Jamie Spencer, in action at Newmarket this afternoon, travels to Thirsk this evening with every chance of riding winners. The champion jockey is fancied to score on Numero Due in the £10,000 Calverts Carpets Handicap, and also Nap selection Zidane in
Tradmouth, a little town nestled on the Devon coast, is a far cry from the metropolis of London. DC Wesley Peterson thinks he has opted for the quiet life, having transferred from the Met to CID in the country. But he soon finds that crime is rife in
Eight-year-old Matthew Micklewright is removed from his home in the middle of the night. Embarrassed by his parents' distress, he is driven away by soldiers to a decaying country mansion and placed with scores of other children, all wearing red armbands
Maxine Gordon discovers a corner of Scotland that has got relaxation off to a tee. NO photograph could do justice to the view from our hotel room in St Andrews. The windows opened on to a narrow balcony affording a 180-degree vista over the Old Course
THERE was some outstanding scoring in the second qualifying round of Fulford GC's Victory Cup, with 31 players having par or better. Junior member Ashley Simpson, playing off six, had the lowest gross of par 72. Updated: 10:43 Saturday, May 13, 2006
THE York Union junior scratch golf team have started the season where they left off last year. They have won their first two fixtures despite losing the likes of scratch player Matthew Lord (Fulford), four-handicapper Ryan Easterbrook (Pike Hills), Mark
York-based professional golfer Simon Dyson scraped through the cut at the British Masters at The Belfry after carding a one-over par 73 on the second day. The Malton and Norton star dropped two early shots on the second round on the second and par five
Left-hander Andrew Gale joins up with the Yorkshire squad for tomorrow's crucial Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road in a contest which will see the losers slip into even deeper trouble. The two sides prop up
YORK'S top firefighter has given the rebuilt Fulford Place flats, ravaged by fire a year ago, his seal of approval. A fire service report into the blaze last May raised serious questions about the "sandwich panel" construction of the roof. But York fire
POLICE are asking for witnesses to a fatal road crash in East Yorkshire to come forward. The smash happened on the A166, in Fridaythorpe, at about 11am on April 24. The collision was not at first thought to be serious, but one of the passengers subsequently
YORK Hospital will get "smaller", one of its bosses has predicted. Nursing director Mike Proctor told a meeting of councillors: "If you look to the future, there's no doubt that York Hospital will be a smaller hospital. "My belief and hope is that we
NEARLY a week's worth of rain battered down on York in just half-an-hour when a torrential downpour caused flood chaos in shops and homes across the city. One minute it was a bright sunny day - but the next the heavens opened when violent rain and hailstones
TAKE your average Saturday morning football team, take away the swearing and 'attitude' and you've got Jorvik Blades - York's champion Christian football team. Formed about eight years ago, the Blades secured promotion to the premier division of the Yorkshire
CLIFTON were good value for their 6-3 home win over University Student in ladies division one of York Badminton League. Karen Broster and Heather Clarke sealed it for Clifton with a 9 and 6 win over Zoe Cook and Tamsin Garrod. Huntington bounced back
"SHE was shouting: 'I'm going to jump; I don't want to live'." That's what witnesses said happened when a 14-year-old girl plunged off Lendal Bridge in York. Tom Davies, of Stamford Bridge, and Natalie Gibson, of Haxby, York, both aged 17, heard a commotion
HEAD coach Mick Cook has responded to fan power by giving Jamaine Wray his first start in a York City Knights shirt. The recent recruit from Hunslet Hawks has so far been used as a substitute hooker but supporters have been calling for him to start games
PATRIOTIC pubs are whipping up World Cup fever. There is just under a month to go to the opening ceremony of the top football tournament in Germany and two York pubs are pulling out all the stops to flag it up. The Ainsty, in Boroughbridge Road, has the
THESE fundraisers launched an assault on York to raise money for charity. Willing participants braved assault courses in three separate events on Thursday and Friday. Shoppers were given the chance to play a part in the Army's monumental bid to conquer
THREE first-team squad players were being asked to re-find form or fitness in the York City Knights Academy game today. Paul Higgins' Under-21s side face Leigh U21s at New Earswick (ko 3pm), with prop Dean O'Loughlin and winger Paul Clarke in the line-up
Stephen Lewis has a meal to remember at J Baker's. OUR evening at J Baker's didn't get off to the best of starts. We'd booked a week earlier a table in the window for 7pm. We turned up, asked for our table for two - and were told, rather sternly by a
Jamie Spencer, in action at Newmarket this afternoon, travels to Thirsk this evening with every chance of riding winners. The champion jockey is fancied to score on Numero Due in the £10,000 Calverts Carpets Handicap, and also Nap selection Zidane in
I AM grateful to you for exposing (£12 A Day, May 9) the massive increase in car park charges at York Railway Station. As a resident of one of the more rural areas within the city of York, I find it patronising in the extreme that Coun Simpson-Laing dismisses
IT is very sad the Bus Info Centre in George Hudson Street, York is to close soon. It's even more unbelievable when one considers that towns as small as Pocklington and Malton have a bus station and inquiry office. The staff are extremely helpful and
I REFER to the article "Campus Running Out Of Room" (The Press, May 1). Before we allow the university to go ahead and build on very precious green land, I would urge a word of caution. The established UK education facilities are on a roll at the moment
IF PETER EDWARDS is really keen to hear of any measures which would help the ftr mobile obstruction bus run, may I suggest he take it to a full-size modern city with a decent road system, and council members who still believe in public service over commercial
I WONDER if the pubs that are unable to serve tap water to customers (My H2Woe, May 4) have to use bottled water to make tea and coffee. If not, why not? Bob Sissons, The Oval, Pocklington. Updated: 09:51 Saturday, May 13, 2006
