STILL gorgeous after all these years! Former players from the Corner House pub's infamous Sunday morning football team were reunited for a big get together at their old base in Burton Stone Lane. The lads are virtually unrecognisable from the fresh-faced
COUNCILLOR Blanchard is obviously a councillor and prospective parliamentary candidate who, to further his political ambitions, is prepared to toe the party line - certainly after his comments about ID cards (Letters, December 30). The Government would
WE talk of identity cards. For as long as I can remember, a mysterious set of numbers has appeared on much of my incoming mail. Two years ago my circumstances altered and, almost immediately, I noticed the numbers had changed. I have also received birthday
WHAT a misery R Mellen is (Letters, December 12). How dare he call a nice group of youths at his door "a sorry looking gaggle". What's wrong with them singing We Wish You Merry Christmas to him, even if they weren't in tune? And what a cheek to criticise
SELBY will have to put aside thoughts of reaching the quarter-finals of the Intermediate Cup as they look to accumulate much needed league points in 2005. The club will forget about its massive away clash with South Leicester next week and concentrate
Bill Hearld's lament that we spend so much money on war rather than helping victims of disasters, famine and disease (January 4) is particularly appropriate in the case of Indonesia. Under New Labour Britain has sold £375 million worth of arms to Indonesia
NORTH 2 East leaders Westoe visit Malton and Norton at the Gannock as the East Yorkshire side kick off the second half of their league campaign. Led by former Newcastle Falcon Richard Arnold, the South Shields side have taken a healthy lead at the top
It is nice to see our prime minister has returned from his holiday to assure us everything is being done to help the victims of the disaster in Asia. Also that he was organising everything from a distance and he was solely in charge, although he did delegate
Mike Holden asks if anyone else has as much respect for RAF pilots as he does? I do. Perhaps Mr. Holden isn't quite up to speed on the history of the moans and groans people in and around the York area have always indulged in regarding the RAF and its
Friday, January 7, 2005 100 years ago: Consternation was caused in Scarborough by the rumour that the North Pier had been demolished during the night, and not surprisingly the North Side was visited by thousands of spectators in the morning. It soon became
YORK City loan signing Jon Maloney has admitted he would consider a permanent move to Bootham Crescent. Maloney will be out of contract at Doncaster Rovers at the end of the season and is currently behind fellow centre-backs Steve Foster, Mark Albrighton
THE families of York City's 1955 FA Cup semi-final heroes George Howe and Sam McNab are being sought. Supporters' Trust member Graham Bradbury is hoping to invite relations from both players to the March 30 golden anniversary celebration dinner at York
Next week is Dr David Hope's last as Archbishop of York. He will be packing his bags and heading off to St Margaret's Church, Ilkley, where he is to be the new parish priest. He spoke to STEPHEN LEWIS. CHURCH business waits for no man. There is still
THOSE with hands at the tiller of businesses in York and North Yorkshire are cautiously sailing "steady as you go" through slightly choppier waters into 2005, their spinnakers still billowing from last year's winds of fortune. That's the nautical view
some major firms in the region were brimming with confidence for 2005. Rapidly-expanding CPP - Card Protection Plan - in Holgate Park, York, expects growth to continue throughout this year. The international provider of assistance products and services
A FAST-EXPANDING North Yorkshire construction firm has been given the go-ahead to start work on a £10 million mixed development scheme on the former rolling mills site at Neepsend in Sheffield. Planners have approved the scheme by S Harrison Developments
SHARES in a lucrative commercial property in York have been snapped up by clients of Swinton-based Capital and Investment Brokers. The firm identified the building on the city's Science Park as an investment opportunity for its clients after working on
Tim Hornsby, talent-spotting manager of Fibbers, issues his New Year report on the health of the York music scene. I haven't felt particularly inspired to write a yearly review for quite some years but this time it needed doing. At the start of 2005,
CURTIS Stigers will play Pocklington Arts Centre on February 17, and this will be a date with Stigers in jazz rather than pop mode. Having taken a detour into international pop stardom, he has returned to his first love, jazz music, to record three albums
