GEORGE WILKINSON takes in some fabulous views on a visit to the Cleveland Hills We climbed the 400ft from frost to sun, from the lowlands to the heather, from Bank Foot to the crags above the tree line and to Battersby Moor. The only clouds in the sky
THE pub in the shadow of Micklegate Bar was once known as the Bar. Now it's got a new name: the Micklegate. Who said imagination was dead? In between its former life as the Bar Hotel and now, the pub was Scruffy Murphy's. But at the end of last year,
STEVE CARROLL spends Valentine's Day in one of York's hidden restaurants. IT's so inconspicuous I have barely noticed it. And I have been living in York for 18 months. But seclusion is something I enjoy in a restaurant. So the Abbots Mews Hotel became
YORK students are rallying to the call of the Supporters' Trust. A student branch of the fans' body has now been established at the University of York as part of an attempt to awaken campus interest in the struggling football club. The new arm of the
THE Viking and Norman heritage of York is being drawn on by campaigners trying to block development at Coppergate. Demonstrators will take to York's city centre streets tomorrow to show French visitors to the weekend's Jolablot Viking Festival and Continental
A MECHANIC who stashed away thousands of pounds of stolen booze and chocolates in his lock-up has escaped being sent to jail. David Geoffrey Buckle, 44, agreed to look after four pallets of Stella Artois lager, two pallets of Becks beer and one pallet
A SELBY man who beat his girlfriend and drove while disqualified has been praised by magistrates for turning his life around. Andrew David Simms, 28, appeared at the town's magistrates court to be sentenced for driving while disqualified and without insurance
A SELBY pensioner and his sister have expressed their anger and despair after their house was burgled. The distraught pair, both in their eighties, were robbed of their peace of mind as well as two precious gold watches. Their house was burgled during
YORK'S most vulnerable citizens are set to benefit from a wide-ranging review of charges for care services. Councillor Viv Kind, City of York Council's executive member for social services, will be asked on Wednesday to back a report proposing a restructure
HARROGATE Borough Council is urging home owners to save money on their energy bills and help the environment by taking advantage of the Energy Partnership for North Yorkshire. The Energy Partnership is based at the Energy Efficiency Advice Centre, York
YORK mum Claire Johnson is hoping to Thai up her opponents when she goes for world honours next month. The 29-year-old doorwoman from Dringhouses flies out to Thailand for the World Thai Boxing Championships on Monday, March 3, and returning with a medal
IT Sports Wigginton remain favourites to end the season as Yorkshire Premier Squash League Champions after a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Abbeydale from Sheffield. Wigginton's 100 per cent winning record was consolidated by the result as they continue
THE Selby Half-Marathon is back on the calendar after a three-year absence - thanks to sponsorship from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust. The event, run by local running club The Selby Striders, fell by the wayside in 1999 due to lack of funding. Now
Former York Railway Institute Rugby Union Club centre Malcolm Prosser, has died in Cape Town, South Africa. He was 64. Son of Dai Prosser, the ex-Welsh RU international and York and Leeds RL Club forward, Malcolm Prosser was a pupil at Glen Primary and
A CAMPAIGN to encourage rowdy students to keep quiet after a night out has backfired, according to a local resident - who says they now shout the campaign's slogan on their way home adding to the problem. The Silent Students Happy Homes (SSHH) campaign
IT was perhaps inevitable that the Interworks rugby league tournament in York would one day fold. The competition used to generate up to 20 teams and crowds of up to 3,000, and became the top amateur rugby tournament in York. But after a steady decline
A PICKERING band are hoping for music success in the grand final of a Battle of the Bands contest. Audiogasm have beaten off stiff competition from about 60 other bands to reach the final, at Carrington's Nightclub in Harrogate on Tuesday. Prizes on offer
YORK businessman Peter Battle has joined the Knights' crusade by donating a computer to the club. Battle, who owns Ace 4 Computers on Gladstone Street, is a lifelong supporter of rugby league in York and played for York Colts as a teenager. He established
A BUS shelter in York had its glass smashed and the frame badly damaged when a bus collided with it. The shelter, in Stonebow in York city centre, was full of passengers waiting to travel when the incident happened at about noon yesterday. The driver
SHOUTS of "Oi! Get off my train!" greeted Prince Philip as he toured the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York yesterday. But His Royal Highness was not being harangued by an angry museum worker - he was just passing a group of youngsters aged between
HOSPITAL services in York are to be boosted with a £13 million programme of capital works planned for York Hospital this year, leading to real benefits for many patient services. The money includes an additional £1 million received after the hospital
