MALTON and Norton Golf Club were today hailing a belting brace in the thunder-hit Yorkshire Masters tournament at Fulford GC. Professional Steve Robinson and his assistant Mark Winterburn were among the four winners of the event, which had to be trimmed
NORTH Yorkshire can be proud of its child care professionals. Teachers from the county's schools have won national awards, and now Jane Smith from Boroughbridge has been named Childminder of the Year. The judges praised Jane's professionalism and commitment
THE first thing you notice about Sinead Quinn's debut is there are no cover versions - not one. It would have been easy for the Irish runner-up of Fame Academy to throw in a couple of set numbers to lift her album. But she didn't and it's to her credit
THE relationship between politics and the media is much under discussion, so it seems a good time to enter this choppy debate. What follows is based on observation rather than sharp-end scuffles - unless you count a ticking-off or two from York's MP Hugh
TOP students from Canon Lee School, in York, are giving up their holidays to boost their learning in a "gifted and talented" programme. More than 20 youngsters from years seven and eight are spending almost two weeks at a summer school learning dance,
A TEACHER from York has won the chance go to the Kalahari Desert to carry out research into meerkats. Caroline Banckley-Sharp, from Lower Ebor Street, will head out to South Africa on Saturday to take part in the project run by Earthwatch. She will be
CROWS would be well advised to steer clear of a village near York this weekend. For scores of scarecrows are set to go on display during Elvington's second annual scarecrow festival. Organiser Tom Fitzpatrick, who is chairman of the village hall committee
Tributes were being paid to a veteran York cyclist who has died aged 93. Arnold Elsegood joined the Clifton Cycling Club (CCC) in 1927. He was club champion from 1930-32, and came out of retirement at the age of 47 to try to regain his crown. Arnold was
A NEW chairman has been appointed for the regional development agency, Yorkshire Forward. Terry Hodgkinson will replace Sir Graham Hall in the post when his term of office ends in December. Mr Hodgkinson, 54, lives in West Yorkshire, and is managing director
A DRUG addict found rifling through clothing in changing rooms at York Railway Institute later stole so he and his partner could go on holiday in an effort to kick their habit, a court heard. Steven John Stone, 24, admitted four counts of theft and was
A YORK pilot making his final commercial landing before the journey into retirement received a special toast from staff at Leeds Bradford Airport. When Captain Murray Addison, of Acaster Malbis, landed flight KL1543 at Leeds-Bradford Airport he was greeted
ALMOST half of the taxis checked in Scarborough during an operation by North Yorkshire Police were taken off the road. A total of 15 taxis were checked in the operation, with seven drivers ordered to take their vehicles out of use. One of these was given
THE people of York are continuing to offer help for our campaign to save the city's Mystery Plays. Several individuals have contacted the paper to say that, while unable to join a board which may be set up to ensure the Plays are staged again in 2005,
FORMER Welsh Under-21 international Damon Searle is expected to be yet another new face included in the York City line-up to face Livingston at Bootham Crescent tonight (7.45pm). The vastly experienced Searle, 31, has been drafted into the left-wing back
MORE than 600 Girl Guides from all over the world will descend on York next week as part of an international guide camp. The Guides, from America, Nigeria, western Siberia, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, as well as other parts of England, are expected at
SWIMMERS can look at plans for the revamped York Barbican Centre while taking a dip at Yearsley Swimming Pool, which reopened today. The pool had been shut for a month for essential safety work after bolts from its roof were found in the water. City of
MALTON Hospital will become a true hospital for the people - that is the message from health care officials behind a massive £1.5million project. Plans for the development include incorporating a new dental health facility in the building to replace the
WEARY gardeners can rest awhile thanks to the efforts of a team of hard-working volunteers. Helpers at Helmsley Walled Garden have transformed an old- fashioned hay rake into an oak bench - perfect for a spot of quiet contemplation. Volunteer Bill Tait
Yorkshire Water has one of the best environmental records in the UK and is one of the few water companies continuing to reduce its number of pollution incidents, according to a new report. Environment Agency experts found that Yorkshire Water, which last
