THE Evening Press does much to help its readers stay safe, fit and healthy by giving security tips, promoting fitness regimes and encouraging good eating habits. I would love to see you similarly encourage good driving, which is particularly important
WE have just been to see Broken Glass currently showing at the York Theatre Royal. I'm no Charles Hutchinson but I urge you, do not miss this play! Even if you have never set foot in a theatre before - start now. The play is Arthur Miller at his best
THE new recycling centre off James Street, York, seems 90 per cent perfectly designed. To use the old site efficiently, you needed to know the layout before loading the car. The greatest thing about the new site is that you can circle as many times as
AT 9am on Monday my children and I were some of the first to visit the new waste depot at Hazel Court, James Street, York. Alas, all I could offer the council operative at the security booth was a boot-full of recyclable cardboard, which, I have to confess
CATHERINE Sevigny really hit the spot - so true (April 4)! I could relate to her column 100 per cent. Though the last time I overstepped the mark was back in the early 1990s! Also I love Helen Mead - she makes me laugh out loud most weeks. I loved her
NORTH Yorkshire's Simon Dyson made a stunning start to the Volvo China Open today. He posted a five-under-par 67 to be tied with five others, just one shot adrift of first round leader Chrstian Cevaer of France. Indeed, had Dyson not bogeyed the par four
A TOP vet has urged members of the public to continue reporting dead birds. Kate Sharpe, veterinary manager at Yorkshire's State Veterinary Service, made her comments after scientists at the Central Laboratory near York revealed the dead swan infected
IT HAS taken the best part of a decade, but now it has finally, officially been announced - the gaps are to close for good. Transport Secretary Alistair Darling has approved a traffic order to permanently shut the danger gaps on the busy A64 near Tadcaster
ANIMAL health officers have condemned a "cruel and barbaric" attack on a badger colony in the Selby district. A gang of men in army-style camouflage clothing were seen digging at a badger sett at a quarry near Brotherton. Police later arrested two men
MANY may have missed them the first time round. But now city councillors will be able to watch the highlights of York's firework's farce - though the city's residents still won't. The Evening Press can reveal today that all members of City of York Council
TOP young performers have come to York to prepare for a dance showcase. The Yorkshire Youth Dance Theatre has brought together teachers from around the county and choreographers from further afield, to instruct the best White Rose performers at Queen
YORKSHIRE'S Aussie superstar Darren Lehmann is predicting a big season for left-handed batsman Michael Lumb. The 36-year-old Australian, who has been in the form of his life with South Australia this summer, joined up with Yorkshire this week for the
FORMULA One cars will be tested at Elvington Airfield again, while a long-running legal row rumbles on. The owners of the airfield, near York, had previously promised not to test-drive the vehicles until a dispute over noise with City of York Council
YORK Acorn Running Club are re-writing the record books. After their club record 15th place in the North of England 12-stage Road Relays they produced a best-ever performance in the Nationals by finishing 32nd in a high quality field. Andy Hilton ran
YORK City Knights might be kicked out of Huntington Stadium due to the refurbishment of the athletics track, the Evening Press has discovered. The venue will be closed for track improvements from April 18 until the end of May, during which the Knights
Thursday, April 13, 2006 100 years ago King Edward and Queen Alexandra had an exciting experience in the streets of Corfu. While driving through the town their carriage collided with a cart in which were several drunken peasants. The driver of the royal
MOST children in this city are well-behaved and considerate. They work hard, as York's consistently excellent exam results prove. Many are high achievers out of school too: from sports stars to community champions, the Evening Press regularly highlights
A CLOUD of mystery hung over the future of York City Knights today after the club announced it was to hold 'the most important meeting since it was formed'. The meeting will be on Tuesday, April 25 at Huntington Stadium at 8pm. All fans are urged to be
"It's very urgent!" Each morning at the Citizens Advice Bureau in York, we listen to the recorded messages on the reception voicemail and note the details of clients wanting to make appointments. It is a bit depressing to hear so many voices saying: "
I have been reading with interest the Evening Press articles about York Harriers. I came across them whilst searching for information on the Faber Cup. I come from York originally and my grandfather used to run with the Harriers in the early nineteen
WE begin with a peal appeal: is York's curfew bell still in action? Howard Peach read an entry about the bell in a history book about York, written by John Rodger in 1951. "As I understand it, the Spurriergate church still rang a curfew bell, certainly
I WAS disgusted to learn that girls and young women are closing the gap on booze, but not at all surprised (April 8). British women already hold European records for numbers of schoolgirl mothers, abortions, and bad behaviour abroad. Women, whether they
ALTHOUGH clearly impassioned, Sarah Bramley is wrong in the points she makes (Letters, April 10). Animals continue to provide us with the best models for medical research: we share more than 90 per cent of our DNA with them, as well as our vital organs
I SEE the Government is carrying out a review of atomic energy generation, and the pros and cons are drawing up their battle lines. Being a simple bloke I am uncertain as to which side of the fence to fall, but of one thing I am certain - fossil fuels
