MATTHEW Elliott's career with Yorkshire looks to be over after he reported to Headingley with a recurrence of the knee trouble which he suffered back home in Australia during the winter. The left-hander had been due to travel on the team coach to March
AT long last the much talked and argued about bus station in Tadcaster has been completed. Or has it? I invite whoever designed and approved the design to spend ten minutes in wet and windy weather waiting for a bus. There is no shelter from the elements
ALL the political parties are claiming victory on the results of the May 1 local elections. This is ridiculous. The Tories "won" nearly 600 seats, but their Trade and Industry spokesman Crispin Blunt is right. Led by Iain Duncan Smith they will not win
We write regarding the accident at Heworth roundabout, and without knowing the exact cause ('York student nurse saves cyclist's life', May 5). Many people avoid the roundabout because of the almost blind spot from the Malton Road where traffic suddenly
I MUST comment on the article by Bill Hearld 'Sad but true - a story of a life ruined by sexual abuse', (April 29). Sexual abuse is a very difficult subject. I have had personal experience on both of the issues on which he writes. I was sexually abused
SHERBURN High School are in the pink after beating Manor 2-1 at Bootham Crescent to lift the York Schools Under-16s trophy. Both teams turned up in orange but Sherburn turned their shirts inside out to enable the game to go ahead. Having had the lion's
A POWERFUL President's side had too much firepower for Pocklington RUFC as they ran in a 58-19 win. Wakefield's former Harlequins forward Mick Watson, who has coached Pocklington all season, was in no mood to do his protgs a favour as he went over for
PARENTHOOD advice will be on offer at the National Childbirth Trust's Baby and Toddler Fair which is taking place in the city at the weekend. The fair, organised by the York branch of the NCT, will be held at Acomb Methodist Church, Front Street, Acomb
A second-half try by bustling prop Lee Brundrett earned York Acorn 'A' a narrow 14-8 home win over York Groves in the semi-final of the York and District Cup. The Blue and Golds will now meet New Earswick All Blacks in the final on a date yet to be organised
BUMPS in the night, ghostly stirrings and other-worldly occurrences are experienced in York more than anywhere else worldwide, according to spiritual experts. Research by the Ghost Research Foundation has delved into spooky sightings, and discovered that
PAT Jones could not believe her luck when she won the top prize in the Evening Press WYLAP competition for retailers - a cruise in the Mediterranean. The prize trip will be the first time the manager of the Costcutter store in Main Street, Wilberfoss,
PREPARATIONS are well under way at the Dean Court Hotel, York, for the Eat Local Banquet next month. We have been bringing you details of the savouries of the feast on offer at the Evening Press-Dean Court Eat Local Banquet all week - now is the time
TOM Osbourne saved two twice-taken penalties as Selby Olympia WMC Under-16s beat Copmanthorpe Under-17s in a shoot-out to decide the York FA Senior Minor Cup final. Selby won 3-1 on spot-kicks after the game had finished 1-1 after normal and extra time
FEARSOME Viking monsters were on the streets of Coppergate, York, as young artists mimicked talents from 1,000 years ago. Schoolchildren created Viking art as part of a pavement art competition organised by Jorvik. Schools entered drawings depicting the
CONCERNS still remain in York about new ways of recording votes - even though councils which used all-postal voting at last week's local elections saw a higher turnout than that experienced in the city. Local authorities which used all-postal voting last
An attempt to break into an historic York caf was thwarted because the windows of the building were too small. Owners of the Cat's Whiskers caf, in Little Shambles, found a window had been smashed by a piece of guttering taken from the roof. But the offenders
SPRING might only just have arrived, but plans are well under way for the Christmas panto at the Grand Opera House. This year's production will be Jack And The Beanstalk, which is set to wow the crowds throughout the Christmas season. Presented by New
A YORK sportsman who became one of the great characters of the north-eastern legal community has made his final judgement after nearly half a century in the law. A former Royal Navy seaman and factory inspector, Judge Jonathan Crabtree rose to be deputy
THE best angling match over the Bank Holiday weekend was undoubtedly on Monday at Carpvale when the Cyprio Open produced some cracking weights. Bert Lockwood led the weights from peg 18 where he netted a string of carp on a small in line feeder and corn
A NORTH Yorkshire drink-driver who killed two people in a high-speed Valentine's Day crash has been jailed for seven years. Nicholas Ralph, prosecuting at York Crown Court, said an eye-witness saw Colin John Richmond's Mitsubishi sports car airborne moments
A YORK paramedic who took his family to a new life across the Atlantic in Canada as part of a TV show says they now intend to stay for good. Richard Ellis, 34, set up home 4,500 miles away in snowy Bragg Creek, near Calgary, with his wife Andrea, 38,
THE mother of murdered York backpacker Caroline Stuttle appeared on national television today to promote her new charity which aims to help other young travellers. Marjorie Stuttle, from Pocklington, launched Caroline's Rainbow Foundation in the wake
YORK City boss Terry Dolan has pipped the likes of Sir Bobby Robson and Steve McClaren to a major footballing accolade. The City chief won the Prince's Trust Trophy at a glittering north-east football awards ceremony hosted by Tyne-Tees Television in