A FORMER University of York student told a York jury that her ex-boyfriend raped her after dinner and champagne. Martin Peters, 35, of Goodramgate, York, denies raping her. The woman told York Crown Court that Peters, whom she had known for eight years
IT was a bad day for the top sides in division two of the Horwath Pulleyn Heseleton York Vale Cricket League. Tollerton Outlaws lost their first league match of the season against a strong Heworth team. Heworth's John Bonarius and Mal Caddie batted sensibly
A PARTY of Americans called Hungate have gone back to their roots - by visiting the area of York which bears their illustrious name. Fifteen members of the Hungate Family Historical Society from all over America are currently on a trip to England. They
ARMED police besieged a disused York nursing home after reports that a squatter was holed up inside with a gun - but five hours later they emerged with a toy pistol and declared the building empty. Police marksmen, dog handlers and tactical planners took
MALTON and Norton Golf Club were today hailing a belting brace in the thunder-hit Yorkshire Masters tournament at Fulford GC. Professional Steve Robinson and his assistant Mark Winterburn were among the four winners of the event, which had to be trimmed
FORMER Welsh Under-21 international Damon Searle is expected to be yet another new face included in the York City line-up to face Livingston at Bootham Crescent tonight (7.45pm). The vastly experienced Searle, 31, has been drafted into the left-wing back
FORMER City of York Council leader Rod Hills died of natural causes, police have confirmed. West Yorkshire Police said a post-mortem examination was completed yesterday. There will be no inquest into the 57-year-old's death. The news came as residents
THE new cash-conscious owners of York City today predicted the football club will break even next season. The announcement comes less than six months after the financially stricken club teetered on the bring of extinction and was facing an end of season
ANOTHER biker has been killed on North Yorkshire's roads, bringing the motorcycle death toll to SIX this month. The latest fatality happened yesterday afternoon on the A19 between Riccall and Escrick, when a motorbike and car collided head-on. The biker
FIRSTGROUP today won the franchise to run the flagship TransPennine Express - and immediately promised a new fleet of faster trains and better station facilities. Two hundred new jobs will also be created, along with a new train maintenance depot which
THE coverage of the never-ending carnage on our roads fills me with despair. We all know that speed is the dominant factor in most fatal road crashes, and male drivers comprise the majority of drivers (not necessarily victims, but perpetrators) in these
I AM concerned to see that Mayfair security is expanding the area it covers to encompass Heslington and Fulford. Why is it necessary to have private security firms covering York? Heslington and Fulford have relatively low levels of crime, and I have serious
OVER the past couple of years, the truly arrogant parties in the sorry saga of York City's fight to retain a home in York have been Douglas Craig (and fellow directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings) and more recently Mr 'have a break, have a chit-chat'
WE understand that the coffee bar in the reception area at York Barbican Centre may not be included in the redesign of the building and facilities. The coffee bar is well-used venue by families and the visiting public. We do hope this continues to serve
IT seems ironic to read that the open gardens at Osgodby will be in aid of the Cats Protection League (July 26). Most true gardeners would curse the cats that foul their gardens and rob them of their songbirds. J Brown, Burton Stone Lane, York. Updated
THE title is clever. The former frontman of Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith has been off the scene for six years and here he bounces back with 11 tracks, many of which are reflective and self-probing, asking where have the years gone and
Tributes were being paid to a veteran York cyclist who has died aged 93. Arnold Elsegood joined the Clifton Cycling Club (CCC) in 1927. He was club champion from 1930-32, and came out of retirement at the age of 47 to try to regain his crown. Arnold was
YORKSHIRE were heading for their sixth completely blank day in the Championship this season at Cheltenham today. More bad weather during the morning followed yesterday's monsoon which restricted play against Gloucestershire to 11.1 overs. Umpires Neil
STEPHEN LEWIS seeks advice on how to make sure you don't suffer holiday or honeymoon heartache because of delayed or cancelled flights. HUNDREDS of passengers suffered holiday misery when a walkout by British Airways staff left them stranded at Heathrow
