The National Birth & Motherhood Survey 2002 paints a grim picture of modern maternity. But is it all doom and gloom? JO HAYWOOD asks two new first-time mums for their reactions to findings in the survey. Eight out of ten mums say they were frightened
PLANS for a personal assistant for the leader of City of York Council have been shelved. A statement released today said the appointment, due to be discussed at a meeting on Monday, had been withdrawn from the agenda. Leader Coun Dave Merrett said: "I
FAST bowler Darren Gough is not confident of being fit for the opening match of England's Ashes tour. The Yorkshire fast bowler has been plagued by a knee injury which has kept him out of England's Test team for a year. Doubts over Gough's fitness have
YORK'S visit to newly promoted South Yorkshire club Dinnington yielded an 18-10 win to consolidate their position as joint Yorkshire One leaders alongside Bridlington, who benefit from a superior points differential. It was a tough encounter on a hard
The Gannock was graced with the presence of the President of The Rugby Football Union, Derek Morgan, for this North Yorkshire derby and Malton at last found their best form to swamp Ripon 55-10. The early exchanges were equal with the heavy Ripon forwards
Red Wizard can spell out his superiority by showing his rivals the way home at Lingfield tomorrow. On a bumper backend card at the Surrey track, the two-year-old has excellent prospects of winning the Littlewoods Bet Direct Nursery over six furlongs on
HAVE you heard the one about the Irishman playing five-a-side football? Come closer, here's how the story goes. The aforementioned person from the Emerald Isle over-vigorously challenges an opponent, who reacts with a snap along the likes of: "you, stupid
A NEW image for the Brownies is the brainchild of a top North Yorkshire-born fashion designer. Girlguiding UK today launched the new Brownie uniform, created by Ally Capellino, who is originally from Tadcaster. Almost 300,000 Brownies in Britain, aged
NEW Earswick All Blacks produced an excellent display in beating Yorkshire League division one table toppers Ossett 16-4. Played on a narrow pitch, the bigger Ossett side were expected to dominate. However, the All Blacks never appeared to be in any danger
FAST bowler Darren Gough is not confident of being fit for the opening match of England's Ashes tour. The Yorkshire fast bowler has been plagued by a knee injury which has kept him out of England's Test team for a year. Doubts over Gough's fitness have
SUE Smith (Phoenix) and Roz Kerr (York Arms) contest the York John Smith's Ladies League Individual competition final at Clarence WMC tonight. Smith consistently found the high scores to beat Cygnet's Anne Bass to win her semi-final 2-0, the match winner
The Easingwold and District Branch of the Save the Children Fund will be holding its 11th gift fair on Thursday between 10am and 4pm. The event is taking place at The Galtres Centre, Market Place, Easingwold, and tickets cost £2. Updated: 11:06 Tuesday
AN ELDERLY man died in a house fire in Wath, near Ripon. Firefighters were called to the fire at a property where it was believed the occupants were trapped at about 1pm yesterday. Officers wearing breathing apparatus entered the semi-detached house in
FORMER England hero Paul Gascoigne has declared an interest in the managerial vacancy at Exeter City. The Grecians sacked manager John Cornforth after they lost 1-0 at home to York City on Saturday. Gascoigne's advisor has told the Devon club that the
FORMER York City defensive sentinel Ricky Sbragia was today standing guard at the head of Sunderland after the axing of manager Peter Reid. Sbragia is the lone survivor of the Stadium of Light cull that ended in the sacking of Reid after seven and half
SCULPTOR Steve Blaylock puts the finishing touches to his owl sculpture, one of several he has created for the Millennium Green at Nether Poppleton, near York. Steve took a year to create the work, after he was commissioned to create four birds to feature
THE Selby Coalfield Task Force has again come under fire after claims it had "dropped a clanger" over pit job losses. The task force is to be given up to £25 million of Government money to lessen the impact on Selby's economy caused by the closure of
Concert promoter Ian Martin once seemed to be at the top of his game. But the news of his company's liquidation comes as a bombshell, as NICK HALLISSEY and CHRIS TITLEY report. IAN Martin has always cut a rather peculiar figure for a pop concert promoter
I agree with your editorial (October 2), which asserts that the two main political parties can be judged on the company they keep at their annual conferences. You rightly refer to the presence of Bill Clinton at this year's Labour conference. Mr Clinton
I am to be given Government money not to grow food on my land and on page four of Friday's Evening Press it says millions of Africans are starving.. Why? In Britain we take food for granted and we must be deaf to the cries of the hungry. The reason to
CAN City of York Council explain why Haxby Road Primary School, on arguably one of York's busiest roads and next to city's largest factory, hasn't got traffic calming, crossing facilities or even a school crossing patrol? Traffic calming isn't the answer
Adam Nichols heads to his local curry house and finds a restaurant with a neighbourhood feel THE lack of eastern extravagance promises good things. York's Indian food market can't be an easy one to get into. For such an ethnically unrepresentative city
CONGRATULATIONS to all the finalists in this year's Evening Press Business Awards. We are delighted but not surprised to have another incredibly strong shortlist of candidates. This region is blessed with a diverse range of independent firms run by talented
Janet Hewison enjoys lunch in one of York's oldest pubs IT may have been a Wednesday lunchtime in September, but Goodramgate was still full of tourists and charity-shop browsers, ambling along all over the place, as I fought my way through to The Golden
I LOVE weddings, I really do. As long as it's not me in the fancy frock at the front of the church saying 'I do'. In fact, when I come to think of it, I only really love weddings if I have absolutely nothing to do other than lurk at the back getting drunk
A PROMOTIONS company at the centre of a financial row following two outdoor concerts in North Yorkshire has gone into liquidation. Norton-based Ian Martin Events produced and promoted the Last Night of the Proms show and Party in the Park pop event at
A YORK driver has told of his miraculous escape following a collision with a combine harvester on a narrow country road. The farming machine's working blades came to rest only inches from the face of Ian Wells after the accident on the B1222, between
