organised by the University of York. Gareth Beevers, 24, who has worked at York Student Community Action Children's Camps for six years, said
IS the old man mad on mysteries? Is pops keen on cops and robbers? Or perhaps dad devours a decent drama? If so, a book might be the perfect Father's Day gift. The choice is immense, but a few recent titles may solve your gift-buying dilemma for this
Imagine it. A strike by traffic wardens. What bliss. No need to bother about walking to work. Park your car on the double yellow lines outside the office - who will do anything about it? You will be able to park with impunity when visiting your doctor
