If it wasn't so serious, the exposure of the little white-haired granny, reads like one of Brian Rix's Whitehall farces! It would make a superb film - especially as the granny reminds me of the evil Rosa Clebb in James Bond's film From Russia with Love
My wife and I usually visit York twice a year and always park on in St George's Field car park. We last visited on September 1. There was an awful smell in the ladies' toilet and it is extremely difficult to flush them. On that day the general condition
The Ulster Theatre Company have just staged a production of West Side Story at the Grand Opera House. I have no idea what size audiences saw this production but, since this is a very popular musical, I expect the theatre management will not have been
Robert Holmes's letter, (September 6) would have upset many people. I agree that Diana should be left to rest in peace, but not forgotten, but, Mr Holmes, your scathing remarks about Robert Beaumont's article on Diana left me feeling very angry. I thought
It would appear that members of our esteemed council propose to request Government authorisation for the re-introduction of dog licences for York to combat the nuisance of vicious and noisy dogs. Perhaps they could also be persuaded at the same time to
St Olave's Prep School, York, are celebrating a prestigious success. Mark Jagger of St Olave's is tackled by a Durham Choristers' player in the semi-finals They have won Sedbergh School's National Rugby Union Festival - arguably the most important 15-
The rain has come in time for Goombayland to get back on the winning trail at Goodwood tomorrow. This progressive three-year-old bids for the £25,000 Caffrey's Premium Ale Conditions Stakes, the most valuable race of the day, and is expected to relish
York's Matt Roberts is caught in a headlock by an Adel player Despite a scrappy display, City of York I were still too good for Adel I and won 4-1 at home. York began slowly and could not put passes together as Adel applied pressure. Adel were on top
Only three years ago the future of RR Donnelley looked bleak. The company was to end magazine and catalogue printing in York, with the loss of more than 300 jobs. Then came the decision by bosses at Donnelley's Chicago headquarters to merge the York and
Out of favour striker Rodney Rowe is heading for York City's Division Three rivals Halifax Town. Halifax boss Mark Lillis is keen to take the former Huddersfield Town frontman on a month's loan with a view to a permanent deal. "They want to have a look
Crocodiles could soon be seen weaving their way to the gates of York schools. But parents fear not - they will be there to protect your children. Crocodiles, or supervised groups walking to school together, are one of a range of initiatives that could
A North Yorkshire family has been handed a £240,000 lifeline to transform crumbling listed buildings at their ancestral home. English Heritage has awarded the grant to Sir Thomas and Lady Ingilby to repair a coach house and a stable block at their stately
Hugh Bayley MP is fighting to secure a plinth in Trafalgar Square in the latest stage of the York-based campaign to build a memorial to the women of the Second World War. The campaign aims to remember the hundreds of thousands of women who served in many
The Millennium's answer to the Bayeux Tapestry has been unveiled in the North-East. Embroiderer Linda Straw who produced the 35ft-long work that depicts British history over the past 1,000 years Four years ago Madeira Threads, of Thirsk, commissioned
York Wasps Rugby League player who became involved when a brawl broke out at a sports and social club was today bound over by Selby Magistrates in the sum of £100 to keep the peace for a year. Winger Chris Hopcutt, 29, of Salmond Road, Acomb, denied assaulting
An investigation has been launched after four patients escaped in three days from a psychiatric hospital near York. The four - three men and a woman - absconded from Stockton Hall Hospital at Stockton-on- the-Forest last week. All four were found and
I was very upset after reading W J Drummond's letter (Evening Press, September 10). It is obvious to me that he's never had to live for years believing that he's had a malignant disease and the devastating effect it has on your life. I too was diagnosed
Crimestoppers is on the trail of a knicker-nicker this week. Police want to quiz this man, pictured left, who was captured on security cameras at Bhs, in Feasegate, York. Police want to quiz this man, pictured right, who was captured on security cameras
Pub regulars have swelled the amount of cash pouring in to our Hospice 2000 appeal. The Evening Press Hospice 2000 Appeal was launched to raise £2million for an extension to St Leonard's Hospice, Tadcaster Road, York and has been supported by people from
While Donnelley's is busy investing in cutting edge technology, environmentalists have put their faith in a very old fashioned piece of kit. He is called Tees, the shire horse who has been brought in to work at Askham Bog. Modern machinery will damage
York Wasps have rewarded their loyal fans by refusing to increase season ticket prices next season, despite the club's successful 1999 campaign. And there is even better news for juniors whose passes have been cut from £25 to just £15. That will include
It is less than three years since R R Donnelley workers last went through a massive turmoil in their working lives. First, the American firm announced that more than 300 jobs were to be axed in York because magazine and catalogue printing activities were
The mother of a little York girl murdered 53 years ago today says she hopes the killer could still be brought to justice. Frances Dale believes the person who strangled her four-year-old daughter Norma was a woman, whom she says is still alive and living
York printer RR Donnelley has won a vital £100 million-plus contract to keep on printing Yellow Pages well into the new Millennium. Roy Houston, left, managing director of RR Donnelley, and manufacturing director John Walker with the Yellow Pages business
