NEWSQUEST, publisher of the Evening Press, has agreed a recommended takeover bid for rival group Newscom. The offer of £18 per share values Newscom - which publishes 99 titles mostly in the south, south-west and west of England - at £443m. Although the
THE distraught family of a teenager who was killed in a car crash say they feel sorry for the driver, after a judge warned him he faces going to jail. Clare Smith, 17, of Westbourne Terrace, Selby, was killed on September 13 after the Vauxhall Nova car
A DOCTOR who tried to boost his girlfriend's sexuality with Viagra has been hit with a hefty court bill - and could now be disciplined by the General Medical Council. Stephen McEwen, aged 29, and Louise, 26, who are now married, hoped to get 40 of the
PLANS for a new hotel on the site of York's dilapidated former Victoria House department store are set to be thrown out. The Evening Press reported last autumn how developers Houlton of Hull wanted to develop the boarded-up former store - one of the city
A YORK family whose home was set alight by a psychopathic neighbour spoke today of their relief after the arsonist was sent to a secure psychiatric hospital. Michelle Murphy, 33, of Helmsley House, in The Groves, her partner Wayne Robinson, and her five-year-old
YORK City's loveable mascot, Yorkie, is coming to a television screen near you. The lion-hearted rogue, who hit the headlines this week after a scuffle with Halifax's Graham Mitchell, will soon be spotted on television clips advertising this year's FA
OLDHAM centre Anthony Gibbons has been ordered to appear before disciplinary chiefs as a result of the incident which left Leroy McKenzie with a broken jaw. The York Wasps winger will play no further part this season after sustaining the injury in a tackle
JUST when you thought the Pokmon craze might be fizzling out - to the relief of countless North Yorkshire parents - here comes the "next big thing". As the tantrums over requests for Pikachu and his pals die away, young girls are being targeted by toy
A TEAM of budding Beckhams have been celebrating their success as joint national six-a-side champs - by having a kickabout with the Lord Mayor. The team from Clifton Without Primary School, York, beat off 8,000 other schools from around the country to
POLICE today issued a photo-fit of the man wanted for armed robbery in York. They also appealed for information relating to a black Ford Escort XR3i which was driven away by the gunman who threatened staff at the post office in Albemarle Road, South Bank
DOZENS of demonstrator this afternoon shouted and screamed at the Archbishop of York as he walked into the Minster in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary. More than 35 protesters holding placards harangued worshippers queueing to enter the cathedral
A DETERMINED York College student is appealing for donors after spotting an advert in the Evening Press publicising a charity cycle ride. Melissa Hinde, 17, of Huntington, needs to raise £250 in order to secure a place on the tower-to-tower 500-mile cycle
CHURCHES across North and East Yorkshire plundered of their treasures are having to replace them with cheap, modern copies and keep other antiques under lock and key. And insurance costs are crippling some parishes already struggling to pay for the upkeep
LIFE in the back of a York taxi could soon be recorded for the whole world to see. A local cab company is planning the country's first TaxiCam for the Internet - installing 'webcams' in at least one of its cars in a bid to promote the city on a global
THE first of the York FA Cup finals provided a shock as Roy Atkinson's Copmanthorpe U16s beat the fancied Poppleton U17s 3-1 at York RI's New Lane ground. But an excellent game was marred by a broken leg sustained by the Poppleton goalkeeper, Adam Webster
KIEREN Fallon, successful on Wince last year and on Sleepytime in 1997, can win the Sagitta 1,000 Guineas for the third time in four years at Newmarket tomorrow. The former Norton-based champion jockey teams-up with Petrushka, whose brilliant triumph
HITTING the Tour ranks means a change in lifestyle - but it might not prove to be a dream come true. While gaining professional status and then getting into the merry-go-round of a regular place provided by a tour card sounds like the route to riches,