PROSECUTORS have dropped a charge of witness intimidation against former City of York Council leader Rod Hills, it was revealed today. The 56-year-old councillor had been due to appear before York Magistrates today on allegations that he intimidated York
YEE haa! It's more of the Best Western in the north. Alan Long, chairman of Best Western, Britain's largest hotel group, and its chief executive David Hayes, brought the board to take a sneak peek at the progress of the new £500,000 extension at the company's
UP the Reds! And up periscope for the Red Submarine! Manchester United was the first customer to take advantage of a new £100,000 interactive website launched by Red Submarine, the York-based supplier of PCs and specialist computer systems for audio recording
A GOVERNMENT ambassador for small businesses is backing the City of York Council's plan to encourage small ventures in the city to cut down on accidents. Meg Munn, the Sheffield MP, recently appointed by the Department for Trade and Industry as sponsor
BUSINESSES in greater York area are being offered a free opportunity to learn how they can benefit from the "excellence model" at the city's Barbican Centre tomorrow evening. The seminar is being organised by Excellence Yorkshire, a not-for-profit organisation
THE York City Supporters' Trust will be consulted by council planning officers over plans to build housing on Bootham Crescent. As reported in the Evening Press last month, the Trust has sought clarification from Persimmon over their planning application
HARROGATE'S abysmal form in the National Cup continued - they have just a single success to show from their last ten ties - with an abject and ill-disciplined performance to lose 29-17 to Midlands' hosts Nuneaton. They were far less committed than opponents
FOR the second successive week Selby were left to rue their ill-discipline as they slumped to a 20-17 defeat against Yarnbury. Despite again out-scoring their opponents on the try count, Selby gave their Horsforth-based opponents the chance to get back
AFTER looking down and out five minutes into the second half Pocklington produced a spirited late rally and were unlucky not to get a result before the final whistle cut them short at 34-29 against Ilkley. Ilkley were ahead inside five minutes, rumbling
FOOTBALL'S haves and have-nots were never more keenly illustrated this week. Shortly after Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan predicted that no less than eight Nationwide League first division clubs could be in liquidation before the end of the current
SPATS in the Belfry - and about time too. The Ryder Cup, golf's greatest grudge match, opens this Friday at the Belfry complex. The once upon a time in the Midlands encounter heralds three days of some of the most intense and intimidating competition
HEWORTH Under-16s found life in the first division quicker than they are used to as they went down to a 27-0 defeat against Dewsbury Moor. Every mistake was punished by the Moor side, but there were some positives from the game for Heworth with Chris
YORK magistrates have again walked out of court because of the late arrival of defendants in custody. Court started two hours later than scheduled in Courtroom Two in the courthouse on Clifford Street. The bench of three were due to start sitting at 10am
COUNCILLORS turned their backs on a master plan for development at York's Monks Cross, insisting that proposals to tackle "chronic" traffic problems in the area be brought forward first. They said up to 75 per cent of commercial development in York in
WINNERS of the Fulford Ladies Invitation League divisions received their rewards at their annual dinner and presentation evening at York racecourse. Trophies were collected on behalf of the divisional champions by Helen Leach (York, Div 1), Barbara Leopard
CITY of York Ladies Iopened their North League season with a 3-3 draw at home to newly promoted Colne Valley. For much of the game York looked the better side but some poor tackling and inaccurate passing allowed Colne Valley a fair share of possession
CITY of York I could not mark their return to the premier division of the Northern Hockey League with victory. They went down 3-1 against Sheffield Hallam I, who are expected to finish in the top three this season. York were without ace striker Glyn Humphrey
MORE than 30 surviving members of a former York dance school swapped stories about their favourite shows and snazziest costumes at a special reunion. Dancers from the Three Graces school, which was run in Clifford Street between the 1920s and 1950s, met
THE York City Supporters' Trust will be consulted by council planning officers over plans to build housing on Bootham Crescent. As reported in the Evening Press last month, the Trust has sought clarification from Persimmon over their planning application
ANTI-NUCLEAR protesters from North Yorkshire and the United States grilled the commander of RAF Fylingdales over the future of the base in a confrontation at its main gate. Campaigners from several pressure groups, including two specialists from the States
DEVELOPERS have put in an offer for the former York Arts Centre and are expected to submit a planning application within weeks. York University says it is in negotiations with an undisclosed developer over the former St John's Church building in Micklegate
GREG Dyke, the Director General of the BBC, will be the keynote speaker at the 2002 Evening Press Business of the Year awards. Today we disclose his backing for our benchmark of business excellence at the same time as we announce in Business Press, on
STEPHEN LEWIS secures a front row seat at the Richard Branson Show in York YOU could tell someone important was coming from the air of expectancy. Almost every face in the knot of people hanging around behind the National Railway Museum's Great Hall wore
ON Sunday October 27 we will be remembering the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act. Since then nearly six million babies have been destroyed in Britain. Today 500 babies are aborted every day, and each one is a human being. When this act was passed we were
READING about punts on the River Foss (September 20) prompted me to wonder if any of your readers remember rowing boats on the Ouse as I do. When I came to live in York in 1937 I was four years old. My parents took us down by the River Ouse. Walking along
A FORCEFUL woman ticking them off and telling them to pull themselves together: It was just like old times at the Conservative Party conference yesterday. Teresa May cut a more stylish dash in her black trouser suit and fake leopard-skin stilettos than
Ever since I started writing this column I have been talking about food as if it were closely connected to the countryside. The sort of food I like to eat, the sort of food we all like to think we are eating, is always closely connected to the countryside
