It would appear that Mr Dobbin (Letters, September 8) wishes to disparage the hard work put in by Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators by saying Mr Flanagan was simply a Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator. He is insulting all co-ordinators, of which there
I was somewhat dismayed by Chris Clayton's letter regarding the youth problem in Tang Hall area. I myself was a victim of youth vandalism and had to move home after a lifetime of living down Tang Hall. So I know what I'm saying. I've seen Tang Hall community
Hockey Football Netball North Yorkshire Junior Girls team finished second in the English Schools Combined Events Championship at Peterborough. The team included Amy Fozzard (Selby HS); Sam Wood (Easingwold), Louise Bonnie (Canon Lee) and Rachel Thomas
Diana, Princess of Wales, has never been forgotten by the people of Britain. Today's announcement that a memorial is to be built in her honour shows that the British establishment has finally remembered her too. Tellingly it was the Prime Minister who
Dunnington Cricket Club have made steps to build bridges as they seek re-election to the Costcutter York and District Senior Cricket League. Speaking to the Evening Press, Dunnington's new secretary, Gary Andrew, said: "We have been positive and are only
A postman was today hailed a hero after his quick thinking alerted paramedics to a serious accident on a deserted road on the North York Moors. Ian Spurr A lorry had plunged more than 50 feet down an embankment and was out of sight of the road, its driver
I was interested in your article concerning the plans to restore Rowntree Park to its former glory (Evening Press, September 15), and the hopes of a commencement in spring next year. The details you mention of work to be done sound promising but one important
Stephen Lewis, tells us about the joys of a 'Lawn of a new era' (Evening Press, September 17). This is a miracle imposed on Thorganby by Lindum Seeded Turf. When it comes to turf we apparently live in the equivalent of the champagne area. Bully for us
Would someone please clear up a bus mystery? For months every day of the week, a 99 bus service has been running up and down the Fulford Road between the Designer Outlet near the A19/A64 junction and York railway station. It must be the most frequent
The brown, brown grass of home We English are a leafy lot. For much of our insular lives, we long to belong to a leafy suburb. The moment we secure our plot on Acacia Avenue we begin to pine for an even leafier lane in some village backwater. To meet
Bollin Ann, who beat all bar Carambo in a 20-runner race at Nottingham last week, can go one better at Pontefract tomorrow when the Racing Channel sponsors the entire programme. The Tim Easterby-trained filly goes for the five furlongs handicap and, with
How's this for a career change? York's Hunter, famed for dishing out wallopings to contestants on Gladiators, hopes soon to dish out top nosh to London diners. The strongman, also known as James Crossley, wants to open a restaurant in the capital. No
Frustrated? Yes. Pressured? No. Regrets? "Only that we haven't won more games, but I think that is pretty obvious," says Neil Thompson. To long suffering York City fans it certainly is. Not that Thompson, pictured left with his assistant Adie Shaw, is
Stick with us. That's the passionate plea from York City boss Neil Thompson to the Bootham Crescent faithful as his side flounders just one of the bottom of the Football League. In an interview with the Evening Press to mark his six months at the helm
The mother of a young York man who died after providing aid to remote Thai villages is looking for help to continue his good work. Lt Richard Worsley was 24 when he was killed in a car crash while stationed in Germany with the Light Dragoons in 1996.
A North Yorkshire sales executive has been given the maximum £1,000 fine and a month-long driving ban for speeding at 72mph in a 30mph area. Susan Crawford, said to earn nearly £600 a week, was trapped by a police laser device while driving her Subaru
The parents of a North Yorkshire special constable murdered by the IRA are hoping a legal challenge to Mo Mowlam could keep his killer behind bars. Michelle Williamson has been granted leave to seek a judicial review of the Northern Ireland Secretary's
Scroll down the page to experience One hundred days to go... A string of police stations is to stay open across North Yorkshire to give the county a Millennium night safety net. Chief Constable David Kenworthy today announced 33 stations will be open
James Crossley, alias Hunter, the Gladiator beefcake from York, is planning to open a restaurant in London. Back in his home city to promote his regal role in this winter's pantomime at the Grand Opera House, he said: "It's too early to tell when it might
A serious row was brewing between farmers today as the industry's union considered calling off a planned demonstration at the Labour party conference. George Swiers, of Woodhouse Wild Boar, at the Farmers' Market in Parliament Street, York with some of
Football talent is sending a Mexican wave of excitement through a North Yorkshire school playing host to a Central American guest. Fernando Diaz Rivera, 13, from Mexico City, is spending a year at Terrington Hall School as part of his international studies
The Queen Anne School site in York could be sold because of a £3.5 million council cash shortfall. Rod Hills: "No need to panic" Housing development could be the most lucrative option, with one source suggesting today that the land could fetch £5 million