PEOPLE hoping to become millionaires after attending a workshop in York were warned today: "Be very careful." An American multi-millionaire has written to York residents to say they too can learn how to amass their own personal fortunes if they attend
MATTHEW Elliott's career with Yorkshire looks to be over after he reported to Headingley with a recurrence of the knee trouble which he suffered back home in Australia during the winter. The left-hander had been due to travel on the team coach to March
DOZENS of teachers are facing redundancy at schools across York and North Yorkshire in the wake of budget cuts and falling rolls. Head teachers claim extra Government cash has been outstripped by soaring bills for National Insurance, pensions contributions
A POWERFUL President's side had too much firepower for Pocklington RUFC as they ran in a 58-19 win. Wakefield's former Harlequins forward Mick Watson, who has coached Pocklington all season, was in no mood to do his protgs a favour as he went over for
YORK City boss Terry Dolan has pipped the likes of Sir Bobby Robson and Steve McClaren to a major footballing accolade. The City chief won the Prince's Trust Trophy at a glittering north-east football awards ceremony hosted by Tyne-Tees Television in
SNOOKER player Ronnie O'Sullivan's life reads like a Hollywood film script. His father ran a sex shop empire before being jailed for life for murder. His mother was also jailed for tax evasion, while O'Sullivan himself has been to the brink - ending up
YORK City are gearing up to take a more pro-active anti-racism stance and help lift a lingering shadow cast over the club and its supporters. Club director Sophie McGill will meet with representatives from football's Kick-it-Out campaign later this month
Education Reporter Rosemary Cook meets the new executive director of the North Yorkshire Business and Education Partnership to find out how he plans to use business expertise to create the workforce of the future... AS A teacher's son, Paul Murphy says
YOUNG York musicians were given the chance to "forget" their music lessons for the day - and have fun with their guitars. More than 70 children from across the city, who regularly have lessons in school, took part in the day at Westfield Primary Community
Dr Duncan Campbell either does not know, or chooses to forget that the Coppergate II scheme was prepared by the developers to meet the requirements of the planning brief (Letters May 5). That document set out broadly how the site should be developed and
Your review of The Damned (Doing their Damned-est, April 26) at the Barbican fell woefully short of a fair and unbiased concert review. Charles Hutchinson spent more time writing about what people were wearing than the quality of the concert. There was
THE colorectal/urology nurse specialists thank the staff of the Hilton Hotel, York for providing an excellent service for their open day on April 24 along with all the companies for their generous donations to the tombola and raffle. The proceeds will
Hambleton trainer Kevin Ryan, who sent out Petrula to win at Chester yesterday, can follow-up with Halmahera on the same course tomorrow. Winner of the Portland Handicap at Doncaster last season, Halmahera will have the services of Fergal Lynch as he
AT last the truth is out - and it's a truth all of us slugging away at the coalface while the fat cats dine out on our labours have suspected all along. It simply isn't true that the brightest and the best rise to the top in our so-called meritocratic
WE are investing record levels in education, says the Government. We are so short of cash we must make teachers redundant, say the schools. It does not add up. Education ministers, it seems, are getting their sums wrong. There is no doubt that more money
SO the story of Smoky and the bandit has a hoppy ending. After being taken from its home in Acomb by a bunny burglar, Smoky has been found safe and well, and returned to its delighted owner, six-year-old Marie. The theft brought out the best in the community
PREPARATIONS are well under way at the Dean Court Hotel, York, for the Eat Local Banquet next month. We have been bringing you details of the savouries of the feast on offer at the Evening Press-Dean Court Eat Local Banquet all week - now is the time
CHARITY workers are searching for adoptive parents in the York area. Adoption-Yorkshire, the adoption service of Catholic Care, is trying to target families to take specific groups of children following recent successes in the area. Vera Ogden, team leader
RESIDENTS in three areas of York will be encouraged to leave their cars at home as part of a pilot scheme to cut traffic. Intelligent Travel is a transport project from Perth, Australia, which aims to persuade families to walk, cycle and use buses rather
KEITH Hicks, a member of Fulford Golf Club since 1980, has died suddenly at his home in Stamford Bridge. He was 76. An outstanding games player from an early age, Mr Hicks was a slow left-arm bowler for Leeds in the Yorkshire Cricket League. When he took
YORK Rugby League Referees' Society recently held its annual presentation of awards. The top award, the JP Hebblethwaite Trophy, went to 16-year-old Tom Benson; the junior referee of the season was 12-year-old Liam Mayled; and the best new referee of
IT has been billed as the hottest show on legs - and it can be seen at York's Grand Opera House until Saturday. Members of the Tap Dogs dance team are pictured by the River Ouse on the nearby Esplanade, warming up for their show - from left, Chrisopher
