IF YOU ever fancy a good square meal, don't ever say it out loud. The barmy bureaucrats from Brussels may hear you and then we're all in the manure (so long as it is manure that conforms to Euro Quality Control sub-section XII, clause five, paragraph
MUCH has been said and written on the subject of heavy continuous rainfall in July and August and how it affects tourism, transport, flooding of homes, shops and factories and causes landslides. But there has been nothing on farming. Hay crops have been
COUNCILLOR Richard Moors, who, for reasons best known to himself, used his casting vote to force through Barratt's application for the demolition of Burton Croft, has treated the memory of John Bowes Morrell, one of the most faithful friends York has
WHILE I fully support the main principles behind your Stop The Highway Robbery campaign, I should also like to see you lobbying against the price increase in the residents' parking scheme ('Respark'). The basis of the scheme that we originally signed
On Saturday evening, as I was having a quiet moment on my computer, I heard an unusual sound, close at hand, as if someone were inflating an airbed. On hearing the sound again, I looked out of the bedroom window to see a hot air balloon with a basketful
THE opening ceremony of the Olympic Games certainly was an impressive sight - the burning rings, the theatrical parade, the proud athletes and the stunning fireworks. Just compare it with maimed Angolans, dying Sudanese and Ethiopian babies, and Aids-infested
TRADING standards investigators in York are to look into price claims made by a company which is guaranteeing Ascot hospitality tickets to racegoers - even though they don't officially go on sale until October. Colin Rumford, of the city council's trading
AN ALTERNATIVE and socially responsible use for the Bonding Warehouse (Squatters take over York pub, August 14) would be for it to be transformed into a multi-purpose dedicated venue for York's lesbian and gay community. The warehouse could be transformed
YORK'S high parking charges have come under fire from an organisation representing the city's pensioners. Members of the Older People's Assembly claimed that the charges are having a disproportionate impact on older people, many of whom are on low incomes
WIRELESS broadband service provider, Langreen Ltd has today announced further expansions in North Yorkshire of its broadband service to rural communities. The service has now expanded into the Thirsk area. As well as the communities of Marton-cum-Grafton
MADONNA is a contradiction. "There is nothing new under the sun," says the programme's first bon mot, portentously quoting from Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. Yet she has broken barrier after barrier, sometimes of taste and decency, while inventing
Leeper Hare York and District Football League premier division champions Dringhouses were grateful for an early chance to get Saturday's shock defeat against Thorpe United out of their system - and they took it. They beat last season's runners-up Pocklington
SCARBOROUGH will be looking to build on Saturday's fine 2-0 Nationwide Conference win over Woking with another solid display at Halifax Town tonight (7.45pm). Coach Nicky Henry has no injury worries but may change his strike force. Robert Gill just pipped
York University is about to launch its first undergraduate social work degree. STEPHEN LEWIS meets a social worker prepared to defend his profession against its unfair image. PETER Paton seems like a nice bloke. He has an earnest, well-meaning manner,
IF the maxim for a successful business is try, try and try again then York City Knights Rugby League Football Club is bound to be a winner in more ways than one. The Knights have entered the Small Business of the Year category in the 2004 Evening Press
YORK City Supporters Trust representatives will be available in the club shop before and after tonight's home match with Tamworth to hand out membership forms. The Trust have seen the number of annual members, costing £10, drop by more than 50 per cent
Johnny Murtagh is the man to follow on Knavesmire tomorrow as he bids to land the two feature races on the card. The brilliant Irish jockey, now based in Newmarket, teams-up with Defining in the £200,000 totetsport Ebor Handicap and will also be aboard
TRADING standards investigators in York are to look into price claims made by a company which is guaranteeing Ascot hospitality tickets to racegoers - even though they don't officially go on sale until October. Colin Rumford, of the city council's trading
WAYS of tackling the rising debt burden were on the agenda today when York MP Hugh Bayley visited a card protection company offering a service to keep customers in control of their financial affairs. The CPP Group, which employs almost 900 staff at its
A YORK teenager whose deafness was not diagnosed until he was nine is determined to make up for a "lost" education by proving his potential. Lloyd Elliff, who now has his sights set on becoming a plumber, is the first to admit he struggled at school.
