THE latest bus fares increases from First could be said to "drive a coach and horses" through the council's sustainable transport plans in the local transport plan, LTP2. It is obvious that a 66 per cent increase in the cost of a child ticket (or 50 per
I WAS interested to read the letter by Peter Edwards of First buses (Letters, January 2). I'm intrigued about the process of purchasing tickets in advance. I have never seen one of these 'PayPoints' anywhere in York. Are there any in the outskirts, where
Graeme robertson presents his annual round-up of letters written to the Evening Press. WITH the exception of Saturdays, Readers' letters have covered a double page each day. This has provided more opportunity for members of the public to air their views
IT'S a chance to see the interior of the most famous building in York the way it would have looked in centuries past. The Nave of York Minster was cleared of all 800 of its chairs yesterday, a popular event which happens only once a year, during the cathedral's
THE gauntlet has been thrown down to secondary schools across York and North Yorkshire - to start the New Year by going green. Environmental charity Earthwatch and the University of York's environment department are challenging secondary school students
TALENTED youngsters will get the chance to turn researchers at York St John College. Young people are often the subject of research, but that has been turned around by a project with the National Association Of Gifted And Talented Young People, which
KEN HAWLEY has been appointed managing director of the newly-created building surveying and architectural services company, the LHL Group. The LHL Group was formed last month from a merger between Lightly & Lightly of York, and Hawley & Partners
THE mother of murdered York backpacker Caroline Stuttle said today her heart went out to the family of a British girl killed in Thailand. Marjorie Marks-Stuttle said news of the death of 21-year-old psychology student Katherine Horton brought memories
A MUGGER who was caught by two have-a-go-heroes after he robbed an elderly man in a York street was today starting a two-and-a-half year jail term. As heroin addict James Henry Mullen was sentenced at York Crown Court yesterday, it was revealed how his
THE city's political leaders today pledged to work with Arc Light as it looked to build a new homeless centre in York. City of York Council leader Steve Galloway, Labour opposition group leader Dave Merrett, and Green leader Andy D'Agorne issued a joint
SATURDAY afternoon footballers in the York area are no shrinking violets, and well used to plenty of physical action out on the pitch. But even some of them might blanch a little at the prospect of mixing it with players from Full Sutton FC - HM Full
THE hot meals-on-wheels service in York could be under threat, it was claimed today. A senior councillor told the Evening Press that social services chiefs may switch to a frozen meals service, and toughen up the eligibility criteria for receiving them
KEVIN Blackwell's hopes of strengthening his squad for the run-in to the end of the season could depend on reaching agreement with Aston Villa over the sale of Eirik Bakke. The Norwegian international's loan spell at Villa Park ends at the end of this
EXPERIENCED York City left-back Nathan Peat will return to the field tonight in the North Riding Senior Cup match at home to Teesside Athletic. The 23-year-old had been struggling with what had been thought to be a calf problem following a clash in training
MARK O'Neill, Leeds Rhinos' new high-profile signing, won't be lining up against York City Knights a week on Sunday. The Knights, having beaten Leeds comprehensively in the last two pre-season meetings, were expecting to face a fairly strong Rhinos side
YORK City are eagerly watching a game of transfer cat-and-mouse which could earn them thousands of pounds. Former Minsterman Jon Parkin has become an unwitting pawn in a transfer battle between Macclesfield Town and Lincoln City, with York City set to
THERE is, of course, nothing new about setting a famous play in a period which is totally different to the one in which the playwright envisaged the action taking place. Even historical dramas can be shifted to a wholly new epoch by a director keen to
Wednesday, January 4, 2006 100 years ago Once again a great effort was being made to bring home more clearly to the people of this country the serious state of affairs resulting from the progressive and continued decline in the birth rate. The subject
Sixth-formers across Easingwold are being warned of the dangers of leaving their drinks unattended. Officers from the Hambleton Community Safety Partnership are distributing hundreds of 'spikeys' to the students in a bid to protect them from drink spiking
Jimmy Bond, successful at Wetherby's Christmas meeting, returns to the 'A1' course tomorrow with excellent prospects of completing a quick double. The Micky Hammond-trained seven-year-old turns out in the Woodcock Novices' Handicap Chase and is fancied