AMBITION. Independent spirit. Vision. Technical daredevilry. Howard Hughes had them all, and so does film auteur Martin Scorsese, whose tribute to the eccentric, womanising, pioneering, high-flying billionaire industrialist presents him as a populist
THE future of a York fashion store was thrown into doubt today after the company went into administration. About 300 jobs are believed to be at risk nationally, after efforts by the 70-strong Pilot Clothing chain to seek a financial lifeline were thwarted
DELIGHTED dog owner Ronda Morritt is throwing a party to celebrate the return of Tilly the terrier - after eight months Relieved Ronda, who runs a farm near Stamford Bridge, is throwing the "pooch party" for all Tilly's four-legged friends, and even plans
THE future of some of Yorkshire's most popular country shows could be threatened by Government plans to "tax" large outdoor events, according to show organisers. The general secretary of Ryedale Show, Peter Woodall, called the plans "crazy", adding: "
THE highlight of this weekend's angling match action sees the finale of the closely contested Yorkshire Winter League, which moves to the Ouse above York between Hunters Lodge and Linton and Ouse and from Thorpe Underwood to Widdington. The largely York-based
THE Treasury has been condemned for treating York City "unfairly" by forcing the cash-strapped football club to pay back 63 per cent of its debts. Other clubs going into administration, including Leicester City and Darlington, have been allowed to get
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers' tenure in the top division of York John Smith's Sunday Morning Football League is hanging by a thread after they handed belated Christmas presents to Severus. John Lake was the main benefactor as he hit a hat-trick in the 5-1 win
YORK charities fear they will be made "homeless" when their valuable city centre premises are sold off. The York Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) is to sell its Community House offices to pay for the redevelopment of another of its properties. But
SCUNTHORPE United winger Lee Featherstone could be the man to get injury-hit Harrogate Town out of a sticky spot ahead of Saturday's home match against Lancaster City. The left-sided player was odds-on to sign a month-long loan deal last night to stand
PENSIONERS and council tenants are facing a "double whammy" tax and rent blow as city leaders struggle to balance the books. Citizen's representatives have hit out at budget plans which could hit the elderly and vulnerable people on benefits the hardest
WHEN Zara Sutton tried to dye her hair, she never imagined the result would be anything like this. The dye left her face and head swollen and blotchy, and 15-year-old Zara will need to take steroids and anti-histamine drugs to reduce the swelling. Within
SIX-YEAR-OLD Abigail Anson drew this image of her family weeping for the dead after watching the Asian tsunami disaster on television. The little girl from Alne, near Easingwold, is one of thousands of local children who have struggled to understand the
THE total raised by York Aid for the tsunami disaster has reached £28,766 - helped by a £10,000 donation from The Shepherd Building Group to help rebuild the lives of communities. The company, which has offices in Fulford, made the generous gift following
WHEN vital statistics show that a third of all BMW United Kingdom sales are diesels, and that a sixth of all BMW sales are convertibles, then it seems pretty obvious that there should be a marriage of sorts. And that is what is happening, a coupling that
ELEGANCE and oomph meet head-on in the new Audi A6 Avant, which is destined to become a firm choice with discerning estate buyers when it goes on sale here in March. This large, upmarket estate can now be ordered from dealerships, ready for delivery in
IT's official, as the biggest buyer of Renaultsport cars, the UK loves Renaultsport. Especially Clio ones, with more Clio Renaultsport's sold in the first eight months of last year than were sold in the whole of 2003, and that was a record year itself
Alex Lloyd chases away the January blues with a dose of funk. I DON'T know about you, but the January blues have already descended on my neck of the woods. Cold dark nights, New Year's resolutions demanding abstinence a nun would be proud of and nothing
FOLLOWING the latest outburst by Viv Busby against the younger players following the dire game against Burton Albion, one has to consider whether the threat of the dole is directed against the right people? While admitting that some of the younger players
