I won't pay to watch drivel on the telly Why on earth - and in Yorkshire in particular, home of the greatest economisers in Britain - would anyone pay to watch television? This question reared its controversial head recently when I moved to a new home
Every year more than 50,000 mink are killed for their fur after spending their short lives in small, wire cages - all for the sake of fashion. But the RSPCA's Vale of Mowbray branch aims to prevent this suffering and is campaigning to end to all fur farming
Did you serve in 16 Signals during the 1960s, or do you know anyone who did? This includes all ranks and trades, male or female. Would you be interested in joining our 60s-16ers association? It has been running for three years and there are 250 of us
Last year the school chess programme could not go ahead because of a change of secretaries and other difficulties. But the York Chess Association hopes to include it in 1999-2000 season. Because of the break last season we may have lost contact with many
On March 9, St John Ambulance in North Yorkshire launches a recruitment campaign. We urge local people to come and see that St John Ambulance is not just about First Aid, we also have a huge range of volunteering opportunities on offer. We do provide
I write in response to E M Bramwell's letter (February 23) headed Real Life Savers. I wish to support the NHS by saying that I recently attended the day unit at York District Hospital for a minor operation after which I went to the X-ray department for
Under a three-year contract with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, will investigate genetically modified foods (Evening Press, February 25). Questions of scientific objectivity and independence
A shocked York mother has helped highlight a national washing machine safety scare after seeing her toddler open her machine during its cycle. Kirsty Savage with her son, Louis, and her washing machine that developed a faulty catch Luckily for three-year-old
Barclays Premier Banking (BPB) in York has undergone a feng shui transformation, which literally mans arranging your work space for peak performance and maximum profit. The bank, formerly known as Barclays Private Banking - which looks after those earning
School Sport compiled by Peter Wilmott England netball selectors have chosen Joseph Rowntree School pupil Debra Slater for special training. Honoured: Debra Slater has been selected to attend England U17s netball trials. Picture by David Harrison. Slater
SOHO - the Small Office and Home Office sector - is one of the biggest growth areas in the UK market. As more and more people are working from home, workstation furniture - with or without draws - is becoming more popular. Bearing this in mind, complete
Symbol Of Success, who bounced back to winning form at Sandown two weeks ago, can follow-up at Ludlow tomorrow. The eight-year-old, trained near Lambourn by Dai Williams, lines-up for the featured Forbra Gold Challenge Cup Handicap Chase and is fancied
The number of people applying to work for an overseas voluntary group has increased dramatically as a new report gives evidence of a "crisis" in the workplace because of British industry's long hours culture. Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) said there
The eccentric inventor may be a crusty British clich, but here in North Yorkshire we have established a thoroughly modern reputation for innovation. Our county's creative minds include David Lussey, whose revolutionary plastic polymer is being marketed
Yorkshire's young fast bowler Matthew Hoggard has created such a good impression with South African side Free State this winter that he has been invited back as their overseas professional next season. Free State's pace maestro Allan Donald and club coach
CPP Card Protection Plan, which is planning to bring 750 jobs to York within five years, has appointed a customer services director. Customer services director Stephen West will be responsible for CPP's operation. Winchester-born Stephen West, who will
England's cricketers returned from Australia after another Ashes series defeat. England's football team floundered in the last World Cup and are struggling to qualify for the European Championships. In the face of such failure, patriotic sports fans are
Business newsline by Tony Seymour Euro development is adding a whole new dimension to the way multi-national giant Nestl is conducting business in the UK, which will have far-reaching effects on its factory in York and elsewhere in Britain. York and North
Police hunting a rapist who attacked an 18-year-old girl in a train lavatory are turning to the Internet in an effort to find vital witnesses. Officers hope students who were travelling on the Newcastle to Bristol service on Sunday, February 21, will
York University could lose thousands of pounds worth of revenue in a dispute with the Students' Union. Deputy president of the Students' Union, Jon Lee, outside the Charles Xll pub at Heslington, which would be one of the places to benefit from the proposed
Tory Defence spokesman Robert Key was accused today of trying to stop hundreds of Defence Vetting Agency jobs coming to York. The Government is planning to move the agency to Imphal Barracks to compensate for the loss of employment when the Army's 2nd
Hunger striker Barry Horne could have stayed at London's Savoy hotel for six weeks for the same money it cost York NHS Health Trust to put him up for just under four, the Evening Press has learned. The RSPCA animal home in York The bill for his 27-day
EXCLUSIVE by David Wiles The company behind a proposed landfill near Tadcaster could profit if waste from it were to pollute the local breweries' water supply, the Evening Press can reveal today. Yorkshire Water - to which the breweries would turn for
It's got the whole of North Yorkshire's Internet lovers gripped. Up for auction: Beanies AuctionHunter (www.AuctionHunter.co.uk.) provides the thrill of clinching a bargain - auction-style - without users having to leave the comfort of their home. The
City boss Alan Little welcomed the Academy development as a back-up to players who may slip the scouting net. Alan Little "It's great to be linked with the College as it is important for York City to play a part in the local community," he enthused. "
Talent-spotting York City have plugged in to a new production-line of potential. In an enterprising move the club are to throw their lot into the launch of the new York College Football Academy, which teams education with the professional game. Under
An East Yorkshire town councillor is calling for rewards to be issued for information leading to the conviction of dog owners who allow their pets to foul in public and then fail to clean it up. Pocklington councillor Jim Dempster claims it appears to
York's major new employer CPP today unveiled plans for a new office complex on the former carriageworks site. Stephen West, of CPP, with the plans for the York operations centre. The credit card protection company has submitted an application to City
The North Yorkshire inventor of a device that has led to the "unstealable supermarket trolley" is heading for stardom and millionaire status. Andrew Gray with his invention Picture: Mike Tipping Already Andrew Gray is beginning to enjoy the fruits of
A fierce battle for teatime TV viewers is under way, with Look North pulling out its big guns - in the form of veteran anchorman Harry Gration - against YTV's flagship Tonight programme. The Evening Press columnist is back at the BBC's Leeds headquarters
Store wars are hotting up in York as Tesco makes the latest in a series of supermarket expansion applications. Tesco, Clifton Moor: 19,000 sq ft increase in floorspace planned to improve facilities Sainsbury's, Monk's Cross: planning application to expand
