FANS of Radio 4 soap The Archers will know that farmer David Archer is in trouble for shooting dead a badger. The police called last night after a malicious tip-off from the scheming Matt Crawford. Belinda the badger was luckier than her radio counterpart
I was horrified to read of the disgusting and brutal treatment of a York citizen by American soldiers in Northern Iraq (My al Qaida nightmare, August 2). Many people will have seen street entertainer Michael Mime in York and must be outraged to hear how
Now that York Minster admission charges are a fait accompli, there is a grave danger that those responsible will be allowed to get off the hook. The satisfaction expressed by the present incumbents with the "success" of the change suggests this is the
I AGREE with Robert Holmes - "Yorick is tripe!" (Evening Press, August 2). Since Turpin rode off, the bard of "unworthy reading" has been dishing up a menu of unpalatable ruminant stomach lining. It is producing nausea and tears - even without the onions
It is a sad truth that those of us who hail from less pleasant parts of Britain, in my case Whitechapel: Get out at the first opportunity when we have the cash Fervently, and illogically, defend our roots, frequently with mindless violence, while under
HERE we go again. More over-the-top bleatings about the Osbaldwick bus service (Evening Press, July 28). I could appreciate Mr Waters' concern if he lived anywhere near where the buses pass. But Yew Tree Mews must be at least 30 yards from the road. Most
VISITORS of all shapes and sizes are flocking to North Yorkshire to enjoy the fantastic weather - including swarms of beautiful Painted Lady butterflies. Geoff Sowden, of Haxby, contacted the Evening Press when he noticed the distinctive orange and black
COUNCIL bosses in York and North Yorkshire could win millions of pounds of Government cash to regenerate run-down parks and open spaces. City of York Council and district councils across the county are being urged to bid for a chunk of £89 million earmarked
"CHILL OUT" was the message today, on one of the hottest days of the year, as the public were invited to take a long, cool drink - of tap water. Yorkshire Water were fighting back against the bottled water industry with their team of Ice Angels serving
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an incident near Selby. The man was driving a blue Citroen estate car when it collided with a pedal cyclist, in Hambleton, yesterday afternoon. The cyclist, a local man in his 50s, suffered
TWO youths have admitted they put a bus driver through a terrifying knife ordeal in a York housing estate. The attempted robbery on Bramham Road, in Chapelfields, in May, raised concerns about drivers' safety and sparked a meeting between First bus company
PLANS to create an emergency post office for Dunnington after its local store was burned to the ground have been turned down. Costcutter hoped to house a temporary emergency store and post office in the village's Reading Room after its shop, the only
STATISTICIANS are checking the record books to see whether Dunnington have set any new bests in their win over Easingwold in Sunday's Hunters York and District Senior League Premier Cup semi-final. Easingwold rattled up 240-7, at exactly a run a ball,
ONE of York's most controversial "eyesores" could be transformed and given a new use, according to city council officials. Agents for the owners of the controversial White Swan Hotel, in Piccadilly, have begun discussions with City of York Council planning
THE family of a York man who died after a shocking accident in the city today described him as "kind and caring" and someone who lived his life to the full. Simon Andrew Peter Wright, 32, of Oak Tree Way, Strensall, died early on Sunday morning after
THIS is the third year of the Grand Opera House Summer Youth Project and this time there are more than 100 travellers on the Yellow Brick Road to self discovery and a sense of fulfilment. Around 80 are on stage, their ages ranging from seven to 21, and
TERRORISM, writes AC Grayling, is the aggression of the weak. It is "impotence made terribly potent by what... malignant rage is prepared to do". So begins a concise little essay on Vengeance which runs to not much more than a page and yet is devastating
CAMPBELL Armstrong brings us another riveting thriller set in the dark, seedy underworld of Glasgow, and the patch of Lou Perlman, a detective-sergeant in the city 'polis'. Perlman is proud that he's a Jew living in Egypt (a city suburb). He tends to
Poetry can be fun finds STEPHEN LEWIS as he dips into a volume of verses by local schoolchildren. "I'D like to be a biscuit, Chocolate perhaps, I'd sit all day and talk To chocolate kind of chaps. Everyone thinks I'm yummy, A great dream I find, But one
DARREN Gough intends playing an even bigger part for Yorkshire now that he has announced his retirement from Test cricket. The strike bowler should be back in action for them in the Championship at Scarborough next week when they need to beat Second Division
Seeking Answers can provide the right solution at Haydock tomorrow, where he is set to be teamed up for the first time with champion jockey Kieren Fallon. The Alec Stewart-trained two-year-old was apprentice-ridden when he caught the eye on his debut
Tim Easterby is relying on the superior talents of champion jockey Kieren Fallon to get the tricky Only One Legend home in front at Pontefract tomorrow. The Great Habton trainer has booked the country's top rider to partner the sprinter in the Chaplins
