"DON'T just do something. Sit there". This inspired call to indifference has been adopted as the York Apathy Party's slogan. YAP today paid fulsome tribute to the triumphant policies of York council rulers the Lib Dems (real slogan: "Free, green, fair
AWARD-WINNING North Yorkshire entrepreneur Susan Johnson will be among the speakers at a special conference in Harrogate next month to encourage more women to go into business. Mrs Johnson, of Helmsley-based thermal lingerie business Bella di Notte, who
WEST END TRAINING is expanding its operation and opening an office in York next month. The organisation, which focuses on personal skills development training, management development programmes and outplacement, will open its 16th office nationally at
YORK City's Supporters' Trust board is set to discuss whether to offer JM Packaging a shareholding in the football club. The Trust is currently considering the club's financial outlook and its future role considering significant cash problems that could
AN INDIAN restaurant chain has offered £1,000 to kick-start a 2006 Christmas lights appeal for York. Saleem Akhtar, director of the Jinnah Restaurant Group, said the chain had several city centre restaurants, including the Jinnah, in Micklegate, the Viceroy
A MAN who was badly injured in an alleged street attack has died. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said Michael Thomas Williams died in York Hospital yesterday. As reported in the Evening Press earlier this week, Mr Williams, 33, of Bramham Road
A "GREEDY' postman who stole more than 800 letters and parcels has been jailed for six months. Sentencing 20-year-old Gavin Lee Barker, the Recorder of York, Judge Paul Hoffman, said in previous years Barker would have been looking at a much longer jail
LANDLORDS have barred two men from Selby's pubs - only days after a vicious attack in a town centre bar. Members of the Pubwatch group held an emergency meeting to ban the alleged attackers from drinking in the town for a year. The move follows a brutal
THE deadline for residents to comment on the site of a new homeless centre in York was dramatically extended today after red-faced council officials admitted they had made an "error". The admission came after the Evening Press queried why crucial details
WATER bills in York are set to rise by more than six per cent. The average household will pay £244 from April this year, Yorkshire Water announced. The increase, which is triple the rate of inflation, comes on top of recent council tax and gas price rises
YORK Acorn ARLC joint-coach Alfie Hill wants his team to keep their feet on the ground while maintaining the tempo that has brought them knockout highs. The Blue and Golds were this week drawn to visit National League giants Hull KR in the Challenge Cup
YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club's contracted players will spend three days together in the Yorkshire Dales as part of their build-up to the new season. About 25 of them will travel to Kettlewell on March 7 where they will stay for two nights in a holiday
Thursday, February 23, 2006 100 years ago Anyone who walked along Coney Street of an evening had to regret, in the interests of the community as well as of the lads themselves, that hundreds of youths occupied so much of their time parading aimlessly
COACH Jimmy Rothwell has called for major improvements as Heworth ARLC endeavour to lift themselves away from re-election danger, writes Peter Martini. The Villagers, fourth-bottom of National Conference division two, will be under no illusions as to
The deadline for comments on where to build York's new Arc Light centre for the homeless has been extended after city council officials admitted to an embarrassing "administrative error". STEPHEN LEWIS reports. ANOTHER embarrassment over the future of
As the cold weather approaches we all start to dream of sunnier climes. But before you book that holiday in the sun, its worth doing a little preparation. More than 17,000 holiday makers had their getaways ruined last year according to official statistics
DOES Liz Edge really think that attacking bus travel and cycling will solve York's traffic congestion (Letters, February 17)? And does she really think that the buses never have more than 16 passengers? Surely both cyclists and bus passengers take up
JONATHAN Tyler took issue with your paper's comment that "much inner-city congestion comes from traffic crossing town rather than risking ring road misery" (Letters, February 10). You may have been referring to the figure of "40 per cent through traffic
YOUR article about Len Richardson and Ainsty Builders cricket team left me stumped, well bowled over really (Yesterday Once More, February 13). It was a revelation to see the pictured team members taking the field, all 19 of them and a dog. It looks like
I WAS sorry to read that Peter Martini's visit to La Vecchia Scuola was not a success for him and particularly not for his girlfriend (Eating Out, February 18). We like to dine out at a variety of venues and have ourselves only visited on the one occasion
WITH reference to the review of my restaurant, La Vecchia Scuola, while I appreciate the review was positive in many respects, I note that your correspondent felt that one of his meals was disappointing. I am proud of my restaurant and it disappoints
WOULD someone point out to Mr Edwards, of First, when the roadworks are finished that ratepayers live on the library side of Fifth Avenue. We have no bus this side of Tang Hall, York. The old, young mothers with children, in rain, wind, snow carrying
Yobs in gangs, swinging on lamp posts until they fall. This happened late Saturday night, only days before on Thursday before 7pm another had been felled and numerous others around Acomb. Luckily so far they've fallen into the road. Hope they never fall
Dyslexia is no longer seen as a hindrance when it comes to educating young sufferers, but there is still a good deal of ignorance surrounding the condition. Education reporter Haydn Lewis spoke to Evening Press graphic designer Elaine Brown and youngsters
