IN their top-of-the-table Yorkshire Two encounter Pocklington were eventually well beaten 43-8 by their powerful Sheffield Tigers visitors. Tigers fielded a star-studded line-up packed with overseas imports and ex-Premiership players, including three
YORK RI RUFC gave a rousing second half display, giving Yorkshire Three promotion-chasing Roundhegians the fright of their lives at New Lane. RI eventually fell nine points short of what would have been a remarkable victory, losing 26-17. The game started
INDISCIPLINED Harrogate plunged deeper into the National Two relegation mire as they stuttered and stumbled to a third successive defeat. Their 42-10 loss at fellow strugglers Esher leaves them seven points from safety. With time fast running out Harrogate
Attempts to revamp the Barbican and build hundreds of homes at Derwenthorpe look no nearer seeing the light of day. Now a giant wheel has got protesters in a spin. Political Reporter Dan Jones looks at the changing face of York planning applications.
A LEADING retail figure whose dynamism has won him widespread admiration within the industry has lent his weight to McArthurGlen which boasts a 115-store centre in York. The designer outlet centre has appointed former Selfridges chief Vittorio Radice
YORK-based housebuilder Persimmon today reported record profits. Persimmons plc, the parent company of Fulford-based Persimmon Yorkshire, said pre-tax profits in the year to December 31 had risen 33 per cent to £470.4 million, despite what it described
THE sounds of the Sahara had a York audience of adults and children on their feet dancing to austere melodies and intricate rhythms. This music, dubbed desert blues, was created by nine Tuareg musicians from Timbuktu, in the African republic of Mali.
JUST as councillors are rejecting the temporary big wheel because of the effects of flooding (February 24), Fulford Friends campaigning against the Connaught Court development are also concerned about flooding. The proposal for Connaught Court, if it
I find it astonishing how much fuss is made about the bit of wet snow we have experienced over last week. The gritters were blasted for, heaven forbid, a covering of snow one morning still on the roads when people were driving to work. From what I saw
WITHIN minutes of leaving Downing Street to discuss the Government's plans for dealing with terrorists (February 18), Michael Howard was subsequently shed in a bad light as coming away "empty-handed". Two fundamental principles were at stake: the need
A NEW campaign was launched today to tackle the "hidden crime" of domestic violence and abuse in York and North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police chiefs have announced how they will work with other groups to help the victims of violence in the home and
PATIENTS at York Hospital's accident and emergency department have spent less time waiting for treatment, according to an independent health watchdog. A survey by the Healthcare Commission has revealed that 93 per cent of patients said they were seen
Heworth climbed out of the re-election zone in National Conference League division two for the first time since October with a wonderful 30-6 win at Cottingham. The result saw the Villagers leapfrog both Huddersfield Sharks, who were not in action, and
YORK Acorn got their promotion push back on the rails with an excellent 34-16 win at Millom, effectively ending the Cumbrian side's own slim chances of getting into the top three. It was Millom's first game at their Devonshire Road ground of 2005 but
SHAUN Derry, Leeds United's match-winner against his favourite opponents West Ham, has set a target of eight more victories to have a chance of reaching the play-offs. That would give Leeds 74 points and Derry believes it could be enough to see him taking
YORK City manager Billy McEwan insists that no player will leave the club for less than their transfer market value under his reign, writes Dave Flett. McEwan is hoping to develop youngsters' careers at KitKat Crecsent in the same manner that he did those
A PEDESTRIAN was killed when a car hit her as she was on a pelican crossing and flung her 30 yards into the central reservation. The woman and a man were walking across the eastbound carriageway of Hull Road, in York, at about 8.20pm yesterday, when they
YORK City Knights coach Mick Cook declared "I just hate getting beat" after watching his side fall to a late drop goal at Featherstone Rovers. The Knights had fought back from 12-0 and 20-12 down yesterday to draw level at 20-20 with 17 minutes remaining
YORK City Knights coach Mick Cook declared "I just hate getting beat" after watching his side fall to a late drop goal at Featherstone Rovers. The Knights had fought back from 12-0 and 20-12 down yesterday to draw level at 20-20 with 17 minutes remaining
A GRITTY forward performance helped York RUFC keep their promotion prospects alive with an 18-3 win over rivals Northern at Clifton Park. Tries from lock Brad Macdonald and winger Rob Kama gave York a vital victory and kept them in second spot in Durham
SELBY RUFC delivered the victory they so desperately needed with a narrow 18-15 Yorkshire One victory over old rivals Pontefract. Experienced flanker Duncan Phillips was the hero of the day for the Sandhill Laners with a brace of tries. They trailed to
Monday, February 28, 2005 100 years ago: The diminutive dog which was appearing at the York Opera House in the current show had an adventure while in town. Coming out into the street, the clever little animal was picked up by an enormous mastiff which
YORK City manager Billy McEwan insists that no player will leave the club for less than their transfer market value under his reign, writes Dave Flett. McEwan is hoping to develop youngsters' careers at KitKat Crecsent in the same manner that he did those
YORK Acorn got their promotion push back on the rails with an excellent 34-16 win at Millom, effectively ending the Cumbrian side's own slim chances of getting into the top three. It was Millom's first game at their Devonshire Road ground of 2005 but