IT SHOULD have been closed years ago. The gap on the A64 at Bilbrough Top between York and Tadcaster is the worst accident blackspot in North Yorkshire. Everybody knows that. And yet it still remains open. This long and sorry saga is a shameful tale of
JUST when Tony Blair and his New Labour government do something to make you think politicians couldn't possibly sink any lower, the Tories remind you that they still have no rivals when it comes to sheer nastiness. Tony and his cronies have hardly been
STATISTICIANS are checking the record books to see whether Dunnington have set any new bests in their win over Easingwold in Sunday's Hunters York and District Senior League Premier Cup semi-final. Easingwold rattled up 240-7, at exactly a run a ball,
WHAT a tragic headline: 'Two die in fire' on the front page of last Saturday's Evening Press. Whatever caused the blaze is irrelevant to the fact that a young mum and her daughter lost their lives. It is such a tragedy because a smoke detector was found
WALKING down Micklegate early last Thursday evening I saw five youths out on the town. They were drunk and, judging by their hyper state, were probably on drugs too. In the short time I was on Micklegate and Ouse Bridge, I saw them picking fights and
I AM searching for any surviving relatives in the York and Selby area. My father was Kenneth Bertram Webb who died aged 59 years in May 1986. His funeral was in Selby Abbey and he was buried alongside his father and mother in Selby cemetery. Two of my
YORK City player-chief Chris Brass is poised to strengthen his arm ahead of the season's kick-off by signing centre-back Richard Hope on a one-month deal. The 6ft 3in left-sided centre-back will help fill the void left by Andrew Jordan's decision to spurn
AN ANCIENT "pub crawl" is to be enjoyed this weekend as York's Lord Mayor leads citizens in the "Assize of Ale". The Lord Mayor, Coun Chas Hall, and the Sheriff of York, Coun Keith Orrell, will take up their historic duty of testing the quality of York's
THE buy to let market in York is booming as investors continue to plough their cash into bricks and mortar, according to a new survey. The report, by UCB Home Loans, highlights York as one of six cities across the country where more and more people are
AN ART room at All Saints' School, York, was left severely damaged after a fire which is thought to have been started by a faulty extractor fan. Firefighters were called to the school just before 8pm last night after a passer-by noticed flames coming
THE future of Drax Power Station remained in question today, when its U.S. owner abandoned restructuring plans after failing to reach agreement with creditors. AES has withdrawn four of its executives from the Drax staff, and left independent directors
AS TEMPERATURES rose across North Yorkshire, thousands of people were converging on a Ryedale village for its 84th annual show. Thornton-le-Dale show, which has previously pulled in crowds of 10,000, was expected to do the same this year, with an exciting
A FAMILY spoke today of their love for a mother and daughter tragically killed in a York house fire. Andrea Robinson, 36, also known as Andi and Rubi, and her youngest child, Sky Sunshine, two, died in the blaze at their council house in Kingsway West
YORK teenage sensation Nicola Parry has reached a new high in her rapid rise to rugby league stardom. The 18-year-old three-quarter, who plays for York Acorn Ladies, has been picked for the Great Britain squad to go to the women's World Cup in New Zealand
DARREN Gough intends playing an even bigger part for Yorkshire now that he has announced his retirement from Test cricket. The strike bowler should be back in action for them in the Championship at Scarborough next week when they need to beat Second Division
YORK City Knights utility star Darren Callaghan reckons the pressure is building at the top of National League Two. Seven teams are effectively fighting for six play-off places, with all seven knowing that higher finishes glean key advantages for the
YORK City player-chief Chris Brass is poised to strengthen his arm ahead of the season's kick-off by signing centre-back Richard Hope on a one-month deal. The 6ft 3in left-sided centre-back will help fill the void left by Andrew Jordan's decision to spurn
THE scheme to tame North Yorkshire's worst accident blackspot has been delayed yet again - sparking warnings that the Highways Agency risks corporate manslaughter charges if another person dies. The agency says it will not now be possible for work to
Scottish adventurer Alexander Selkirk was the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's classic, Robinson Crusoe. Selkirk spent four years and four months alone on the island of Juan Fernandez, 360 miles off the coast of Chile. The pains and privations of British
YORK City Knights utility star Darren Callaghan reckons the pressure is building at the top of National League Two. Seven teams are effectively fighting for six play-off places, with all seven knowing that higher finishes glean key advantages for the
STEPHEN LEWIS looks at the impact of a recent Law Lords ruling on our compensation claim culture. SOME of Britain's most senior judges gave the clearest possible signal last week that Britain's growing US-style "compensation culture" has gone far enough
THE scheme to tame North Yorkshire's worst accident blackspot has been delayed yet again - sparking warnings that the Highways Agency risks corporate manslaughter charges if another person dies. The agency says it will not now be possible for work to