YORK City's finances and potential ownership changes have occupying a huge amount of time for the Supporters' Trust Board. It has also generated lots of questions from fans. Here the Trust has responded to many of the questions that have been asked. Because
ON its opening day, I took a load of pre-sorted waste of various kinds to the new recycling depot at James Street, York. The staff were helpful. One offered to deal with my "green" waste while I dealt with the landfill waste. All very impressive until
THERE is no smoke without fire. It seems at least likely that the Bush administration in Washington is planning to invade Iran. If that happens, the UN will be fatally weakened, with Russia and China opposing, the Middle East will be plunged into yet
THE Labour Government's war in Iraq has cost this country's taxpayers £4.5 billion pounds so far. It cannot, however, afford to provide York with an additional £1.25 million pounds of funding - money it admits is required to provide essential public services
SO Coleen McLoughlin has just been voted Best Dressed British Star. Star? That's funny. She's certainly not an actress. Neither is she a singer. I always thought that she was just Wayne Rooney's girlfriend with a simple full-time "career" of spending
YELL it from the rooftops! Two North Yorkshire firms have chalked up an unprecedented 25-year partnership helping to produce Yellow Pages directories. Yell, the FTSE-100 international directories business, has celebrated notching up the quarter century
Colin HOCKRIDGE, full-time chaplain with the York Workplace Chaplaincy, was surprised when he received a reply from the Methodist Church to his request for a £3,000 grant for research into new ways helping working people in commerce and industry in the
INVESTMENT in support services for York and North Yorkshire businesses has topped the £3 million mark over the last three years under the Business Support Scheme. And this, says Business Link York and North Yorkshire, is just the tip of the iceberg, with
TRAVEL agents today predicted that York could resemble a "ghost town" as thousands of holidaymakers began the great Easter exodus. Many travellers are reported to be getting as far away from the city as possible in order to avoid the usual traffic jams
IT looks like it would be more at home in a science fiction exhibition. But this little gadget could revolutionise the way the grassed areas around the city's bar walls are kept neat and tidy. Council engineers have been carrying out trials on a remote-controlled
YORKSHIRE'S Aussie superstar Darren Lehmann is predicting a big season for left-handed batsman Michael Lumb. The 36-year-old Australian, who has been in the form of his life with South Australia this summer, joined up with Yorkshire this week for the
FINALS day at York Indoor Bowls Club provided a feast of fantastic bowling, close games, new winners and a big crowd at Thanet Road. Carol Instone and Maureen Thomas fought out a real thriller in the ladies singles, with Instone just nicking it. Thomas
YORK Acorn ARLC are not giving up on promotion despite their midweek defeat leaving their destiny out of their hands. The Blue and Golds, whose fine winning sequence ended at Eastmoor, now need two of the four teams above them to drop points in the last
THEY came out in their thousands to take a turn on York's latest attraction. A queue snaked around the base of the city's big wheel, as the eagerly awaited rival to the London Eye finally opened for business. The Norwich Union Yorkshire Wheel reported
CHILDREN committed more than 2,000 crimes in York in just one year. For the first time the Evening Press can reveal the shocking extent of juvenile crime in the city, with kids as young as nine caught breaking the law. Exclusive figures show more than
YOU are what you eat, they say. And anyone who gorges themselves on York's latest culinary treat will soon find that they resemble a deep-fried Cadbury's Creme Egg. This is the invention of publican Jack Merry, who is a walking advert for the benefits
It's mission accomplished for New Earswick All Blacks after winning promotion to the Pennine League premier division last night - and they are still on for a league title bonus. The All Blacks produced some scintillating rugby in driving rain to conquer
TOMORROW'S Good Friday Guinness Pocklington Rugby 7s gets a busy weekend of rugby underway at Percy Road. Pocklington club members have been hard at work all week to get Percy Road ready for tomorrow's action, which starts at 1pm. A crowd of around 3,000
NEW Earswick All Blacks Amateur Rugby League Club are to hold RL fun days for boys and girls this month. The sessions for youngsters aged from seven to 11 will be on Wednesday and Thursday, April 19-20 at the New Earswick Sports Club running from 10am
YORK Acorn ARLC are not giving up on promotion despite their midweek defeat leaving their destiny out of their hands. The Blue and Golds, whose fine winning sequence ended at Eastmoor, now need two of the four teams above them to drop points in the last
TWO York RUFC junior teams are heading to the two-day Prudential Cup tournament in Nottingham at the Easter weekend. If the Under-U9s and U12s do well then they will go through to the finals at Twickenham. Last year the U9s made in to rugby union's HQ
Gavin Aitchison reports on measures designed to alleviate the problems people experience when buying or selling a house. MOVING house is said to be one of the most stressful things you can experience in life - up there with divorce, bereavement and debt
YORK City Knights might be kicked out of Huntington Stadium due to the refurbishment of the athletics track, the Evening Press has discovered. The venue will be closed for track improvements from April 18 until the end of May, during which the Knights
