Mick Fitzgerald, who took the major honours last Saturday when winning the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury on Trabolgan, can triumph at Sandown tomorrow by lifting the £125,000 Tingle Creek Chase thanks to a 'chance' ride. Lambourn-based Fitzgerald
SELBY Town, unbeaten in six matches, will be hoping to leapfrog seventh-placed visitors Shirebrook Town in the table with a Northern Counties East League premier division victory tomorrow. Robins assistant boss Gary Cygan said: "We are on a bit of a roll
"SHE'S gorgeous," one woman observed. "She looks even better in real life," another noted. "I wouldn't say no," a watching middle-aged man slavered. These onlookers - and probably many more among the watching throng - were assessing the physical merits
PUPILS and staff at a York primary school were today celebrating their "wonderful" results in new Government league tables. The statistics released today placed the English Martyrs 40th on a list of the top 200 primary schools in the entire country, based
THE British judicial system was once held up as an example of the best in the world. It is now a joke. Scales of justice are heavily weighted on the side of the guilty, while the victims of crime are left to pick up the pieces alone. Three cases recently
WHAT planet do Mr Justice Peregrine Simon and Mrs Justice Dobbs live on? Reduced sentences for the likes of Hester and Darch show nothing but contempt for law-abiding citizens of York. What sort of message does this send out to other criminals? To suggest
I AM writing in response to the recent letter about hospital radio at York Hospital (November 28) and would like to clarify some of the points made. We understand how important radio is for patients in hospital and provide a wide range of radio stations
I REFER to Peter Johnston's letter, which opposes a proposal to develop Elvington as an airport for York (November 24). By the same token that someone living in London telling us what we think of Archbishop Sentamu is a bit dodgy, someone who comes from
THE day after a report condemned the way children are taught to read, we can chalk up some far more encouraging education news. Pupils at primary schools across York and North Yorkshire have attained impressive scores in the Key Stage Two tests. Top marks
YOU'RE feeling terrible, you've waited all day to get your hands on some medicine and all you want to do is swallow a tablet or a spoonful before sinking into bed. But, however much of a rush you are in to feel better, it is vital you make sure you are
AN ABUSIVE passenger whose behaviour delayed a York bus service for 15 minutes ended up making a journey to court. Loud mouthed Stephen Leech, 22, and his boorish friend caused such a nuisance on the No 6 early evening Clifton Moor service that its driver
A co-founder of the national Dunnington-based Costcutter has died suddenly at the age of 56. Mother-of-three Julia Graves was one of five directors at the independent retail operation which she set up with her former husband, Colin, the managing director
THESE hunks of manhood prove that providing something for the ladies is a profitable business. For the bus workers who stripped off for a charity calendar have now raised more than £6,000 by stepping into the limelight to show off their talents Full Monty
A TOUGH approach to kerb alcohol-fuelled violence is being launched in Selby. Selby District Council licensing officer Tim Grogan said the no-nonsense stance would mean violent troublemakers banned from pubs in the run-up to Christmas. He also appealed
RAWCLIFFE Netball Club stalwart Margaret Long was last night honoured by the York and District Sports Federation. She received the coveted Service to Sport Award at a ceremony at the Mansion House to mark her contribution to the local netball scene. After
YORK RUFC will be looking to build on their battling performance in the Intermediate Cup against Morley when they face unbeaten Sheffield Tigers at Clifton Park. After the disappointing loss against Pontefract in their last Yorkshire One outing, a win
EASINGWOLD sidecar star Steve Webster, who retired in September after 25 years in the sport, was honoured by the BBC last night. The modest speedster, who won ten world titles, gained the Service to Sport award at BBC's Yorkshire Sports Awards at the
THE new Archbishop of York has spoken out against the loss of chocolate jobs from York to the Continent. And he said he would buy KitKats to show his support for York's remaining major chocolate manufacturer, Nestl Rowntree. Dr John Sentamu's palace at
CHRIS Porter will turn to a man who has helped shape the careers of Premiership stars Boudewijn Zenden and Massimo Maccarone in his bid to maintain his number one status at KitKat Crescent. The 26-year-old goalkeeper admitted that he feels "flummoxed"
YORK City juniors travel to play Hull City tomorrow with only defender Michael Staley missing because of injury. But youth team boss Ian Kerr could also be without Byron Webster, Nathan Kamara and Darren Hollingsworth after the three third-year trainees
CHRIS Porter will turn to a man who has helped shape the careers of Premiership stars Boudewijn Zenden and Massimo Maccarone in his bid to maintain his number one status at KitKat Crescent. The 26-year-old goalkeeper admitted that he feels "flummoxed"
Friday, December 2, 2005 100 years ago In connection with the 139th annual dinner of the York Gimcrack Club there would be issued with the Yorkshire Herald a free art supplement, containing a portrait of Colonel Hall Walker, MP, the popular winner of
YORK RUFC maintained their 100 per cent home record in the Under 19 Yorkshire League Two with a 17-5 victory over previously undefeated Morley at Clifton Park. The home team forged ahead on the half-hour mark when scrum-half Jack Robertson broke down
