Great news in the Yorkshire Evening Press (Wednesday, February 4) regarding Bootham Crescent, although I'd like to know more before before celebrating too loudly. However, this is a great achievement by all concerned at York City, particularly the board
YORK City Knights fans will be given the chance this year to have their say in the player-of-the-season competition run by the Evening Press. Copmanthorpe-based firm Collier Plant Hire will again be sponsoring the competition, which this season becomes
The snow made for a magical walk just out of Pickering, leaving George Wilkinson happily alone in a sea of white. THE snow came and so not to miss out on the fun, I popped along to Aislaby, a mile from Pickering, and took one of the numerous tracks that
VIKINGS were great quaffers. Perhaps that's where we get it from. Eric Bloodaxe and his mates would fit right into Saturday night York, downing gallons of European lager before performing Macho Man on the karaoke and getting into a fight. Today we are
THE Evening Press reported that the city council executive approved the traffic regulation order needed to raise car park charges (February 4). What we actually approved was the increase in charging hours. Day-time parking charges from March 1 will only
I WAS saddened to hear of the death of Muriel Potter, a former housing inspector for the city council. Her main role was to inspect council property yearly and check to see all was well. When tenants knew she was coming they would be cleaning and tidying
With signs of spring in the garden, GINA PARKINSON checks up on a clematis planted last year and finds a vigorously healthy specimen. JANUARY is over and spring in on the way with snowdrops in full bloom and daffodils pushing up strong shoots and strappy
Want a change from modern York? Come with CHRIS TITLEY on a stroll around Jorvik. THERE is a problem with exploring Viking York. It's all but invisible. In the intervening millennium since Eric Bloodaxe's death brought an end to the kingdom of Jorvik
KATY Burgess and Paula Hudson work in theatre in education; Daniel Sproats is a teacher; Iain Thompson's latest project is a play about drugs. A couple of nights a week, however, they turn their attention away from contemporary issues to surf on a wave
A POSSIBLE future ground-share of Bootham Crescent between York City FC and York City Knights RLFC has not been ruled out by either club. However, no talks on the issue have been held and the Evening Press belie-ves there is little likelihood of the clubs
YORK firefighters have taken delivery of two new rescue tenders. The £120,000 fire engines are based at York and Acomb fire stations. Each machine boasts new heavy-duty hydraulic cutting equipment, enabling firefighters to speed up the process of rescuing
A NORTH YORKSHIRE multiple sclerosis sufferer who waited almost two years to be prescribed a life-changing drug has told of the "wonders" it has done for her health. Sharon Metcalfe, 42, of Easingwold, had feared her condition would have deteriorated
SWEEPING changes are planned for York's refuse collections after residents slammed the council for leaving rotting rubbish in the streets. Frustrated householders from across the city complained to the Evening Press about problems with their refuse collections
Osbaldwick'S inability to raise a side seriously disrupted the latest round of games in division one of Hunters York and District Senior Indoor Cricket League. Both the first and third games of the session were lost. Osbaldwick's runs per wicket average
UNIVERSITY students are campaigning to reinstate a "gay pride" festival in the city. Nick da Costa, member of York University's Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) committee, said he hoped to put on a festival this July. But he acknowledged that it would
FREED arms dealer Peter Bleach was today back in North Yorkshire after more than eight years in an Indian jail - and immediately thanked the region's residents for their support. Bleach, a former pupil of St Peter's School in York, was met at Heathrow
YORK City Knights coach Richard Agar has utilised a French connection to glean insider knowledge ahead of tomorrow's cross-Channel Challenge Cup tie, the Evening Press can reveal. The Knights will be seeking a victoire at Huntington Stadium (ko 3pm) rather
A TEENAGE binge drinker sank four litres of cider then spat in a police officer's face. Lia Jessica Wilson's "appalling" behaviour was laid bare before York magistrates. The 18-year-old appeared in court yesterday yesterday - the day the Evening Press
STEPHEN LEWIS trains as a Viking warrior ahead of the Jorvik Viking Festival which starts on Friday. THERE'S nothing like inspiring a man with confidence to turn him into a fighter. And Ranulf's pre-battle pep-talk does nothing like inspire me with confidence
STEPHEN LEWIS trains as a Viking warrior ahead of the Jorvik Viking Festival which starts on Friday. THERE'S nothing like inspiring a man with confidence to turn him into a fighter. And Ranulf's pre-battle pep-talk does nothing like inspire me with confidence
Fancy hosting a Viking feast? CHRIS TITLEY finds out what might be on the menu. THINK Vikings and food, and an image comes to mind of a bearded warrior tearing into a hunk of beef with his teeth before chucking the bone over his shoulder. They come across
Want a change from modern York? Come with CHRIS TITLEY on a stroll around Jorvik. THERE is a problem with exploring Viking York. It's all but invisible. In the intervening millennium since Eric Bloodaxe's death brought an end to the kingdom of Jorvik