NEW Earswick look to have secured third place in Yorkshire League division one after a hard-earned 28-8 victory at home to Ossett, who were also chasing a top-three finish. All Blacks, who must now wait to see if third is good enough for promotion, started
This week the Evening Press is helping mark Local Newspaper Week with a series of features about our business. Today Alex Lloyd examines the production of the paper. ONCE the stories, images and advertis-ing have been gathered for the Evening Press, its
A DISALLOWED goal in the dying minutes proved crucial as Yorkshire Herald beat Bishopthorpe United 2-1 in the York FA Sunday Morning Junior Cup final. United, having fluffed chance after chance in the later stages of the match including an open goal miss
A FIRST-HALF goal glut helped Thorpe United hit Heworth for six in the final of the York FA Acaster Steel Junior Cup for Under-12s. Thorpe were 3-0 up after 11 minutes and 5-0 up at the break and for all Heworth's valiant efforts to come back in the second
PRICES of North Yorkshire homes shot up faster over the three months to April than anywhere else in the north-east and Cumbria, it has been revealed - and prices are still rising. An average increase of 3.55 per cent for all property types in North Yorkshire
A NORTH Yorkshire museum is asking for help in creating a local history archive of the Second World War in part of the county. Beck Isle Museum in Pickering, with support funding from the Local Heritage Initiative, is working on the wartime archive, which
ARCHITECTURE, history, art and ale were all sampled by the Mayor of Croydon during a special visit to York. Councillor Stuart Collins was welcomed to the city by the Lord Mayor of York, Councillor David Horton, yesterday as part of a "Mayor exchange".
UNFORGETTABLE images created by the world's top book illustrators have been taking pride of place at an historic house in North Yorkshire. The exhibition, entitled Feeding The Imagination - Illustrators' Art II, is now in its final week at Nunnington
VOLUNTEERS are hard at work in a North Yorkshire woodland, ensuring that "access for all" means exactly that. The workers from the Vale of York group of BTCV - formerly known at the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers - have been busy since April
NESTL ROWNTREE'S York factory is to be targeted during a day of nationwide protest by campaigners who oppose the company's active promotion of baby milk in developing countries. Demonstrations are planned at Nestl sites across the UK by members of Baby
A YOUTH who pulled a knife on a man out walking his dog must pay him £150 and may have to apologise to him face to face. Valerie McMinn, prosecuting at York Youth Court, said that when pet owner James Shepherd tried to fend him off with his walking stick
POCKLINGTON crowned a great season by adding the Leeper Hare York and District League Senior Cup to their league championship at York RI's New Lane ground last night. Despite lacking several key players through injury, including the versatile Baz Gargett
Humberside police are concerned for the welfare of a 50-year-old man who has not been seen since he left his workplace in York last week. They believe James Stephen Venney, of Southfield Road, Pocklington, may be suffering from acute stress and would
A YORK drug dealer caught with 18g of heroin has kept his liberty - on condition he kicks his habit. Police stopped Wayne Maltby, 33, at the wheel of a car on July 18, said Khadim Al'hassan, prosecuting at York Crown Court. He was clutching a package
Clowns, acrobats and other performers of a family-run circus have returned to Harrogate for the first time in more than 30 years. Billy Smart's Circus has taken up residence on the town's Stray and hundreds of families have already flocked to the big
MOVING house proved lucky for a North Yorkshire chef, who will be heading to Hollywood to mingle with the stars after winning an Evening Press competition. Karl Wormley, who works at the Loftsome Bridge Coaching House, near Howden, bought the Evening
YORK City are gearing up to take a more pro-active anti-racism stance and help lift a lingering shadow cast over the club and its supporters. Club director Sophie McGill will meet with representatives from football's Kick-it-Out campaign later this month
A HOLIDAYMAKER cut his way into the top secret United States spy base at Menwith Hill and sparked a full-scale security alert by phoning Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch to tell officers he intended to plant a bomb, a court heard. Steven John Evans
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to poet Pauline Kirk, whose seventh volume of verse is to be launched in York... PAULINE Kirk has an "observant eye", she says. Which is how she came to spot the owlstone while she was out walking one day. It was lying there in an
I'M usually not one to name drop, but here goes. When I was chatting to bestselling author James Patterson the other week, he told me that James Siegel's latest thriller, Derailed (TimeWarner, £9.99), was definitely worth a look. In fact, he described
THE aftermath of the war in Iraq was discussed by York students and the city's MP Hugh Bayley. Mr Bayley visited Archbishop Holgate's School to speak to the students about the war and what was to happen in the future. Mr Bayley also met senior staff at
FOREIGN students have proved that York is best when it comes to post-school education. The University of York topped the poll in the first International Student Awards, run by the British Council. Of 1,700 nominations from 300 universities and colleges
STEPHEN LEWIS reveals the history behind the names... THE good people of Strensall may not know it but they are living in what could once have been one of the most romantic corners of North Yorkshire. The Old English word "'streon", one possible source