As many parents know, body piercing is a growing trend, so as York's schools finish for the summer, City of York Council's Health and Safety team are issuing guidance to any young person considering having body piercing over the summer holidays. There
Unshakable can live up to his name tomorrow as he bids to win the feature race on the penultimate day of the Glorious Goodwood Festival. Trained by Bob Jones at Newmarket, the four-year-old goes for the £100,000 William Hill Mile with ground conditions
ON the face of it, today's TransPennine rail announcement looks to be good news for passengers. Whether it is good news for York remains to be seen. The TransPennine Express service is a key inter-urban rail service for the North of England. Yet it has
The study centre at the Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Harlow Carr, Harrogate, is the venue for "a visual tribute to the natural world". The beautiful 58-acre gardens provide a stunning setting for this exhibition which features paintings, drawings
MERCURY Music Prize nominee Dizzee Rascal is an angry man. At 18 and with a heavily-marked school expulsion card behind him, Dizzee has certainly seen the London streets. He blends this experience with his ire to produce a raw, rough and fully in-your-face
YOU can bet that Neighbours star Delta Goodrem's record collection features a fair amount of Celine Dion's work. For this Aussie warbler has copied more than a trick or two from the Canuck chanteuse on her Top Three debut album. She may not have as strong
THE people of York are continuing to offer help for our campaign to save the city's Mystery Plays. Several individuals have contacted the paper to say that, while unable to join a board which may be set up to ensure the Plays are staged again in 2005,
YORK'S 37,000 road gullies will now get an extra spring clean each year after extra cash was allocated to the highways department. The move comes after a flood of complaints over gullies being blocked. An additional £20,000 will be added to City of York
TYKES across the broad acres are preparing to celebrate Yorkshire Day on Friday. Taking centre stage as usual will be the region's capital, York, where a Yorkshire Declaration of Integrity will be read out at the City Walls. In fact, four declarations
VISITORS are expected to flock to Pickering for a special event which is already steaming along quite nicely. The Pickering Traction Engine Rally kicked off this morning, with more than a thousand exhibitors and hundreds of impressive machines on show
THE new cash-conscious owners of York City today predicted the football club will break even next season. The announcement comes less than six months after the financially stricken club teetered on the bring of extinction and was facing an end of season
A YORK hotel has withdrawn from an international hotel chain after the group was plunged into a financial crisis. Last month the Evening Press reported that Le Meridien, the group which bought the Royal York Hotel two years ago, was battling to stave
ALL'S fair in love and war at an East Yorkshire pub as husband and wife prepare to go head-to-head at a charity cricket match. Customers at the Swordsman Inn, at Stamford Bridge, are donning their cricket whites next Thursday to raise money for Macmillan
A YORK mother plans to teach her daughter at home after the girl suffered months of bullying at school. But the woman, who does not want to be named, says the education system is at fault, not the school. She pulled her 11-year-old daughter out of Fulford
RESIDENTS in parts of North Yorkshire are to be offered an alternative way to confirm their electoral roll details this year. A freephone service has been set up across the UK for participating councils, allowing residents whose details are unchanged
A SYSTEM of caring for prison inmates recently removed from suicide watch has been abandoned after the death of a prisoner found hanged from his cell window. An inquest heard that the circumstances surrounding 20-year-old Bryan Totton's death prompted
A YORK drug addict died after a rare reaction to hospital medication, an inquest heard. Lee Coxon, 23, of Rowntree Avenue, died from neuroleptic malignant syndrome, a rare reaction to the anti-psychotic drug, haloperidol, in York Hospital, on June 1 last
YORK street entertainer Michael Todd spoke today of his shock at being arrested in Iraq by US troops on suspicion of being an al Qaida terrorist. Speaking for the first time today from the British Embassy in Baghdad, Mr Todd, claimed he was handcuffed
THE Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, raised his hat today to a new fire station at Huntington, York, during its official opening ceremony. He was joined by York divisional fire officer Graham Buckle at the new station which opened last year, but has