Good food doesn't cost a packet at Pastiche, as STEVE CARROLL discovers. TWO courses for a tenner? This is what's on offer at York's newest bistro. Pastiche took over from the long-standing Lendal fish restaurant and jumped head-first into one of the
Howard Johnson, who ended a brief lean spell at Catterick yesterday when saddling two winners, can follow-up with a further brace at Musselburgh tomorrow, writes Tom O'Ryan. The County Durham trainer can score with Dalaram and Farlington, the latter holding
I see York City have withdrawn their planning application to redevelop Huntington Stadium on the grounds it is not a suitable alternative. As I understand it the position regarding the redevelopment of Bootham Crescent is that, in the words of the City
YORK City's supporters will be able to celebrate the club's long-term stay at Bootham Crescent by marching to next Saturday's home game against Mansfield Town together. All Minstermen fans are urged to meet in Bootham Row at 2pm where the celebratory
A POSSIBLE future ground-share of Bootham Crescent between York City FC and York City Knights RLFC has not been ruled out by either club. However, no talks on the issue have been held and the Evening Press belie-ves there is little likelihood of the clubs
I DISAGREE with Coun Paul Blanchard, ('Morally bankrupt', February 2). At no time during Iraqgate did France say it would not support a second resolution under any circumstances. Jaques Chirac, to his credit, said: "Tonight we will not support this resolution
YORK'S pensioners need to act now against the threat of impoverishment later this year. The Liberal Democrat leader of the City of York moots rises in council tax of between ten per cent and 12 per cent for the next financial year. Why, when the Labour
THREE very different things this week amazed me. 1. The new Norwich Union car park at Monks Cross is obviously too small. There are cars parked on the roadside all the way between the two roundabouts. Bags of planning there! 2. The Arcade at Haxby had
INSTEAD of reflecting on the nightmares of the past, York City's supporters can now start dreaming about the future. That was the message this week from club director Jason McGill - the man chiefly responsible for Project Gold which has delivered a long-term
Now that Viking god Odin. He's the one that put the vin in divinity. He was more grape and spillage than rape and pillage. Viking folklore tells us he had nothing for sustenance except wine. I guess he must have had some serious liver problems but perhaps
STEPHEN LEWIS trains as a Viking warrior ahead of the Jorvik Viking Festival which starts on Friday. THERE'S nothing like inspiring a man with confidence to turn him into a fighter. And Ranulf's pre-battle pep-talk does nothing like inspire me with confidence
Fancy hosting a Viking feast? CHRIS TITLEY finds out what might be on the menu. THINK Vikings and food, and an image comes to mind of a bearded warrior tearing into a hunk of beef with his teeth before chucking the bone over his shoulder. They come across
Villeneuve arrive in York today aiming for a hat-trick of Cup triumphs at Huntington Stadium. The Leopards, the French champions, come on the back of a 22-6 defeat of Lezignan last week. However, that was only their fourth win in nine games of a turbulent
COACH Richard Agar hopes his white Knights won't draw a 'blanc' after shuffling his pack for tomorrow's visit of Villeneuve. Mark Cain replaces the omitted Damien Reed at centre, while the other change to the starting line-up has been enforced as loose-forward
THE patchy support network for York and North Yorkshire families struggling with employment, housing or family law cases is revealed in a new report. The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) claims the Government's flagship modernisation of the legal aid system
ATTACK victim Doug Unwin is encouraging other sufferers of violent crime in west York to join him at a public meeting to discuss the issue. York MP Hugh Bayley was prompted to organise a meeting after Mr Unwin visited him to discuss his ordeal and find
YORK City's supporters will be able to celebrate the club's long-term stay at Bootham Crescent by marching to next Saturday's home game against Mansfield Town together. All Minstermen fans are urged to meet in Bootham Row at 2pm where the celebratory
RESIDENTS were celebrating today after a mobile phone company agreed not to site a 40ft mast in the heart of their York community. Selby MP John Grogan revealed today that O2 has agreed to withdraw its application to put a mast at the junction of Heslington
Nestl Rowntree sprinter Jess Taylor was the surprise winner at the North of England indoor championships with a silver medal. The 15-year-old runner finished second in the 200metres senior final behind England international Bernice Williams at the new
POLICE have confirmed that a body found alongside a slip road on the A64 is that of missing York man, Peter Garrick. Mr Garrick, 65, went missing from his home in North Street on Monday, January 26. A post-mortem examination confirmed that he died from
COACH Richard Agar hopes his white Knights won't draw a 'blanc' after shuffling his pack for tomorrow's visit of Villeneuve. Mark Cain replaces the omitted Damien Reed at centre, while the other change to the starting line-up has been enforced as loose-forward
Now that Viking god Odin. He's the one that put the vin in divinity. He was more grape and spillage than rape and pillage. Viking folklore tells us he had nothing for sustenance except wine. I guess he must have had some serious liver problems but perhaps
