Shopping around for a mortgage on the internet can seriously damage your wealth. JO HAYWOOD finds out how to avoid getting tangled in the net. PAUL Arley thought he was doing the right thing. He thought he might even bag himself a bargain. But he didn't
AFTER the launch of your Save The Odeon campaign (January 16), we wish to support the refurbishment and retention of this cinema. We own The Blakeney Hotel on Stockton Lane and many of our guests use this cinema, especially if they come to York without
IT GETS very tiresome listening to people whine about freedom of speech to defend their right to express bigoted views. The kind of rant produced by Robert Kilroy-Silk only helps to fan the flames of racism. The BBC were absolutely justified in pulling
I AGREE with Hilary McElroy's suggestion that corporal punishment may just work when the present soft methods have failed so miserably (Letters, January 19). The concern would be who should administer these sentences? Rather like Hitler's hit-men who
RECENT Evening Press letters have referred to the nuisance caused by scooters on footpaths. I do hope readers have not confused these 'toys' with the electric scooters provided by Shopmobility York. Our scooters are three or four-wheeled vehicles with
I AGREE with Richard Greaves that academic pay and security needs to be improved (Letters, January 19). On Newsnight recently even Tony Blair admitted our pay has fallen behind (although I don't believe his claim that money from variable top-up fees will
EVENTS are the name of the game for a new York business. Sarah Byrne launched Mosaic Events Limited, an events management company, only three weeks ago. Sarah reckons the business would not have been possible without the help and support of staff at the
YORK staff were among those honoured by GNER for outstanding customer care on its high-speed train services between London, the East Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East of England and Scotland. Voted for by the travelling public, the GNER Customer Service
YORK Acorn centre star Mike Embleton is set to stay with the Blue and Golds for the rest of the season after turning down a move to National League Two club Gateshead Thunder. The 22-year-old, who played four times for York City Knights in the first half
A COUPLE who met by chance at a bus stop are today celebrating their diamond wedding. Gordon and Nancy Benson got chatting waiting in the cold for a bus in Huntington Road, York. The pair hit it off straight away and were soon married in Richmond, North
THE Government has blocked attempts to uncover the findings of a buried report on disgraced York psychiatrist Michael Haslam. Health Secretary John Reid last night rejected a raft of questions asked by Harrogate MP Phil Willis which called for the publication
SATURDAY'S FA Cup clash with Premiership big boys Chelsea will bring back memories of life at the top for pint-sized winger Clint Marcelle. Scarborough's 5ft 4in former Trinidad and Tobago international earned promotion to the Premiership with Barnsley
A SELBY man and his son had to make a dramatic escape when the garage next to their home was engulfed by flames. The drama unfolded last night at the semi-detached house, in Barff Lane, Brayton, leaving the devastated family temporarily homeless. Drax
YORK Minster could lose tens of thousands of pounds under new money saving plans by the Anglican Church, it was revealed today. The Church Commissioners, who pay the salaries of the cathedral's Dean and two Canons, say the Minster could fund the posts
YORK City will have to let the Football League know where they are playing by the end of next month. League rules state that clubs must inform the League's bosses where they will stages matches for the 2004/05 season by the end of February. The club is
FORMER chairman Douglas Craig has told York City supporters that it would cost £2.6million for the football club to assume ownership of Bootham Crescent again. Craig, speaking at Bootham Crescent Holdings' annual general meeting, said the company's directors
England's cricket tour of Zimbabwe hangs in the balance because of fears it would bolster Robert Mugabe's tyrannical regime. As the ECB prepares to make a decision next week, STEPHEN LEWIS asks if sport and politics should ever mix. England's November
THE romance of the FA Cup will be in the air this weekend and I will be willing our neighbours Scarborough to pull off that shock result when they take on Chelsea. I'll be looking out for the score even though I won't see the match because we will be
DARREN Gough has quit Yorkshire - as exclusively forecast in the Evening Press. But instead of retiring Gough is lining himself up with another county, Essex and Middlesex being among the favourites. Gough cited spending more time with his young children
EVE Wheeler is addicted to the Castle Museum. The four-year-old York girl has visited it so often she knows every cobble on Kirkgate. The museum has been copied by many venues all over the world since it opened 66 years ago. But none has the magic of
Tom O'Ryan's nap selection from Friday's meetings: Chepstow - 2.45 Imaginaire Updated: 11:53 Thursday, January 22, 2004
WHY Linkin Park have released their first live offering from two Texas shows where they were only third on the bill is baffling. Recorded in Dallas and Houston, there is always the sense that the (nowhere near full) stadium is just warming up for Limp
Grinding, spun out, Metallica and Maiden-esque epics in a heavy metal progressive style, Dream Theater have either stayed true to their late '80s roots or are stuck in a rut. If '80s retro is in, they will win themselves a following of fans among a new
FIRST came Nirvana, then Pearl Jam and the world was suddenly gripped by the idea that grunge was a very good thing, and more of it would be even better. Cue the discovery of the second wave of grunge, including the likes of Soundgarden and, yes, the
WHAT a great 70th birthday bash legendary blues/rocker John Mayall must have had. He was joined by guitar heroes Eric Clapton, ex-Rolling Stone Mick Taylor, Peter Green and jazz/blues veteran trombonist Chris Barber. Father of six and grandfather of six
IT'S been all go at one Scarborough bar this week. "I have never been so busy," says boss Rod Reece. "We've had the Evening Standard, BBC TV, BBC radio..." The reason behind this media stampede becomes clear when the name of Rod's place is revealed: Vladimir's
EVERYONE loves a bargain and some will admit to sacrificing a little quality in pursuit of the ultimate cost saving. So some people bargain hunting may be tempted to buy "counterfeit" goods because the original, genuine version may set you back hundreds