Peter Jackson, of the Bert Keech club, has the Yorkshire County Bowling Association junior singles for the third time in six years, beating C Stoakes (Fenners) 21-8 in the final at Nafferton. Alan Close, who first appeared in a county final 34 years ago
ENTRIES for the ladies singles in the York Open Bowls Tournament were down because of a clash with county competitions but the opening matches at Clarence Gardens produced some excellent matches. In the first round, last year's champion Betty Richardson
YORK will have at least three semi-finalists in the men's pairs of the York Open Bowls Tournament, which got underway in steady rain. York duo Tex Stevens and Gary Bunce were first through to the last four. They encountered J Moulds and S Winter (Hull
A NORTH Yorkshire woman has been awarded the prestigious title of Childminder Of The Year. Jane Fisher, 46, of Boroughbridge, was selected from hundreds of childminders across the country for the award. Jane, who grew up in Wigginton, York, has been doing
MYSTERY still surrounds the death of a motorcyclist who lay in a muddy ditch for two days before his body was discovered. York Coroner Donald Coverdale recorded an open verdict on the death of 21-year-old Kevin Dixon, of Osbaldwick Lane, York. He was
YORKSHIRE were heading for their sixth completely blank day in the Championship this season at Cheltenham today. More bad weather during the morning followed yesterday's monsoon which restricted play against Gloucestershire to 11.1 overs. Umpires Neil
THE Yorkshire Air Museum is waiting to hear the results of its bid to get Concorde after British Airways chiefs met to decide on a location. The British Airways sub-committee met yesterday to put their recommendations to the board. The board is now to
SCARBROUGH'S new striker Mark Quayle marked his debut with two goals either side of half-time in last night's 4-2 friendly match win over Hull City. He seized on errors by goalkeeper Paul Musslewhite and defender Shaun Smith to add to the early goals
A NAAFI bar manager defrauded the organisation of more than £1,000 to help pay for his wedding, a court heard. Martin Pemberton, 47, was bar manager at Strensall Barracks when he set out on a lengthy programme to defraud the bar. He pleaded guilty at
THE death of a York social worker who took a drug overdose was suicide, an inquest heard. Samantha Johnson, 36, was discovered by her lodger at her home in Magnolia Grove, New Earswick, on September 10 last year. She was lying face down on the living
YORK City Knights ace Scott Rhodes could be facing an extended spell on the sidelines. The in-form half-back saw the club doctor yesterday to assess the damage to his left knee, injured in Sunday's 25-18 defeat by Sheffield Eagles on Sunday. However,
A CAR was struck by lightning only yards away from a packed golf club as storms swept through North Yorkshire. More than 30 people were in the clubhouse at Fulford Golf Club, York, when lightning struck both the car park and the 18th green. A member who
I WAS surprised to see Fiona Evans describe Labour's attempt to get more people involved in the Barbican consultation as "an insult" (Letters, July 26). Did she not find the initial extremely short consultation period more of "an insult" to York's swimmers
FOR a band who've been threatening to split up since before they released their first album, the Manic Street Preachers have oddly ended up as one of British rock's survival sagas, more than a decade since they first put Wales back on the musical map.
THE label change to Sanctuary seems to have suited the now veteran blues, rock and southern soul guitarist. Cray sounds loose and confident as he and his band, notably long-time keyboard player and collaborator Jim Pugh, play a varied, intelligent set
OCEAN Colour Scene guitarist Steve Cradock reckons the first five songs on an album are all important. He has a point. In hectic, microwave times, how often do you listen all the way through? On their fourth studio album, Glasgow's sun-worshipping Cosmic
YORK City Knights ace Scott Rhodes could be facing an extended spell on the sidelines. The in-form half-back saw the club doctor yesterday to assess the damage to his left knee, injured in Sunday's 25-18 defeat by Sheffield Eagles on Sunday. However,
IT was a bad day for the top sides in division two of the Horwath Pulleyn Heseleton York Vale Cricket League. Tollerton Outlaws lost their first league match of the season against a strong Heworth team. Heworth's John Bonarius and Mal Caddie batted sensibly
With Tony Blair's Government poised to become the longest-serving Labour administration ever on Saturday, we ask...has Labour shed its principles? YES ...says former party member Gordon Campbell-Thomas "MY country right or wrong" was an expression in
