More than a year after the Boxing Day tsunami, the rebuilding work continues in Sri Lanka. Education reporter Haydn Lewis went to Fulford School, in York, where an industrious band of sixth formers are trying to get businesses to support their bid to
HUNDREDS of youngsters had an unexpected day off at a York school today. Fulford School was closed to Years Seven and Eight - comprising 400 children aged between 11 and 13 - because of a boiler breakdown yesterday. Head teacher Steve Smith, pictured,
Young orienteering prospects at Tregelles are hard in training for the upcoming summer league next term. The junior section of The Mount School are regularly out and about in the area's competitions looking ahead to both the summer league and the national
GARBUTT & ELLIOTT Corporate Finance, a division of one of York's best-known independent firms of chartered accountants and business advisers, has racked up £100 million of transactions in a year for the first time. The achievement represents a significant
TWO computer-related firms in Ryedale have formed an alliance to boost IT in the area. Jim Butler Computer Services of Kirkbymoorside and Icon Computer Services have linked up to serve the need for more local and reachable IT support services. Between
HISTORY was made when the Government's Civil Partnership Act came into force last December, enabling gay couples to have their relationship recognised in law for the first time. New figures have revealed that North Yorkshire has had a steady stream of
THE hugely ambitious York Central project could be given the green light by the summer, the city's council leader said today. Coun Steve Galloway said public consultation on the content and layout for the 70-acre teardrop site could start in the autumn
A UNION leader told today how 940 workers at a massive supermarket distribution centre in North Yorkshire were "gobsmacked" to learn their jobs were on the line. Paul Redgate, York regional officer for the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU), spoke
A CAMPAIGNER for abuse victims today welcomed a decision to ban a teacher from working with children after indecent images "appeared" on his home computer. Nicholas Rowley, an IT teacher at Joseph Rowntree School in York, said his career lies "in ruins
The top-of-the-table clash in Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve 'A' at Old Malton was decided by a Dermot Read goal in the 49th minute for champions Dringhouses, who also missed a penalty. A strong Malton Bacon Factory side beat Huntington
Wednesday, March 1, 2006 100 years ago Miss Elizabeth Smellie was a chorus girl who appeared in the pantomime at Mr Robert Arthur's theatre, at Christmas 1904. Tights were supplied to Miss Smellie and the other chorus girls, and the garments were sent
HIS crimes were "at the bottom end of the scale". Nevertheless, the decision to keep Nicholas Rowley's name off the sex offender's register can only send out the wrong signal to parents. Rowley has undoubtedly suffered for his foolishness in returning
IF you see a chap in a fur coat lighting a Cuban cigar with a £50 note today, put your camera away. It won't be Roman Abramovich or Bill Gates but a YO10 homeowner. According to a recent forecast, the value of homes within this postal code was set to
MIKE Race objects to the imminent smoking ban on the grounds that tobacco consumption in pubs is a tradition with a 400-year history (Letters, February 27). So was hanging, drawing and quartering, and most people would surely be relieved that we've seen
I TOO thought "FTR: too big for York", like A P Cox (Letters, February 27) and "What will happen when this thing reaches Nessgate corner I dread to think". Well, later on that day I found out - while walking in towards the city centre "the thing" came
I CAN sympathise with Angie Marley who has four parking tickets for parking on yellow lines because she could not get near her property due to non-residents monopolising the parking spaces (February 27). I, like many, pay £84 a year for the right to park
THE problems at Malton Bacon Factory are most likely to be due to price pressure from the supermarkets (February 27). Ex-farm pig prices are down on last year as the retailers are wanting pig meat ever cheaper. The number of UK pigs has fallen drastically
IN his review of John Tams' latest excellent album, The Reckoning, Richard Foster seems to imply that the use of brass in folk music is a recent innovation (February 23). Far from it. John Tams was making good use of brass back in the 1970s with the Albion
I MUST take issue with your leader writer in the Press comment column concerning York City's parlous financial state (February 23). In my opinion, he dismisses far too lightly the part played by the major previous directors, when he says "It is tempting
STEPHEN LEWIS visits a York research centre which has won a Queen's award for its pioneering work in harnessing the power of plants. The humid scent of hothouse plants surrounds you the moment you step inside the transgenic glasshouses at the University
Committed Harrogate Ladies College lacrosse player Natalie Woods has won selection to the Under-19 England team. The defence specialist was picked after attending trials in Hertfordshire the day after realising she was eligible for the England training
Howsham Hall stormed to England Bowl success at their own Rugby Sevens. The prep school took on teams from Yorkshire and Durham in the annual tournament sponsored by MEP Godfrey Bloom. In the semi-finals York side St Olave's lost 28-0 to Sedbergh as Howsham
