NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC will have to repeat their giant-killing acts of last season to progress in the Tetley's Yorkshire Cup after being given a plum tie in the third round. The Pennine League division one side, who were handed passage through the
Heartbroken mum Sue Walker's son, Danny Adams, died after collapsing only yards from their Acomb home after a night out drinking in April. Here she lends her support to the police campaign to stamp out binge drinking. "If this makes just one person stop
Three trainee solicitors at Harrowell Shaftoe, the York-based practice, are celebrating having qualified and becoming permanent solicitors at the firm. Kerrie Baker and David Sears will specialise in personal injury law while Ken Armour will join the
THERE'S a happy head-to- head battle going on within Cicada Public Relations Ltd in Harrogate - and the outcome is all about PRide. Cicada has been shortlisted for three PRide Awards by the Institute of Public Relations Yorkshire and Lincolnshire group
THE York Society of Chartered Accountants is highlighting that from January 1 next year HM Revenue & Customs local offices will no longer accept tax and National Insurance payments over the counter. Keith Ward, the society's president, said: "Taxpayers
YOUR report 'Royal Mail car parking anger' (September 21) was very interesting My wife was also turned away by the Royal Mail when she went to collect a parcel so I can well understand the anger and indignation of Rita Willis when she too was barred from
REGARDING your report on the U-turn on council tax (September 17), is it me or has it not dawned on anyone that we are paying for the services we receive, ie waste collection fire police etc. Why should this be based on the price of your house? Some people
FORMER Conservative councillor John Galvin's letter, claiming to be looking forward to the next local elections is the equivalent of the dodo awaiting confirmation from the Royal Society that it is extinct. When residents vote in 2007, it will be to give
THE rail incident was another tragic one involving road and rail, but to criticise the British Transport Police is wholly unfair. The force is independent of the civil police, specialising in policing railways throughout the country, yet officers are
FOR nearly half a century, Muriel Jefferson has done everything a mother could do for her daughter, and so much more. Susan has severe physical and mental disabilities. Looking after her is an arduous, relentless and lonely task. So the Hebden Rise Day
TODAY the National Railway Museum turned 30. The attraction has adopted a low-key approach to the anniversary: no disco on the Duchess of Hamilton, no buffet on the Bullet, not even a round of postman's knock on the Pullman. So we shall go loco on their
What we need is a bloody good war. We could all spend our nights in air-raid shelters, rough army blankets over our shoulders, singing songs of defiance and fretting alongside neighbours or even perfect strangers. Perhaps that would bring us all back
THE father of a York mechanic found suffocated with a bin liner over his head said today they were baffled by his death. An inquest heard that Michael Torres, of Salisbury Terrace, Leeman Road, was not deemed to have taken his own life - but mystery surrounds
IT'S partly made of straw and will even recycle its own rainwater - this is the future of City of York Council's commercial services department, and it is set to land in the city in only 12 months. The largest environmentally- friendly office building
YORK City could be celebrating a late goal rather than cursing one at Tamworth tonight according to former loan striker Darren Mansaram. The Minstermen have conceded four goals in the final five minutes of matches this season at a cost of five points
YORK City boss Billy McEwan will not sacrifice his footballing principles in the pursuit of points this season. McEwan is expecting an "ugly" encounter against a physical and direct Tamworth side at the Lamb Ground tonight but emphasised that the Minstermen
YORK Hospital is on track to reduce cases of deadly super bug MRSA. Health chiefs said today that only 26 patients contracted the disease in their bloodstream during 2004/2005, compared to 38 patients the year before. A new report compiled by the infection
YORK City Knights have pulled off a major coup ahead of their first assault on LHF National League One by signing Phil Hasty from Hull KR. The speedy scrum-half swept the board in the Robins' Player of the Year awards last season and is a big fans' favourite
"YORK is suffering from a high level of antisocial behaviour and late-night violence - much of it fuelled by alcohol." These are the words of the city's top policeman - Chief Superintendent Tim Madgwick - who has for the first time publicly acknowledged
SELBY Town will be looking for revenge when Harrogate Railway visit Flaxley Road tonight. Railway triumphed 3-1 in the first fixture between the clubs earlier this month but Selby assistant-manager Gary Cygan believes the hosts can win an evenly-matched
It's my big chance. My window of opportunity. To make big bucks, to get invited to swish cocktail parties where I could wear silk gowns and rub shoulders with influential media types (who would all be vying to get me on to TV chat shows). All I have to
YORK City boss Billy McEwan will not sacrifice his footballing principles in the pursuit of points this season. McEwan is expecting an "ugly" encounter against a physical and direct Tamworth side at the Lamb Ground tonight but emphasised that the Minstermen
Saturday, October 1, 2005 100 years ago William Ward, market gardener, of Cliffe, near Selby, was summoned for having in his possession, for use for trade, an unjust weight. Inspector H Johnston said he examined a weight, which was being used in the York
Thursday, September 29, 2005 100 years ago The inmates of the York Workhouse were given a substantial tea, through the generosity of Miss Ingham, of Poppleton Hall. The occasion arose through the trip of the old people to Poppleton, given by Captain Grace
YORK City Knights have pulled off a major coup ahead of their first assault on LHF National League One by signing Phil Hasty from Hull KR. The speedy scrum-half swept the board in the Robins' Player of the Year awards last season and is a big fans' favourite
Sam's Secret may finally find opportunity knocking in the European Breeders' Fund Classified Stakes at Newcastle. Jeremy Glover's filly is still a maiden, despite several near misses, including on her last two starts at York and Redcar. Sam's Secret is