YORK City delivered another defeat and another woeful performance against Scarborough at Bootham Crescent. The City board have said we need gates of 2,000-plus to survive. I predict the next home game will be less than 1,500, I know I won't be there and
FURTHER to my letter of December 12 concerning York City, I had been considering ending it by noting that given Saturday's performance York might be more in need of an undertaker than a caretaker manager. The run of results over the Christmas and New
WHY are York City allowed to get away with switching home games from Bank Holidays to nights to avoid paying the police extra money? Recently, Yeading had to switch their FA Cup tie with Newcastle to an alternative venue, mainly due to safety reasons,
THERE have been letters in the Evening Press criticising Viv Busby and Chris Brass concerning their management of York City - unfairly in my opinion. The shocking financial position they had inherited from the disgraceful actions of Bootham Crescent Holdings
BAD news is coming in twos for York's pensioners and council tenants. As city leaders struggle to balance the books, an elderly council tenant is in the worst position of all - facing rises in their bills for rent and council tax. Such increases always
GO down the stairs and follow the leaf-lined road to the wooded wonderland of the Barber Studio, normally a rehearsal room but here transformed into a playhouse for Pinocchio. Wood is everywhere in Emma Williams's design: at the centre is a tree with
Introducing... the new season at the Grand Opera House, York. CINDERELLA has left town, and the Grand Opera House is preparing for a very busy 2005. The forecast is for 306 shows this year; 183 of them - 60 per cent - are confirmed, the rest are penciled
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers' tenure in the top division of York John Smith's Sunday Morning Football League is hanging by a thread after they handed belated Christmas presents to Severus. John Lake was the main benefactor as he hit a hat-trick in the 5-1 win
SCUNTHORPE United winger Lee Featherstone could be the man to get injury-hit Harrogate Town out of a sticky spot ahead of Saturday's home match against Lancaster City. The left-sided player was odds-on to sign a month-long loan deal last night to stand
SCARBOROUGH coach Nicky Henry is looking for his side to build on the double success over York City when Forest Green visit the McCain Stadium. It is a game where Boro could do their North Yorkshire neighbours a big favour but Henry said: "I am not interested
THE increase in admission charges to York Minster once again raises the controversy about paying to enter a church. To be greeted kiosks is hardly a welcome gesture. It actually undermines the very purpose of the Minster, which was built to be a missionary
I was interested to learn of a proposed "referendum" whereby the local council was asking my views on council tax ('It's just too much', Letters January 3). This household did not receive any voting papers on this, so obviously council cash has been wasted
YORK will try to get back to winning ways in Durham and Northumberland One on Saturday when they travel to Hartlepool. Following the Clifton Park side's 22-7 reverse to league leaders Percy Park last time out, the Hartlepool clash becomes a must-win game
IF any of your readers or their relatives served with Halifax bomber unit No 640 Squadron, Leconfield, during 1944 to 1945, I should love to hear from them. Bill Norman, 23a Thames Avenue, Guisborough, Cleveland TS14 8AE. E-mail: billnorman1@aol.com Updated
I love children, but I hate buggies on buses. Will First York give a ruling about the transport of buggies on the buses? I have a bruised left foot caused by one of these buggies being wheeled over it. A buggy was wheeled to the aisle by a man who could
I was amazed to read that the Women's Institute has taken serious offence to the Little Britain TV show's portrayal of their members as homophobic racists. Far from protecting the image of Women's Institute members they have made themselves look like
I AM looking forward to seeing Jane McDonald at the Grand Opera House on February 1. Since the Barbican closed I never thought we would get great concerts ever again. Suggestions were made to the fan club secretary about the Opera House and, great news
On behalf of Carecent I pass on our appreciation of the gifts recently received from various groups and individuals. Although we know the sources of some, many were anonymous so this is the only way we can thank them. With the items received it was possible