THE hunt for York's unsung community heroes begins today, as the Evening Press launches its third annual awards campaign. The York Community Pride awards, which we run in conjunction with City of York Council, honour those people who do their communities
WE should not have taxed your tips, the Government has told restaurant, bar and hotel owners. The admission came from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) when, after legal advice, it decided it was wrong to demand from service industry employers
MERCEDES-BENZ of York has appointed David Birtwhistle, 41, as service manager at its £3.2 million site at Clifton Moor, York. David spent 16 years with the Automobile Association, starting as a technician and rising to become regional manager responsible
BUSINESS bosses will soon be able to learn the skills of successful football management at York City Football Club. A high-performance team building, coaching and management training concept will be on offer to firms at KitKat Crescent, Bootham, from
LONG-TIME York City supporter Jean Fowler is calling on fellow fans to help raise money to repair KitKat Crescent's damaged pitch. Jean, who first followed City during the famous 1955 run to the FA Cup semi-finals, has asked the club to hold a bucket
TROUBLED residents have given a mixed response to plans to narrow their York street by building a new pavement. City of York Council is to lay a footpath on the west side of Dale's Lane in Heworth, claiming it will increase pedestrian safety. But several
COUNCIL bosses in York could be facing a multi-million pound bill to settle equal pay claims for authority workers. City of York Council has earmarked £1.5 million of its reserves - the equivalent of two per cent of council tax - to deal with claims from
COUNCIL chiefs in York today claimed that lorry drivers had adequate warnings about the height of a "dangerous" bridge. The Evening Press reported yesterday how a massive Homebase lorry smashed into a disused railway bridge in Huntington Road, slicing
YORK City Rowing Club's 'H' team were among eight club winners at the South Yorkshire Head. The women's Junior 16 Quad scull all have surnames beginning with 'H' - Louisa Hood, Lauren Hennesay, Harriet Hobbs, 13-year-old stroke Iona Harrap and cox Alice
YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club's contracted players will spend three days together in the Yorkshire Dales as part of their build-up to the new season. About 25 of them will travel to Kettlewell on March 7 where they will stay for two nights in a holiday
SHE was a bubbly and active student, and one of the best fundraisers in the University of York's history. That's how former student Vita Stott was described, after she was tragically killed in a helicopter crash. Ms Stott, 28, was killed along with three
CAR crash victim Neil Law has pencilled himself in for a return against Featherstone Rovers on Sunday. York City Knights coach Mick Cook will be keeping a close eye on his progress in training this week before making a decision on the centre. Second-rower
YORK City's Supporters' Trust board is set to discuss whether to offer JM Packaging a shareholding in the football club. The Trust is currently considering the club's financial outlook and its future role considering significant cash problems that could
NEW Earswick All Blacks under-16s girls' team have produced their first representative player. Prop forward Hayley Fairclough has been selected as part of the Yorkshire under-16s squad to play Lancashire at the end of March. Despite missing out on initial
YORK Acorn ARLC joint-coach Alfie Hill wants his team to keep their feet on the ground while maintaining the tempo that has brought them knockout highs. The Blue and Golds were this week drawn to visit National League giants Hull KR in the Challenge Cup
WHEN York City was about to topple into the abyss the fans grabbed hold and dragged it back to safety. Their takeover of the club was a terrific achievement, and one celebrated across York. Now the euphoria has died down, it has become clear that this
IN its first two years, York Community Pride has ushered a small army of local heroes into the limelight. Their selfless service has proved inspirational. Certainly that was the case with our Community Pride Person Of The Year 2005 Professor Andy Smith
CAR crash victim Neil Law has pencilled himself in for a return against Featherstone Rovers on Sunday. York City Knights coach Mick Cook will be keeping a close eye on his progress in training this week before making a decision on the centre. Second-rower
LIZ Edge blames everyone but other motorists for getting in the way of motorists. This may give succour to other frustrated motorists, but I'm not convinced that her view from behind the wheel offers her the best perspective on traffic problems. Does
DO driving licences come free within lucky bags or Christmas crackers? As a cyclist it feels that way as I attempt to bike to and from my work. On one of my journeys recently, I wondered what planet the park-and-ride bus driver was on as he proceeded
AS fox hunting has been abolished it seems that taxi drivers are the next in line for the powers-that-be to have a pop at. First of all we have our rank taken away from us with a promise of a new gateway to York through the railway station. What have
PETER Lindsay (Letters, February 7) is selective in quoting my response to the news of the Derwenthorpe development public inquiry as contained in the Evening Press article of January 5. The full quote was "this (the public inquiry) is what we've been
I READ so many letters in the Evening Press referring to a place called Derwenthorpe. I would remind readers that, contrary to what the Joseph Rowntree Foundation would have us believe, it does not exist. Although widely publicised on the JRF's website
TO my horror my story is the same as the Lock family's ("Mum's frustration as children are charged to get teeth checked", February 8). My dentist, Acorn Dental Practice, is taking my children off its books unless I pay between £5 and £8.95 a month and
Stand by for the prospect of a little piece of history being made at Wolverhampton tomorrow. This ordinary card on a Friday afternoon might not be designed to set the pulse racing, but it could well provide Pat Eddery, the 11-times champion jockey, with
