It would appear that following the admission appeal with the local education authority for children hoping to attend their local schools many have been unsuccessful, leaving parents feeling guilty of putting their local school as their first preference
The headline to Mr Paterson's letter "Council pays Lip Service to Public Consultation" - needs challenging. (Letters, April 30). City of York Council undertakes a substantial amount of consultation work, through opinion polls, residents' panels, meetings
Yorkshire Forward, the new Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire & Humber, is calling Evening Press readers to help it formulate a strategy for the region. The agency is charged with the task of drawing up a regional economic strategy to develop
The Vikings were a cunning lot, but even they did not have the foresight to trademark their festival names. Centuries after Vapnatak - their word for a shake of the spears - disappeared from common usage, a battle has begun over the term's ownership.
A Business centre manager "who finds a solution for everything" has been singled out for a top national award. Joanne Leadley, of The Principal Royal York Hotel, was treated to a VIP weekend in Manchester and presented with her Quality Wins award at a
Award-Winning Pavers Shoes, based in Piccadilly, York, is walking on air owing to its rapid expansion nationwide. The family-owned shoe chain set up 30 years ago by Catherine and Michael Paver selling shoes through a party plan, currently has eight shops
Parents are being asked to ensure their children do not play in York Cemetery after hours. Warden Bill Shaw says there have been a growing number of incidents of youngsters climbing over walls and fences to get into the cemetery, and then vandalising
York residents will not face hosepipe bans or other restrictions in the future, Yorkshire Water chiefs pledged today. The assurance to city consumers, who did not suffer bans during the 1995 shortages because levels of the River Ouse remained sufficiently
An 11-year-old York boy is facing a five mile round trip to school after being rejected by two schools close to his home. SCHOOL SADNESS: Traci Bunce, of Vyner Street, York, and her son Lee, aged 11, who has lost his appeal to attend a school closer to
Health chiefs today urged the mother of a new-born baby found dead in an isolated copse to come forward for treatment and support. Police are continuing their inquiries into the discovery on Friday, 30 April, of the baby boy's decomposing body in a wooded
Viking enthusiasts are locking horns over the use of an ancient word which one historical group says it claimed first. The York War Games Society, which meets to recreate battle-scenes using table-top figures, feels aggrieved that its long-used phrase
A motorist who cheated death when his car was struck by an express train on an unmanned level crossing said today: "I'm the luckiest man alive." Jeffrey Holt stands next to the unmanned crossing at Church Fenton, where he survived a crash with a train
Julian Cole's column about fathers (Evening Press, April 29) touched my heart and has made me want to pay tribute to good dads. My own dad came close to being an earthly saint, never seriously losing his patience. It cannot have been easy. Margaret Lawson
May we bring to the attention of your readers the Concert For Kosovo to be presented on Friday at the Grand Opera House by York Opera and the York Railway Institute (Senior) Band? Our two organisations felt compelled to respond to the Evening Press appeal
Now that the Battle of the Bands competition is over, I would like to say how much I've enjoyed my visits to Fibbers caf bar in Stonebow, York. On each occasion I have found everyone to be very friendly. The door staff are welcoming and thorough and the
The next generation of Tim Henmans and Greg Rusedskis made the most of the glorious sunshine as York Tennis Club hosted its opening event of 'Play Tennis 99' week. Young tennis players get in some practice at Clifton Park, York, during 'Play Tennis 99
York Railway Institute have reassured their members that they are still hopeful an agreement can be reached with Railtrack over their sports facilites. It was revealed last month that Railtrack's planned new headquarters next to York railway station would
Richard Fahey, who celebrated the first treble of his career as a trainer - at odds 545-1 - at Newcastle yesterday, is keeping his fingers tightly crossed that his purple patch continues at Chester tomorrow. Fahey, who is based at Butterwick near Malton
Yorkshire gardeners can relax. There will be no hosepipe ban in 1999. This announcement, coming only weeks after the Ryedale floods, might have been taken as read elsewhere in the country. But we have long memories, and Yorkshire Water's disastrous mishandling
Yorkshire Phoenix skipper David Byas made sure his side marred the centenary celebrations at New Road yesterday with a commanding innings of 87 which brought victory by three wickets against Worcestershire Royals. But it was a desperately close call with
Almost there. York City are just one draw away from ending their relegation dread. Northampton's blank Bank Holiday share-all at Chesterfield ensured the Cobblers - in tandem with bottom two clubs Macclesfield and Lincoln City - cannot now overhaul the
Landlord Adrian Wilkinson has not changed much since leaving Joseph Rowntree School 23 years ago. CLASS OF '75 REUNION: Some of those involved in the Joseph Rowntree School reunion - On the wall, left to right, Barry Mason, Shaun McDonnell, Kerrie Shields
The York Archaeological Trust this afternoon launched its latest publication, 2,000 Years Of York. Helping launch the new book are, front from left, David Potts as a monk, the Lord Mayor of York, Coun Derek Smalllwood, and Neil McVie as a Viking, with
