On Saturday, October 17 thousands of people all over the country will be hosting Variety Club Dinner Parties. We are calling the whole event the 'Big Dinner Party', and you can join the stars and celebrities by hosting your own Big Dinner Party for friends
I have read with interest the report by Adam Nichols on the findings of one Roger Burrows, also the Press comment, all concerning the friendly or otherwise attitudes of northern people v their southern counterparts (October 12). I have only lived in the
The Government must provide a vision for the future of a demoralised farming industry, says a new survey. Traditional farmers needed the right kind of business advice and training to deal with the future, it said. And the image of the industry had to
A castle near Harrogate used as a hotel and conference centre is to be revamped at a cost of £2 million, with extended bedrooms and a new leisure complex. The project follows acquisition of the ivy-clad Swinton Castle and its 14 acres at Masham by Birchin
Skyers A Kite, successful at Catterick 12 days ago, is confidently expected to follow up on the same course tomorrow. The three-year-old, trained near Doncaster by Ron Thompson, goes for the Darlington Handicap and will again have the assistance of crack
Here is a sneak peek at the vision of the shopping dream about to come true in one of the most attractive retail corners of York. An artist's impression of the new Davygate site It is an artist's impression of what will go on to the now-cleared former
An event organised by a top audio visual company in York has earned praise from the York Conference Bureau. Nearly 500 business managers, directors and conference organisers attended a presentation sponsored by Saville Audio Visual and hosted by television
Alex Ferguson described York City's £250,000 new training ground as being better than that of most Premiership teams. Praise indeed from the manager of mighty Manchester United. But he is right. The new facility is superb. It will allow the club to maximise
Alex Ferguson on a kidnap charge? Well, there he was seconds after opening York City's new £250,000 training ground and he had City's esteemed groundsman Bryan Horner in the same clutches that have held the gleaming Premiership trophy aloft no less than
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Fifty years ago, the National Health Service was created to provide care for everyone, regardless of their wealth or social standing. It is an ethos that flourishes still, as exemplified by York District Hospital. Oliver Worsley is not the average patient
An old soldier from York was today catching up on 53 years of news after being reunited with one of his wartime colleagues. Des Hoare, from Huntington, York, and Cliff Parsons, from Leicester, both now 82, spent nearly every day together during the three
In reply to Eileen Sotheran's letter (October 9) regarding the closure of Haxby Station, I can assure her that the official closure of that station and all those between York and Seamer excepting Malton was in 1930. I recall, as a lifetime railway enthusiast
Sports Minister Tony Banks will address Yorkshire business people at the Dunnington and Grimston Sports Club on Friday, October 16, 1998. He takes part in a seminar organised by the North and Yorkshire Business Forum, the organisation established by the
Bosses of more than 80 firms as well as dignitaries of York converged on York Business College for the launch of its new scheme to provide cut-price computer training. The Lord Mayor, Councillor Derek Smallwood, and the Sheriff of York, Coun Bernard Bell
School Sport by Peter Wilmott Canon Lee and Tadcaster runners stole the show in the first round of the English Schools' Cross Country Cup at Skipton. Canon Lee defied the odds to win the junior girls race in their first attempt at the competition while
North Yorkshire tycoon Don Robinson has scotched rumours he is lining-up Scarborough boss Mick Wadsworth as the man to resurrect the fortunes of the ailing Hull City. Robinson remains favourite to become the new owner of the third division strugglers
York City's new training complex was hailed as better than that of most top-flight teams by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. The United boss even declared the lush 181/2-acre training ground off the Helmsley Road on the outskirts of Wigginton
Watch out for "gazundering", a nasty house-buying tactic which seems to be prevalent in the north of England. Gazundering is the practice, fuelled by falling house prices, in which buyers demand a last- minute price cut just before contracts are exchanged
New York City goalkeeper Bobby Mimms wants to maintain number one status through to the soaring forties. After agreeing to sign for the Minstermen to the end of the current season York-born Mimms said his next goal was to keep on playing well into the
Rail passengers in North Yorkshire may be facing the worst ever leaves on the line chaos this year, according to Railtrack. The company, which is responsible for Britain's railway lines, says this year's wet and warm summer provided ideal conditions for
Furby, the cuddly toy tipped as the best-seller for this Christmas, looks set to be in short supply. As with the scarcity of Teletubbies last Christmas, parents face a frustrating time as they search for the furry toys in the shops. With 71 days left
York's cancer care centre is to open in time for Christmas with a glittering ceremony attended by the people who helped turn the dream into reality. The thousands who gave generously and took part in fundraising efforts to build the cancer centre were
York is being targeted for a new prize promotion - from the "IMF". Residents are receiving letters telling them they have won a cash payment "in an international campaign conducted to promote world trade." They are being sent an accompanying cash voucher
Exclusive by Charles Hutchinson In a double coup for York Theatre Royal, John Mortimer is to write a new premiere for the theatre with Miriam Margolyes as the star actress. Mr Mortimer, the prolific novelist, journalist and stage and screen writer, is
Rocket Man Richard Brown's first attempt today to be the UK's fastest man on two wheels, has been classed as a practice run after equipment failed. Laser time-keeping gear did not register the speed of the Gillette Mach 3 Challenger as it shot along Elvington
The brother of the Duchess of Kent has heaped praise on the National Health Service and called for better wages for staff after they saved his life. Oliver Worsley with coronary care staff at York District Hospital. Oliver Worsley is recovering in York