YORK City caretaker boss Viv Busby is considering a change of formation ahead of Saturday's trip to Stevenage Borough (3pm). Busby is hoping to improve a defensive record that has seen his side ship 16 goals in their last five matches and looks set to
STEVENAGE Borough are expected to be without one of the Conference's in-form hit men for York City's first-ever visit to Broadhall Way tomorrow. Former Doncaster Rovers striker Dino Maamria had scored five goals in five games before limping out of the
THE Treasury has been condemned for treating York City "unfairly" by forcing the cash-strapped football club to pay back 63 per cent of its debts. Other clubs going into administration, including Leicester City and Darlington, have been allowed to get
PAUL Garthwaite, the bass player in the house band for the York Theatre Royal pantomime, will not be taking a rest this weekend. Rather than enjoying a day off from Sleeping Beauty on Sunday, he will swap the pit for the shop floor at Borders in Davygate
THANKS to knock-down airline prices and the proximity of Leeds Bradford Airport, we spent Christmas in Venice. Bliss! No Christmas tree to buy, no turkey, nuts, fruit, pudding and so forth. Think about it and reflect. Now, if you have noted the shortest
YORK householders have overwhelmingly rejected proposals to introduce residents-only parking outside their homes. But Fishergate councillor Andy D'Agorne has accused traffic chiefs of wasting money on a "flawed" consultation exercise. Residents were asked
PARENTS have given a cautious welcome to Government plans to give babies a third injection to protect them against deadly meningitis. Youngsters already get a series of jabs against up to nine diseases including diphtheria, tetanus and polio in their
DETAILED plans have been submitted for a Morrison's supermarket which would bring 350 new jobs to York. Planners at City of York Council have received plans for a 82,000 sq ft Morrison's supermarket which are part of a massive 14-acre multi-million pound
YORK will try to get back to winning ways in Durham and Northumberland One on Saturday when they travel to Hartlepool. Following the Clifton Park side's 22-7 reverse to league leaders Percy Park last time out, the Hartlepool clash becomes a must-win game
SIX-YEAR-OLD Abigail Anson drew this image of her family weeping for the dead after watching the Asian tsunami disaster on television. The little girl from Alne, near Easingwold, is one of thousands of local children who have struggled to understand the
YORK City caretaker boss Viv Busby is considering a change of formation ahead of Saturday's trip to Stevenage Borough (3pm). Busby is hoping to improve a defensive record that has seen his side ship 16 goals in their last five matches and looks set to
YORK church leaders are sending £100,000 to help aid efforts in the countries hit by the tsunami disaster. The Diocese of York, the Church of England organisation stretching from the Tees to the Humber and from the east coast to the A1, is making the
DUNNINGTON-based supermarket group Costcutter has donated £65,000-worth of aid to the national tsunami appeal. The company, which has more than 85 stores across the country, is sending desperately-needed products such as baby milk, food rice and toiletries
A YORK man holidaying in stricken Thailand today told of his relief as it emerged a fully-booked plane may have saved his life. Stephen Bailey planned to catch an earlier flight from Bangkok to paradise beach resort Phuket on the day of the Asian underwater
When tackling the New Year bulge, the obvious place to start is your diet; but don't abandon essential food groups. "What you leave in your diet is more important than what you take out," says York dietician Vickie Brenchley. "It is important to drink
TO most Westerners, Siberia remains distant, a place notorious for the horror of Stalin's prison camps. Officially disbanded in 1960, the legacy of the gulag persists, and today the camps house around one million prisoners who still do forced labour.
JUST who does York City's caretaker manager Viv Busby think he is? Supporters have been through enough without having to suffer him. Yet again he has chosen to criticise the young players after another miserable defeat. This is disgusting. Players such
I CANNOT believe that Viv Busby has had yet another go at York City's youngsters. It's bad enough that he keeps the best four (Lev Yalcin, Bryan Stewart, David Stockdale and Graeme Law) out of the team, but to castigate the others when he consistently
COUNTY shows are a popular and enduring part of regional life, a major agricultural and historical tradition. They are part of the fabric of the community, letting the country display what it does best and has always done. They are a cause of pride to
