DO YOU ever wonder, what if? What if you had been born French or German or African? By now you could be smoking a Gaulloise, cursing the English or tucking into gazelle pie. What if you had been born to landed gentry with a silver spoon wedged firmly
HOW much longer are we going to have to put up with the so-called "traffic calming" measures introduced by City of York Council? I refer specifically to the chicanes on Huntington Road installed to presumably try and reduce traffic speed. Unfortunately
SINCE Coun Sandy Fraser seems keen to explain to the people of Fishergate the voting record of Green councillors on the residents parking charges (Letters, January 22), perhaps I may put a few things straight. I spoke at the December 16 executive meeting
Women in rural areas are finally shaking off the farmer's wife image and proving themselves a force to be reckoned with. CATHERINE BRUCE finds out about a business initiative which proves there's more to life in the country than jam and cream teas. IN
TWO new firms have now moved into the newly-restored historic tollbooth building and courthouse in Easingwold. They are The Indoor Garden, specialising in seasonal plants, and the TeaHee Espresso Bar. Restoration and refurbishment of the long-derelict
WITHIN hours of the latest £500,000 phase of the Tholthorpe Business Development going on to the market, agents were reporting interest "from local and regional businesses". It consists of four industrial units totalling more than 9,700 sq ft at Tholthorpe
On the menu at Askham Bryan College in three years time is steak and chips. Steak of the dairy herd kind; chips of the microchip kind. Put the two together and you not only have a revolutionary milking parlour where the cows milk themselves. You have
YORK Railway Institute Rugby Union Club Under-17s held off a late challenge by the visitors to record their first victory over a powerful Doncaster side. RI, who won 28-20, scored the first try after only five minutes through No 8 Danny Weight. Robin
Claire Metcalfe checks out a novel way to find Mr Right at a York bookshop. You may have noticed that the American craze for speed-dating, a well-structured singles night for the very busy, has reached York with regular nights popping up at a number of
A LEADING Green claims the closure of York's Odeon would lead to more car journeys on congested roads, as cinema-goers are forced to drive out to Clifton Moor. Coun Mark Hill agreed to collect signatures from Green Party members for the Evening Press
A CARING York clergyman is encouraging his congregation to carry organ donor cards after relatives of two of his flock needed transplants. The Rev David Casswell, vicar of Clifton Parish Church, said he was inspired to give people the chance to carry
THE funeral of a York Royal Marine Commando who was tragically killed in a road accident near York took place today. Hundreds of family, friends and fellow Marines gathered at St Aelred's RC Church, in Fifth Avenue, Tang Hall, to mourn the death of Anthony
CITY MP Hugh Bayley jetted back to Britain from Africa at 5am today to support Tony Blair in the knife-edge vote on student top-up fees. A fact-finding trip to Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Madagascar was cut short to allow the nine MPs on the International
Union Rovers won 5-3 at home to Coxwold to move up to second place in RJF Homes Beckett League division two and push Coxwold down to third. Rovers led 2-0 at half-time after goals bt Peter Tiffeny and Jamie Wilkinson. John MacLeod made it 3-0 early in
FAR from being the white elephant envisaged when it was first built, the Barbican Centre has proved to be an asset for York. Its greatest strength is its versatility. No other venue can host the UK Snooker Championship, a Van Morrison concert, a children's
BRENT himself was there of course. And so too were Tim and Dawn. But where was Finchy? When BBC comedy The Office scored a surprise double success in the Golden Globe awards, Ricky Gervais, who co-wrote the series and starred as David Brent, became the
YORK City are close to bringing in a new striker from the top tier to bolster their attacking wares, the Evening Press can reveal. Few details are available of the unnamed hit-man, but the Press believes the player is currently at a Premiership club and
AS much as I applaud Steve Carroll and Richard Edwards for bringing the latest episode of the great council tax saga to our attention ('York 12% council tax rise 'might be capped', January 21), I take issue with them on a couple of important points. They
M HATFIELD attacks Hugh Bayley for changing his mind about university top-up fees and Iraq (Letters, January 20). Most of us change our mind sometimes. What about St Paul, Ebenezer Scrooge and Winston Churchill? On the other hand, Hitler, Stalin and Saddam
Farmers' leader Sir Ben Gill talks to Business Press about his decision to step down after six stormy years. SIX years after first being elected to the presidency of the NFU, Sir Ben Gill is to step down on Tuesday, February 17. Sir Ben, who owns a 360
PASSION for architecture, the hotel industry and York is what marks out the man who formed Barbican Venture, the organisation now pitching for a £41 million redevelopment of the leisure site. Andrew Cossins, says he knows why his group's vision became
HAVING successfully "invaded" Australia, an East Yorkshire advertisement design company is now set to tackle both North and South America. Robertson Smith Associates, based in a large farmhouse in Melbourne, near Pocklington, plans to double its turnover
In his regular column DAVID ANDREWS, chief executive of York-based Yorkshire Tourist Board, contemplates the nature of innovation and the role it plays in the region's tourism industry past, present and future. I have read a great deal in the media recently
CONTROVERSIAL plans to bring a new business park and 350 jobs to a village near York look set to be given the green light by planning chiefs this week. The historic tannery site at Strensall, is set to close on Friday - the day after a planning meeting
THE Monday blues were a far away feeling as soon as Athlete started playing at York's Barbican Centre. Beginning with the spirit-soaring El Salvador, the ordinary-looking four-piece with an extraordinary talent banished the frowns with their cheeky tunes