YORK is getting a taste for foreign food this weekend as traders flock to Parliament Street for the Continental Market. Loc Dieudonn, with his stall, Cheeses Dieudonn, is among many traders selling a variety of treats in Parliament Street today and tomorrow
A WOMAN had her bag snatched as she walked along a York street with her ten-year-old son. The thief struck in Bishopthorpe Road, near its junction with Bewlay Street, at 8.20pm on Thursday. He walked past the 43-year-old victim and then grabbed her handbag
A FIRE in a York flat today left two people in hospital. The incident occurred in Huntington Road at 2.10am in the bedroom of the first- floor flat. The two people were taken to hospital suffering from minor burns and smoke inhalation. Police are investigating
THE York Mitchell League representative squad beat York City Under-13s 3-1 under York RI's lights at New Lane. Lawrence Hamzat and Simon Brown put the Mitchell League 2-0 ahead. Chris Storey pulled one back for City but Simon Brown made the game safe
VIKING warriors were battling head to head on the River Ouse today to become champion in the Longships River Challenge. Teams from Norway, England and Ireland were racing on Viking vessels between Ouse Bridge and Skeldergate Bridge. The spectacle forms
THE Supporters' Trust takeover bid for York City was given a massive boost today after the mystery northern-based millionaire backed their proposal and pledged his support. It is not clear at this stage whether his backing for the Trust is verbal or financial
A SUMMER music festival looks set to be staged on Knavesmire in York. Plans are being made for a two-day show on the racecourse site on the weekend of July 26- 27. The organisers behind the AIR 2003 festival, York Arts Forum (YAF), are in talks to secure
POCKLINGTON School's Rob Webber is keeping his feet on the ground after his shock call-up into the England Under-18s. Webber only represented England U16s last season, but a change of position from prop to hooker and a little bit of specialised coaching
IT seems that Berwick Kaler is going to emulate Walter Gabriel and Jack Woolley and go on for ever. Surely his dedication and bravery in appearing in the same pantomime for 25 years deserves recognition now. Not to mention his great achievement in raising
LAST December the York Open Planning Forum discussed the 'Without Walls' local strategic partnership initiative concerned with developing a vision for York in the future. The meeting concluded that York is a special place, that sustainability is a vital
YOUR campaign to close the gaps in the A64 Tadcaster road has led to an intolerable situation further east. Yet another accident has occurred at Welburn crossroads, where the Whitwell bypass dual carriageway ends. Your campaign should be for lower speed
AS a regular swimmer at the Barbican it is nice to see something is being decided at last. However, one of the issues that I and other regular swimmers would like to know is would the new pool be built for use before the old one is demolished? If not
AUSSIE Trevor Krause has drawn level with captain Richie Hayes in the Evening Press/Collier Plant Hire player of the year standings, writes Peter Martini. Krause had a fine game at hooker in place of the injured Lee Jackson last week at Featherstone,
IRREPRESSIBLE second-row Mick Ramsden has declared himself fit and ready for action. The 31-year-old has been given the all clear by the specialist after X-rays yesterday found he had not suffered a fractured eye socket as had been feared. Coach Paul
BACK-to-the-pack Lee Jack-son has asked the fans to continue their fine support to help York City Knights end their Arriva Trains Cup duck. Jackson, who missed last week's trip to Featherstone because of a shoulder injury, is set to return at hooker for
THE Supporters' Trust takeover bid for York City was given a massive boost today after the mystery northern-based millionaire backed their proposal and pledged his support. It is not clear at this stage whether his backing for the Trust is verbal or financial
THE change in atmosphere at Huntington Stadium has been unreal. That is the verdict of Louise Ince, chairman of the York Rugby League Supporters' Club, one month into the new season. Ince reckons the new club, York City Knights, have got off on the right
A CHARITY commitment took me to Beverley. This gave me an opportunity to explore this market town and have a snack. It was a cold day and I thought I had struck lucky finding a take-away shop with an upstairs caf. Unfortunately, the upper floor was closed
Sunday racing returns tomorrow, courtesy of the BHB, who have introduced three additional jumping fixtures to help compensate for the large amount of meetings lost to the weather this winter. Ironically, Ayr is struggling to overcome the wintry weather
Building work on our house necessitates a redesign of the garden this year and the workmen are due to arrive any day soon. It is easy to become sentimental about a garden especially one that has developed over a number of years and some time has been
STEPHEN LEWIS joins local farmers for a crash course in sausage making. RYEDALE School's domestic science kitchen has probably never seen a class like it. There we all were, craning our white-hatted heads in close to watch while our teacher Barry Dean
YACHTSWOMAN Kate Stainsby has two gruelling challenges ahead of her - sailing round the world and raising almost £30,000 to fund the trip. The Malton physiotherapist has secured a place on the BT Challenge round-the-world yacht race in September 2004.
