THERE was more misery for Yorkshire today as they slumped to 41 for four after winning the toss against Sussex on their first-ever Championship visit to idyllic Arundel but Darren Lehmann and Vic Craven then helped them on to 68 without further mishap
IT is fitting that news of both the A1 upgrade and the A64 gap closure should come in Local Newspaper Week. These are two examples of how the campaigning Evening Press makes a difference. As the feature on this page illustrates, our campaigns vary in
LUXURY flat developers have been accused of desecrating York's Memorial Gardens by tearing down shrubbery and replacing it with a "monstrous" brick boundary wall. A former WREN claims people who lost colleagues and friends in war have now lost a pleasant
CIVIC-minded York citizens must be exhausted. There is a pattern to the way things work in this city: the council comes up with a short-sighted policy, then announces it. People are forced to take to the streets, organise petitions, write letters and
THESE budding reporters have shone in the Evening Press's exciting competition to track down new journalistic talent. They are the finalists in the contest we launched on this page earlier this year, and they are vying for the chance to become an Evening
FOR technically-minded consumers, the Park & Ride fare of £1.80 return works out at about 45 pence per mile. If cycling, it would take about five minutes a mile, so at Park & Ride rates it would pay you to cycle at £5.40 per hour. On the other
STUDENTS from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and the USA are in York for a week-long visit to York St John College. The delegates are in York for a symposium on Peace, Justice and Human Rights
YOU asked: 'Does the honours system need reforming?' (The thing is - June 18). While the honours have widened to include contribution to the arts, music and sport, it would appear the selection is shrouded in secrecy. There are those who would like to
I NOTE that Councillor Simpson-Laing has replied to various readers' questions on housing (June 22) raised in response to her original letter of June 6. Mine, however, seems to have slipped her notice. Perhaps I may repeat it in hope of a reply: "Can
THE way ahead for church schools was the subject of the annual education conference in the diocese of York. The conference, attended by teachers and governors from 126 Church of England schools took place yesterday at York Racecourse. Lord Dearing, whose
WHAT a disgusting welcome to our beautiful city is extended to visitors choosing to park their cars at the St John's Street car park in Lord Mayor's Walk. The pathway which leads from the park to the street passes the near-derelict toilet block which
Harrogate Town, just promoted to the premier division of the UniBond League have received an £8,000 grant from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund, a supporter of the Football Foundation. The award will enable the club to install a new pitch drainage
WOMEN who are beaten up by their husbands could be granted anonymity in court under new Government proposals to stamp out domestic violence. Victims, who often feel shame and embarrassment, would be more likely to testify against their attackers if their
York City and District FA are holding a fun week football course at York RI's ground on New Lane, Acomb. The fun week, from Monday, July 22 to Thursday 25, 10am till 3pm each day, is for boys and girls aged six to 12. There is a programme of football
THE devoted England fan who showed his passion by lying on a bed of nails during the clash with Brazil has been invited to go to Japan and repeat the performance - during the World Cup final. Street performer Michael Mime, from Bishophill, York, meditated
York and North Yorkshire RL Service Area earned a good 20-16 win over Kirklees SA in an excellent match. Y/NY got off to a good start as second row Billy Parker made good ground and Danny Allan laid off for Ross Divorty to score, but Kirklees levelled
It was bream as expected that dominated club contests on the Ouse around York at the weekend. The CIU match at Benigbrough Park saw organiser Keith Harrison (Tang Hall) romp to victory from peg four below the Tower. Fishing a groundbait and caster feeder
Former Sheriff Hutton Bridge stalwart Des Wyrill supplied the killer punch for Thirsk against his old team in the York Senior League Premier Knock-Out. The game, one of three outstanding first round ties played, saw hosts Thirsk win by six wickets to
BED blocking is once again on the increase at York District Hospital, with one patient waiting for almost a year to be transferred off a ward. There are currently 58 patients awaiting transfer off acute wards and the hospital's operational director, Susan
GIRL footballers in York took out their frustration at England's World Cup defeat to Brazil on Saturday. A five-hour event, organised for girls between the ages of eight and 16 by the City of York Girls' Football League, was staged at Hopgrove Playing
PLANS to build 24 flats on the site of a former working men's club have been submitted to City of York Council. Committee members at the Layerthorpe club learned last year that owner John Smiths Brewery had sold the site to developers. The housing plans
TWO men were killed and a third was injured in a car crash on a North Yorkshire road. The crash happened on the A61 Ripon Road near South Stainley, and saw a Peugeot 205 GTI, heading towards Ripon, collide with an Audi heading in the opposite direction
THE Indian Government could be asked by the Foreign Office to release deaf charity worker Ian Stillman, his family said today. Ian, 51, is serving a ten year sentence in an Indian jail after being convicted of cannabis possession, a charge he has always
More and more cricket players are turning to commentary and journalism. Jonathan Agnew has been there, done that. Charles Hutchinson reads up on Aggers THE progression from cricket green to purple prose, from dressing room to press box, is in danger of
PREPARING to throw a few wellies around, whatever the weather, are students at York College, which will hold its annual community fun day on Saturday afternoon. The day will combine charity stalls, traditional summer fete activities and some alternative
Inch Perfect can prove too big an opponent for his rivals in tomorrow's feature race at Carlisle. The Richard Fahey-trained gelding lines-up for the £20,000 Tote Credit Club Cumberland Plate and I fancy him to continue the excellent form of his rider