NORTH Yorkshire golf star Simon Dyson will be back among the sport's supernovas in Thailand on Thursday. That's when the 26-year-old Dyson, who lost his European Tour card last December competes in the big-money four-day Johnnie Walker Classic. The tournament
North Yorkshire Service Area coaches saw New Earswick All Blacks Under-13s beat Knottingley 38-18 to avenge a controversial defeat earlier in the season. The best tries of the match came from Kyle Stannard, with the pick being a length of the field effort
DEPLETED York Groves scraped a 10-8 Pennine League division five win at lowly Keighley Town 'A', writes Peter Martini. The only chance for Groves in the first half came to Danny Buy, who was just held short. As the first half came to an end Groves' frustration
MICK Willsden included a maximum in a magnificent 11-darter for Shepherd SC in their York Unique-Phoenix League division one match with Acomb SC. Both teams were in superb ton-hitting form as Shepherds took the team game with a 114 finish from Willsden
CONTROVERSIAL plans to bring a new business park and 350 jobs to a village near York look set to be given the green light by planning chiefs this week. The historic tannery site at Strensall, is set to close on Friday - the day after a planning meeting
A TEAM of York teenagers is to walk more than 600 miles to raise cash for cancer research. The five St Peter's School pupils are planning to take part in the sponsored event this summer in aid of York Against Cancer. They will do the journey in four sections
FURIOUS York traders have claimed new parking charges could drive them out of business. Parking in Micklegate is currently free for an hour, but changes proposed by City of York Council would mean motorists paying £1.40 an hour, for a maxium of two hours
A YORK man whose father suffered a fatal heart attack - and who is facing the possibility of hereditary heart disease himself - is to climb North Africa's highest mountain in aid of the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Chris Batterby, 25, of Moss Street
EXPANSION work at York Hospital has suffered a major setback, as one of the contractors has gone into administration. The uncertain financial status of Hull-based contractors Kyoob Building Systems Ltd means that work on new surgical theatres and a new
CITY of York I were on the end of a 5-1 home hammering by a slick Timperley outfit. The visitors, boosted by the inclusion of several overseas players, are a real force in the Northern Hockey League premier division, having recently beaten leaders Sheffield
GRITTERS were poised again in York, North and East Yorkshire as weather experts continued to forecast severe conditions. Up to 4cm of snow was expected throughout the region. The sleet and snow was expected to start during the night and between 3cm and
NORTH Yorkshire golf star Simon Dyson will be back among the sport's supernovas in Thailand on Thursday. That's when the 26-year-old Dyson, who lost his European Tour card last December competes in the big-money four-day Johnnie Walker Classic. The tournament
LEEDS United fans are plotting to shame the club's players into accepting a wage deferral by staging a silent protest against Middlesbrough. Fliers carrying a photo of Leeds legend Billy Bremner are being distributed in the city, urging supporters to
YORK City are close to bringing in a new striker from the top tier to bolster their attacking wares, the Evening Press can reveal. Few details are available of the unnamed hit-man, but the Press believes the player is currently at a Premiership club and
A COACH driver died and 50 passengers were injured when two coaches crashed on a treacherously icy road in East Yorkshire today. The horrific accident, involving foreign nationals being taken to work at Malton Bacon Factory, was one of several across
The tuition fees vote and the Hutton report: it's going to be a tough few days for Tony Blair. So CHRIS TITLEY asks should he stay or should he go? EVERY few months the political commentators declare that this is the most difficult week of Tony Blair's
You may have noticed that the American craze for speed-dating, a well-structured singles night for the very busy, has reached York with regular nights popping up at a number of bars. Now the city has its own cross-pollination of speed dating and book
MONEY talks is a much-used clich, but its veracity was never more true than at former Coca-Cola Cup adversaries York City and Manchester United. Both may be at the wider extremes of football's massive gulf, but each are presently encircled by elements
KIRKDALE United have taken a four point lead at the top of RJF Homes Beckett League division one after their 2-1 home win against third-placed Rosedale. Kirkdale also have three games in hand on nearest challengers Sinnington and four games in hand on
NEW plans for a £41 million redevelopment of the Barbican site will mean a bonanza for York businesses. That is the claim from developers Barbican Venture which, with co-applicant City of York Council, has now formally submitted its preferred scheme -
SHEPHERD Construction of York, has begun work to refurbish six JobCentre Plus offices, including Stonebow, York, for the Department of Pensions. The projects, which will also entail work at Selby Richmond, Ashington, Berwick and Bedlington are among 15
WE can't say they didn't warn us. Forecasters began predicting the cold snap last week. It has arrived a little late but with enough malice to turn roads into ice rinks. And the worst may be yet to come. Britain is perennially unprepared for winter weather
I ADMIT, for the past couple of years I have been a bit embarrassed when I've told people about our holiday plans. So how wonderful it was to learn that our chosen destination and type of accommodation is not to be sneered at. In fact it is the number
A LEADING Green claims the closure of York's Odeon would lead to more car journeys on congested roads, as cinema-goers are forced to drive out to Clifton Moor. Coun Mark Hill agreed to collect signatures from Green Party members for the Evening Press