NORWICH Union Life and the University of York were today celebrating being jointly awarded Cares Company Team Of The Year. The accolade was announced at the regional Business in the Community (BITC) awards ceremony at Leeds United Football Club. The Yorkshire
A NEW building which will house a Costcutter supermarket in Acomb, York, is up for auction at a guide price of between £390,000 and £400,000. Whoever bids for the freehold will yield £22,500 in rent from the expanding supermarket chain, which will be
ENGINEERS from Harrogate-based Switched Reluctance Drives have helped to develop a simple way of recovering energy on all types of motorised vehicle. The firm, which has joined researchers from Coventry and Sheffield for the project, claims the 'free
IN response to the recent "chaos" caused by the parking of motor- homes close to the residents' houses on Knavesmire Crescent, I offer the view of one of the motor-home owners who attended the show. It seems City of York Council had only allowed one entrance
I RECENTLY had the pleasure of bumping into Paul Willey in York's city centre, where he was working. Imagine my delight on reading the Evening Press has given this engaging personality his own monthly column - The word On The Street, September 23). Congratulations
I WRITE in response to your report about the accident at Rillington rail accident (September 17), and Mr Bastin's letter (September 21). Since privatisation of the railways, the BT Police seem to decide when a line should be re-opened to traffic. It is
I RESPOND to Mr Bastin's letter about the fatal rail crash on the York-Scarborough line as a passenger involeved on the train, along with my daughter, and I have nothing but praise for the way things were handled. From the paramedic who checked me, the
I AGREE with Jacqueline Anderson about motorists with only one working headlight which hinders vision and visibility (Letters, September 19). They seem to be content to wait until the next MOT or for the police to stop them, whichever is the sooner. More
IN response to 'Hospital piffle' from Elizabeth Harris (Letters, September 21), she didn't read Jo Haywood's column properly. Jo is funny, and gives me a laugh every week. So keep up the good work Jo, and continue to amuse me with tales about your kids
I HAVE just received a leaflet on recycling from City of York Council and note that the Beckfield Lane tip, which is the only comprehensive point for recycling in the west of the city, is only open on weekdays between September and April from 5 to pm.
SO it's farewell Billy Whizz. Jason Robinson, the man who maximised the cross-code traffic from rugby league to rugby union, has decided to call an end to his international patrol of scything through rival defences at high-octane speed. Leeds-born Robinson's
THERE was no multi-million pound advertising campaign, no star-studded launch at Harvey Nicks or double-page spreads in celebrity magazines to mark the arrival of Maxine Gordon perfume. It came through the post in a brown box. Inside was a simple, dark
TAXI customers are being hit by higher fares because improvement work at York station is causing traffic chaos, say cab drivers. They claim work on the station's entrance and taxi rank has led to meters clocking up costs for passengers as taxis queue
MORE than 50 police officers will win recognition tomorrow for their work in catching quadruple killer Mark Hobson. North Yorkshire Chief Constable Della Cannings will present awards to the team involved in one of Britain's biggest manhunts, following
LIFE begins at 50 ... and more than 70 events are being packed into a nine-day festival in York to prove just that. York's 50+Festival is in full swing with the aim of celebrating older people's "wealth of talent, skills, interests, artistic and musical
A MOTHER-of-two has hit out at City of York Council for failing to respond to two years' of complaints about problems with her home. Cracked walls, loose tiles, a mouldy sink and a boiler which has not been serviced for two years have been causing Sally
WHILE City of York I and II were involved in a pre-season tournament, the club's third team got off to a winning start in Yorkshire League division one. They came away from Lincoln II with a 4-2 victory with two of the goals from newcomer Mark Potterton
Cygnet 'C' team's Roz Kerr included a maximum for 23 in the pairs with Lynda Kennelly as they kept up the pressure on the leaders in York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division one. Kerr and Carole Layne had both clocked 23s in the singles as they
BUS bosses today scotched rumours surrounding the health of the driver whose vehicle crashed into a York house last week. Chiefs at First today confirmed that the driver of the bus, which partially demolished the house in Lawrence Street, had passed a
UP TO 800 new jobs could be created in York after plans were announced to invest nearly £3 million in the city's science economy. The four-year funding programme for the Science City York (SCY) initiative was revealed by Professor Tony Robards, who is
YESTERDAY we revealed where a dog can be found in York Minster - carved upon the tomb of William Thomson, Archbishop of York between 1862 and 1890. It turns out that he was one of our more colourful archbishops. John Robson, a Minster guide, tells us
YORK City could be celebrating a late goal rather than cursing one at Tamworth tonight according to former loan striker Darren Mansaram. The Minstermen have conceded four goals in the final five minutes of matches this season at a cost of five points
Friday, September 30, 2005 100 years ago The Earl of Feversham unveiled a memorial, which took the form of beautifully carved figures placed in the niches of the reredos of the Lady Chapel, of York Minster. In dignified and fitting terms, he referred
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 100 years ago The City of York Amateur Swimming and Humane Society's Gala took place in St George's Baths. The club had done much to encourage the young people of York to learn the art of swimming. The fine weather had prompted
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 100 years ago Enrolled midwives residing in the City of York numbered 68, of whom 21 possessed the certificate of the London Obstetrical Society, 6 the certificate of some other training institution, and there were 41 totally