NOW that Easter is behind us and we are into May I think we can say that winter has definitely passed. I say "winter" if one can call it that. I have been waiting to see if the 'experts' would be right. But no. Last autumn, the weather experts predicted
ON our way to a display of spring flowers at Constable Burton, we passed through Bedale. Last year, we had been recommended a snack spot in the Market Place, which sadly has now closed. We spotted the Farmhouse Bakery located on the right travelling west
FIVE hours of cheerleading and pom dances followed by a long drive south to watch Freddie play at Northamptonshire. Don't ask why. It's a story longer than 465 words to explain. But an odder sporting weekend will be hard to find. If you're thinking cheerleading
Simon Ritchie looks at some of the latest thrillers on the market. FOR YEARS John Grisham has been the courtroom king - but now the big guns of the thriller writing world are fighting to get his crown. First it was crime writer Michael Connelly, who is
Gina Parkinson pays special attention to the fragile stems of the Bleeding Heart plant. Dicentras arrive in the garden during May and what a lovely display they make during the month. Dicentra spectabilis is one of the first; pushing fat stems through
KITKAT Crescent was the scene for many a pitch battle last season and York City are embarking on another one this summer even though the football is over. Experts are currently working on the troublesome playing surface and have already got to the root
Mike Laycock visits a lavender farm on the edge of the Wolds. What and where? Wolds Way Lavender, Deer Park Farm, Sandy Lane, Wintringham, near Malton. Why? If you like plants such as herbs and lavender, you'll love this farm, situated just half-a-mile
YORK City Knights favourite Craig Forsyth is unlikely to return to rugby league in any capacity - apart from as a fan. As revealed by the Press this week, the 35-year-old prop - affectionatley known by some as Psycho - has decided to hang up his boots
HIGH-TECH growth at York University is to be targeted by Fulford Golf Club. Club general manager Gary Pearce declared how the expansion at the campus could well offer rich pickings to the club which is deep in the throes of celebrating its centenary.
IF experience counts, then PGA professional Nick Ludwell must be one of the favourites for this year's premier championship involving Britain's top club pros. He tees up in the first three-ball on Wednesday, May 24, over his own course at Selby. He's
MALTON and Norton GC's Emma Duggleby reached the semi-finals of the Yorkshire Ladies Championship at Doncaster this week. She missed out on a place in the final when she lost 5 and 3 to up-and-coming teenager Kiran Matharu (Cookridge Hall) at Doncaster
Watching Kent bat was like watching paint dry at Canterbury yesterday - until South Africa's big-hitter Jason Kemp launched a late violent assault to put Yorkshire in danger of a third consecutive Championship defeat. Having just scraped a fourth batting
RACE bosses have reassured residents that an application for a permanent entertainments licence will not mean a "deluge of dos" on Knavesmire. City of York councillors will meet on Monday to determine a licence allowing York Racecourse to hold five events
FEARS have been raised that the British National Party may target York in the run-up to next year's local elections. York Unite Against Fascism has discussed the possibility the extreme right party may become active in the city, with the hope of putting
THE neighbour who said "sorry" for making life hell for her fellow residents has now left her flat - and promised she will not return. Recorder Paul Miller, at York County Court, warned Katrina Minns, pictured, that she could be jailed if she ventured
THREE times winner Cameron Brooks took the men's race in the opening fixture of this year's Sweatshop York and District Road Running League at Pocklington. He was challenged in the first half of the race by twice series winner Paul Goble but pulled away
KITKAT Crescent was the scene for many a pitch battle last season and York City are embarking on another one this summer even though the football is over. Experts are currently working on the troublesome playing surface and have already got to the root
ALMOST a quarter of parking tickets issued in York were cancelled or written off, The Press can reveal today. Since October, 2000, only 72 per cent of penalty charge notices issued have been paid. Drivers have appealed against a third of tickets issued
FORGIVE me for being so literal-minded. Being the sort of person who texts in complete sentences, including, occasionally, semi-colons, it has taken me a while to work out this ftr thing. Naively, I thought that the letters 'ftr' were an acronym - albeit
Saturday, May 13, 2006 100 years ago The results of the important conference between the North Eastern Railway and the "All Grades" Committee of men's representatives had been announced. At a crowded meeting of railwaymen held at York, the following views
All this good weather has driven me to sit outside in the evenings. It reminds me of all things good and English, such as Test matches, Shakespeare and moods linked directly to the climatic conditions. In such circumstances I feel the need for something
HEAD coach Mick Cook has responded to fan power by giving Jamaine Wray his first start in a York City Knights shirt. The recent recruit from Hunslet Hawks has so far been used as a substitute hooker but supporters have been calling for him to start games
THE fashion show organised by the St Leonard's Hospice shop in Fourth Avenue, Tang Hall, was a fantastic success, raising more than £2,100. More than 260 people packed the hall at Burnholme Community College on May 3 to watch shop staff, volunteers and
SO DAVID Quarrie is not surprised at the expulsion figures for the York area schools (Poor Society, May 5). Without knowing figures for the rest of the UK, I can not compare these, but am fairly certain they are rocketing, as are incidents of children
George Wilkinson by passes Bolton Abbey to enjoy the reservoirs of Barden Moor. Barden Moor is new territory for me, have sampled many of the pleasures of the Bolton Abbey Estate, but never this zone a mile to the west of the River Wharfe, despite the