THE DUCHESS of Kent, North Yorkshire's favourite Royal, is celebrating her 70th birthday today. Hovingham's Katharine Worsley married the Duke of Kent in a spectacular royal ceremony at York Minister in June 1961, which brought scores of visitors and
HEWORTH 'A' returned to winning ways with a 5-2 defeat of Acomb 'B' in the York Conservative Clubs' Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker League. Richie Burdett (22 break) and Jason Milner put leaders Heworth up before Trevor Ventress took the third frame for Acomb
A NORTH YORKSHIRE tourist attraction is hoping to pull in a world-wide audience thanks to its ever-improving website. Helmsley Walled Garden's internet site is featured as the site of the month in the March issue of BBC Gardener's World magazine - and
YOUNG people in York and North Yorkshire will soon be able to pick up vital lifesaving tips at the click of a mouse. The Crucial Crew initiative, a national scheme, which, in York, sees more than 10,000 youngsters aged ten and 11 take on realistic emergency
REDUNDANT Selby miners could soon be cutting meat instead of coal after plans were unveiled to create 50 jobs at a local abattoir. Several hundred miners live within travelling distance of the Dovecote Park abattoir, where bosses are planning a £2.5 million
A YORK sportsman will fulfil the dream of a lifetime next week when he flies out to Australia to advance his rugby league career. Mark Tipping, who plays for New Earswick All Blacks, will be upping sticks for six months to play for Fremantle Roosters
A PAINTING by York-born artist Henry Scott Tuke has fetched over a quarter of a million pounds at a Christie's auction of Victorian art. The work, called Midsummer Morning, was sold for £270,650. This compares with the 35 guineas, or £36.75, it changed
YORK City Knights have been hit by the news that Carl Stannard is likely to be out until April at the earliest because of a knee injury. The forward (pictured above) was injured immediately after entering the fray in the Arriva Trains Cup group match
TRIBUTES have been paid to Evening Press street vendor Les Richardson who has died at the age of 84. Les became a familiar figure crying "Press" from his regular pitch in St Helen's Square, York, during his 68-year career with the Evening Press. His friendly
AUSSIE Trevor Krause has drawn level with captain Richie Hayes in the Evening Press/Collier Plant Hire player of the year standings, writes Peter Martini. Krause had a fine game at hooker in place of the injured Lee Jackson last week at Featherstone,
IRREPRESSIBLE second-row Mick Ramsden has declared himself fit and ready for action. The 31-year-old has been given the all clear by the specialist after X-rays yesterday found he had not suffered a fractured eye socket as had been feared. Coach Paul
THE Viking and Norman heritage of York is being drawn on by campaigners trying to block development at Coppergate. Demonstrators will take to York's city centre streets tomorrow to show French visitors to the weekend's Jolablot Viking Festival and Continental
BACK-to-the-pack Lee Jack-son has asked the fans to continue their fine support to help York City Knights end their Arriva Trains Cup duck. Jackson, who missed last week's trip to Featherstone because of a shoulder injury, is set to return at hooker for
TWO North Yorkshire friends who were killed in a car crash are to be remembered at a double funeral. Family and friends of Darren Scaife, 18, of Priorpot Way, Norton, and 22-year-old Matthew Jarvis, of Sutton Street, also of Norton, will be at the special
BOOK lovers broke open the bubbly in York to celebrate a special day. Drivers and passers-by watched as the pavement party got into full swing. The group raised their glasses to WH Auden outside his Bootham birthplace yesterday, their toast: "Happy Birthday
THE conductor strike which hit rail services for 13 months collapsed because too many opted to take a four per cent pay offer, the Evening Press can reveal. Union insiders at the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) said the numbers accepting a "final
NORTH Yorkshire athletics star Richard Buck has been given a head start thanks to a £200 support grant from the Ron Pickering Memorial Trust. The Under-17s northern champion and 400 metre record holder applied at the end of last year for the grant to
A MOCK Viking wedding in York today became a trial run for the bride and groom's own marriage in May. Gill Lotter and Gary Golding donned traditional Viking clothing for the re-enactment of the 1003 wedding of Uhtred of Northumberland and Princess Gythe
HAVING attended the wonderful Erasure concert at Barbican in York, I'd just like to say how much I disagree with your review (February 18). Had Ian Sime never heard of Erasure before? Did he not know what to expect? Using the derogatory words "mincing
I WILL be watching and hoping in the days and weeks ahead that congestion charging will be a success, thanking all the gods of safe streets for Ken Livingstone's courage, cursing City of York Council's heel dragging and hoping that York gets it as soon
l MOVE over Gareth Gates and make way for 12-year-old York lad Thomas Thompson who has sung his heart out to national success while on holiday in Scarborough. Thomas - or Tommy Younglad to his fans - impressed judges with his version of Ronan Keating's
YORK City Knights have been hit by the news that Carl Stannard is likely to be out until April at the earliest because of a knee injury. The forward (pictured above) was injured immediately after entering the fray in the Arriva Trains Cup group match