OU est Pierre? That is the question which haunts York artist Milladdio, also known as Andy Hinkles. Apparently Pierre is the name of the only remaining Museum Gardens peacock, and he has gone missing. The last recorded sighting of him was when "people
THE growth of digital technology has generated many new industries. One that doesn't always get taken as seriously as it should is the video game industry. Keen local game player Paul Murphy, chief executive of the North Yorkshire Business Education Partnership
HEALTHCARE Solutions, a consortium sponsored by York-based Shepherd Construction and ABN AMRO, has won Government approval for its £65 million oncology and haematology centre scheme to be built at Castle Hill NHS Hospital, Hull. The project, procured
WASTE management company Yorwaste has joined a national scheme designed to help industry improve its safety record. The Northallerton-based company recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme that recognises high standards of health
YORK City's "Pitch In a Pound...or More" campaign raised £2,311.60 during its launch at Saturday's home game with Forest Green Rovers. The appeal has been set up to raise money for essential repairs to the damaged KitKat Crescent pitch, which is likely
FORMER York City Supporters' Trust chairman Richard Snowball has suggested fans could retain ownership of their football club by making weekly £6 donations until the end of the year. Snowball has based the calculation on 2,000 supporters offering the
PUB regulars have dubbed him the "white bear of the White Rose". Landlady Michelle McGowan proudly shows off her massive Alsatian, named Bear, who has proved a hit with customers since she took over behind the pumps at the White Rose Pub, in Cornlands
PLANS to stage the York Mystery Plays on wagons this summer have received a boost from the National Lottery, the Evening Press can reveal. Money from the Heritage Lottery Fund will help York Civic Trust meet the costs of acquiring a wagon and creating
THE owners of Elvington Airfield have halted Formula One testing until a legal wrangle over noise has been settled. A row over noisy vehicle testing on the airfield runway had been due to go to a two-day trial at Pickering Magistrates Court next week,
A LAST-minute change could give the go-ahead to a controversial scheme to convert a riverside hotel into 14 flats. City of York Council planning officers had initially recommended the plan to replace the Abbots Mews Hotel, in Marygate, York, with the
NESTL Rowntree Ladies had mixed fortunes in division two of the York and District Badminton League. The confectionery team lost out 6-3 at Market Weighton, but then bounced back to score a maximum victory over Fulfordgate. Sue Smith and Miriam Beales
It takes a lot to make Stan Haigh smile but even the stoical Yorkshireman could not contain his elation as his star-studded six-man team took the prestigious York and District Winter League title from under the noses of arch-rivals Waterline Wibsey. The
A FOUR-CAR pile-up caused traffic chaos on the A64 last night when part of the road had to be closed for three hours. One victim was taken to York Hospital after the smash at about 6.30pm yesterday, which caused huge tailbacks on the dual carriageway
YORK City Knights will play their Powergen Challenge Cup third round tie at The Shay after a game of musical grounds. The move was forced because National Conference division two side Ovenden's ground does not meet the standard required. The ideal solution
FORMER York City Supporters' Trust chairman Richard Snowball has suggested fans could retain ownership of their football club by making weekly £6 donations until the end of the year. Snowball has based the calculation on 2,000 supporters offering the
YORK has been named as one of the country's top property hotspots. The website propertyforecasts.co.uk is predicting a 60 to 70 per cent rise in property values in the York area over the next five years - one of the biggest increases in the country. Until
THERE are many reasons for trials not going ahead on the day ("Court blunders costing £800,000", February 22). Some relate to the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), some to the courts, and some to the fact that defendants plead guilty on the
THE reasons for cracked and ineffective trials are incredibly complex. Yet your article implied that every time a case does not go ahead, it is because of some error or ineptitude on the prosecution's part. You acknowledge that a high proportion of delays
IN your article Second Class Service Fear (February 24) there was a quote from Steve Galloway: "The council has not been consulted to my knowledge by Royal Mail. If they are introducing it without consultation with us, then I would be very disappointed
YES I admit it, I am a criminal, and West Yorkshire Highway Patrol told me so! My offence? Driving with no licence, tax, insurance or MOT? No! Driving over the speed limit or with defective lights (like many others who passed me)? No! Driving using a
Ten-man Aislaby United put three past Thornton-le-Dale in division one of the RJF Homes Beckett League. Regular striker turned goalkeeper Tim Hodgson gifted them Bobby Brewer's opener after a poor clearance and sub Nick Wilkinson came on to score twice
The top-of-the-table clash in Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve 'A' at Old Malton was decided by a Dermot Read goal in the 49th minute for champions Dringhouses, who also missed a penalty. A strong Malton Bacon Factory side beat Huntington
YORK City Knights will play their Powergen Challenge Cup third round tie at The Shay after a game of musical grounds. The move was forced because National Conference division two side Ovenden's ground does not meet the standard required. The ideal solution
