YOU would have got long odds for suggesting that Liam Robinson would score inside a minute at Leyton Orient, Scarborough would keep a clean sheet for the first time this season and substitute Matthew Russell would score his first league goal. But all
SCOTLAND has been designated a York City recruiting-ground on a day when manager Alan Little hailed his men as untouchable, writes Tony Kelly. As York bathed in their most resounding home turf victory in more than three years Little revealed he was looking
IF York City raised a toast to their most emphatic League triumph on home soil for years then the tincture would be Southern Comfort. Back in the days of Barnes, Pepper, McCarthy, City lashed Leyton Orient 4-1. More than three years on City finally emulated
HARROGATE made the most of their game in hand by winning at Hull yesterday to open up an eight-point lead over York at the top of the Yorkshire League. York made hard work of beating Driffield by three wickets at Clifton Park on Saturday to keep their
YORKSHIRE did their Roses rivals Lancashire another big favour yesterday when they cantered to an easy AXA League win by eight wickets against a surprisingly lacklustre Essex at Scarborough. Batting first on winning the toss, Essex were bowled out for
THE LORD Mayor of York Derek Smallwood and the city's MP Hugh Bayley will be among the guests at the opening of the first completed section of the new Priory Street Centre next month. Just two years ago the future looked bleak for the Council for Voluntary
A RAY of sunshine and some good thermals salvaged Europe's only two-seater gliding competition at Pocklington. Organisers of the annual event at Wolds Gliding Club were doubtful whether competitors would ever leave the ground after the first two days
FREAK conditions left hundreds of fish in a North Yorkshire pond literally gasping for air and on the brink of death. The fish, in Brickyard Pond, at Roecliffe, near Ripon, were only saved by the prompt actions of environmental workers. Fisheries staff
TWO North Yorkshire schools feature in a national top ten of A-level success just published. Lady Lumley's School, Pickering, and Huntington School, in York, are among the best comprehensives in the country, according to a league table in The Times newspaper
JOCKEYS who overzealously whip their mounts could be prosecuted, the RSPCA has warned after studying evidence of alleged cruelty at York races. Officials from the RSCPA have reissued stern advice to jockeys about the use of traditional whips, which campaigners
IT may still only be August but the search for Santa's helpers is on. As the campaign to light up the city this Christmas gathers momentum, volunteers are needed to help swell the appeal fund coffers. The appeal, a joint project between the Lord Mayor
MUSEUM strikers have won backing for their cause from the former director of museums in York. In a potentially embarrassing development for City of York Council, Stephen Feber signed his name on a petition at the picket line outside the York Story. Mr
MICHAEL Hughes' stunning goal denied Leeds United victory over Wimbledon at Selhurst Park. The visitors seemed on course for all three points when Hughes roared through the middle of the field and unleashed a superb shot from 25 yards into the top right
A BRONZE model of York's landmarks could be built to give blind people a unique guide to the city's sites. York's three Rotary groups want to build a model, which they estimated will cost around £15,000, as their special project to mark the new Millennium
and Adrian Royles A BANK Holiday warning was issued to thrill-seekers today after a York woman drowned jumping off a bridge during a deadly game with friends. Police said Emma Cowl, 28, who plunged 20ft into the River Lune from Devil's Bridge, near Kirkby
RECORD Bank Holiday crowds have been enjoying the Elvington Air Spectacular near York. Almost 10,000 turned up for yesterday's show, double the previous record for a Sunday. And today the Red Arrows and organisers enjoyed the busiest Saturday in the history