MARK O'Neill, Leeds Rhinos' new high-profile signing, won't be lining up against York City Knights a week on Sunday. The Knights, having beaten Leeds comprehensively in the last two pre-season meetings, were expecting to face a fairly strong Rhinos side
THE Government is right to want to outlaw cannabis and other drugs. After seeing the lethal effects they can have on people who take to the wheel of powerful cars, I believe they should stay outlawed (Counting the cost of drug driving, December 29). It
TOP-UP fees for university students have failed to put teenagers off trying to bag places in York this autumn. As some institutions nationally report a fall of up to 13 per cent in the number of applications received for courses from September 2006, York
AT THIS time of year, we often take the opportunity to look back at what has happened during the last 12 months and then contemplate the possibilities for the coming year. So how does it all look for York knowledge-based businesses? Last year was interesting
ALL internet barriers have dropped. Every telephone exchange in Yorkshire is now enabled for broadband, making it one of only three UK regions to have achieved 100 per cent enablement. Now the work begins to encourage every business in the region to take
A NEW public relations firm called Jigsaw was launched in York today. Its managing director is Sarah Dowson, 27, who until recently handled public relations for the Queens Award-winning firm YorkTest, based at the York Science Park in Heslington. She
OTISDALE, the fast-growing York-based estate agent, has extended its operation with the launch of a new Selby office. Five new jobs are being created with the opening of the two-storey premises in The Crescent, Selby, on Thursday. The new office, which
IT'S official - villagers in Copmanthorpe have a "quality" council. Copmanthorpe Parish Council has been handed official Quality Status - the first village council in the York area to have won the accolade. The scheme, launched by the Government in 2003
BOSSES at a Selby area power station, where a worker plunged 70ft to his death, have admitted failing to maintain adequate safety at the plant. Andrew Bason, 42, died when the staircase on which he was working at Eggborough Power Station came away from
EXPERIENCED York City left-back Nathan Peat will return to the field tonight in the North Riding Senior Cup match at home to Teesside Athletic. The 23-year-old had been struggling with what had been thought to be a calf problem following a clash in training
YORK City are eagerly watching a game of transfer cat-and-mouse which could earn them thousands of pounds. Former Minsterman Jon Parkin has become an unwitting pawn in a transfer battle between Macclesfield Town and Lincoln City, with York City set to
A GANG of teenage girls beat up a motorist and left him bruised, bleeding and needing hospital treatment after pelting his car with snowballs. The shocking attack happened in Victoria Way, near Huntington Road, York at its junction with Albert Close.
FORMER York bowler Amy Monkhouse was today due to become the first woman to play in the male-dominated World Indoor Championships. England international Monkhouse, 27, who qualified via a play-off system in September, began her quest for glory at Potters
HEALTH cuts are on the agenda for 2006 as NHS chiefs struggle to balance their books. Penny Jones, acting chief executive of Selby and York Primary Care Trust (PCT), said money-saving decisions would be taken in the coming months, which would inevitably
CITY residents are backing the abolition of weekly household waste pick-ups, a top York councillor claimed today - as he unveiled a budget plan banking on a 50 per cent increase in recycling. Coun Andrew Waller, City of York Council's environment boss
So the festivities are over for another year, and you are back to work with a bump. Your in-tray is piled high with the tasks that have been sneakily building up while you were otherwise engaged spending money you haven't got. Your 'fat clothes' have
Not one of the 21 global landmarks shortlisted to make an updated list of the Seven Wonders of the World is in Yorkshire. But who cares? We still have plenty of wonders of our own, reports STEPHEN LEWIS. THE search is on to find the new Seven Wonders
REMEMBER remember the fifth of November - well, who in York could forget it. Last year's fireworks night should have been the most memorable the city had seen. It marked the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot and a big party was staged in honour
SATURDAY afternoon footballers could soon find themselves playing at the sort of ground where they are unlikely to wish to linger after the match. Visiting teams who play Full Sutton FC will have to get used to a level of security a little higher than