TWO friends who met at the bar of a York pub are planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise £3,000 for an ME charity. Steve Rodgers and John Griffin, whose 15-year-old daughter, Lauren, suffers from the debilitating disease, are flying to the Kenyan
A SECRET garden is being revealed to the public in an effort to raise cash for charity. Judith Wojciechowski, who owns The Cottage, in Station Road, Riccall, claims her walled garden is invisible to anyone other than those in the house. It is one of 16
York Acorn RL under-8s won two thrilling encounters with Featherstone Lions thanks chiefly to the try scoring of Ryan Gallacher and the tackling of Sean Kellett. In the first game Acorn edged home by six tries to four with Gallacher scoring five and Jack
MOVES to build a new Park&Ride site on green belt land at Acomb have been unveiled by City of York Council transport planners. But the plans, which would eventually bring the number of sites in York to eight, are not expected to become reality for
Former York Wasps stars Darren Crake and Alan Pallister, an ex-York All Blacks youngster, presented awards at the New Earswick All Blacks RL under-11s presentation afternoon. They also collected a cheque for £210 donated by the All Blacks players following
VISITORS at Castle Howard had a sneak preview of this weekend's entertainment as performers gave an impromptu show. Singer Carol Addy and her husband, trumpeter John, from Some Like It Hot, were at the stately home ahead of the jazz weekend when a group
JAILED arms smuggler Peter Bleach has been placed on a list of West Bengal's top criminals. It means all visits to him in his Indian jail must be done with a police officer present. The news has been given to his mother Oceana Bleach, who lives near Scarborough
CRECHE workers at a York supermarket are fighting plans to close down the facility which they say attracts up to 100 children a day. Staff at Dweezils in the Asda, store at Monks Cross, were told by their manager that the outlet would be closing down
DUNCOMBE Park batsman Peter Kent hit the fastest-ever century in the Edward Readman Memorial Trophy as his side won a sensational second-round game at home to Driffield. Kent reached hit ton off only 47 balls as his side pulled off a stunning victory
SADDLE stars at York and District Riding Club are celebrating a double triumph. Their novice dressage and showjumping teams have won through to the National Riding Club Championships. The York club took part in the Area 4 Qualifying competition held at
ROBBIE Keane is set to be the first player to leave Leeds United and a deal could be done with Middlesbrough by the end of this week. David O'Leary is desperate to raise enough money to be able to hang on to Rio Ferdinand. With Michael Bridges fit to
THERE was more misery for Yorkshire today as they slumped to 41 for four after winning the toss against Sussex on their first-ever Championship visit to idyllic Arundel but Darren Lehmann and Vic Craven then helped them on to 68 without further mishap
CALLS to upgrade the A64 between York and Scarborough to two lanes will be discussed in a high-profile Government meeting, a minister has revealed. In a move that will please campaigners, minister for transport John Spellar indicated that the future of
FORMER Bradford City coach Kevin Hornsby has joined the revolution at Bootham Crescent. The 46-year-old - who was a Minstermen target last summer - has been added to the boot-room staff at York City as fitness coach. He will also double up as kit man,
ST Peter's School rowing eight might be studying hard for their exams, but this has not stopped them making waves this year. The eight, made up of 15 and 16-year-olds Philip Walton, Ben Noble, Adam Peeroo, David Clark, James Bennett, James MacKenzie,
HAMBLETON Primary and Ryedale School stormed to victory in the York-area Inter-Schools Orienteering Competition. The wooded hill sides of Duncombe Park, Helmsley, were a hive of activity as 119 boys and girls put their fitness and map reading skills to
CALLS to upgrade the A64 between York and Scarborough to two lanes will be discussed in a high-profile Government meeting, a minister has revealed. In a move that will please campaigners, minister for transport John Spellar indicated that the future of
As someone who has spent his working life in the regional press, CHRIS TITLEY is delighted to celebrate Local Newspaper Week WHEN it comes to the nation's favourite people, journalists do not figure highly. Nurses and teachers are rightly at the top of
THINGS are moving on our roads. Yesterday the transport minister John Spellar announced that the A1 across North and West Yorkshire was to be upgraded to a motorway. And he confirmed that a flyover would be built on the A64 at Bilbrough Top, closing a
DETECTIVES investigating the death of York busker Tony Grayson today arrested another person. A 36-year-old man was detained this afternoon, following the earlier arrest of a 35-year-old woman in "the York area". Detective Chief Inspector Javad Ali, who
FORMER Bradford City coach Kevin Hornsby has joined the revolution at Bootham Crescent. The 46-year-old - who was a Minstermen target last summer - has been added to the boot-room staff at York City as fitness coach. He will also double up as kit man,
BRITAIN'S regional and local newspapers have been covering royal events assiduously for these past 50 years. On my visits to different parts of the United Kingdom since my Accession, it is the reporters and photographers from the regional press who turn
THIS summer the adoption service of Catholic Care, an adoption agency which accepts applications from people of any or no religion, will again be seeking to build on the success of last summer's campaign. It hopes to find adoptive parents in the York
FOLLOWING Simon Wiles' reply to my letter (June 13), the case to which he refers was not in any way my unwillingness to pay council tax. I have never refused or objected to this taxation. The reason I was at court, was the result of Mr Wiles' staff's
TEENAGERS are getting a head start in the hunt for jobs thanks to a scheme which places secondary school pupils with local employers or at college during their final year. In the Work-Related Learning Scheme schools nominate students to spend one or more