SIXTY years ago, on the night of March 3, 1945, fighter pilots of Hitler's Luftwaffe staged a last stand in the skies of Yorkshire. Nazi Germany was only weeks away from surrender after nearly six years of war; the death camps, such as Auschwitz, had
YORK-based suppliers of audio visual equipment have won recognition for their work. Saville Audio Visual was voted Best Conference Equipment Supplier for the second year at the Meetings & Incentive Travel Industry Awards, staged at the London Hilton
WORKERS at the British Sugar factory in York have voiced concerns that reforms in their industry could spell job cuts and plant closures. John Greenway, the Tory MP for Ryedale, visited the factory and pledged his support for a campaign to promote the
York rider Robert Winston, who is on the bookies' shortlist to replace the departed Kieren Fallon as number-one jockey to Sir Michael Stoute, has the opportunity to further underline his talents at Lingfield tomorrow. He looks set for victory aboard Whinhill
IT would not please Ellen MacArthur to know her recent record round-the-world sailing achievement has been turned into an excuse for bashing France by Evening Press readers. First it was Andrew Fair (Letters, February 11) declaring how good it was to
I read with interest the letters from Colin Henson and Patricia Ford, (Evening Press, February 18), suggesting that Prince Charles should be unable to claim the throne. Now is the time to have a legitimate debate the obvious irregularity of having a twice-married
Mr Flanagan (Letters, February 25) is correct. I am one of the people in the photograph (Why do we need one of these?' February 15th) and I do not live on the Straylands-Woodlands route (though other people in the photograph do). It is also true that
FURTHER to your report "Gum Blast" (February 23), how typical of York Labour MP Hugh Bayley to demand manufacturers fund cleaning up the gobs of gum deposited everywhere in our modern society. Not a mention of the responsibility of those who indulge in
RECENT scientific studies have found our use of fossil fuels is changing the world's climate much more rapidly than previously predicted. Our carbon dioxide emissions have also been found to be acidifying the world's oceans, posing a major threat to marine
YORK City Knights' year-long jinx over Featherstone ended at Post Office Road yesterday, but it wasn't for the want of trying. Mick Cook's men fell to a late sucker punch from Rovers stand-off Josh Weeden with four minutes left of the Northern Rail Cup
HARRY Houdini is alive and well and living in my back bedroom. No, honestly he is. He has decided to ditch the 'tache and the manly muscles in favour of pink pyjamas and a shock of blonde dandelion fluff hair, but it's him all the same, or at least some
A FORMER manager of a York cinema stole nearly £30,000 of its takings over four months a court heard. Senior staff at the former Warner Village cinema - now Vue cinema - at Clifton Moor, were already unhappy about Stuart James Marshall's poor attendance
AMBITIOUS plans to reclaim contaminated land in York to build more than 300 houses and create office space have got the green light from councillors, while a father's plea to be rehoused during the next phase of the project have fallen on deaf ears. Alastair
THE man wanting to redevelop York's Barbican site claimed today it was difficult to see what protesters hope to achieve with their legal challenge to the scheme. Andrew Cossins, managing director of Barbican Venture, was speaking after the Save Our Barbican
FAMILIES were remembering lost relatives today as they marked the fourth anniversary of the Selby rail crash. Ten men died on February 28, 2001, when a GNER express train and a freightliner train were in collision shortly before 6am at Great Heck. The
A SHOCKED motorist told today how he was hit by a London congestion charge - despite not going near the capital since 2002. Keith Turner, from Acomb, York, was ordered to pay £344 and threatened with the bailiffs after traffic officials accused him of
YORK heritage bosses have applauded a new police graffiti-busting campaign that urges people to "turn in a tagger". Rewards of up to £1,000 have been offered to residents who can bring taggers - vandals who mark distinctive "signatures" on buildings -
A MAN who risked his life diving into a river to rescue a woman has received an award for his bravery. John Wray swam 200 yards through the seven-foot deep river in darkness and pouring rain to save the woman from drowning. Now John, of Tadcaster, has
WALK down almost any York street and you will be confronted by graffiti. Our wonderful buildings, riverside views and elegant parks are all defaced by spray paint. Some consider graffiti to be spontaneous street art. But the "tags" we featured in Saturday's
DIVISION one side York St John's College provided the shock result in the Leeper Hare York and District Football League Senior Cup. They knocked out premier division Kartiers after a nail-biting penalty shoot-out. Paul Taylor gave the Selby-based side
IN the Reserve League Cup, holders Dringhouses were given a real fright by Reserve 'D' side LNER Builders, a side three divisions below them. Builders' goalkeeper Paul Green kept his side in the game with an excellent performance but could do nothing
MATTY Howgate fired in a nine-minute hat-trick for Tadcaster Albion to demolish Staveley Miners Welfare 4-0 in one of the only games to survive the wintry weekend weather. The 19-year-old striker found the net in the 24th, 30th and 33rd minutes to do
STILLINGTON kept alive their faint hopes of avoiding relegation from Leeper Hare York and District Football league division two when they won 3-2 at Civil Service - their first away win of the season. The home side took the lead inside three minutes through
IDA Mary Goodrick's tirade against modern cooks who shun wooden spoons in favour of food processors has drawn a heartfelt response from York cook Ann Cruickshank. This is happening, she says, "because the nation cannot cook, never mind bake". "I am of