A YOUNG mother told how her life has been torn apart by a driver who killed her son when he overtook a school bus. Kirstie Buckle, 23, of Barkston Ash, near Tadcaster, said her life had been "perfect" when she awoke on the morning of January 14 this year
THE funeral of an elderly York couple who were found dead in their home last month will finally take place next week. James and Joan Britton, who were found stabbed to death in their home at Strensall, on July 18, will be buried at Strensall Cemetery
"BLAKEY" is set to go back on York buses as transport operator First reintroduces inspectors to the city centre. The company, which is based in James Street, says it plans to bring a dedicated customer service team into York to help drivers deliver an
YORK City midfielder Gary Pearson will be fined two weeks' wages if Chris Brass deems him guilty of attempting a head butt at Aldershot. That was the offence cited by referee Martin Yearby in his report concerning Pearson's red card on Saturday and, if
WE ARE £1 trillion in debt. £1,004,290,000,000 to be exact - almost the same as the nation's Gross Domestic Product. According to the figure, revealed by the Bank of England, every man, woman and child owes an average of £16,955. My overdraft is not that
GUESTS staying in bed and breakfast accommodation at York's Bar Convent have confirmed some of the nuns' worst fears about the impact of evening parking charges. Visitors have been rushing to sign the Evening Press' Stop The Highway Robbery petition,
WHAT will those awfully nice people in Knaresborough say? The views of that refined burgh are usually no more shocking than the fine old castle, pretty riverside and old Mother Shipton's Cave. Suddenly, it seems, things are reaching feva pitch as a nude
NATIONAL specialist transportation study company, Sky High Traffic Data, of Tadcaster, has won a key contract to carry out traffic counts for Bexley Council Sky High Traffic Data, which also has offices in London and Edinburgh, was selected from five
IT WAS trial by fire, but York-based Portakabin subsidiary Yorkon passed with flying colours. Yorkon has become the first modular building manufacturer to achieve approval from the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) for fire testing in line with
IT WAS the situation a community feared most - and had predicted. A resident at York's controversial Southview probation hostel was back in jail for offences involving children. A court heard how convicted sex offender Richard Freshwater spoke to a group
CONVENIENCE is a by-word for Jacksons stores, which are situated locally, stock just about everything and stay open late. So shoppers will be hoping the take-over by Sainsbury's will not change matters. The northern-based chain has its fans, who will
THERE'S nothing tougher than starting up a new business, but when you are partially sighted the challenge is even greater. But nothing is too much trouble for inspiring Jayne Mason who has overcome all the odds and set up her own children's dance wear
YORK City midfielder Gary Pearson will be fined two weeks' wages if Chris Brass deems him guilty of attempting a head butt at Aldershot. That was the offence cited by referee Martin Yearby in his report concerning Pearson's red card on Saturday and, if
NORTH Yorkshire's booming property market is finally showing signs of slowing down, property experts have admitted. While house prices are currently still increasing, the rate of rise has decreased for the fourth month running across Yorkshire and Humberside
RAIN came to Yorkshire Phoenix's rescue at Headingley yesterday just when it appeared as if they were in for a thrashing from Nottinghamshire Outlaws which would have put paid to their totesport League promotion hopes. Chasing a revised target of 180
RICCALL and Selby have sealed the two promotion places in division three of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League. Riccall won their match against Sutton-on-Derwent to go up then Selby defeated Riccall with Lucy and Chris Godwin taking the vital points to
A YORK police worker has taken a stand against nuisance mail after she received 20 letters asking for cash in just one week. Civilian worker Andrea Davis, who is based at York police headquarters, has been deluged with competition notices, parcel delivery
CHRIS Thompson included a superb 160 finish for 15 as he qualified for the York Unique-Phoenix League division one semi-finals. Thompson eliminated team-mate Jon O'Mara with 16 and 17 darts, then put out Shepherd's Mick Willsden (17) in 15 and 17 darts
Horwath Pulleyn-Heselton York Vale division four leaders Acomb put division three foes Thorpe Willoughby to the sword in the final of the Scothern Construction Cup at Heworth. Batting first, Acomb started confidently with openers B Wallis and D Skilbeck
RECORD numbers of punters are expected for this year's Ebor Festival, which began today. Bookings for York's landmark meeting, which runs until Thursday, have already topped last year's record numbers. Now bookings have been received from more than 21,200
RAIN came to Yorkshire Phoenix's rescue at Headingley yesterday just when it appeared as if they were in for a thrashing from Nottinghamshire Outlaws which would have put paid to their totesport League promotion hopes. Chasing a revised target of 180
AN ELDERLY man's life was put in jeopardy in a York flat blaze - because the batteries from his smoke detector had been removed. The man had to be carried from his burning flat by 999 crews alerted by neighbours whose own homes became filled with smoke
A YORK hotelier today claimed her business was being blighted by traffic measures introduced by the council to tackle this week's Ebor race meeting. Anne Radford, manager of the Elmbank Hotel, in Driffield Terrace, on The Mount, has launched her own protest
A SEX offender living at York's controversial probation hostel was caught talking to local children - despite a court order banning him from making such contact. Richard Freshwater's sex offender order, imposed by Cambridge magistrates in 2001, was intended
IT'S a clich to label the next game as the most important in a club's history. Indeed, clich corner is crammed by exclaiming how any upcoming encounter is the most vital for any club, be it Arsenal down through to Zanzibar. But for York City tonight's
Horwath Pulleyn-Heselton York Vale division four leaders Acomb put division three foes Thorpe Willoughby to the sword in the final of the Scothern Construction Cup at Heworth. Batting first, Acomb started confidently with openers B Wallis and D Skilbeck