FORMER chairman Douglas Craig has told York City supporters that it would cost £2.6million for the football club to assume ownership of Bootham Crescent again. Craig, speaking at Bootham Crescent Holdings' annual general meeting, said the company's directors
YORK City will have to let the Football League know where they are playing by the end of next month. League rules state that clubs must inform the League's bosses where they will stages matches for the 2004/05 season by the end of February. The club is
LEV Yalcin staked his claim for a first-team start against Huddersfield Town on Sunday with a brace in last night's 4-0 North Riding Cup victory over Whitby Town. The Turkish youth international was joined on the reserves' scoresheet by Christian Fox
YOU have printed three letters from readers unhappy about the rise in the Respark charge to £1.61 a week. Many would think that is good value for protected parking in residential streets. There is an increasing pressure on parking space in the city because
HOW can I get to see the full financial details of City of York Council so I can make a definitive stance on council tax? The council should publish the full details in the Evening Press, instead of just giving us percentage numbers of which we have no
A York-based rail telecommunications business which has grown from just three employees to 70 in less than three years was moving into new purpose-built offices in the city today - with the help of former Newcastle and England striker Peter Beardsley.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's Yorkshire "parliament" campaign trail, which began in York in November, arrives in Leeds on Friday with a special "vote yes" message to the captains of the county's industry and commerce. Flanked by Local Government
John Hall Designs, a Wheldrake firm specialising in hand-finished curtains and soft furnishings, has been awarded membership of the Guild of Master Craftsmen. Mr Hall set up his business as a part-time venture in Broadlands in 1990, but went full-time
BY the year 2004, I should have hoped that the world portrayed in the 1970s sitcom Love Thy Neighbour would have been dead and buried long ago. People burdened with good memories will recall this lumbering comedy concerned a white racist whose new next-door
LEEDS Rhinos boss Tony Smith has named an 18-man squad to come to Huntington Stadium on Friday, and as predicted it is a mixture of first-teamers and youngsters. The side will include England 'A' winger Mark Calderwood, Ireland international Tommy Gallagher
YORK City Knights skipper Lee Jackson is all set to roll back the years twice in quick succession. The 34-year-old former Great Britain international ended his top-flight career when he joined the Knights from Hull FC in December 2002, but he is ready
OPPONENTS of proposed massive business and residential developments in York's green belt today welcomed the possibility of major changes to the city's Local Plan. Council planning chiefs have recommended amending the plan to include the 3,000 new homes
A YORK youngster who launched a legal battle to discover more details about her biological father has welcomed news that children born with the help of sperm and egg donors are to have new rights to information. But the eight-year-old's joy was tinged
THE director of a collapsed North Yorkshire computer company has agreed to return to Britain from Australia to face trial on serious fraud charges. Charles Forsyth has been facing extradition from Australia since being arrested in November 2002. The Serious
DYNAMO Penny Foulds collected more than 300 signatures in one day after being "fired up" by the Evening Press campaign to save York's Odeon Cinema. The 58-year-old, who has fond memories of the Blossom Street picture house, persuaded customers to sign
YORK Acorn centre star Mike Embleton is set to stay with the Blue and Golds for the rest of the season after turning down a move to National League Two club Gateshead Thunder. The 22-year-old, who played four times for York City Knights in the first half
COUNCIL chiefs are looking to bring in new parking charges in an attempt to stop some motorists abusing residents' parking areas. A formal draft traffic order released by City of York Council proposes increasing the number of on-street parking bays covered
DARREN Gough has quit Yorkshire - as exclusively forecast in the Evening Press. But instead of retiring Gough is lining himself up with another county, Essex and Middlesex being among the favourites. Gough cited spending more time with his young children
YORK'S most contaminated patch of land could soon be cleaned up and redeveloped if City of York Councillors give the scheme the go-ahead. Plans by York-based Persimmon Homes to build 148 flats and offices on the former gasworks site in Heworth Green have
YORK City Knights skipper Lee Jackson is all set to roll back the years twice in quick succession. The 34-year-old former Great Britain international ended his top-flight career when he joined the Knights from Hull FC in December 2002, but he is ready
A HOUSEHOLDER who tried to protect his bungalow from a gang of vandals ended up in court - while the youths escaped without charge. Keith Turner was working on his computer at his home in Green Lane, Acomb, on December 19, when a group of teenagers pulled
HERE is a woeful tale of our times. York businessman Keith Turner is working at home when a group of youths rip the Christmas lights from his bungalow and break the guttering. He rings the police but is put on hold. So he goes after the teenagers, and
DYNAMO Penny Foulds collected more than 300 signatures in one day after being "fired up" by the Evening Press campaign to save York's Odeon Cinema. The 58-year-old, who has fond memories of the Blossom Street picture house, persuaded customers to sign
NEVER mind that David Kitt's concert at Fibbers on Monday has been switched from York to a Midlands backwater, Nottingham. Instead, you can indulge in a long, lingering love affair with Square 1, the Dubliner's third album, which spread harmony and peace
YOU can pitch No Doubt's career into two moments, 1994's staggering Don't Speak, which launched Gwen Stefani as the '90's Marilyn Monroe/Madonna/platinum blonde sex symbol, and 2001's bubblegum-blowing smash Hey Baby. In between on this Greatest Hits
YES, here's another golden boy of Americana, another endearingly dishevelled country-tinged twentysomething singer-songwriter with an acoustic guitar and any number of poetic tales of small towns, sunsets and dusty highways. Fortunately, Josh Ritter is
HERE, the surprise Christmas number one reveals his true colours. Jules, who, along with Michael Andrews, reminded us in hauntingly melancholic fashion that it is indeed a Mad World, is a singer-songwriter in the best folk traditions with a leaning towards
