I NOTE from the Evening Press that York is one of the safest places in the country for cyclists. This must be quite true to the detriment of the poor old pedestrians as most of the cyclists ride on the pavement. This is actively encouraged by the city
IF YOU stick a head as big as mine above the parapet and start calling the enemy names, you expect flak less wide of the target than that which Turpin managed to aim my way. (Evening Press, October 24) I confess to being shell-shocked by the blanks he
A touch of international class has been added to the ranks of a golf club near York. Phil Harrison, a PGA European Tour professional for 11 years, has been appointed professional and Director of Golf at Aldwark Manor Hotel Golf and Country Club. And in
OUTSTANDING form by Mick Nixon carried City Arms to a 6-3 York and District League win over Corner House .Nixon took only 16 darts to complete his singles then scored a 180, 140, 100 as he notched 701 in 22 darts in the pairs with Mal Church. John Mooring
YORK lost 5-1 to defending champions Sheffield at York RI club in their first match in this season's Yorkshire Snooker League. Ben Purvis was York's only winner, taking his second frame against Kevin Johnstone, who had won the first 50-48. Purvis took
YORK'S traffic laws are widely flouted. On any given day, countless drivers ignore the restrictions on city centre streets in order to shave a few minutes off their journeys. This situation is unacceptable. The restrictions are there for very good reasons
FORMER club captain and current director Barry Swallow was today crowned York City's 'Local Hero'. Swallow soared to the top of the poll conducted by the club in association with the Yorkshire Evening Press as part of the promotional campaign to mark
THE Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, has installed two new non-residentiary canons in the Lady Chapel at York Minster. The Rev Sylvia Mutch, Rector of Elvington with Sutton on Derwent and East Cottingwith, and the Rev David Purdy, Vicar of Kirkbymoorside
YORK Arts Centre - Britain's first such centre - celebrates its 30th birthday on Monday. Herbert Read Arts Centre Trust Ltd, based in the old St John's Church in Micklegate, was set up in 1968. And to mark the anniversary, a week of events are taking
POLICE and traffic wardens are to launch a blitz on motorists who drive down restricted city centre streets in York. The two-week operation, which starts on Monday, will hit drivers with £20 on-the-spot fines if they attempt to drive down three streets
A POLICE sergeant who was commended for his bravery in pursuing Glenn Goodman's IRA killers was in disgrace today for striking a man as he cradled a baby. Peter Marsland faces a disciplinary hearing before Chief Constable David Kenworthy next week - when
I SHOULD like to say a big thank-you to all your readers who supported our Fun Fair at Burnholme College at the weekend. More than 1,000 children and adults spent a rainy day grappling with mathematical puzzles, exploring math-art and numeracy, juggling
NO doubt to the blessed relief of many of your readers I had (at last) intended to retire from contributing to the Evening Press Letters Page. Nevertheless I feel justified and competent to let it be known that I heartily support Mr P Jackson (Letters
GLOWING references for Barry Swallow have netted two York City fans a couple of Main Stand tickets for the home game against Macclesfield Town on Tuesday, November 10. The Bootham Crescent club offered the prize for the best two letters supporting the
ADVANCE bookings are at a record level for the eighth Festival of Remembrance to be held at York Barbican Centre tomorrow. Many leading York performers are taking part in the 7.30pm event organised by the Royal British Legion, among them the narrator
HUNDREDS of banned bangers and rockets have been seized from shops across York and North Yorkshire. Trading standards officers found 210 illegal bangers and 278 mini-rockets during random checks on outlets in York. More have been found at shops elsewhere
A PENSIONER pleaded for safety to be improved at a notorious accident blackspot - only to die himself in a crash nearby. Cyril Young's poignant posthumous support for the campaign to tame Whixley Crossroads has emerged as councillors prepare to decide
AN Army inquiry has been launched over the disappearance of a high-powered rifle after a shooting exercise near York. An SA80 assault rifle was missing when a group of soldiers from the 9th Regiment Army Air Corps, based at Dishforth, handed in their