POCKLINGTON will stage another feast of women's rugby on Saturday as Cambridge University Women's RUFC again come to town for their annual tour. They will be taking part in a women's triangular on Saturday against Durham University and London Medics,
Dilemma: how to suggest that the wider British ESTABLISHMENT has snubbed York, without leaving us open to accusations of having either an inferiority complex, or a proverbial chip on the shoulder! Wednesday, 30th November: the Archbishop's ordination:
MARCIA moved a point clear at the top of York John Smith's Sunday Morning Football League division one after being held to a 2-2 draw by Nestl Volunteers. They were made to fight all the way even though Volunteers were down to ten men after 30 minutes
EXPERTS from around the UK will converge on the Central Science Laboratory at Sand Hutton, near York, on Monday to develop novel ways to tackle the country's growing waste mountain. The conference, organised by the Mini-Waste Faraday Partnership, will
THE Helmsley Group of Pocklington, the property investment and development organisation behind some of York's biggest projects, has completed the commercial property element of a £500 million mixed-use scheme. The scheme, which is set to regenerate the
RE the letter from Phil Richardson concerning Patientline TV (November 28), I have experienced problems with this service. I was unable to get out of bed and a patient kindly purchased a card on my behalf so I could listen to the radio. My husband paid
I DON'T wish to appear rude, and it may be an obvious question for Hugh Bayley, but how can an MP effectively represent the will of his constituents in Parliament if he consistently votes with a Government (except occasionally on points of order) even
I HAVE had a sneak preview of the form that will be sent to all households as part of the waste strategy consultation. It's available from York council's website. Also available from this site is the 116-page Best Practicable Environmental Option Report
YOU asked for comments on bin collections. I have gardens at the front and back of my house on Huntington Road. I was issued with a green wheelie bin about 12 weeks ago, and I soon filled it. But collection days came and went and it remained un-emptied
DIANA Wallis, MEP, is soliciting opinions on ID cards (November 22). I found, when in France, they were an excellent idea, having to be shown for all money transactions, paying in or withdrawing at your bank, or paying any retailer by cheque or credit
DO you have a dramatic love story to tell - an epic tale of twists and turns, ups and downs? I am looking for people in their 50s, 60s and 70s to take part in an ITV series about the British in love. Perhaps you had a forbidden love, or your heart always
RE your report "Copter checks on power" (November 29). You have run this story at least twice as though it was an innovation. The old Central Electricity Generating Board did it for donkey's years. I once had to check on a possible illegal aircraft movement
SHE was devoted to her boyfriend and family, and enjoyed nights out with her many friends. Now Natalie Strickson has gone, leaving a gulf in all their lives. Seemingly healthier than ever, she died in her sleep of a complication to the rare heart condition
Helen Spath is a partner in Tullivers Health Store in Colliergate, York. Each week she will bring you advice on how to stay healthy with herbal and homeopathic remedies or food supplements. Q: Can you tell me why I get dry tickly coughs more in winter
IT was one of the biggest spectacle's ever seen - but as York's first black Archbishop was enthroned, in the background right wing extremists were targeting the city. Today as Dr John Sentamu begins his first full day in the job, the Evening Press can
CHRISTMAS should be a boom time for high street shops - but with consumers feeling the pinch there are worries about a slowdown in the run-up to the festive season in York. The concern comes as a survey by analysts Footfall revealed that nationally there
THOUSANDS of York-made KitKats had to be withdrawn from supermarket shelves after the discovery of metal particles. Nestl Rowntree bosses were forced to remove two batches of the two-finger ten-pack new Kit Kash promotional packs from shelves at Tesco
"Lock all the doors and windows - don't let her out." A court was told how these chilling words were uttered by 39-year-old Belinda Love, in a York house where a terrified teenager was kept prisoner after being subjected to a catalogue of humiliating
UNION bosses have warned that a thousand front-line staff serving vulnerable people in York could take industrial action if a controversial sickness reporting pilot schem continues. A ballot of options including strike action is likely to be undertaken
WITH York's Barbican getting ready for another fortnight of UK Championship snooker, Evening Press reporter STEVE CARROLL tackles reigning champion Stephen Maguire in a challenge frame... CHALK cue, head down and smoothly back and through on the shot.
WHICH rocking York venue has left it late to ask for a new drinks licence? The Mansion House. The Lord Mayor's pad applied on November 22 - just two days before the new law came in which allows us to drink to infinity and beyond. City of York Council
CLIFTON 'A' bounced back from 3-1 down to win their York Knavesmire Racing Darts League top-of-the-table division one encounter with Mitre. Rich Corner opened with 17 and 18 for Mitre while John Quantock added a 180 for 18 after Martyn Turner (17) levelled
YORK RUFC will be looking to build on their battling performance in the Intermediate Cup against Morley when they face unbeaten Sheffield Tigers at Clifton Park. After the disappointing loss against Pontefract in their last Yorkshire One outing, a win
Today is Carers' Rights Day. STEPHEN LEWIS meets a courageous couple from Selby, and finds out what help is available for those who devote their lives unpaid to looking after others. YOU can tell Brian and Gina Duckels have been married a long time. There
