North Yorkshire jockey Fortune rides Commander Collins in the £60,000 Intercell Communications Champagne Stakes, and this highly-rated colt is fancied to win the Group 2 honours. Trained at Manton by Peter Chapple-Hyam, Commander Collins has been seen
York swimmer Mike Cole will be fit to take part in the Commonwealth Games despite a freak accident in Malaysia. The City of York Baths Club star damaged tendons in his wrist this week when he fell into a drain near the Games village in Kuala Lumpur. But
Yorkshire lost openers Michael Vaughan and Craig White as they struggled for runs against keen bowling when they resumed their rain-hit championship match with Warwickshire at Headingley today. Only 7.2 overs were possible yesterday in which Yorkshire
York City are to stick with their 'local hero', goalkeeper Bobby Mimms. The club have extended the 'keeper's loan spell from third division Rotherham United for another month as manager Alan Little ponders whether to make the deal permanent. The City
Flamingo Land - the biggest fun park and zoo in the region - will stay open this winter for the first time in 20 years. The attraction draws more than one million visitors a year. It is expected that visitor numbers will break all records this year once
Householders are kicking up a stink over a sewage overflow pipe which they say threatens the health of young children. Now residents are demanding an end to Yorkshire Water's "cosmetic fidgeting" urging the company to tackle once and for all the cause
More than £8 million of private cash could be used to repair and rebuild several York schools. The private sector money would be used to build a new school at St Oswald's CE Primary School, Fulford, combine Hob Moor infant and junior schools in Acomb
York's newest out-of-town shopping park opened its doors today. And as cash tills began ringing at Monks Cross, a group of experts was already preparing to descend on the site tomorrow to measure it up... for a monorail. Plans to link the development
The 'Battle of Boundary Park' set-to between York Rugby League Club and Oldham has been diffused by the Rugby Football League. The sport's governing body told the Evening Press that no further action would be taken over a trio of flash-points placed on
Pig farmers aim to make York the focus of their next demonstration as they continue to highlight the crisis facing their industry. British Pig Industry Support Group spokesman Digby Scott said details of the demonstration on Saturday, September 19, were
The summer washout could yet prove to be a boon for York traders. Hardly has the "summer that never was" dragged to its gloomy end than shoppers and traders are getting ready for the Yuletide season. With just over 100 days to go, requests for Christmas
Captured on camera - a moment of motoring madness that could have brought carnage once again to the A64 near York. A lorry completely blocks a lane of the westbound carriageway at the Bilbrough Top junction near McDonalds, as it waits to go through a
